And this is exactly why you should not overhype kids at a young age, let them grow and develop, Ja Morant wasn't even ranked in high school, now he's in the running for NBA ROY
if you watch morant play closely and compare him to other nba point guards you'll see as i do why he was virtually unrecruited coming out of high school he is not all that and in fact i think he's a bit of a bust
@@fallback8314 bust? He's rookie of the year. How is that being a bust? He wasn't recruited because of his size. If you see him standing next to Westbrook, Westbrook towers over him, and Westbrook is 6-4, size matters in basketball, In high school I was undersized for my position and even though I was killing in tryouts, I didn't even make the team because they already had 5 players taller than me on the team already, it wasn't because I didn't have the skill
2 important details that you didn't touch on is that 1.) he got injured 2.) He only grew to be 5'9". We know that there are very few successful players at the elite high school and college level at that height. Those that were able to overcome were all freak of nature athletes whereas his strength is his skill-set not his athleticism.
perhaps but junior college basketball is FAR from the nba yet he isn't killing it on the junior college level either. except for his ft's, his shooting percentages suck and he's only scoring like 8ppg getting good minutes
He also kept changing schools in high school Went to 3 or 4 different ones. And then after Oak Ridge didn't he go to a basketball prep school for a year? Senior year at Oak Ridge was where it became clear for me that he was no longer headed for pro ball. Him transferring in was basically the crown jewel of a loaded team led by Emmitt Williams that won the state championship and was a top ten HS team in the country. Watching all their games, it was clear that he was a good player, very intelligent with high technical levels, but he didn't exactly outshine the other big players on the team. In fact, I would say that he played his role well but ultimately it was other players there who shined rather than Damon, sadly :(
His clout was well deserved when he was young. He was just that good back then. Too bad he didn't develop his skills more. Maybe he needed a better coach to extract his potential.
Bro what are u talking about he didn’t have a good senior season ? He was the starting point guard for a team that won the Florida state championship and a runner up contender for the Dick National Championship bracket. Bro did u literally look at any of his videos his senior year in high school and see all the 5 and 4 stars he was playing with??? Of course he wasn’t going to lead the team in scoring. Seriously look up his senior year at Oak Ridge and see how he killed it that year. Come on man
This guy didnt even know Damon Harge got hurt his junior year and transferred to oak ridge so he assumed Damon didnt improve junior year and just said bs about Damons junior year lol
@@chuchotv. how did he end up like OJ Mayo? OJ Mayo Averaged 29pts 9 Rebs and 6ast in HS and 21 pts 5 rebs 3 ast in college. How are you even comparing the two? I wouldn't consider OJ Mayo a bust he just couldn't stay off the drugs. Lol
You forget that some kids get held back for sports by their parents and the oldest you can be is 20, I’ve seen it and had to wrestle grown ass men as a 16 year old
Idk y people don’t get the fact that in a sport like b-ball if u r under 6’2 or 6’3 u WILL have issues once u hit that elite AAU or college level! The kid was 5’9 when he finished growing and wasn’t jumping outta da gym or the fastest on the court! I know all of this not just from watching/playing ball myself @ 6’0, but also I have a 15 yr old son that was sought after ALOT when he was younger, but is now only 5’8 and was actually cut 4 the 1st time ever in a new highschool in a new state! Even though I KNOW that it was wayyy more of a political move, him being cut! BUT!! If he was 6’4 he would STILL BE sought after by all of the top AAU programs and w/or w/o politics, the new school he went 2 he woulda made the team! It’s simple what happened 2 this guy! He wasn’t tall enuf, and just not as athletic as a majority of his peers!! He’s still better than most 5’9 guards, just like my son! But if he had like 5 or 6 more inches it would be a whole bother conversation!!!!!!!
I still don’t understand how he fell off like yeah I get ppl can game plan for him after all those years but he had endless moves hit deep 3 quick first step super tight handle he had no weakeness besides he wasn’t a freak athlete
He actually could shoot the lights out I watched him play at a tournament years ago against my older AAU team, he was just too small and got hurt and never panned out
not uncommon to get tagged as a prospect in middle school........i was one of them in football from flordia state university didn't make it past 9th grade before i got expelled and dropped out just never can really know
All the money they spent on him for training and traveling only got him in Jr college hell the money they probably spent could've got him at least two year in D1 school just go other than basketball
His scoring dropped because he transferred from a tiny Christian hs to OCP, 10 a game as. Freshman is very high level since he’s playing against really good competition. He didn’t play the same teams in any of the years he transferred a lot and moved states the completion got better at each stage
had to go in the comment section 2find out what really happened: injuries and height issues you segment was half ass🤨 PS you didn’t end with this present year of what he’s up to🧐
Man u trying to hurt these trainers pockets they go call u a hater.u know they have to sell these dumb ass parents a dream to keep that money flow coming
He played varsity too long imo. Plus i would really need to sit sown and study him. I wonder if still worked as hard on his game as he got older. I also wonder was he student of the game as well. He probably didn't add more to his game either
i hate when they do kids like this, cause this really mess them up mentally. i hope john wall and kyrie there for him now while he going through all this.
