What Happens When Basketball Prodigies Grow Up?

[@gerardiglesia3521]

I am “Amazing Basketball Kid” dad. Anthony Iglesia was one of the first You Tube kids. Best thing I ever did as a dad was to tell him at a very young age was that no matter how many people tell him he’s going to go D1 or the NBA, it’s extremely difficult to get there. Lots of kids hear the same hype and they think they’re going to make $100 million in their life. When it doesn’t happen it could be mentally tough. Anthony had a great HS career. Was a Sectional MVP at 5’5. Led them to the State Final Four at the highest classification. Went to Skagit Valley CC. Was second team all-conference. Walked on at U Washington knowing he wouldn’t play but would make play against top players everyday in practice, making amazing contacts, and get a degree from a great University. He’s now a skills trainer in Gloucester, Massachusetts near Boston. Loves the town and passing his knowledge down to his clients. Thanks for posting!

[@FranksGarageOfficial]

You raised a great son. Nothing is more important than sharing knowledge and helping people become better. I know your very proud of him 💪🏾 he is a success story

[@craiglizt8074]

That's how it's done! Great parenting and outlook. God bless you and your son.

[@jnprather]

Love this!

[@vicyclopsrho8450]

Playing D1 is something to be really proud of, even if you don't make the NBA. D1 athletes are the best of the best, nothing to be ashamed of if you don't make the NBA.

[@luniz4209]

It's almost as if your ability to dribble a basketball by yourself in a gym has almost nothing to do with your ability to play the actual game.

[@magikcut3090]

I've been saying this for YEARS! All these kids "want a bag" but dribbling is only one piece to the puzzle that is basketball. You can dribble and create space all you want but if you don't have the ability to finish or shoot at a high clip that dribbling means nothing. The first like 4 kids I seen on the video were dribbling gods for their age and neither of them averaged 20 in high school. I'm not saying they aren't good but hopefully kids can see this and understand that dribbling and shot creating isn't enough to carry you through a solid college career and possibly to the league. Some of them can't help their size but still

[@j4genius961]

More like if you don't get tall and/or athletic enough ball handling won't mean sh*t

[@Rank_C_NPC]

Ikr, much like how kobe spent all that time in the gym practicing by himself

[@qbcomicaddict2590]

It’s almost like everyone in the video was 6 foot a below.

[@emmetkeane4807]

​@@qbcomicaddict2590 Even if they were over 6ft they wouldn't make the league. They peaked at high school, some actually went D1 but they still didn't have the skill or talent to be successful

[@astroboi_9998]

Ig a common thread with these kids is they grew up too short. Elite skill set but a body that won't let them play nba

[@Shortballa11]

Except the last kid was 6'3 and still aint make it past JUCO

[@emmetkeane4807]

All they could do is dribble or be flashy. They didn't have elite skill set

[@isorides]

@@Shortballa116’3 is small in the nba nowadays. For you to be 6’3 in the nba you have to have an insane skillset

[@TheHuskyK9]

Which is honestly tragic. Basketball is one of the few sports where height is viewed just as important as skill.

[@soloisrollin777]

@@TheHuskyK9 when you get to higher levels of basketball everyone is extremely skilled, these kids could’ve been working harder than Kobe did, but they’ll never be 6’6” like Kobe. Going pro in basketball is basically trying to win the lottery.

[@dayostical]

Ellen was so quick to exploit those kids lol

[@T.H.E.O.R.Y.]

All of these platforms were 😂 It's all a psyop smdh

[@timboslice8559]

@@T.H.E.O.R.Y.yeah but they received fame because of it wym

[@lqnumber1]

in hindsight jashaun should have ran track lol...I will never forget those early KZbin days

[@christuffer435]

Frr. 4:50 mile is insane at 11 (I think they were lying tho)

[@daviddang82]

Yes. I was thinking cycling if he indeed have an off the charts vo2 max

[@Byronic19134]

@@daviddang82At some point he gave up on basketball because even at that height he could have been an absolute hound on defense and there is no reason why his freshman year was his best year.

[@yetekt6953]

Yeah that 4:50 minute mile and VO2 max claim were both almost definitely lies.

[@lenliu749]

The main theme from all these kids is that they are too busy practicing flashy handles when they should be learning winning fundamentals. None of them can defend or play off the ball. Kids have to learn to play as a role player before they learn to play as a ball dominant star, but most people develop the other way around and it hurts them when they get to the next level.

