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Torres is brutal on Twitter.

But the game was worse. The first 80% of it was unwatchable.

The next 10% threatened to wake Naismith from his grave to kill everyone associated, but it was awful in a way that worked…the West was so bad that it let the East back in it.

And then the last 10% was horrific basketball, but closely fought so it passed for entertaining.
 
Fishy said:
Torres is brutal on Twitter.

But the game was worse. The first 80% of it was unwatchable.

The next 10% threatened to wake Naismith from his grave to kill everyone associated, but it was awful in a way that worked…the West was so bad that it let the East back in it.

And then the last 10% was horrific basketball, but closely fought so it passed for entertaining.
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UConn grad. Gotta support.
 
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UCTitleTown said:
Let's grab Bronny, the only undecided player. LaBron's a billionaire, so NIL money shouldn't be an issue.
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According to the info i just read, Bronny is already the top NIL earner of all college and HS athletes at $7.5 annually, which is more than double what any other athlete is earning.
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
Castle has been pretty sloppy with the ball
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Yea I came away from that game really, really hoping Newton comes back so they can spell each other at lead guard. Castle was very impressive overall, but he’s going to have issues handling the ball at times and against the press. I can only handle so much Diarra
 
Goldenflash said:
According to the info i just read, Bronny is already the top NIL earner of all college and HS athletes at $7.5 annually, which is more than double what any other athlete is earning.
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Daddy chipping in 5 for his kid
 
I watched some of the third and fourth quarter before deciding it wasn't baskeball and going to bed. At any rate it was confusing to even figure out what was going on. East was down around 10+ points and kept throwing the ball away. I kept waiting for Castle to come in. Then he's finally in and knocks down a deep three. A few possessions later he drives the lane and lays it in. They go to commercial. Come back, he's on the bench again. That was my "its time to brush my teeth" moment.
 
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80shusky said:
I watched some of the third and fourth quarter before deciding it wasn't baskeball and going to bed. At any rate it was confusing to even figure out what was going on. East was down around 10+ points and kept throwing the ball away. I kept waiting for Castle to come in. Then he's finally in and knocks down a deep three. A few possessions later he drives the lane and lays it in. They go to commercial. Come back, he's on the bench again. That was my "its time to brush my teeth" moment.
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Same. Saw enough to know he’s a team player. Second time I watched him in this type of venue and I get the impression he’s not comfortable playing where individuals are primarily showcasing themselves.

Very similar in the team first concept like Andre. I’m not at all concerned with his earlier ball handling problems.

This is the way!
 
I thought it was fine. I wasn't expecting high level basketball, just a lot of talent trying to outshine other talent.

I thought Castle looked good.
 
fleudslipcon said:
Same. Saw enough to know he’s a team player. Second time I watched him in this type of venue and I get the impression he’s not comfortable playing where individuals are primarily showcasing themselves.
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100% accurate. This isn't the kind of game where Stephon's skills or personality are going to shine. He's competitive but a bit like Lamb in that he's calm and mild-mannered.

Showcases always make the athletic freaks and iso players stick out, and the more skilled guys like CasTle look bland because no one is running real offense.
 
Huskyforlife said:
I’m close to blocking this guy on twitter. I’m not even sure who he is or who he works for, but he posts some awful, awful takes.
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He should stick to what he's good at: Being a UConn homer.
 
Watching SportsCenter from a booth in a restaurant today as they showed clips from the game. They did a stop action and highlighted Kentucky's 3 incoming players on the floor on one play. It's like an incurable disease.
 
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Goldenflash said:
According to the info i just read, Bronny is already the top NIL earner of all college and HS athletes at $7.5 annually, which is more than double what any other athlete is earning.
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There's less money in NIL than I realized. I'm willing to chip in $10 to make a UConn player the highest paid annually.
 
Absolutely insane that DaJuan Wagner Jr. is a third generation All-American and likely a third generation NBA player. Even more impressive is Camden, NJ which is smaller than most of CT’s largest cities produced two AA’s in one year.
 
Im not convinced Bronny will go to college. I know they are paying lip service to leaning that way now, but Ill believe it when I see it.

Nevertheless if he does end up somewhere, it is going to be a circus sideshow with a one and done. No thanks. He would make bad or mid teams better, no doubt, but If you are an upper echelon program with continuity designs I could see it being a distraction.
 
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BPT2Storrs said:
Even more impressive is Camden, NJ which is smaller than most of CT’s largest cities produced two AA’s in one year.
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They didn't "produce" this level of basketball player. They recruit kids. This isn't Bristol Central. It's a basketball powerhouse cheating residency rules to pull better players.

I'm not sure about DJ, but Bradshaw was highly recruited to go to Camden and get him to transfer from Roselle. His hometown is well over an hour from Camden.

Stephon Castle's high school does some similar stuff, but Stephon is actually from the county where his HS is. Atlanta public basketball is on another level though... there's no comparison in CT.
 
husky429 said:
They didn't "produce" this level of basketball player. They recruit kids. This isn't Bristol Central. It's a basketball powerhouse cheating residency rules to pull better players.

I'm not sure about DJ, but Bradshaw was highly recruited to go to Camden and get him to transfer from Roselle. His hometown is well over an hour from Camden.

Stephon Castle's high school does some similar stuff, but Stephon is actually from the county where his HS is. Atlanta public basketball is on another level though... there's no comparison in CT.
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The number of Atlanta area born draft picks and NBA players has to be among the highest in the country. There’s a surprising number of CT related families, and transplants in the ATL area. I’ve had multiple alumni in both buildings I’ve lived in. I hope Castle is just the beginning of creating a recruiting footprint here. It should be like out of state football schools recruiting Florida and Texas.
 
bfs3 said:
The number of Atlanta area born draft picks and NBA players has to be among the highest in the country. There’s a surprising number of CT related families, and transplants in the ATL area. I’ve had multiple alumni in both buildings I’ve lived in. I hope Castle is just the beginning of creating a recruiting footprint here. It should be like out of state football schools recruiting Florida and Texas.
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Ricky Moore and the right Lamb (Jeremy) agree!
 
husky429 said:
They didn't "produce" this level of basketball player. They recruit kids. This isn't Bristol Central. It's a basketball powerhouse cheating residency rules to pull better players.

I'm not sure about DJ, but Bradshaw was highly recruited to go to Camden and get him to transfer from Roselle. His hometown is well over an hour from Camden.

Stephon Castle's high school does some similar stuff, but Stephon is actually from the county where his HS is. Atlanta public basketball is on another level though... there's no comparison in CT.
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I get it, but isn’t Camden a public high school? How does this exactly work? Don’t you need to show residency?

I get catholic schools, prep schools, academies, etc. but how does that exactly work for a public school? No difference between Camden High and Bristol Central in that regard, or am I wrong?
 
BPT2Storrs said:
I get it, but isn’t Camden a public high school? How does this exactly work? Don’t you need to show residency?

I get catholic schools, prep schools, academies, etc. but how does that exactly work for a public school? No difference between Camden High and Bristol Central in that regard, or am I wrong?
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Residency rules are a joke. Schools turn a blind eye in CT all the time, and Jersey is way more fast and loose with the rules than CT is.

I would venture to guess every starter on Camden either moved there specifically to play basketball or is playing fast and loose with residency rules. Always amazing how many kids end up living with a "cousin."
 
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