Emoni Bates is a dynamic
wing player with freakish length and agility and a scorers mentality who has
the ability to essentially score at will at the 2022 level. Offensively Bates is an extremely special
player, who has post skills to go along with a quick release exceptional jumper
that extends well beyond the 3-point stripe. His ability to pull up off the
dribble should be illegal for a player that is approaching 6’6 and a rising 7th
grader.
Bates can simply
dominate elite competition and top defenders in his class, as his combination
of height, length, athleticism, and skill is completely unrivaled on this level
– there simply is not anyone who at his size is doing the things that he is
doing and he is doing them exceptionally well. Despite
a laid-back nature, he is beginning to understand when and how to take over
games; a trait that once mastered takes him to the next level and will strike
fear into the hearts of opponents. We want to see him demand the ball in crunch
time and every indication watching him develop over a 3-day period - that part
is clearly on the horizon. Bates sword was sharpened,
he was tested, and he responded showing what he made of as a competitor.
He's skilled and instinctual enough to have an
offense ran through him – he is more than capable and unselfish enough to work
as a lead guard – he literally can play all 5-positions WELL. Already a great
rebounder who understands the importance of boxing out and can simply leap over
players who try to push him out of the lane;
Bates has the potential to become a great defender with his wing span
and great leaping ability and his shot blocking is exciting, instinctual, and
a game changing skill.
What you are
seeing with this young man is something special in the making; something that doesn’t
come around very often – continually testing himself against the very best will
not only magnify the elite level aspects of his game it will allow him to be
properly tested as he develops the other areas.
Players such as Bates have to find and seek out challenges as finding
9-more on a court or event two in some markets will be difficult or
impossible.
With that said look for
Bates to be a household coast to coast name well before high school as we
expect him to take on all challenger and comers because in speaking with the
player he not only wants it he wants to be the best at it – nothing else will
be satisfactory for this young stud.
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