Where's Isiah Rider?

Don't know if I spelled his first name correctly but where is I. Rider? Has he already retired?

In purgatory...

Rider was one of those "coulda been" players. Million-dollar talent, but a ten-cent brain.

Remember that no look, back to the basket, falling out of bounds chuck that went in? That was pretty amazing. Or was that Harold Miner?

who cares!
lol i cant beelvie this guy was one of my favourite players, so good, yet so fuckin dumb!

hes probably OD'd in a gutter somewhere, bloody idiot

in prison

who cares!
lol i cant beelvie this guy was one of my favourite players, so good, yet so fuckin dumb!

hes probably OD'd in a gutter somewhere, bloody idiot

why is he dumb?

Rider had som much potential and skill cept he never fit in with teams he played for... he was screwed in the head! Wasnt he one of those 'me first' guys.

Plus, its amazing that a thread like this pops up every seaosn!

Rider was one of those "coulda been" players. Million-dollar talent, but a ten-cent brain.

Jeff, one of the great sayings: "Million-dollar talent, ten-cent brain" sums it all up!

Or was that Harold Miner?

what ever happened to him?

Played in cleveland for a season after his miami days, then the last i heard of him he went for a tryout with the raptors.

Played in cleveland for a season after his miami days, then the last i heard of him he went for a tryout with the raptors.

he was supposd to be one of thoes "Next Jordans" right? they were talking about him on SportsCenter last month

Yeah, he was nicknamed "baby jordan", and he was a half decent player, but he shouldnt be remembered just for the nickname.

Steve Smith was sposed to be "the next magic", so they had "baby jordan" and the "next magic" on the same team. Somtimes i wonder if the idiots that gave these nicknames ended up as employees for EA.

He is in prison? What crime did he commit?

Rider was one of those "coulda been" players. Million-dollar talent, but a ten-cent brain.

Jeff, one of the great sayings: "Million-dollar talent, ten-cent brain" sums it all up!

Agreed, that's a perfect way of putting it.

Yeah, he was nicknamed "baby jordan", and he was a half decent player, but he shouldnt be remembered just for the nickname.

Steve Smith was sposed to be "the next magic", so they had "baby jordan" and the "next magic" on the same team. Somtimes i wonder if the idiots that gave these nicknames ended up as employees for EA.

No Harold Miner was Baby Jordan, not Isiah Rider. According to database he had no nickname besides JR

I believe Matthew was referring to Harold Miner in that post.

I believe Matthew was referring to Harold Miner in that post.

Ah yes, didnt pay attention to the full flow of this thread and missed a post with Miner question.

Rider was still good when he finished up with the Hawks I believe, still scoring 20ppg....waste of talent i guess.

Except his last season was 01-02 -- he played 10 games for Denver with an average of nine points.

I wouldn't be surprised if he spent all his money on weed so now he's best friends with Ricky Williams.

Rider was still good when he finished up with the Hawks I believe, still scoring 20ppg....waste of talent i guess.

IMO, Rider had HOF potential. With his strength, he could do whatever he wanted on the court. But he had a lousy attitude and could never fit in. Sad waste of talent. I hope he saved his loot.

He's collecting dust in a closet somewhere.

j.r. rider was a powerful dunker and he played the perimiter really well too. its a shame that he faded into obscurity like that.

let this guy be an example to us all. drugs are bad, stay away, far away.

let this guy be an example to us all. drugs are bad, stay away, far away.

Unfortunately some won't listen, despite all the horror stories about athletes & drugs.