Why Cooper Flagg Doesn’t Stand a Chance
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Cooper Flagg is only 16 years old but people are already saying he’s the projected number 1 pick in the NBA draft. We have seen this kind of hype before but is this time legit? - Sport
Most of the time the best high school prospects are the best because they develop faster than the rest
Facts like Mikey Williams is the best example from 7th grade to 9th grade his game developed so fast he was most definitely the best but once guys caught up he started to fall in the rankings
Anybody can look in highschool.
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@@brooklynknitethen why doesn't everone look good
Ya but then they plateau and get set in their high school play style including bad habits. Then when they face tougher competition in college or pros, they can't break those bad habits, adapt, or evolve
The thing that makes Players like Boozer, Flagg and Dybantsa special is their Feel for the Game, IQ and Versatility. Even if their shots not falling they still affect the game with their effort on both ends
Pays to be 6'9
no it’s because they are in highschool. wait until they play better competition to start saying these things. ben simmons was knocking down 3’s like zion throwing down dunks when ben was in highschool, but as soon as he hit college and the nba he couldn’t shoot anymore.
@@will-zj5gq Agreed. Plus you never hear fundamentals spoken about anymore with young prospects. I watched some clips of that big white kid and wow his footwork is not good. He's only 16 so it can obviously improve but people need to stop with the "high basketball IQ" crap. All through this comment section I see mentions of basketball IQ. The media came up with that nonsense and people regurgitate it over and over. IQ is a person's reasoning, basically common sense. Players are getting praised for understanding basketball and common sense? 😂
They are tall and skilled for there height usually is a big advantage for high school players sometimes it doesnt add up to college let alone the NBA.
@@roboninja3194this is so true, it's annoying.
Jabari Parker wasn’t really a bust because of his skills more of his physical injuries.
Agree
For sure he was beast at times, n he's mad alot money too fur short career, bet around 100m
Exactly because the game changed
@@davidchandler6885Before taxes...so bout 45 million....ill take 10% of that
I was lucky enough to see Cooper Flagg play in a Maine tournament in against my stepson a couple years ago, during Covid when they played summer league at the park I grew up balling in, and the entire 4 acre park was packed, you couldn't get anywhere near the court, and he was in 8th grade at the time. It will be great to have an NBA prospect from the state of Maine finally, as the last one was in the 60s or 70s... Although, Back when I was 16 and playing ball, we had another top high school prospect, TJ Couette, who was playing out of his mind dropping 50 a game, and played very similar to Cooper. In summer league, I could just throw it over my head anywhere near the basket and TJ would grab it and dunk it. Then he went to Villanova where he averaged 2 mins a game and was never heard from again. Hopefully Cooper has a much better runway to the NBA.
Peter Gavett was that prospect, right?
Duke provides nice runways:P
with Coop hype unless he's garbage he's getting 20 min easily
Gets tough at the higher levels when the unathletic folks are accustomed to dominating and suddenly they realize they have to damn near be Michael Jordan to compete with most of the league.
There's no chance that the young guys would beat the draft picks from this year. This is a super-strong class this year and they would have a lot more muscle on those kids and would dominate them.. just because some scouts said that doesn't mean it's true.😊
yeah its delusionnal to think otherwise
Neither A.M. Hoops nor that NBA scout actually believe these kids would SWEEP this year's draft class. Funny how A.M. talks about players listening to their own hype and then goes out and overhypes kids.
There is no way to speculate what someone is capable of. The media and the such. Push certain people. We shall see what happens.
YEA RIGHT any of them are beating scoot or wemby what lmaoo
@@ripito-eo6rh I did not say that they would beat the people that you mentioned. I said that you don't know what someone is capable of. Wemby is very impressive for sure.
im 4 months older than cooper flagg and i can ensure you that regular highschool is enough pressure already, nonetheless having to deal with nba media grooming you to become a superstar. me personally i would stay away from social media to lower the mental toll and use the time to improve grades and work on skills. it sounds better to be popular in highschool but in the end it can make fake friends and alter your entire life if you dont monitor everything you do incredibly closely under a spotlight. its just easier to stay out of it in my opinion
Yes keep off social media. Who gives 2 poops what other people think. That never matters. If you believe in your self and work hard you will see results that are far more important than paying attention to that garbage.
There's no pressure in high school at all unless there's a war and you'll be drafted the next year to fight in it. That's the pressure some of us faced., not a fun-but-silly sport like basketball.
