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REB1094 said:
Castle is back. 14 points, 4 assists, 3 reboubds, steals on 5-12 and 2-4 from three. He was a starter and Harper came off the bench

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That one handed skip pass is not an easy play to see or make. But he made it look easy.

Hope Fox takes as long as he needs to to recover from his hammy to see how Castle runs this offense next to Wemby. I’m ready to bet on his assist line lol
 
fatlucy said:
He’s a great trade piece for #4
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If I was the Spurs I’d use Fox to go and get Giannas. (I know a lot more would be needed but they have a lot of assets)
 
REB1094 said:
Castle is back. 14 points, 4 assists, 3 reboubds, steals on 5-12 and 2-4 from three. He was a starter and Harper came off the bench

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His three point shot looked much better. He needs to improve his FT percentage though, he's going to live at the line. Also, I swore he had 4 rebounds, but they must have given one to a teammate.

Harper played very well, he's much more of a traditional PG. Castle can play the point and is a great ball mover but he makes the simple play (or at least makes the hard plays look simple. Harper is much flashier, and very much ball dominate (or wants to be).
 
Clingan played 19 minutes as a starter. 15 points, 11 rebounds (7 offensive), 2 steals. Was only 2-6 on FT, but did make a three!

Hawkins got 18 minutes off the bench. 13 points on 3-7 (1-4 from three). Don’t know exactly how this works, but he was a +19 in 18 minutes in a 2 point loss (???)

Rough night for AJax. Only 10 minutes and was 0-4

Non UConn: Jared Butler (old Baylor guy) scored 35 points in 33 minutes on 14-25 FG and 5-9 3P, wow. Best shooter in college Koby Brea was 2-12 and 0-6 on threes, not so wow. Jeremiah Fears had a great game, looks like the Pelicans’ non-Dejounte lineup is Poole/Murphy/Herb/Zion/Missi so Fears came off the bench for 20 points in 22 minutes. Daniss Jenkins got the start for Detroit, had 19 points and 6 assists (but 5 turnovers)
 
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Rough night for AJax. Only 10 minutes and was 0-4

Ajax better hope they find a place for him or he can start to pack his bags - I think he would be a great Globetrotter or Euro play perhaps. Never thought he was NBA caliber player solely due to his lack of having an offensive game. A true blue Husky for sure.
 
Clingan looks to be in great shape. Lots of talk from the team and from him about how much better shape he's in and how they're expecting big things. Clingan says he's dropped down to 280 lbs, I wonder if he was playing some of last season at 300 lbs.

 
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superjohn said:
Clingan looks to be in great shape. Lots of talk from the team and from him about how much better shape he's in and how they're expecting big things. Clingan says he's dropped down to 280 lbs, I wonder if he was playing some of last season at 300 lbs.

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Love to see it. That’s most of the battle for him. He’s going to put up big numbers just by being able to be on the floor for long periods.
 
Cleveland is a perfect fit for him if he can stay healthy, still miraculous he can be this effective after a knee cartilage transplant

 
nitpicking but this is where I need to see DC be aggressive, it's Steph Curry making a business decision in front of you at the rim, he needs to go in and dunk this just like he did vs Quentin Post in the first half. the same aggressiveness on the boards and challenging shots needs to be channeled in his offensive game

 
aceboon said:
Cleveland is a perfect fit for him if he can stay healthy, still miraculous he can be this effective after a knee cartilage transplant

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As a backup this is great. Especially considering the health issues if he can’t play big minutes.

If he’s able to play big minutes as a starter again I’d love for him to go to a team in need of a true PG and D player. Mavs could’ve really used him.
 
HW611 said:
As a backup this is great. Especially considering the health issues if he can’t play big minutes.

If he’s able to play big minutes as a starter again I’d love for him to go to a team in need of a true PG and D player. Mavs could’ve really used him.
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yea starter minutes is out of the question at this point, with Mitchell & Garland he can play sub 25 minutes and load manage games to maximize his effectiveness
 
Cam got only eleven minutes in a game against the Hornets (where the Grizzlies got curb stomped) and was one of two players with a plus boxscore, was 3-5, 3-4 for 11points and 6 assists. (Messed that up, I kind of turned the game off early and didn't check final stats for Cam).

Liam was 3-8, 0-3, 1-1 in 21 minutes, for 7, 5, 1 and a steal. Not great but not horrible and his shot is one of the things I wouldn't worry a ton about.

Non-UConn: Dallas' current starting lineup is kind of odd to watch. They go Flagg, Klay, PJ Washington, Davis and Lively. Super long and athletic but (Klay aside) shooting is going to be an issue.
 
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caw said:
Cam got only three minutes in a game against the Hornets (where the Grizzlies got curb stomped) and was one of two players with a plus boxscore, was 2-2 for 6 points.

Liam was 3-8, 0-3, 1-1 in 21 minutes, for 7, 5, 1 and a steal. Not great but not horrible and his shot is one of the things I wouldn't worry a ton about.

Non-UConn: Dallas' current starting lineup is kind of odd to watch. They go Flagg, Klay, PJ Washington, Davis and Lively. Super long and athletic but (Klay aside) shooting is going to be an issue.
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Some teams are going super tall.

