(2021) SG Tamar Bates to INDIANA

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,208]

I love seeing him take those first two jumpers on the move, coming around the screen. We didn't have anybody who could do that last season. 

Our perimeter players did not take 3-pointers unless there was nobody within 5 feet of them -- and we usually missed even those. 

Beat me to it by 2 minutes!

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[Brass Cannon 24,617]

I’m really not trying to pile on Archie and I am still skeptical of Woodson but it’s mind boggling how quickly issues this team had for four years were addressed under the new regime. 

[Stuhoo 80,438]

14 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

I’m really not trying to pile on Archie and I am still skeptical of Woodson but it’s mind boggling how quickly issues this team had for four years were addressed under the new regime. 

Not yet. Not yet.

(But...yes!!)

but not yet.

[ramadden13 908]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

Not yet. Not yet.

(But...yes!!)

but not yet.

Was listening to some of my podcast backlog on a run today and there are going to be a lot of college basketball people with egg on their face if this goes how we’re thinking it will.

[cthomas 6,412]

Bates may be even more important to CMW than Langford was to CAM. His skills are a perfect fit for what we are trying to do.

[Banksyrules 4,712]

He’ll be playing 82 games and change a year.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,228]

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Whoa!! Showcase them skills young fella.


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[HoosierHoopster 6,935]

13 hours ago, Banksyrules said:

He’ll be playing 82 games and change a year.

It's of course way early to be talking NBA ... but yeah, this kid already has that combination of dribble-moves, outside pull-up and athleticism to go with being a two-way wing... I'm really looking forward to watching him play a real role in redefining IU ball.

[Uspshoosier 45,571]

https://247sports.com/Player/Tamar-Bates-46086331/

for those interested Bates is a composite 5 star now 

[IUc2016 7,121]

16 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

https://247sports.com/Player/Tamar-Bates-46086331/

for those interested Bates is a composite 5 star now 

Yep rivals was the last to update. Jumped from 57 to 30.

SOOOOO excited to watch Tamar in the candystripes

[ramadden13 908]

15 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

https://247sports.com/Player/Tamar-Bates-46086331/

for those interested Bates is a composite 5 star now 

Kind of funny that he’s a 5 star composite but a 4 star on ESPN/247/Rivals. But he’s sooo close to the line (first 4 star in ESPN/247).

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,522]

Rob Cassidy - Bates is one to watch because of the massive strides he’s taken over the last year and how important he is to the rebuilding project going on at Indiana, the school with which he is signed. The four-star combo guard has decent length and has improved by leaps and bounds on the defensive end, where he never seems to take a possession off. Bates is left-handed but is able to finish with his right hand somewhat consistently.

 

LSU commit Efton Reid was mentioned in several of the Bates posts and Cassidy had this to say about the Reid commitment.  Reid was thought to be a Pittsburgh or Florida State lean for weeks before Will Wade stole his commitment at the 11th hour.  Love Cassidy's choice of words.

[str8baller 5,207]

I haven’t really followed recruiting much since the early Crean years, but this kid seems like a huge pull for Woodson and possibly the guy that helps round out an increasingly solid rotation next year. 

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[DWB 1,098]

I listened to Bate's interview with the hysterics guys, and he's a 5-star kid personality wise, maturity wise, and has a really great family.

[Dalton26 16,892]

Got a nice little bump In the rankings.

[go iu bb 5,796]

So he's not a 5* in the individual rankings (at least 247, ESPN, and rivals) but he is one in the composite rankings. That's interesting.

[Brass Cannon 24,617]

1 hour ago, go iu bb said:

So he's not a 5* in the individual rankings (at least 247, ESPN, and rivals) but he is one in the composite rankings. That's interesting.

I would assume rivals or ESPN has a different/higher threshold value for 5 star 

[Uspshoosier 45,571]

 

[Stuhoo 80,438]

43 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

 

 

Wow--pretty dang impressive--the young man is wise and mature beyond his years. I'm gonna speculate that there is some excellent parenting involved. The fact that a five star with this level of maturity and character was immediately attracted to the current IU staff is extraordinarily encouraging.

Personality-wise reminds me of a young Yogi Ferrell or Randy Wittman. No nonsense, no robotic or canned answers, and an innate knack for understanding what is important.