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Message: [QUOTE="AZHuskiePop, post: 5241195, member: 1609"] In my pre season questions Clingan’s ability to go from 12 minutes a game to 25 minutes a game is certainly a ligitmate question..in fact anyone not having that as a question really doesn’t know much about basketball. Big guys tire,tired guys foul , and guy who fouls sit . We certainly didn’t want him sitting. Keeping him on the floor was critical to the NC as he changed the defense entirely . Given he was gifted in footwork ,size , and hands that was the only real question about him. I can’t remember anyone questioning Castle defending and defense is a thing I pay attention to more than most . I did question our team defense which looked horrible for a stretch when Clingan was hurt .in the absence of a rim protector team defense is only as strong as its weakest link which was never castle. Castle was pretty much the last option on offense and our opponents sometimes used his man to double a shooter.. that’s simply a fact He made them pay thankfully . I saw his first game ever as a Huskie and commented that he amazingly sees the game in slow motion which gives him multiple options mostly in delivering the ball or finishing at the hoop but he was never a greater shooter at UConn although his other skills allowed him to create his own shot. [/QUOTE]