At 16, Doncic and Wenanyama alreay played pro games afainst adults. Wembanyama was first in Block in the premium french league. Doncic played key minutes in Euroloeague (second best league behind Nba). USA needs to change some things. Cooper Flag is way in advance physically to progress with his age class by example.
Simple Google search will tell you that euroleague is not a league, it’s a European competition consists of the best clubs in Europe. The best clubs in their nation’s domestic league.
Like UEFA Champions League
@@alohatigers1199True but Real Madrid is in Liga ACB, which is still the second best league in the world if we don’t include Euroleague.
@@alohatigers1199 so what ? it's a competition between clubs. And I am French,
I know what euroleague is. and basket champion's league. And eurocup. Changed nothing to what i said
Big ten teams were just in Europe playing these teams and they mopped them up.
@@UR_Right24which teams? Because not all European teams are built equally. The best European team would beat the NCAA champion. That’s not my opinion, that’s a fact.
I see all these videos about why Bronny will stand a chance in the NBA and now I see a video about why Cooper Flagg won’t 😂
I love how well you explain everything!
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these kids these days are more well rounded than ever. you never used to see anyone past 6"6 with floor IQ like these guys. they're not just blessed with height, but also brains. i pray for their success and hope they come to my favorite team :p
Iq is lower then ever. Athleticism and potential are considered more important then I.Q. AND FUNDAMENTALS
@@DaRealBenRichardsaverage player today 10x better than few decades ago
@@DaRealBenRichards that's because athleticism can take you pretty far in sports like basketball. derrick jones jr. and kenneth faried come to mind. higher end skills could possibly be learned later through effort or just experience.
@mati-yh3vy you're not even a few decades old, how would you know?
@@iHasCaek that's why the game has devolved into iso or pick and roll.
Copper is actually good
Let’s hope his work ethic and discipline is always locked and don’t get side tracked
The only thing I'd say is that when you laid out the top 3 ranked players by year, what I saw is that we're getting more accurate in recent years, probably because of the ubiquity of social media. It's a lot harder for good players to fly under the radar these days as compared to 2012.
The problem is judging 16 years is very difficult because some kids are physically mature faster than others. For example, michael jordan didn't make his high school basketball team as a freshman in high school.
3:38
"is already 6'9"
*cuts to footage of him wearing #69
"when he was 15"
*cuts to footage of him wearing #15
this editor deserves a raise lol
Luka becoming Euroleague MVP and LaMelo playing in Australian League showed that if you can play against grown men, then you can play in the NBA.
Well, just because someone is a grown man doesn't mean he's ever played basketball. LOL. LaMelo is much better than I thought he would be, however. If you have potential, there is always some NBA team that's going to be willing to take a chance on you for at least one regular season, if only because they're hoping that they fooled everyone by solving a player's personal problems and making him in to a decent NBA player.
I think desire counts for a lot. Have to have the deep ingrained desire to be great. That manifests itself in the court with aggressiveness and killer instinct, during practices and alone in the gym. It’s too bad these kids get hyped up so early. Wish there was a moratorium on media coverage until they reach a certain age, but we know that’ll never happen.
Yeah desire probably counts 50% of how your career pans out.
Yo I was just thinking… I wonder how many of these kids who got wayyyy to much attention and all the shit with it, that just weren’t developed enough or even had intelligent enough people around them to help strengthen their mental fortitude and whatnot… kinda sad.
Yeah, a lot get lost in the fame. These kids are 16 and superstars, probably everyone wants a piece of them which could go to their head and keep them from training more. @@APinTheAK
Getting better at that chime legal stuff bro 😂 thanks fi di video. Keep the good work.
You’re my favorite channel, thanks so much for being reasonable. I’ve been seeing hype for this kid and I just feel it’s unfair. Dude can’t even vote and they’re comparing him to Hall of Famers. Let kids be kids.
I don't' really watch the nba much anymore, but I still love your videos. This was a good one!
3:37 Boozer's son's jersey number matching his height at 6 foot 9 (#69) and his age of 15 years (#15)
I totally agree with you about the expectations placed on these guys are ridiculous. But, in a way is building them up for what the league does. I pray their camp around them keeps them humble throughout this journey because I do truly believe if all goes well, they can develop into their potentials. Situation all matters from here out, so let’s pray God has them set to be stars in this league
I want to see them play as role players to see their capabilities on how they play without the ball on their hands within the offence
Coop played at montverde as a role player/starter, still affected the game by rebounding and playing d and cutting to the ball/basket
I’ve seen cooper do that. The only thing hurting him and it will get better as he ages is his maturity
@@Amor1990how does he lack maturity?
