Emoni Bates... the next Magic, MJ, LeBron (Sports Illustrated)

[El Jefe]

WELL HE PLAYS LIKE KD
SO NONE OF IT MAKES SENSE.





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Thought exactly the same ..wat bout this kid , made em think MJ or Magic ,



















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Kallin it now # B U S T

 

[UserNameless]

@Darealtwo1 SI really needs to stop doing this .

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

I was so sure OJ Mayo was going to be a PG version of Kobe

Nevermind, Kobe, I was sure he was going to be something.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Next OJ mayo

 

[Deus]

guardians need to be smarter than this

these folks love to pimp prep athletes for freebands

they will be back around to double up if shyte goes left too

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Shoutout to Lenny Cooke

 

[O.G.B]

Thus far.............nah, I'm not seeing the hype!

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

There’s raw footage out there on YouTube (not highlights) that will give a better glimpse of his actual game. His shooting ability is definitely undeniable, but he takes just about every shot, gets bothered by tough defense, and doesn’t even pretend to defend anybody.

He’s young so there’s time to make improvements, but when you have his own father basically saying he’s so good he’s about to start shooting left handed 3s , that kind of tells you he’s not interested in his weaknesses.

At the same time, if I’m a kid and people are telling me I’m better than KD at this age and I’m a 6’9 Steph Curry, why would I want to listen to people “hating” (aka constructively criticizing) my game?

 

[Big Boss]

 

[Big Boss]

There’s raw footage out there on YouTube (not highlights) that will give a better glimpse of his actual game. His shooting ability is definitely undeniable, but he takes just about every shot, gets bothered by tough defense, and doesn’t even pretend to defend anybody.

He’s young so there’s time to make improvements, but when you have his own father basically saying he’s so good he’s about to start shooting left handed 3s , that kind of tells you he’s not interested in his weaknesses.

At the same time, if I’m a kid and people are telling me I’m better than KD at this age and I’m a 6’9 Steph Curry, why would I want to listen to people “hating” (aka constructively criticizing) my game?

 

[MikelArteta]

 

[cyndaquil]

Dude was arrested
He not even going to the league at this point

 

[///Vega+++]

Dude was arrested
He not even going to the league at this point

For?

 

[old pig]

For?

Ex-HS star Bates arrested after gun found in car

Emoni Bates was arrested after sheriff's deputies discovered a firearm in a vehicle he was driving. The former high school star transferred from Memphis to Eastern Michigan this summer.

www.espn.com

 

[Heavy_Handz]

How you go from the next KD at 15 to absolutely trash just a few years later? Who scouted this kid?