[@host2498]

Also over training while your body is still growing can stunt a child's growth spurt

[@T.H.E.O.R.Y.]

@lenliu749 so well put. You'd think the easy, non-crunch time abilities wouldn't be lost on "superstar" players, but no.

[@kimmccabe1422]

For sure. School first otherwise too dumb to handle success.

[@gerardiglesia3521]

A lot of stereotypes and generalizations in these comments. I’m “Amazing Basketball Kid’s” Dad. I can’t speak for the others but my son Anthony Iglesia had a great HS and JUCO career. Known for having a very high IQ in an area (Rochester, NY) that has had 5 guys playing in the NBA in the last 2 years. NEVER expected to be D1 because he knew how incredibly difficult that is. Could’ve played D2 or even D1 but walked on at UW, where he had an amazing experience, making lifelong friends, traveling, practicing with PAC-12 standouts, graduating from one of the top universities on the West Coast, and most importantly, networking to put himself to be successful after college. Loving life near Boston, doing what he loves- training players. Could not be prouder for the young man he has become. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXy4hYaspreHjLc&pp=ygUaYW50aG9ueSBpZ2xlc2lhIGJhc2tldGJhbGw%3D

[@cnl1213]

I mean, when u deem somebody the best 10 year old of anything, there is really nowhere to go but down.

[@isiahlafleur843]

I know it’s about basketball but the Dallas Cowboys suck

[@vsnei]

mavs will save us bro

[@Shortballa11]

just be happy all yall teams make the playoffs. Im from Chicago where none of ours do

[@lildarrell05]

@@Shortballa11fr bro💔

[@Tac0maAr0ma]

That’s my local news station haha I remember watching this when it first aired. S/o Eric Johnson lol.

[@InsaneTrickShots]

What ever happened to that Lebron James kid back in the late 90s? Remember him being announced as “the chosen one” haha.

[@TyTimeIsAwesome]

That bum's been on 3 different team since joining the NBA. Can't seem to settle down.

[@coolcons1930]

Yea he broke the scoring title and he’s now playing with his son so lame

[@jehsun3643]

@@coolcons1930yeah, a son that doesn’t deserve to be in the NBA.

[@coolcons1930]

@@jehsun3643 yea can’t believe Lebron James becomes his own son 😔

[@lewishamilton537]

They made that kid seem like he was the bionic man lmaoo

[@T.H.E.O.R.Y.]

Right? Jesus, now *that* was glazing.

[@TheGeneral_LUFC]

They did

[@uzifrmthe206]

jashaun agosto brought back memories of hooping at that same community center in federal way in middle school

[@nicklauschristofonoXXII]

They peak too early, everybody else catches up and they're not the man anymore and don't know how to deal with it.

[@ivanriobla]

not really bc most top nba draft players play bball since they are kids, the size becomes the problem, You think lebron with the same skill and build but stop growing at 5.7 would have become lebron that we know. ? Lol

[@eds464]

@@ivanriobla You missed the point. It's true size is a problem but that's not the only problem. Lots of nba players have been playing since they were kids but not all of them were child prodigies. We're talking before teenage years so under the age of 10. As @nicklauschristofonoXX has mentioned you can be a child prodigy (and that's true of anything ) but eventually your peers catch up. Some great Nba players start to realize their potential later in their teenage years and go on to be great players. Being a child prodigy means nothing and doesn't guarantee continued success.

[@MatthewMi000]

@@ivanrioblathat’s true

[@nitoshadow]

The common theme is they don’t grow to be too tall Colleges like to recruit off height and length NBA drafts off that too Talent matters but they not so much if u don’t have the height to match

[@Apple2-ux8uo]

They made an excellent documentary about this: Hoop Dreams.

[@Monkey-m8x]

bro wtf 4:50 mile at 10 years old is crazy he should drop basketball and run track instead

[@tanisr41]

Yea I was thinking it's either that's wrong or the kid should be on the track field or the gridiron.

[@conedx]

so many of these viral kids playing basketball clips are just...he dribbles well. that's never gonna be enough.

[@Unqualifiedtake]

Overtraining kids is probably a bad idea

[@why-even-try-brotendo]

Depends on the kid. I know Jordan McCabe's dad and Jordan was 100% about basketball. But he also had straight As to go with it. Some kids can balance and accel at multiple things, and some kids can't.