He went to Oakridge high school his senior year and he won a championship this I know first hand cause I work there and watched him put in so much work every night
This video half way true, his middle school year he played at a Christian school that played a weak schedule. Anyone that knows basketball knows that at those type school the varsity competition is like middle school. So he honestly wasn’t playing kids on his level. When he hit 9th grade he played for real varsity programs, With national schedules and that competition is different. Every game you going against a real baller, not a kid that’s just on the team cause dad donated money. He still did decent and put up decent numbers cause he can actually hoop. They were just on his level.
The sad part is if he hadn’t peaked so quickly and was averaging 20 his junior and senior year he wouldve went D1 and would’ve gotten a coach that could further develop him
He game never got better and he did not have his head in the books. That’s why he’s in community college You must balance both education and basketball
if you are 5'9 and not a dominant athlete, your going to have a hard time dominating; from what it seems he was avg athleticism, below avg height and high skill/iq, at middle school and in a weak conference at high school that will give you big numbers. Versus good comp, the lack of athleticism and physicality will catch up to you; he wld have to work so hard to impact games whereas being 3 inches taller wld make it alot easier
That's why yu should never put your kids on TH-cam because your gettin a lot of exposure and yu have other players watchin that so every time yu step in between those lines people gon challenge that number one ranking or any rank at that..
And this is exactly why you should not overhype kids at a young age, let them grow and develop, Ja Morant wasn't even ranked in high school, now he's in the running for NBA ROY
Let’s not act like he didn’t deserve that recognition though. A 7th grader averaging 20 against varsity talent? Come on bro, anybody would hype that.
He literally didn't grow, it's twice as hard to make the NBA if you're short
if you watch morant play closely and compare him to other nba point guards you'll see as i do why he was virtually unrecruited coming out of high school he is not all that and in fact i think he's a bit of a bust
@@fallback8314 bust? He's rookie of the year. How is that being a bust?
He wasn't recruited because of his size. If you see him standing next to Westbrook, Westbrook towers over him, and Westbrook is 6-4, size matters in basketball, In high school I was undersized for my position and even though I was killing in tryouts, I didn't even make the team because they already had 5 players taller than me on the team already, it wasn't because I didn't have the skill
NigerianBaller I’ve heard your story a lot. Guys are still telling it to their grandkids.
2 important details that you didn't touch on is that 1.) he got injured 2.) He only grew to be 5'9". We know that there are very few successful players at the elite high school and college level at that height. Those that were able to overcome were all freak of nature athletes whereas his strength is his skill-set not his athleticism.
perhaps but junior college basketball is FAR from the nba yet he isn't killing it on the junior college level either. except for his ft's, his shooting percentages suck and he's only scoring like 8ppg getting good minutes
He also kept changing schools in high school Went to 3 or 4 different ones. And then after Oak Ridge didn't he go to a basketball prep school for a year? Senior year at Oak Ridge was where it became clear for me that he was no longer headed for pro ball. Him transferring in was basically the crown jewel of a loaded team led by Emmitt Williams that won the state championship and was a top ten HS team in the country. Watching all their games, it was clear that he was a good player, very intelligent with high technical levels, but he didn't exactly outshine the other big players on the team. In fact, I would say that he played his role well but ultimately it was other players there who shined rather than Damon, sadly :(
Appreciate the shoutout brodie
Gonna shop with you soon my brother ✊🏻✊🏿Fire world on the paint 🎨
Basically, he was injured, undersized, reached his peak really early and got way too much clout too early
Did he grow while getting older?
His clout was well deserved when he was young. He was just that good back then. Too bad he didn't develop his skills more. Maybe he needed a better coach to extract his potential.
