Is Emoni Bates An All Time Bust?

[TheMailMan]

He should just go overseas

He gonna be in China playing against guys named Sum Ting Wong

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Grand opening, grand closing.

He had a spark when he started

he's a hooper...he'll be back

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

All time cautionary tale terrible inner circle that started believing the hype and tried to cut corners to fast track him to the league

Short arms, bad defender, limited athleticism, KD body frame but he’s 5 inches shorter than him. Another Ball Is Life bust

 

[Trav]

As in all time recruiting bust? b/c an "All time bust" is reserved for someone who was drafted #1 overall (or close to it) and ends up never coming close to living up to that pick. Emoni didn't live up to his 5* recruiting billing, but it was evident by his final HS year that he wasn't "generational." The "Next KD" label had evaporated completely by then, and he wasn't even #1 overall in his class anymore, and was firmly behind dudes like Paolo, Chet.

He's an all time recruiting bust, but there are plenty of 5* that never make an NBA roster.

Rushing the process was the biggest mistake w/ Bates.

It's ova

Cc: @Big Boss

 

[CHICAGO]

Being called an all-time bust cause you couldn't match you high school performance in the NBA is wild

THIS THREAD WAS MADE BEFORE
HE MADE THE NBA...

HE WAS CALLING HIM
AN ALL TIME COLLEGE BUST
LIKE SEVENTH WOODS


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[Dr. Narcisse]

All time cautionary tale terrible inner circle that started believing the hype and tried to cut corners to fast track him to the league

Short arms, bad defender, limited athleticism, KD body frame but he’s 5 inches shorter than him. Another Ball Is Life bust

The KD stuff was far-fetched, but damn if it ain't wild to see him let go and Brandon Miller currently averaging 20 a game. In terms of thinking about where they were at 2 to 3 years ago.

Brehs really cant take development for granted. College Basketball bread should keep a lot of these guys in school 3 to 4 years.

 

[the cool]

Him and Mikey Williams got ruined by social media fame


Got to their heads. If this was the 90s they both would of made it

 

[The God Poster]

Him and Mikey Williams got ruined by social media fame


Got to their heads. If this was the 90s they both would of made it

lol y’all just be completely ignoring skills.

Edit: let me be clear tho both got overhyped just like Newman but if you’re a baller at an elite NBA level it will show

 

[RubioTheCruel]

lol y’all just be completely ignoring skills.

Edit: let me be clear tho both got overhyped just like Newman but if you’re a baller at an elite NBA level it will show

If you're gonna be a complete liability on defense and not pass the ball you better be world class at shooting/scoring and he's not.

He's the worst type of player that you'd want in the NBA now - low efficiency volume scorers who doesn't pass and can't play defense. No one can use a guy like that.

 

[Bledswole]

Him and Mikey Williams got ruined by social media fame


Got to their heads. If this was the 90s they both would of made it

Mikey Williams NEVER was going to the NBA lol

 

[MikelArteta]

He should have just stayed at Memphis and listened to penny and worked on being a big pg

 

[MikelArteta]

You gon learn Chinese

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

He should have just stayed at Memphis and listened to penny and worked on being a big pg

Trying to be Shaun Livinston might have been the move. I know he left after HS, but just talking who to model his game after.

 

[RubioTheCruel]

Trying to be Shaun Livinston might have been the move. I know he left after HS, but just talking who to model his game after.

Penny tried to run him at point when he was at Memphis but he just didn't have the passing instincts so they threw that in the bushes

 

[EBK String]

Him and Mikey Williams got ruined by social media fame


Got to their heads. If this was the 90s they both would of made it

More stats got sidetracked in the 90s than now getting wrapped up in all the fukkery of the crack era.