[@MrDgfresh83]

Absolutely, my sister's half brother had a full ride to play basketball at Oregon (when they were still good). He ended up getting ridden so hard by his Dad (obviously living through his Son) that he not only ended up hating basketball, but it tore his knees and ankles up so bad he ended up being damaged goods by the time he reached his second year of college. He eventually transferred to a MUCH smaller school to pursue his degree, basketball took a back seat. I'm willing to bet he's not touched a basketball since. He went from our high-school's 4th all time leading scorer to wanting nothing to do with the sport.

[@xP3ngu1nz]

One thing in common with these guys are they are point gaurds who only practiced handles

[@russca67]

Moral of the story - playing big time basketball is more than being able to do all sorts of fancy dribbling that doesn't translate on the court. And size does matter on the court ... don't forget Steph can actually shot the lights out. Cute kids don't necessarily make NBA players

[@CheapRubbers]

He is also like 6”3 so not nearly as small. Shorter players have to have a handle, shot and finish like IT or they’re not gonna make it. Thought the game is more skill based now, genetics are still a huge factor.

[@Craig_Alexander]

Calling massive Cap on the 4:50 mile 😂

[@joelucero6703]

Which makes CC’s progression a true generational prodigy.

[@Shortballa11]

Everybody saying they didnt grow tall but 5'11 is fine for college basketball and 6'3 is definitely good height. These guys just werent who we thought they were.

[@JDitto702]

Well the biggest few things I took from this video is. The hype as a youngster usually doesn’t pan out. Especially when the game they play has a lot to do with size. Also it is nice to see that atleast from the video that even though these dudes careers didn’t take them to their ultimate goal. The hype from being so young and then the reality of not getting their dreams didn’t break them and shatter their whole worlds. They seem to of brushed it off didn’t spiral to rock bottom and are making something outta themselves on a different path in life than they first thought

[@aidansmith266]

I went to high school with Jashaun Agosto. He was never 5’11, he topped out at maybe 5’8.

[@rockin323-c8z]

I dont see why the corny news channels and social media over hyping these hard-working young players takes away from just how amazing they all were. Seems most or all made it to very high high high level ball. Simply amazing! Dreams chased and lotta memories along the way. If anyone of them were 6'10 what would have been? Yup.

[@israelPoplife]

So...if you're short you're kind of fucked😂

[@lilshaan6252]

Unless you’re supremely talented or a defensive dynamo/absolute floor general/sharpshooter.

[@cloudwalker9572]

Basically basketball, the only one escaping the curse of height was Muggsy who was drafted as a circus to pair him with the tallest player in the NBA and had to prove after he wasn't a joke.

[@israelPoplife]

@@cloudwalker9572 Yeah., Spudd Webb comes to mind also. And maybe Nate Robinson.

[@robertm8869]

If I was a “prodigy kid” parent and both of us parents weren’t at least 6’4, the kid would be on hgh to get that kid taller. Most of these kids never had the chance once they entered puberty.

[@jorgem50]

Back in the late 80s I was a senior and would often play at our local gym. There was a 7th grader that also played in the gym and we called him jr. Larry Bird. This kid was amazing. Years later he was average at best playing his first year of college. Playing with big tall guys wasn't the same as playing with a bunch of 5'9" guys

[@kylemcdermed8583]

Jaylin is a great dude and his father is even better, story doesn’t end here

[@Skellioot]

I remember seeing that first video when I was like 13 and hearing the newscaster hype this kid up crushed me

[@gameoverjit5565]

I actually knew Noah we were prettt cool and honestly he’s a 5”8 teen and not dummy explosive so this is bound to happen. If he was taller and more athletic maybe it be different.

[@jjroffler9451]

Also…if you cannot shoot with proper form, lower the rim or use a smaller ball. Shooting with bad form will lead to you using these mechanics your whole life. Look at Lonzo and Lamelo

[@tsbuty]

isn’t Lamelo an All-Star?

[@naturalPaths]

I’m an old lady. I enjoyed this post. I’d never have watched it except for Caitlin Clark!

[@iyanmango]

Lotta Washington state love in this vid

[@sea4our]

lotta ballers come from WA State..ppl forget

[@buzzerbeater3350]

Hey Jimmer, whatever happened to Andy Garcia from the Better Basketball videos from the late 90s-early'00s?

[@Caminopoi66]

4:16 ayee it’s dillon brooks

[@utkuhuseyinkaya8920]

I also remember Cezar Guerrero. I think he played at Rhode Island or somewhere in Big East conference. His career there was more memorable.

[@scrappy93]

Didn't he play at Oklahoma State and Fresno State.