Really good content!
Of those 3, I would tend to go with Boozer as most likely to have a solid NBA career because of his dad. Second generation players have an edge. See guys like both Currys, Kobe, Larry Nance Jr, Klay, and even Austin Rivers. They have a better idea of what it takes and what you need to do. And they probably have people they listen to that give them more realistic takes on how good they actually are.
Yeah, like Jordan and Scottie’s kids. Oh, never mind
So how about mj's kids and all the other players kids? While so many other players, and some don't even don't know their dads come out as stars
@@nassiglutt6587talent gotta be there I could be wrong was jordan son ever a top recruit or talent
@@nassiglutt6587 I'm not saying it's an immutable law of nature or anything. Just that 2nd generation could have an edge. I also think that, similar to players becoming coaches, there tends to be an inverse relationship to the father's ability. The better the father was, the worse the son will be relative to the father. Think of it like regression to the mean.
I’ve been watching Dybansta for a long time now glad to see him take off on the scene. He’s also only going into his sophomore year, the youngest in this video.
The biggest thing that scouts or rangers is the measure of a young man’s heart. It’s impossible to measure. Guys this talented are separated by their heart and work ethic. You can guess and test their personalities all you want but you can’t ever know 100%.
That doesn’t even take into account what’s going on in the private life off the court!
Were rooting for you Coop up here in Maine !!!
Big fan of Cooper Flagg, saw him dominate the u17 World Cup at the age of 15. Really impressive for me.
i watch the world cup and he did not dominate as you say
@@pantethine66defensively he did
Yes sir. He dominated.
Cooper will be the #1 pick. Dude is unreal at everything.
boozer clears
@@samuellolango9720 naah
easily Boozer #1
Nah, watch more film. Cooper is very limited offensively. Dude is massively talented but he needs to work on his game a ton to be a successful NBA pro
@@Eastunder While I agree with you on all counts, I still believe he will be the number 1 pick due to the massive talent and potential.
Great video Andy
im glad ive heard about the top people in the draft before the am hoops video
1:50 actually too funny 😂
The Caption was actually Genius 🔥..
i love this guy if i was a prospect like these kids i would watch him to feel better about myself
Great content
In 2000 my 6'9" seventeen year old son was playing with a Nike AAU team from Charlotte. My son was All-State etc. that year but he is not the subject here. He already had his future planned and it did not include 🏀. Now, as a fifteen year old Rashad McCants was playing on this seventeen year old AAU team. Rashad was a man/child at fifteen with a natural instinct to put the ball and anyone that was in his way in the basket at the same time. There was a tournament in Louisville, KY that required every Nike team nationwide to be there. Everybody that was anybody was at that tournament. They gave no individual awards to players but if they had, Rashad would certainly have been in the top three running for MVP while playing up two full years. There were also brief glimpses of the Rashad that eventually became very visible at UNC, then the train wreck that was his NBA career. It's just tough predicting the adult that a fifteen-year old will become.👌
All of these takes are absolutely crazy bro😂
Saw Aj play live and he was stunning
I think they should scout Europe instead of goind crazy for some highschool kid who they will see in college anyway 😂 so they dont miss out on Nicola, Luca, Giannis exct.
Name another European player! The US will always be the path to the NBA.
Giannis > Davis (close)
Jokic > Embiid (played HS and College in America) (close)
Luka > Tatum (close)
Wembanyama = Chet
Lauri played at Arizona University and Sabonis was born in Portland Oregon.
?? < Trae Young
?? < Anthony Edwards
?? < Ja Morant
?? < Zion
?? < Haliburton
?? < Ball
?? < Jaylen Brown
?? < Paolo
?? < Mobley
?? < KD
?? < Curry
?? < Lebron
?? < Kawhi
?? < Dame
?? < PG
?? < Kyrie
?? < Butler
?? < Bam
Europe is dry for talent. Wembanyama is Bol Bol and Porzingis mix together.
@@maxhypolite5388It depends, it seems like more talent comes from the US, but there’s more “best in the league” level talent coming internationally.
@@corvidconsumer Trae Young, Ja Morant and Luka are all closer than we want to believe. Davis and Giannis are closer, but Davis is always injured. Jokic and Embiid are closer. Embiid got a better coach and things will be different in Philadelphia.
The differences between European and US players are; US players are divas, they think they’re as smart as GMs and they know how to evaluate talent, they rather play with their friends and pals, 1 championship is enough for their legacy, meaning they don’t need to compete anymore, because they got theirs.
