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O.J A 6'4Mamba

10-25-2010, 04:06 AM

That kid couldn't hang with me. These must be some real scrubs.

He is the real deal no question. It would be a tragedy if he doesn't grow and or get more athletic. Skill he has it and a lot of it.

However, he playing against no black kids. Where is the competition? Why isn't he going up against Tony Wroten? LeBryan Nash? Marquis Teague?

Man, it really makes me respect OJ Mayo more than I already do. He as a 7th grader was playing against the best 18 year old senior in the country. He lead his team to the sweet 16 in the state tournament as a 7th while averaging 23 ppg. He was only 6'0 feet tall, but already dunking and already had an NBA jumper.

Even Lance Stephenson as an 8th grader was 6'4 and he was invited to ABCD camp and took on Brandon Jennings, Derrick Rose, OJ Mayo, Eric Gordon all those guys.

That being said this kid is the real deal and maybe the next Isiah Thomas.

NuggetsFan

10-25-2010, 04:16 AM

He is the real deal no question. It would be a tragedy if he doesn't grow and or get more athletic. Skill he has it and a lot of it.

However, he playing against no black kids. Where is the competition? Why isn't he going up against Tony Wroten? LeBryan Nash? Marquis Teague?

Man, it really makes me respect OJ Mayo more than I already do. He as a 7th grader was playing against the best 18 year old senior in the country. He lead his team to the sweet 16 in the state tournament as a 7th while averaging 23 ppg. He was only 6'0 feet tall, but already dunking and already had an NBA jumper.

Even Lance Stephenson as an 8th grader was 6'4 and he was invited to ABCD camp and took on Brandon Jennings, Derrick Rose, OJ Mayo, Eric Gordon all those guys.

That being said this kid is the real deal and maybe the next Isiah Thomas.

http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af256/InYourMIND15/GIFs/no.gif

Go Getter

10-25-2010, 04:21 AM

He is the real deal no question. It would be a tragedy if he doesn't grow and or get more athletic. Skill he has it and a lot of it.

However, he playing against no black kids. Where is the competition? Why isn't he going up against Tony Wroten? LeBryan Nash? Marquis Teague?

Man, it really makes me respect OJ Mayo more than I already do. He as a 7th grader was playing against the best 18 year old senior in the country. He lead his team to the sweet 16 in the state tournament as a 7th while averaging 23 ppg. He was only 6'0 feet tall, but already dunking and already had an NBA jumper.

Even Lance Stephenson as an 8th grader was 6'4 and he was invited to ABCD camp and took on Brandon Jennings, Derrick Rose, OJ Mayo, Eric Gordon all those guys.

That being said this kid is the real deal and maybe the next Isiah Thomas.

1. It's funny how you can turn any thread/post into something about Mayo.
2. I don't think there is any way you could have anymore admiration for Mayo.
3. Almost anyone can put together a youtube video and edit it to make them look good.
4. You should be drawn and quartered for comparing this kid to Zeke.
5. The competition in this vid was so poor even for HS it isn't that great of a feat.

O.J A 6'4Mamba

10-25-2010, 04:36 AM

http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af256/InYourMIND15/GIFs/no.gif

He has been the best player in his class since 8 years old. He will remain the best player in this class all of high school. If he is the best now, and the best in the future. Then you can start comparing him to all time greats.

He is that good to warrant an Isiah Thomas comparison.

Go Getter

10-25-2010, 04:38 AM

He has been the best player in his class since 8 years old. He will remain the best player in this class all of high school. If he is the best now, and the best in the future. Then you can start comparing him to all time greats.

He is that good to warrant an Isiah Thomas comparison.

Dude, Zeke was tearing up competition in the best basketball city in the world quite possibly and this kid was doing okay in an AAU game against some (no offense) white kids that didn't look too talented at all.

My cousin's AAU freshman B-team would have clobbered those guys.

I need more film.

Have you seen him play other than YouTube vids or are you speaking based solely off of some actual game footage?

Because you sound kinda silly right now.