[@utkuhuseyinkaya8920]

@@scrappy93 Indeed he played. Mistakenly I confused him with Kris Dunn (who actually played at Providence) but the thing is somehow I remember Dunn matching up against him in his senior year. There must've been some other prospect.

[@Anon-qp3kt]

Kids being good at bball doesn’t matter unless they can grow to be 6 ft 3 and above

[@MatthewMi000]

Not really if your really skilful 6’2 is enough just gotta know how to shoot very well and understand the game

[@brandoni241]

Seems like the issue is they didn't grow up. I coach ball and parents pay a lot of money for trainers for their kids. Then they get to 15-16 years and they are 5'8. The players around them have grown and probably surpassed them in athleticism. The kids are still a good player, but no longer elite...

[@brandonjchong]

puts into perspective how hard it is

[@JacobusOT]

Jashaun Agosto went to my middle school for and he had crazy bounce back then, he was small but he could dunk haha but guess what Jalen and Jaden McDaniels also went to my middle school and they ended up being wayyy better!

[@k-man26]

To be honest these kids still ended up better than 99.9% of people out there at their sports

[@sirris4330]

Breaking news a fantastic high school player becomes a pretty good college player finds out how insanely good the nba is. This has never happened before ! 😋 not taking anything away from these guys but common, it is basically the norm

[@jjroffler9451]

Parents ruined this kid. Stunted his growth and had him doing circus drills that’s don’t correlate to actually basketball games.

[@mbry1]

The one thing each of them have in common is that they all peaked during the KZbin mixtape era

[@KidsLearnHTML]

All of these gentlemen are outstanding. (Anyone getting a D1/D2 scholarship has to be.) However the level you have to be at to be in the NBA,/ G League/Overseas Pro League is INSANE. Same with golf. D1 scholarship is for guys is scratch or two levels beyond scratch. PGA Tour guys are FIVE levels beyond scratch. It's so ridiculous how elite you have to be.

[@morekisbell3249]

The news was glazing Danm

[@brockman562]

McCabbe is the most skilled player of all viral hoopers.

[@countlessbathory1485]

Many of them still did well yeah they didn't take over the league but they're still better than most of the people hating from the sidelines. Bare in mind it's harder playing basketball being short this is coming from someone who is 6ft.

[@MrDgfresh83]

One of the things I've noticed in these types of videos is the "phenoms" are usually much too small to get anywhere in these sports.

[@ImOneOfOne01]

“How about 2 balls instead of one!” I beg your pardon??

[@alexpittsley]

the best child prodigy to ever work is lamelo ball

[@yadda333]

I was the best football player on my 7th grade team. Of course, I also had a mustache and a baritone voice.

[@arealgoodguy]

It's like Steve Urkel played alongside Eddie and all the other tall players.

[@BookemDanno311]

11:22 WTF is "Jalen" Williams? It's Jason Williams. The video literally has it spelled out right in front of you.

[@SullivansLawnCareLLC]

5'11 was getting up though

[@Of_The_144]

The One that sits on his throne in heaven Lord God Almighty coming soon repent ask Jesus Christ into your heart. P.S Don’t Take the Mark of the Beast

[@Sndwvvvve]

Nobody wants to hear about a false sky daddy.

[@Of_The_144]

@@Sndwvvvve you have zero evidence to prove Our Creator doesn’t exist.

[@elihenry5966]

First kid glazing goes sky high💀😭

[@albertsmith99]

The problem is the overhype. Going viral does not equate to success at the next level. People putting tags and nicknames on these players only hurt their chances for success.

[@peterleblanc1527]

Just shows how good the scrubs in the NBA are

[@ear4funk814]

Here's the problem with early recognition ... some people immerse themselves into the sport at an early age ... so they look great compared to others ... then time & puberty set in, and the real deal predators emerge ... sometimes they're one of them ... sometimes they're not.

[@phoule76]

I would've retired after the pizza. There's no improving on that.

