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He has to gain 2 inches of wingspan and about 8 inches on his vertical to even be deemed as average length and explosive ability lol. He's so short armed you have to basically treat him like he's a 6'5ish prospect, not a 6'9 in shoes or whatever, which looks a lot more like 6'7 to me anyway.
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And when he tries to finish or defend and sticks his little t-rex arms out, it results in bad things because he's giving up a ton of length and has no lift off the floor.

But hey, he has a long neck though.
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He's a 2nd round flyer and nothing more in my opinion. Even when you get over the bad athleticism and short arms. What is he actually good at on the basketball court?

He's not a facilitator in any aspect of the word.
He's never been known as a defender and with his athleticism and body type, you sure arent drafting him for defensive potential.
And if youre drafting him for his scoring. In conference play last year he shot 28% from 3 and had a 49 TS%. And we arent even talking power 5 conference play either. The dude is a 6'9 wing playing in the MAC. And he couldnt even crack 50 TS% as a Soph.
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Bates is a dude that can get you a tough bucket when matched up with someone that doesn’t have an athletic advantage over him. I’ve seen it repeatedly.

…but is that EVER gonna be the case in the NBA?

Wouldn’t waste a pick here.
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Not an NBA prospect in my opinion. Best skill is shot creation but he's woefully inefficient against mid-level competition. Not an athlete and doesn't show he's capable of creating space. A tough shot maker but when most of your shots are tough, the percentages will be low. Does not have a position he can defend at a passable level either.

He's an exhibit 10 level talent with off the court issues and immaturity concerns. Its an easy pass for me.
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1/ Ugly shot, beyond ugly
2/ Built like rookie year Brandon Ingram
3/ Cannot jump at all, foot speed doesn't exist either.
4/ Where was the creation? Maybe just my highlight, no assist this game for being a point forward.
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^ A lot of the same people on that board were predicting Mobley being an all-defensive player before anyone else (when he was in college).
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I’m trying to guess what type of food Bates will hurl at Cavaliers staff in three years. A buffet spread? Soup like JR? My guess is he yeets a pita like a frisbee into JBB’s face.
 
macbdog said:
I have a feeling we are about to become as emotionally invested in him as we were Billy Preston.
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I was thinking Billy Preston, but with less (faux?) enthusiasm. I have ZERO expectations for him starting. the Cavs mostly need bench players at this point.
 
ShawnKempIsMyDad said:
I’m trying to guess what type of food Bates will hurl at Cavaliers staff in three years. A buffet spread? Soup like JR? My guess is he yeets a pita like a frisbee into JBB’s face.
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He needs to eat food not throw it

Honestly need to get Jose Canseco and Roger Clemens over here to introduce Mobley, Allen, and Bates to their personal trainers
 
He has that throwback chucker confidence.

Antawn Jamison esque!
 
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