Monkey D Dragon

10-25-2010, 04:40 AM

He is the real deal no question. It would be a tragedy if he doesn't grow and or get more athletic. Skill he has it and a lot of it.

However, he playing against no black kids. Where is the competition? Why isn't he going up against Tony Wroten? LeBryan Nash? Marquis Teague?

Man, it really makes me respect OJ Mayo more than I already do. He as a 7th grader was playing against the best 18 year old senior in the country. He lead his team to the sweet 16 in the state tournament as a 7th while averaging 23 ppg. He was only 6'0 feet tall, but already dunking and already had an NBA jumper.

Even Lance Stephenson as an 8th grader was 6'4 and he was invited to ABCD camp and took on Brandon Jennings, Derrick Rose, OJ Mayo, Eric Gordon all those guys.

That being said this kid is the real deal and maybe the next Isiah Thomas.
Its been about 10 years and he still cant hit a NBA jumper ezly

O.J A 6'4Mamba

10-25-2010, 04:41 AM

1. It's funny how you can turn any thread/post into something about Mayo.
2. I don't think there is any way you could have anymore admiration for Mayo.
3. Almost anyone can put together a youtube video and edit it to make them look good.
4. You should be drawn and quartered for comparing this kid to Zeke.
5. The competition in this vid was so poor even for HS it isn't that great of a feat.

This kid has is the real deal. Anybody that knows he has been talked about since 8 years old. All he does is play ball, very rare talent. He has some competition there is another kid around his age named Jayson Flemming who go serious game. It will be nice to see those two duke it out. We haven't seen that type of high school rivalry since maybe 2002 Melo-LeBron and LeBron-Cooke.

They don't hype up scrubs, everyone that is hyped at an early age always end up delivering. He is no exception.

He is the next Isiah Thomas, Jashaun Agosto that's his name don't forget it.

O.J A 6'4Mamba

10-25-2010, 04:43 AM

Dude, Zeke was tearing up competition in the best basketball city in the world quite possibly and this kid was doing okay in an AAU game against some (no offense) white kids that didn't look too talented at all.

My cousin's AAU freshman B-team would have clobbered those guys.

I need more film.

Have you seen him play other than YouTube vids or are you speaking based solely off of some actual game footage?

Because you sound kinda silly right now.

Have you not seen this kid before. he has been on talk shows, talked about on SI. the kid is legit.

Go Getter

10-25-2010, 04:44 AM

This kid has is the real deal. Anybody that knows he has been talked about since 8 years old. All he does is play ball, very rare talent. He has some competition there is another kid around his age named Jayson Flemming who go serious game. It will be nice to see those two duke it out. We haven't seen that type of high school rivalry since maybe 2002 Melo-LeBron and LeBron-Cooke.

They don't hype up scrubs, everyone that is hyped at an early age always end up delivering. He is no exception.

He is the next Isiah Thomas, Jashaun Agosto that's his name don't forget it.

Boldface lie.

There are plenty of kids that could rise above him at the blink of an eye.\

Again, Zeke played against the best of Chicago at a young age, won a state title, and is an NBA champion. You disrespect the game by putting 8th graders in the same sentence as him.

Remember when Sebastian Telfair was hyped up to be next? Felipe Lopez, Harold Miner?

Calm down man...young prospects get you all frothy at the mouth.

Go Getter

10-25-2010, 04:50 AM

Have you not seen this kid before. he has been on talk shows, talked about on SI. the kid is legit.

He's a cute kid. He's lucky to have parents to care about him enough to invest so much time and energy in him and he's very talented.

But there are guys playing for the Harlem Globetrotters that have great talent and still can't crack an NBA roster.

It's not how you start it's how you finish.

Scottie Pippen wasn't highly touted and look where he ended up...the GOAT couldn't even make his HS team.

Rowe

10-25-2010, 04:54 AM

Can we wait until he hits puberty before hyping him. Actually 16 should be the age you can start hype.

Tweety Carter got a lot of hype early on too. So did Laquinton Ross.

O.J A 6'4Mamba

10-25-2010, 04:59 AM

Can we wait until he hits puberty before hyping him. Actually 16 should be the age you can start hype.