[@drsapnis]

there is a reason why in the beginnings of basketball there were two leagues- one played up to 185cm (6'1) and then were others. Imagine seeing these talents in game without being dominated by freaks of nature.. If it sounds strange- imagine boxing or mma without weights limits. We would never know who Pacquiao or Mayweather is

[@Hi-Im-High]

Could do the spider dribbling and walk down the court when i was 8 was in a Performance Group till 5th grade and got hurt in high-school ended my run. Not sure if the is any KZbin videos but the group was the P.i.P's or players in progress

[@Pr3ttyluh_Chas]

The Jashaun kid is like me except I’m a female nn I am on 8th grade, JV, and Varsity basketball and JV and Varsity Softball

[@geraldfombo3137]

I think the reason they’re development stunted outside of obviously their height is that they were too one dimensional. They locked in on one sport and never branched out to other things that could have helped them break their plateaus. iMO 😅

[@jehsun3643]

All these kids are still better than Bronny James but Bronny received that guaranteed contract. Honestly makes me mad because these guys really deserve a chance when Bronny doesn’t.

[@90sbaby6]

Damn I thought peaking in high school was bad all these dudes peaked at 12 😮‍💨

[@tomzphone]

The main issue why these kids don't go anywhere when they grow up is the way the sports work in the US. Your only options are high school, college, then if you are good, pro. If they moved to Europe, they would have been stars now and maybe even play in the NBA. If you are that good at age 11,12,13, you more or less get picked up by Pro teams and you get pro coaches, not some high school coach. Also the number of days and hours you are allowed to practice in the US is stupid. Or how the high school season is a couple of months long. In Europe, you play soccer and other sports more or less for the whole year. You are not limited to the number of days or hours you are allowed to practice. That's why you see more and more top players in the NBA for example coming from Europe.

[@locomixer]

seems like all the insane dribbling skills and being very motorical at early young years translates to staying small.

[@jmuzz21]

A years worth of frozen pizza is not a life changing prize

[@asambi69]

The biggest problem with young 'Prodigies' is they are playing against kids who are just having fun. Once kids start taking things seriously in high school and college, they are no longer the biggest/tallest/fastest kid anymore, they are just kinda mid.

[@philosoraptor2285]

Imagine that, KZbin hype didn't equal future success. 😅

[@billysr9663]

Jasan was cold

[@DrJackJeckyl]

lolz@them KOMO4 guys tho

[@antzsh]

I remember in elementary Mfs use to glaze so hard 😭

[@sheldonwqmg]

Moral of the story: Don't be a child prodigy in basketball.

[@Uprising771]

Being able to wow people with dribbling doesnt make you a valuable asset for any team. European players arent flashy,but they are effective, which is what teams need.

[@saul-goodman]

I don’t get why the prototypical big man can’t shoot. When they were in school playing basketball for fun, surely putting up shots was the most important aspect of the sport, and pretty much all that determined if you were even any good at basketball was if you were getting buckets. Is it like shooting on a minihoop for them?

[@timboslice8559]

McCabe had a decent high level D1 career, nothing special but decent

[@ZachAttackIsBack]

Freakishly tall kids much more likely to be future basketball stars than normal size kids who can do dribbling exhibitions. Who would have guessed?

[@jcasey8335]

All canidates for the Harlem Globetrotters.

[@Vonnietrionday]

Where is Tre?! He had a basketball game tomorrow

[@viperstrike0]

what did we learn? either get tall or learn to make shots, handles can come after

[@kyomoto2084]

I've heard swimming is good to stimulate growth at young age

[@BlackMist123]

​@kyomoto2084 me and brother took swimming classes as children and we are all 6'0 plus. I'm 6'3 myself so maybe that's true

[@justincrews5136]

Big balls little balls 🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelromandel9022]

They are all just way too short and why was there so much hype around such short players. They were short when they were kids, why would they be tall adults. Plenty of tiny kids can play like a poor man’s Iverson but how many of them have his athletic ability, which was legit beyond anyone else in the world and he could have easily played any sport professionally

[@Hi-Im-High]

They don't always make it

[@theblazenreaper3868]

They grow up.

[@colangelog09]

what's his face didn't even make the video 😂julian

[@deadraven355]

If I had their skill and my body I'd be a NBA star I just have my body though

[@Noir_Nouveau]

Most of the guys were D1 players not too bad.

[@ykbenturner]

🎉

[@bobsmith6370]

Why are 3 of these kids from the state of Washington lol?

[@Noah-mn3sb]

Kids not running a 4min 50sec mile

[@DAR0BA]

They get drafted then go to g league

[@justind9019]

Jalen Williams isn’t a great passer, but Jason Williams is a great passer 11:21

[@sonicanimemarvel3734]

You know what I also notice about these kids they shorter than me and I’m still a teenager heck 5’7 is my height now and they were 5’7 an freshman Actually I’m probably 5’8 now

[@jaygoodman384]

Sad expecting greatness for simple normal basketball drills.