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Message: [QUOTE="DogMania, post: 4827091, member: 21"] I'm not sure about that. It's not that unusual for highly touted athletic freshmen who haven't learned to shoot the ball well and/or demonstrate a solid level of D1 play to end up returning to hone their game for another year. The fact that he missed a bunch of games due to an injury, and needed time to show his A-game won't likely cast UConn as a non-destination for future potential 1-and-done recruits. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think NBA teams won't see him as a lottery pick if Castle doesn't improve his ability to be more decisive in the half court offense and improving his ability to finish in the paint. Since he returned, the half court flow seems to stop flowing when he's out there. He's good at taking it to the basket, but has struggled to finish both at the rim and midrange. Now there's a lot of ball to be played and time to acclimate to the motion offense and improve all aspects of his game. One comparison that comes to mind is Caron Butler. Granted, Caron made his jump to the NBA after his sophomore year. He struggled with his shot the first half to 3/4 of his sophomore season, but then he corrected a flaw in his jump shot (added a little more arc on it) went on a tare carrying the team the rest of the way. Castle doesn't need to carry the team. He just needs to play like a starter, show the skills people expect (physically attacking the rim, decisively setting up his teammates and playing lockdown D) and improve his midrange and deep J and he'll continue to be in the lottery conversation. [/QUOTE]

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