Tweety Carter got a lot of hype early on too. So did Laquinton Ross.

Laquinton was all size and athletism. Don't compare him to this kid. he has no size and athletism , all skill.

O.J A 6'4Mamba

10-25-2010, 05:01 AM

He's a cute kid. He's lucky to have parents to care about him enough to invest so much time and energy in him and he's very talented.

But there are guys playing for the Harlem Globetrotters that have great talent and still can't crack an NBA roster.

It's not how you start it's how you finish.

Scottie Pippen wasn't highly touted and look where he ended up...the GOAT couldn't even make his HS team.

Jaylin Fleming and Jashuan Agosto are the real things. They already have NBA mentors, they train 24/7. They are truely the next great rivalry. Derrick Rose even said they were better than him at the age of 10.

and that's scary.

Go Getter

10-25-2010, 05:06 AM

Laquinton was all size and athletism. Don't compare him to this kid. he has no size and athletism , all skill.

Are you serious? The kid is running sub-5 minute miles! I swear you don't use logic when posting sometimes man.

JDKMagic

10-25-2010, 05:06 AM

This kid is a 100% result of his father pushing him to points that no kid should be pushed. It's easy to achieve stuff at a really young age when you have that kind of "work ethic"(his father's will to destroy his childhood).

He's short, he's not quick with or without the ball and all of those "highlights" sucked ass. He's so small that his jumper is nearly all body still. He does have a lot of endurance but that's because he's so young, tiny and his father won't stop pushing him.

He's in for a huge letdown when he doesn't go pro because all of the shameless promotion his father keeps pushing for.

He's in 7th ****ing grade. Let him be a kid. Youtube videos been popping up since when, 3-4 years ago? FFS.

Go Getter

10-25-2010, 05:07 AM

Jaylin Fleming and Jashuan Agosto are the real things. They already have NBA mentors, they train 24/7. They are truely the next great rivalry. Derrick Rose even said they were better than him at the age of 10.

and that's scary.

Like I said...it's not how you start it's how you finish. Kid's barely 5 feet in 7th grade and still shoots like a girl.

Go Getter

10-25-2010, 05:07 AM

This kid is a 100% result of his father pushing him to points that no kid should be pushed. He's short, he's not quick with or without the ball and all of those "highlights" sucked ass. He's so small that his jumper is nearly all body still.

He's in for a huge letdown when he doesn't go pro because all of the shameless promotion his father keeps pushing for.

He's in 7th ****ing grade. Let him be a kid. Youtube videos been popping up since when, 3-4 years ago? FFS.

Dude is pretty fast but I agree with everything else.

Go Getter

10-25-2010, 05:34 AM

They don't hype up scrubs, everyone that is hyped at an early age always end up delivering.
:hammerhead:

Scribbles

10-25-2010, 06:03 AM

Some people here have clearly no idea who Jashaun Agosto is.

Go Getter

10-25-2010, 06:29 AM

Some people here have clearly no idea who Jashaun Agosto is.

Yeah he's a kid....a 7th grader.

No way to tell what type of MAN he will be.

No_Look604

10-25-2010, 06:40 AM

the age difference is impressive...

but let's wait awhile...anyone with decent bball skills should be able to do what he's doing...especially as he's getting a pick set for him every single time down

Go Getter

10-25-2010, 06:41 AM

step_back

10-25-2010, 06:59 AM

I have seen youtube vids of this kid balling years ago, it's not exactly an exclusive club of people who have heard about him. :lol

While he got skills basketball is one of the few sports where unless you have size you rarely make it to the NBA. How many great college players have not made it in/to the NBA because scouts feared they would not cut it on the next level.

Unfortunately basketball is that kind of sport, I hope he can grow to at least a respectable NBA PG height.