If we go strictly on US vs European
Jokic > Karl Anthony Town
Giannis > Davis
Embiid > Zion
Luka = Ja, Trae, Haliburton, Mitchell and Tatum
This won’t look the same by 2026. Giannis plays a lot, less than 300 games away from 1000 games played. Embiid is always hurt, Jokic plays a lot and he’s no athletic god by any standard. In a max of 4 years these guys will be not be the talent pool.
Luka will be going against Tatum, Ja, Shai, Mitchell, Trae, Scoot and many others.
This is not even close. The top young talents now are US especially at the grassroots level U19 and younger.
Giannis and AD is not fucking close tf. AD has accomplished far less@@maxhypolite5388
AJ Dybantsa actually looks at the faults in his game. He is also able to dish out the ball more than Cooper Flag and has a more organized and stable game than Boozer.
The crazy thing is the elite 15-16 years in Europe are already playing on pro teams. It’s like soccer, if your an elite soccer player at 14 you’re going to get picked by a pro European soccer team.. both Messi and Ronaldo were selected at 13.
I need to rewatch this in 6 years
The biggest reason why Emoni Bates likely failed is his dad was his hs coach and he didn’t develop any from sophomore year to senior year. The warning signs were there when he played in aau tournaments his senior year and coaches had defenders sag off him. He coasted off his athleticism instead of trying to develop a consistent jump shot. That’s why wing players can be so hard to predict in the nba. It is so easy for them to dominate in high school or college without being able to shoot but then in the nba they get exposed.
No, the reason he "failed" is that he can't run, can't jump has the arms of a 6-5 guys and a 14-year old's personality..But he' hasn't failed yet.
These elite players are dominating against people that are 6'1".
not only that athleticism can only go so far perkins was a beast in highschool casue he was 6 10 240ish
there's nothing like a good NBA prospect hype. it's a ridiculously potent drug and I am ready.
The flow was actually angelic
Oscar Wembanyama is going to catch them up eventually.
Wembanyama played against men. Those 3 are playing againt the boys.
@@sikecar534 yes, if the US don't change their basketball system, they will be ruining the potential of these young hoopers.
AM Hoops is like the Ace Ventura of the NBA
😂😂😂😂😂❤
Welcome to 2023 where they fit the commercial into the person. That was actually pretty crazy how strong of a chime Commercial that was.
I would not call Jabari Parker a bust. To me, if your career is shortened or altered by injury, and that is why you don't fulfill your potential, you are not a bust. That is out of a player's control. A bust is when they just simply don't perform and live up to the expectations
That's not the generally accepted definition. The likes of Sam Bowie, Greg Oden, Michael Olowokandi are considered all time busts due to injury.
Bust is a bust if you can’t take care of yourself it’s your problem.
Kwame brown is a bust
That’s a bust
I’m not a Labron hater, have a lot of respect for what he has done over the length of his career. Taking teams with little talent to the finals, never getting in any trouble with the law, but there is something off about how he sees himself or talks about himself. Forget about the we gonna win 5,6,7, championships, or the time in the tunnel before going out on the court for his first game back in Cleveland, he said something like this is one of the biggest games of all time. Now I have to see him at an AAU game wearing a shirt with his picture on it from the Sports Illustrated cover “The Chosen One”. I’m sorry just a little too full of himself.
Is not that deep dude, he is the chosen one tho
@@nknewknowledge2678right 😂😂😂😂
Emoni Bates may have been bad in college but he popped off in the summer league
Edit: y'all gotta chill in the comments I'm just saying that he did do really good vs top prospects and we will see how he does in the nba
bro summer league means nothing
Lol….hahahhahahahahahahah….hahaha….HAHA
@@YYKpikadodo for me summer league means more then regular season. better defense and emoni still hitting those shots and finding those passes.
@@johnmarkson1998bruh what you smoking man
Remember when Kevin Knox was popping off in Summer league. Yeah just you wait until you face proper men as to rookies, sophmores and G-league players.
You know Flagg took all those years kids made fun of his family name to his face, bottled it up into a ball, and made it personal… dude is on a mission
I don't think these kids have any idea how cool of a last name Flagg is. Remember Randall Flagg from The Stand by Steven King?
I love your vids
good stuff!
What makes Lebron so special is he is the only player to exceed expectations with that god like high school pressure. Wemby has been given a very similar hype up and hopefully he stays healthy and hungry enough to become a superstar
This video isn’t saying why Cooper Flagg won’t stand a chance, it’s saying what their player comps are and how talented they are. This is just showing us how good kids are getting at the game and how they will change the way the game is played. And, they’re not comparing AJ to Paul George because of how effective he will be in the NBA if they put him in the league right now at 16, but how their games are so similar.