Rockets rolled out a starting lineup of Amen, KD, Jabari Smith, Sengun, and Steven Adams recently.
 
HW611 said:
Some teams are going super tall.

Rockets rolled out a starting lineup of Amen, KD, Jabari Smith, Sengun, and Steven Adams recently.
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Missed that, makes sense for both teams with their starting PGs being out with injury and their backup PGs being mediocre.
 
Kenny11 said:
I assume San Antonio verbal agreed to give Fox a max extension before they knew they would get the number 2 pick in the draft...but I really think it was a mistake. Castle and Harper are going to need to play and grow together as much as possible.
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IMO the Spurs plan to keep Fox until Steph gets his extension in 2028 or whatever it is. Castle, Wemby, Harper are a championship core in 5 years.
 
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aceboon said:
One wing down, will AJ survive roster cuts with the Bucks...

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Probably getting cut for Amir Coffey unfortunately. More unfortunate that the Bucks need to roster Giannis's wildly-less-talented brothers
 
Yesterday -

Hawkins: 16 minutes off the bench. 15 points on 6-11. But was a -21 in 16 minutes?

Clingan: 28 minutes, 9 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks on 3-8 shooting

DNP-CD for Newton

Non-UConn: TSJ had 14 points in 23 minutes and Rob Dillingham had 13 points in 22 minutes, so if it wasn’t already decided, Newton is definitely out of Minnesota’s guard rotation. Buzelis had 19 points in 23 minutes, I’m watching him closely this year. Reed Sheppard went nuts, 29 points in 29 minutes on 12-22. Cade Cunningham 16/10 in 23 minutes, if the Pistons are good this year then he’ll be in MVP conversations. Jeremiah Fears with 16 points in 22 minutes off the bench
 
REB1094 said:
Yesterday -

Hawkins: 16 minutes off the bench. 15 points on 6-11. But was a -21 in 16 minutes?

Clingan: 28 minutes, 9 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks on 3-8 shooting

DNP-CD for Newton

Non-UConn: TSJ had 14 points in 23 minutes and Rob Dillingham had 13 points in 22 minutes, so if it wasn’t already decided, Newton is definitely out of Minnesota’s guard rotation. Buzelis had 19 points in 23 minutes, I’m watching him closely this year. Reed Sheppard went nuts, 29 points in 29 minutes on 12-22. Cade Cunningham 16/10 in 23 minutes, if the Pistons are good this year then he’ll be in MVP conversations. Jeremiah Fears with 16 points in 22 minutes off the bench
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My bold prediction for this year is that the Pistons will make the NBA Finals.

Wouldn’t be surprised if the Mavs or Clippers made it either from out West when they are fully healthy.
 
HW611 said:
My bold prediction for this year is that the Pistons will make the NBA Finals.

Wouldn’t be surprised if the Mavs or Clippers made it either from out West when they are fully healthy.
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You do love to draw attention to yourself with hot takes, but a Pistons-Mavs/Clips final? That is definitely an outside the box prediction as none of those teams made it past the first round last year. With the anemic east Detroit has a shot, but the Mavs and Clippers will be lucky to get past the Twolves, Houston, and the SA Wembys, much less Denver and OKC.
 
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Liam starting for the Hornets tonight and so far is playing well…outplaying the Kon… hoping Hornets cutting Dinwiddie is related to Hornets feeling good about Liam
 
AfgHusky15 said:
Liam starting for the Hornets tonight and so far is playing well…outplaying the Kon… hoping Hornets cutting Dinwiddie is related to Hornets feeling good about Liam
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Him and Kon ended with pretty similar numbers overall and seemed to play well together. I don't think they are necessarily competing for time because they play pretty different positions. The fact one was taken so much higher than the other is absurd though. Kalk played well also. He's going to be a solid bench big for years.

Castle absolutely balled out in his minutes today. I hope he can get his 3PT% up to around 32% and his FT% to 78-82% this year because he is so good at everything else.

Cam had 11, 5 Assists, 3 boards in 21 minutes. Dude just puts up solid numbers whenever he plays.

Tyrese had a workman 7-6 in limited minutes

Newton had a bad night with 3pts and 3assists with 3 TOs in 20 minutes

Can't wait for the season to start.
 
caw said:
Him and Kon ended with pretty similar numbers overall and seemed to play well together. I don't think they are necessarily competing for time because they play pretty different positions. The fact one was taken so much higher than the other is absurd though. Kalk played well also. He's going to be a solid bench big for years.

Castle absolutely balled out in his minutes today. I hope he can get his 3PT% up to around 32% and his FT% to 78-82% this year because he is so good at everything else.

Cam had 11, 5 Assists, 3 boards in 21 minutes. Dude just puts up solid numbers whenever he plays.

Tyrese had a workman 7-6 in limited minutes

Newton had a bad night with 3pts and 3assists with 3 TOs in 20 minutes

Can't wait for the season to start.
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Julian Champagnie had 15 points on 5 threes. Castle assisted every single one. If Champagnie ever gets a bigger contract, he owes Steph part of it

 
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