Euroball5

10-25-2010, 07:20 AM

And then there's this kid who's the same age as him

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ-JDk0l8Uo&feature=related

me_

10-25-2010, 07:41 AM

http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af256/InYourMIND15/GIFs/no.gif
cute, source? :)

back on topic, heres a vid of the kid a couple years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8sfYZ0-Dws&feature=fvw

he shows great court vision and puts in a loud of effort to D. Im sure his long range shooting form will improve when he gets some more strength in his arms. Hopefully he gets some height tho. Could be a Curry/Rondo type of player one day. (undersized pg)

Real Men Wear Green

10-25-2010, 07:52 AM

Why the hell is some 4-foot 12 year-old in a stupid vid from some YMCA scrimmage being compared to Isaiah Thomas? You know what? He shouldn't even be compared to Curry and Rondo (who are, by the way, two Good for him, he'll make varsity if he keeps it up, but did we see anything even close to proof of NBA talent in that video? Not on your life. Children like this kid should be left alone to grow up to be whatever they want to be, but he's apparently already being put out there on the internet by adults who ought to know better.

allball

10-25-2010, 08:56 AM

these are some of the weakest high school players I've seen in a while. my sons 8th grade AAU team would have locked him down. they saw much better players.

Nash-tastic

10-25-2010, 08:59 AM

jbot

10-25-2010, 09:18 AM

it's pretty cool he's playing against HS varsity competition already at his age but he's still young. i bet he has yet to drive the lane and get nailed by someone. if i were playing against him, i'd bodycheck his ass back to 7th grade. i wouldn't be having some midget making me look dumb on the court.

Lebron23

10-25-2010, 09:20 AM

http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af256/InYourMIND15/GIFs/no.gif

What's the name of this chick?

beermonsteroo

10-25-2010, 09:21 AM

I didn't see anything special at all. All i saw was another midget with some handles looking good against a bunch of rednecks. Big deal. There are probably thousands of 7th graders who are better then he is.
I should focus on running. He's a very talented endurance runner without a doubt. But basketball? Well he'll never be a NBA top level player.

Alonzo Magic

10-25-2010, 01:15 PM

This is HS Varsity? Man, those kids SUCKED. I know a few kids around my neighbourhood that would beast this competition.

Jashaun is talented, but he doesn't seem to have grown any since I first heard of him in a few years ago.

Younggrease

10-25-2010, 02:11 PM

Derrick Carracter was 1000 times better than both kids shown in this thread and he was a second round pick...jus saying

Carracter was dominating top seniors at age 13. He just got bored and actually regressed for a long time.

abuC

10-25-2010, 02:17 PM

8th grader

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrhtD0-_kEw

StacksOnDeck

10-25-2010, 02:19 PM

All I see is a bunch of white kids.

DCL

10-25-2010, 02:25 PM

half those ill-advised and slow lob passes would end up in steals against black kids.

just saying.

oneandonly

11-01-2010, 11:11 PM

A. I saw quite a few black kids in the video.
B. He lives in Seattle, Washington. And plays AAU basketball, which is the highest level you can play. The same leagues that produced Jamal Crawford, Nate Robinson, Jason Terry, Luke Ridnoir, Rodney Stuckey, Brandon Roy, Martel Webster, Aaron Brooks, etc....I live in Seattle and the hype surrounding this kid is much bigger than those forementioned when they were coming up.
C. He is 5 feet tall, the high school kids in the video all looked to be 6 feet tall and much taller. A few kids in the video looked to be over 6 foot 6. How in the world is a 5 foot pre-puberty kid dominating them? Regardless if you think the talent he is playing vs is top notch?
D. I've followed this kid for a couple years and he definately is the real deal. At age 10 he recieved letters from Division I colleges including UCLA. But it's not all hype. He has competed at Division I AAU Nationals for 5 years in a row and looked at as a top player from all the scouts that attend those Championships. At those championships Jashaun always plays up one grade and he dominates the top kids from all 50 states. Not impressive at his age & size?
E. I agree that at age 12 it's way to early to predict if someone can make the nba. But he certainly looks to be a lock for college regardless of his height based on his skills.
F. From what I have read, he is the youngest of 5 brothers and they are all over 6 feet tall and his father is 6ft 2. I assume he'll be at least get to 5ft 9 and from the video, his verticle is insane on his jumpers and floaters.
G. We can all say we shouldn't compare him to nba players. But what's crazy is he was mentioned in an article about Michael Jordan on FoxSports. Wow...His name recognition alone will get him nba & college looks.
H. Can we all agree that the kid works his tail off. When you mention a 7th grader playing varsity...you think of physical freaks like Kobe, OJ Mayo, etc...This kid is pre puberty and he is playing at a very high level. When he grows, if he continue to work, he will be very very scary.