Yo thanks matt for doing this video he was one of my favorite high school players to watch because of his crazy handles
chase adams was rlly 4'2" goin crazy
Still is
Bro what are u talking about he didn’t have a good senior season ? He was the starting point guard for a team that won the Florida state championship and a runner up contender for the Dick National Championship bracket. Bro did u literally look at any of his videos his senior year in high school and see all the 5 and 4 stars he was playing with??? Of course he wasn’t going to lead the team in scoring. Seriously look up his senior year at Oak Ridge and see how he killed it that year. Come on man
This guy didnt even know Damon Harge got hurt his junior year and transferred to oak ridge so he assumed Damon didnt improve junior year and just said bs about Damons junior year lol
“I want to be the next OJ Mayo “💀
💀he ass now but back then he was tuff asl
he literally turned out like the next oj mayo
A BUST
@@chuchotv. how did he end up like OJ Mayo? OJ Mayo Averaged 29pts 9 Rebs and 6ast in HS and 21 pts 5 rebs 3 ast in college. How are you even comparing the two? I wouldn't consider OJ Mayo a bust he just couldn't stay off the drugs. Lol
Sounds crazy now but when he was coming up oj mayo had a lot of hype around his name
Dude LeBron was 6"8 260 in high school. This dude 5"6 120. Stop the comparison now two totally different circumstances
High school varsity players aren’t 19 or 20 year olds 😂
This dude all over the place
You forget that some kids get held back for sports by their parents and the oldest you can be is 20, I’ve seen it and had to wrestle grown ass men as a 16 year old
Yes there are
@@TheMonkeyKing7235 it's real real rare tho. 19 at the most.
They definitely are
He tore his ACL in high school
Torn acl or not he wasn’t going far he was way too small
What a bum
^ Always the insects with keyboard courage that be having the most to say.
@@jiaa1721 da person on yo pfp bad asf slide me ha @
@@etrnl4177 That's me lmao thanks boo
It's crazy he didn't ask for the hype but at the end the hype messed him up
Where the Ej Jackson video at 🤷🏾♂️?
well when your 5'9" and not a freak athlete that's what happens
Well I guess he did become the next oj Mayo
TH-cam was big 5-6 years ago tho...
Not as big as now tho but it was still big💀
Gideon Ozumba y’all tripping TH-cam has been a staple in society for a decade.
@@bestcodman24 yup for well over a decade actually
That’s a good amount of research bro 😳👏👍
Idk y people don’t get the fact that in a sport like b-ball if u r under 6’2 or 6’3 u WILL have issues once u hit that elite AAU or college level! The kid was 5’9 when he finished growing and wasn’t jumping outta da gym or the fastest on the court! I know all of this not just from watching/playing ball myself @ 6’0, but also I have a 15 yr old son that was sought after ALOT when he was younger, but is now only 5’8 and was actually cut 4 the 1st time ever in a new highschool in a new state! Even though I KNOW that it was wayyy more of a political move, him being cut! BUT!! If he was 6’4 he would STILL BE sought after by all of the top AAU programs and w/or w/o politics, the new school he went 2 he woulda made the team! It’s simple what happened 2 this guy! He wasn’t tall enuf, and just not as athletic as a majority of his peers!! He’s still better than most 5’9 guards, just like my son! But if he had like 5 or 6 more inches it would be a whole bother conversation!!!!!!!
I still don’t understand how he fell off like yeah I get ppl can game plan for him after all those years but he had endless moves hit deep 3 quick first step super tight handle he had no weakeness besides he wasn’t a freak athlete
This shows you how you need a shot to make the nba
He actually could shoot the lights out I watched him play at a tournament years ago against my older AAU team, he was just too small and got hurt and never panned out
In your eyes my grandma is the number one player in the country
Great video man, really interesting. Completely forgot about Harge, fell off the map
HS seniors are usually 18yo. Not 19 and rarely 20. Stop exaggerating
17,18 right
this dude really just say youtube wasnt that big 5, 6 years ago? lmfao wtf?
not uncommon to get tagged as a prospect in middle school........i was one of them in football from flordia state university didn't make it past 9th grade before i got expelled and dropped out just never can really know
This is why my kids are playing soccer, you have to be a freak athlete to succeed in other sports
Wish him the best.
What happened to Jack Taylor? 138 pts
😂😂😂youtube was busting ever since 2009 😂
Thank you lol
Hyping up a child does not mess them up 😂😂 Ya'll's logic makes no sense. The boy got INJURED
😂😂😂😂
What happened?
All the money they spent on him for training and traveling only got him in Jr college hell the money they probably spent could've got him at least two year in D1 school just go other than basketball
Its good that u are pointing this out maybe these young players would take note . being hype up don't mean u go make it or is good at all
He never had that elite lvl growth spurt
His scoring dropped because he transferred from a tiny Christian hs to OCP, 10 a game as. Freshman is very high level since he’s playing against really good competition. He didn’t play the same teams in any of the years he transferred a lot and moved states the completion got better at each stage
had to go in the comment section 2find out what really happened: injuries and height issues you segment was half ass🤨 PS you didn’t end with this present year of what he’s up to🧐
You had people like Zion Williams and Cam Reddish come alone as he got older 🤣
Nothing is wrong with community college when you want to work on your game
He got burnt out
Dope video. That’s why you shouldn’t play too high too early. Especially highschool varsity basketball as a middle schooler
Man u trying to hurt these trainers pockets they go call u a hater.u know they have to sell these dumb ass parents a dream to keep that money flow coming
@@heno1835 what do you mean elaborate...