I can't believe you made us watch all those ads!
I can’t speak for AJ but being from Maine we have a different outlook on these things, more humble and just enjoying the moment that’s why cooper won’t get bothered by all the attention he’s just having fun, also boozer has his dad to help him navigate through the attention so they for sure won’t fall victim to the attention.
Thank you. Hype is nice so we can watch the subsequent “Whatever happened to……” a few years later.
Cooper Flagg will be an All Star. He's got something special.
Me not skipping the ad read sure paid off handsomely 🎶
Cooper is an incredible talent, as well as several others. I notice Cooper is especially prone to carrying the ball constantly. I wonder how much his game will be affected if he sees stricter refereeing.
You realize they don’t call that in the NBA UNLESS u piss off the refs. Just ask AI
When, abd what channel, can we watch Cooper Flagg, and Monteverde?
The media always finds ways to over hype a prospect and gets their hands clean "because the guy didn't pan out"
Disgusting behavior
I don't need anyone to tell me Flagg doesn't have a chance. Just by watching him play, his talent for the game is obvious.
Jabari Parker not a bust. That’s unfair. Before injuries he was nice
The media: he didn’t play in any big games. You need the spotlight
The media: it went wrong because he had the spotlight
When I see cam boozer play reminds me of Paolo banchero & similar comments by scouts 😅
The song was dope🤘🏻
This dude was glazing at the beginning lol
Am hoops in the pm...what a day
There are more players there who made more than 30 million a year, cannot call them busts. I am actually amazed how the recruitment has become so good.
Good energy
The greatest irony on a video like this is the fact that A.M. Hoops claims that the only "legit star" (highlighted in green) ranked top 3 out of HS in the last 10 years is Anthony Edwards - a guy who hasn't made an all star game, all-nba team or achieved anything of note (yet). He then suggests that the two latest drafts "were decent" despite the fact that they haven't played long enough to make an evaluation. In fact, the most accomplished player on that list - by a wide margin..... Is Ben Simmons - 3 time all star, 3 time all-nba. And of course, Andrew Wiggins, Brandon Ingram, Michael Porter Jr and Julius Randal are all very good players in their own right.
"The frog that is living in the pond so long know nothing about the ocean."
Do you think you can make a vid on Mikey Williams
does anyone know what draft class oscar wembanyama will be in? (Victor’s younger brother)
*When LeFlop James shows up to your game, that’s the kiss of death to your NBA career. LeGone even hurt Chet Holmgren in a pick up game 💯
You say that Cooper lost in the finals but disregard he's on Maine United. Boozer literally has other rated players on his team. The fact one player carried them that far speaks volumes.
great analysis, let them be kids only time will tell
Cooper carries the ball big time. Puts his whole hand under the ball and literally carries the ball.
sounds like he's ready for the NBA then
They should tell the race of the scouts
Weird
bro really hit those notes 🎶🎵🎤
He’s just like every other hyped up high school, prospect, bigger, faster, stronger, more athletic than everybody, and when he gets to the next level, he will be Marvin Bagley in the NBA
Boozer son potential All-star caliber player in the future 💪💪💪
Issue with Emoni’s game in high school was he was one dimensional. What makes AJ, Boozer, and Cooper really good compared to Emoni is their impact to the game other than scoring
The Sublime reference, damn.
AMhoops=🐐
I must need to watch a lot more because I've been watching Dybansa and he doesn't look like he's in the same category as the people that scout named.
….dybantsa & boozer are 2026. Flagg is ‘25
Zions problem unfortunately is with health, not with skill or impact :/
Also he's a pretty distant teammate during his rehab so he never builds any chemistry with his teammates.
his health problems are self inflicted
Cooper will be a superstar in the NBA.
Nope lol more like a benchwarmer
Heh heh heh. The singing really made the video for me. Heh heh heh.
biggest flex is going to highschool in Maine and watching this dude play.
All three if those kids are "Steph Curry with a 40inch vertical"
No way people move on from the draft prospect hype that fast 😐
Chime is goated. You get $100 when ur direct deposit drops too
Celtics fan and if somebody offered Cooper Flagg straight up for Jason Tatum to finish this season I'd ask to see a full game film before making a decision.
Great video. Underscores the incredible mental make-up of former 15 yr old legends Lebron, Bryce Harper and Messi
I will remember thepart Casey sing for a long time😂😂
who can polish there skills to another level can become great