Jerry Stackhouse wanted to catch up to the self he expected.
"No one can stop Jerry Stackhouse from becoming the next Michael Jordan; that's reality, and you can't stop reality from coming true."
This was the evaluation from Dean Smith, the legendary coach of North Carolina, who coached both Jordan and Stackhouse.
Such praise made Jerry Stackhouse firmly believe he could have a great career.
What has he experienced in the end?
Ambitious Jerry Stackhouse hadn't even entered the League and was beaten by a high school student brought by Roger.
Since entering the League, he has been failing continuously; the halo of "Jordan's Successor" above his head has grown dimmer. He was abandoned, traded, twice demoted from the team's frontman to a second-class citizen (AI and Grant Hill).
After his rookie contract finally expired in 1998, Jerry Stackhouse seeking a new contract was humiliated by the entire world.
