Steph Castle goes off for 32.

[Travelman6]

I'm surprised by Castle's athleticism in the NBA, he's right up there already in the current league and he's putting people on posters routinely. I did not see this and I watched a fair amount of him before UConn and then everything at UConn.

Derrick Rose is like Barry Sanders in that he had to be seen to be believed. I watched pretty much every one of his games before the injury and I remember exactly how I felt when he got injured. The most athletic point guard ever hands down. He was freaky.

Prime rose vs prime AI would have been a treat. Two of the best athletes I've ever seen.

 

[3rdbass]

They saw a guy who was a 52% 3 point shooter on high volume and had the train of thought shooting is the most important skill out there lol.

Just to see the guy who can’t shoot outside of 8 feet that they drafted the year before go out and become unbenchable.

But his size will always be a detriment. For someone who can jump he has 1 dunk in Kentucky and none in the NBA. LOL! And you mentioned shooting. He is shooting 31% Overall and 27.5% from 3pt (worst than Castle who can't shoot from the outside.). LOL! I mean it could be worst and you draft Cody Williams. LOL!

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

But his size will always be a detriment. For someone who can jump he has 1 dunk in Kentucky and none in the NBA. LOL! And you mentioned shooting. He is shooting 31% Overall and 27.5% from 3pt (worst than Castle who can't shoot from the outside.). LOL! I mean it could be worst and you draft Cody Williams. LOL!

Yeah I never got the hype either. I like Dillingham more from his same team.

 

[RichZ]

He really should have stayed a second year...

Would have been good for us, but for him, going when he did was the right move at the right time.

 

[Dogdeacon]

The kid is so strong. Like freakish. He was a brick wall as a frosh.

I think a better way to characterize the perception while he was at UConn of Steph's athleticism was that it translated VERY well (or Elite if we have to use the talking head buzzword) on the defensive end, yet offensively while definitely NBA - more towards NBA average on the offensive end with tbd upside.

However, if you watched him play in the 2nd half of the season at UConn or just saw Steph up close standing next to college players it was abundantly clear that he was a different level athlete. The fact that he would finish 95%+ of fast break plays was indicative to me that the offense upside would come.

 

[Connhomer99]

Was watching the game yesterday, the way he gets to the hoop is something we haven't seen a lot before, even in the NBA. He has a unique bounce to his step, agility, maneuverability and bounce step towards the hoop. Dude obviously works hard as heck. He made some moves he didn't make at UCONN last year. He came a long way from the beginning of last season to the end of last season. And he's come a long way from the beginning to so far in this season. I think he'll be a great representation of our university for years and years to come. I'm so happy for him. He's gotta be one of my favorite huskies ever and what he's accomplished in the NBA only continues to add to that. Keep killing them steph!!!

 

[alphasigko]

He's making a very strong case for ROY!

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I'm still laughing at posters who compared Liam to Steph as far as athletic talent. That was the biggest joke I saw on the BY. Not trying to put Liam down but

...I can't help myself

he is average at best Athlete and not in Steph's stratsophere.

...and it makes me start making writing mistakes

Actually some here thought Liam was just at Athletic.

...and then they start compounding.

 

[Excalibur]

Yeah Reed Sheppard player getting drafted that high when he is a 6-1 SG always baffled me. I know he was supposed to be a great shooter and athlete but he is puny and not the greatest dribbler in the world. Definitely not a person who really has PG instincts either.

The Rockets were laughed at when they made that pick.

 

[JakeTheDog]

I'm surprised by Castle's athleticism in the NBA, he's right up there already in the current league and he's putting people on posters routinely. I did not see this and I watched a fair amount of him before UConn and then everything at UConn.

Derrick Rose is like Barry Sanders in that he had to be seen to be believed. I watched pretty much every one of his games before the injury and I remember exactly how I felt when he got injured. The most athletic point guard ever hands down. He was freaky.

Thanks for the vid, that’s a joy to watch. DRose was so damn good.

 

[Umami Zen]

Rose was unstoppable when he had good wheels.