Here is the link to the article on Michael Jordan mentioning Jashaun Agosto.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/The-next-MJ%253F-Forget-it%252C-he-doesn%2527t-exist

oneandonly

11-01-2010, 11:21 PM

8th grader

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrhtD0-_kEw

How old is the kid is the question? Many parents hold their kids back just so they can dominate vs younger kids. That's been going on for years now. Has anyone ever seen LeBron or Oden's birth certificates? LOL..they look older than some nba veterans. And OJ Mayo while yes he was dominating in the 7th grade. I read that he was held back 2 times. Not so impressive when the kid should have been a 9th grader anyways. And all I saw was a 6 foot 6 kid dunking on fast breaks. I didn't see nba basketball skills. If you are 6 foot 6 you better be able to dunk.

Maniak

11-01-2010, 11:22 PM

Nice Video. It's nice to see a young kid dominating a bunch of older kids.
Usually the other way around, no homo

oneandonly

11-01-2010, 11:25 PM

Jaylin Fleming and Jashuan Agosto are the real things. They already have NBA mentors, they train 24/7. They are truely the next great rivalry. Derrick Rose even said they were better than him at the age of 10.

and that's scary.

yea you know the kid is special when Jashaun has Isaiah Thomas (University of Washington 5ft 9 star point guard), Jamal Crawford, and Brandon Roy all working with him every summer. It's great to see nba players putting him under their wing.

AirTupac

11-01-2010, 11:30 PM

What does skin color have to do with anything? They are simply scrubs.

oneandonly

11-01-2010, 11:33 PM

And then there's this kid who's the same age as him

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ-JDk0l8Uo&feature=related

Andrew Wiggins ain't 13 yrs old. Yes he is in the 8th grade but he is 16 yrs old. Once again, when you are 6 foot 6 regardless of your age, you better be able to dunk.

oneandonly

11-01-2010, 11:38 PM

What does skin color have to do with anything? They are simply scrubs.

Are they scrubs or does Jashaun make them look like scrubs?

The video doesn't showcase them, it showcases Jashaun. So to call players scrubs that aren't being showcased in a video isn't fair at all.

When I look at the other video's submitted of 16 year old kids playing 7th grade basketball, the competition doesn't look to great in their highlights either. But then again, it's highlights of the 6 ft 6 kids dunking. That's impressive?

I believe that some people assume that since a 5 foot tall 7th grader is hooping up some 10th, 11th, and 12th graders that they must be scrubs. Rather than give the kids props for being able to play well vs older kids. The kid is super quick, which makes everyone else look slow. That's what I see.

oneandonly

06-16-2011, 11:25 AM

Update on the kid!!!!

He was invited to the John Lucas International 8th grade camp with the Top 100 8th graders from around the world as a 7th grader. Jashaun is now 5ft 1 3/4 and still pre puberty. John Lucas said that this camp had the most talent he has seen, and he's been putting on these camps for years. So how did the hyped up phenom perform? Well, they split the teams up into 10 teams of 10 and let them all go at it with ref's and scouts all over the gym to rank the kids. Here are two video clips. Jashaun Agosto as a 7th grader playing vs the Top 8th graders from around the world ranked #10 overall at the camp. This is what the scouting services had to say about his performance.

""5'1 7th Grader Jashuan Agosto from Federal Way, WA is a top 10 ranked player in camp.What Agosto lacks in size, he more than makes up for with his quickness off the dribble, ball handling and passing skills, excellent court vision, and ability to put up prolific numbers."

It's from Hoopscooponline.com the number one ranking service in the world for over the last 20 years.

Real Deal? See for yourself...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1ygcwcGC9g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IWOIXKek0E