Uhh who is 20 in varsity basketball?
Did u really say that varsity players r 19 and 20?
Prep school players are 19 & 20
Kyrie was 19 going on 20 in high school and he not the only one
heno 1 No He Wasn’t ...
@@DuragVj who cares he still was old and sorry he was born in 2000 this is 2020 he left school this past Jan in 2020
heno 1 Your Facts All Wrong ...
He played varsity too long imo. Plus i would really need to sit sown and study him. I wonder if still worked as hard on his game as he got older. I also wonder was he student of the game as well. He probably didn't add more to his game either
You really left out how he got badly injured in hs smh
i hate when they do kids like this, cause this really mess them up mentally. i hope john wall and kyrie there for him now while he going through all this.
You should do an update for him
You can’t listen to no nigga who think TH-cam wasn’t big 5-7 years ago
Notif Squad!💯
My mind is blown that he avg’d 7 points a game and signed. 🤯
because scoring isn’t everything. his team was STACKED
They honestly set him up putting up against varsity players repeatedly lol but also it’s on him to change his game up
TH-cam was big in 2014 and 2015...
He got injured
went thru too much training way to early
notice how the top ten players at 1:37 are all NOT in the NBA!
Yea that's a 6th grade list lol. Too early to really judge anyway. Not surprised.
Chase Adams has a several million views on his mixtapes too
Can u please do a video on Jashaun Agosto
Didn’t he break his leg
He blew out his knee twice that’s why he disappeared for like 2 years
I bet Matt won’t like this.
I bet he won’t either
Let’s be great
TH-cam wasn’t as big 6 years ago my ass
Varsity is not 19 and 20?
Prep schools they are
Wait, I thought that if you work hard you can achieve anything you want in life?
He went to Oakridge high school his senior year and he won a championship this I know first hand cause I work there and watched him put in so much work every night
what’s good matt
What’s up my guy
This video half way true, his middle school year he played at a Christian school that played a weak schedule. Anyone that knows basketball knows that at those type school the varsity competition is like middle school. So he honestly wasn’t playing kids on his level. When he hit 9th grade he played for real varsity programs, With national schedules and that competition is different. Every game you going against a real baller, not a kid that’s just on the team cause dad donated money. He still did decent and put up decent numbers cause he can actually hoop. They were just on his level.
I think he just maxed out though and he didnt grew over 6 foot.
This guys voice is killing me...wake up!
I saw him play at oak ridge
#1 6th grader?!?! I got that beat. I was the #1 6 month old in the country. Booya
If you have a good GPA and SAT score you have a better chance of getting scholarship money for school.
Man who tf is 19/20 playing varsity basketball -_- that shit is illegal lol
You sound like your name is Cletus.
i can tell seeing him in sixth grade he will not grow past 6'0 might even top at 5'7
Nice Vid
The sad part is if he hadn’t peaked so quickly and was averaging 20 his junior and senior year he wouldve went D1 and would’ve gotten a coach that could further develop him
He was hurt a lot as well..
He game never got better and he did not have his head in the books. That’s why he’s in community college You must balance both education and basketball
That’s crazy, he was good
Nahh loll this is a bad what happened tooo vid ... Vid is all over the place n missed a lot of key parts .
if you are 5'9 and not a dominant athlete, your going to have a hard time dominating; from what it seems he was avg athleticism, below avg height and high skill/iq, at middle school and in a weak conference at high school that will give you big numbers. Versus good comp, the lack of athleticism and physicality will catch up to you; he wld have to work so hard to impact games whereas being 3 inches taller wld make it alot easier
you make it seem like community college is bad
He was tuff
Yeah didn’t bring up injuries
He looks like flightreacts fr 😂😂
Texas Southern not Texas Summer....🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
That's why yu should never put your kids on TH-cam because your gettin a lot of exposure and yu have other players watchin that so every time yu step in between those lines people gon challenge that number one ranking or any rank at that..
Julian Newman before Julian Newman
This guys facts are all over the place
Isn't this Flemlo Raps thing?
A lot of ppl do athlete stories
wat a waste of all that training n preparation, than cant translate it to a real game, i feel bad actually...
That’s kinda the point
Ikr alot of these ballislife og Star players turned out to be a bust 😂😂
Still ended up better than Julian Newman lol
his game got lazy n he got exposed Simple🤷🏾♂️
Julian Newman before Julian Newman, but I think Damon was better than Julian
Stop Damon wayyyyy better than that fraud lmfao
Too much basketball
Aye update this bruh he at usc now
Lol...this video is so bad on so many levels.....
His family overtrain him
Early!
Early