Keita Bates-Diop thread

Post #1 » by **Klomp** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:35 am

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LibertyPrime · Post #2 » by **LibertyPrime** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:40 am

Absolute no-brainer at #48. Makes you wonder what everyone else was thinking.

Post #3 » by **Klomp** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:41 am

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wolves_89 · Post #4 » by **wolves_89** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:42 am

I absolutely love this pick. I would have considered Bates-Diop at 20, so for me this is like getting another 1st rounder.

FargoWolf · Post #5 » by **FargoWolf** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:44 am

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D1SGRUNTL3D · Post #6 » by **D1SGRUNTL3D** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:45 am

do not care if he's "old". man I love what our bench is going to look like. Should be able to spell some minutes from Jimmy and not give up the lead instantly

younggunsmn · Post #7 » by **younggunsmn** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:50 am

Love the pick. Why did he drop? One of his writeups said he had a stress fracture in a previous season.
Backup 4 and hope to eventually push Taj?

Nice to see us with an eye to the future and some potential replacements if jimmy leaves or we end up trading wiggins.
I was really not looking forward to our wing and big rotation being filled out with scrap heap vets.

Post #8 » by **Klomp** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:55 am

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HitmanCapone · Post #9 » by **HitmanCapone** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:55 am

Klomp wrote:

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Did you just post your own tweet?

AirP. · Post #10 » by **AirP.** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:57 am

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Post #11 » by **Klomp** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:58 am

Maybe it's the 33, but a guy I comp him to is Danny Granger

Maefteda · Post #12 » by **Maefteda** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:58 am

A guy I wanted at #20. Really really happy he lasted until #48. The depth in this draft is great and this is a home-run for us. Love KBD.

moss_is_1 · Post #13 » by **moss_is_1** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:00 am

Great pick. Could've easily been a mid 1st rounder. Think we did well with him and Okogie.

Post #14 » by **Klomp** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:19 am

RED FLAG: Wiggins 2.0

Spliced in between his 12 made field goals, seven rebounds and three steals that night were moments when Bates-Diop was calling out and-ones when driving assertively to the rim. He used his pterodactyl arms at one point to motion to the crowd, asking for more noise on what had been the loudest afternoon in Value City Arena in three of four years.

To know how out of character that is, you have to know how shy Bates-Diop is. Jae'Sean Tate, personality-wise Bates-Diop's polar opposite, said his teammate out in public is the kind of guy who will pull his hood up high and keep his head down while walking through campus to avoid attention. Bates-Diop speaks in a soft mumble, often shrugging his shoulders as he talks -- not because he's unsure of himself, he just still seems a little surprised that people want to talk to him.

https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2018/03/keita_bates-diop_ohio_state_nc.html

Grits n Gravy · Post #15 » by **Grits n Gravy** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:32 am

Didn't realize how big he is 6'8.5 with a 7'3.25 wingspan at 224 - Looking back to last years draft, he's taller and longer than Jordan Bell and OJ Anunoby who played some PF/C last year so I like that he has the size and length to be that defensive combo 3/4 that we haven't had.

Bucketgetter · Post #16 » by **Bucketgetter** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:36 am

Didn't really want him at #20, but #48? What incredible value. Also just a perfect fit backing up the 3. This was a typical Thibs draft, and I love it.

Post #17 » by **Klomp** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:41 am

A comp I made in the prospect thread a week or two ago: Dante Cunningham

SBM · Post #18 » by **SBM** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:41 am

Not a fan, really had one good year.

Post #19 » by **Klomp** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:43 am

SBM wrote:Not a fan, really had one good year.

How many good years did all the one-and-done guys have?

SBM · Post #20 » by **SBM** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:50 am

Klomp wrote:
SBM wrote:Not a fan, really had one good year.

How many good years did all the one-and-done guys have?

Lol, so a 18 year old having a good year is the same as a 22 year old having a good year?