 Jaylin
Fleming is a fifth-grader from Chicago. The dribbling skills
and jump shots demonstrate Fleming's ability, but the clip where he
instructs his center on where to set a screen is most telling of how
far along his game really is...
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Being
successful in basketball is more
than just shooting well, it's having an innate feel for the game, a
basketball IQ. That can't be taught. It's an instinct, one that Fleming
seems to posses. However, being good as a 10-year-old has almost
nothing to do with being good as an 18-year-old. This is why the
process of trying to identify young athletic talent is always risky.
It's not the same as being a piano prodigy; the piano stays the same,
basketball changes. Competition gets bigger and better and can narrow
the ability gap. Plus, there's a chance that young basketball prodigies
don't grow as tall as expected, or see their speed slow down in
relation to everyone else or stop improving, or burn out. That's for
the future, though. For now, Fleming is a well-adjusted 10-year-old who
happens to have a wicked crossover dribble. If he keeps along this
path, who knows...
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Dustin
Hoffman Jason Bateman Kiss Cam
* Bango
Backflip Dunk (Video)
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Real Backflip Dunk (Video)
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Tiny
shatters backboard
(Video)
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PosterLeBron: Dunk over King
(Video)
 * Maicon
scored the best goal
of the season so far
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Lady
GaGa original Telephone
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Madonna
Lady GaGa Catfight
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