UConn freshman Stephon Castle expected to soon declare for NBA Draft: 'What a lottery pick looks like'

[Travelman6]

UConn freshman Stephon Castle expected to soon declare for NBA Draft

UConn men's basketball freshman Stephon Castle is expected to be a lottery pick in the NBA Draft, so the Husky will soon announce his future plans.

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Or should he listen to the facebook couch potato scouts and stay tO dEvELoP?

He will represent UConn well and hopefully find time to come back and watch UCONN get number 7 next April with the other Husky legends of honor.

 

[controlfade]

Hate to se him go for personal reasons but this kid worked his ass off and deserves this!

 

[Kitaman]

He's a Champion and he's ready.

 

[nomar]

Almost forgot he hasn’t officially declared yet.

Who will be the first boomer to say he needs to come back to work on his 3-point shooting?

 

[navery12]

There was never any doubt, but by the end of the year it was clear that he was no longer being projected as a high pick only on potential. The production was there as well

 

[Stinger92860]

Almost forgot he hasn’t officially declared yet.

Who will be the first boomer to say he needs to come back to work on his 3-point shooting?

He can work on it 24x7. Take the money!!! Imagine WHEN he is a 40% 3PT shooter.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

He has to go. He’s ready.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Stephon is one of the few that actually was a "one and got it done".

 

[HuskyBoi]

Mr. Castle has no reason to come back. He showed leadership as a freshman, a truly rare find in todays game. Showed up in the final 4 and championship game too. Good luck Stephon!

 

[Chuck]

Almost forgot he hasn’t officially declared yet.

Who will be the first boomer to say he needs to come back to work on his 3-point shooting?

Agreed. It should be a foregone conclusion.

The funny thing about people saying that guys like Stephon (and Donovan) should come back is those are some of the same people that then say "too many kids today go to college and have useless majors. They'd be better off going to trade school and getting a real job sooner." That's what guys like Stephon do. They get some trade training, show their talent to employers and fly out of the nest for a successful career.

Good luck Stephon!

 

[Mr. French]

He should stay 3 years, look at Ray Allen!

 

[Mr. French]

… let’s see who bites

 

[Poe]

I had my doubts he’d be a lottery pick early in the season after coming back from the injury. He showed some flashes of ability but I thought he’d be like a lot of 5 stars that simply aren’t one and done lottery picks.

The kid simply took off and his all around game was a joy to watch. BE FOY more times than Melo, a key piece of a stacked championship team as a freshman, defensive nightmare for opposing teams, and an excellent teammate and person.

Lucky to have had him. Looking forward to following a hopefully long NBA career.

 

[Magic32]

Looking forward to seeing him continue his development in the NBA, I just hope he goes to a team known for developing young players. Some teams chew them up and spit them out.
We’ve been quite fortunate with how mature Castle was and also Karaban when he came in. High IQ and high drive players.

 

[Iluvsuebird]

I never met Mr. And Mrs. Castle, but it appears to me that this decision was not as obvious as we thought it was. We see basketball and money issues, whereas the Castle’s see their child. It’s not just about the 2 hours before and after games, but the remaining 22 hours of the day, particularly on the road. We simply don’t know this kid well enough to know how he would handle that. His parents do. I am not saying he is staying, only saying it wasn’t the done deal we thought it was.

 

[KembaRunner]

He should stay 3 years, look at Ray Allen!

Bob Cousy stayed all 4. Does this kid think he’s better than Bob friggin’ Cous!?

 

[RedStickHusky]

Bob Cousy stayed all 4. Does this kid think he’s better than Bob friggin’ Cous!?

Yeah well, how many Cy Young's did Cy Young win?

 

[djct1999]

He is as much a special person as he is an athlete. To completely buy in and put the team first, not relying on his stats, is beyond rare. There aren’t many like him. Can’t wait to cheer for Stephon for many years in the league!

 

[prankster]

Almost forgot he hasn’t officially declared yet.

Who will be the first boomer to say he needs to come back to work on his 3-point shooting?

Some former players have in the past, but I would really like to see Steph come back to walk in graduation.

 

[Phoenixhusky]

High high character player and family. Truly lucky to have had him.

 

[KembaRunner]

Yeah well, how many Cy Young's did Cy Young win?

 

[UofCT]

One of the best defensive players we have ever had

 

[aburks41]

He has a real shot at going #1 overall

 

[Mr. French]

My next favorite NBA team is whoever drafts Steph Castle.

Draft accordingly, NBA execs!