Steph Castle goes off for 32.

[ctbro1999]

The idea that Castle wasn't a supreme athlete probably comes from how effortless his movement looks. He reminds me of a young Paul Pierce in that respect (Pierce was a better shooter). He's a top level athlete whose game isn't based on pure athleticism.

Yeah, he's so smooth it gives the illusion he's not super athletic, but that's far from the truth.
Sorta like an average baseball outfielder that makes a crazy looking diving catch vs an elite outfielder that makes the same catch standing still while yawning. He's so athletic he can get in position to catch the ball much faster than the average athlete outfielder who has to use 100% of his energy to barely catch the ball.

 

[superjohn]

The four best UConn dunks I can remember were Sticks' half court alley vs. Texas, Lamb's vs. Columbia, Donyell against Seton Hall, and Bouknight's one-handed dunk off a botched lob pass against ECU. I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting (I could probably put a half dozen Robinson putback dunks or Rudy Gay lobs on this list)

Stanley had a so many that were crazy. My favorite is his left handed put back dunk against the entire Providence team. It's the most impressive dunk I've ever seen from a UConn player. 2:03 mark of this video...

 

[Excalibur]

Stanley had a so many that were crazy. My favorite is his left handed put back dunk against the entire Providence team. It's the most impressive dunk I've ever seen from a UConn player. 2:03 mark of this video...

Add in the one that got us within 3 in the Final Four game against Michigan State (7:01). The Texas lob is at 10:06.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

But we saw a glimmer of it in his worst offensive game of the tourney vs Illinois. That dunk was sick, and it was on a very good defender (Shannon), whom he also locked up.

My all-time favorite UConn in-game quote remains, "Got a mismatch," before Kemba's BET ankle-breaker.

My second favorite is, "Castle's been quiet..." before that spin & dunk.

 

[Gurleyman]

My all-time favorite UConn in-game quote remains, "Got a mismatch," before Kemba's BET ankle-breaker.

My second favorite is, "Castle's been quiet..." before that spin & dunk.

I'd like to submit:

"Trajan Langdon with the ball, he's going up against a great defender, what's he doing here?"

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I'd like to submit:

"Trajan Langdon with the ball, he's going up against a great defender, what's he doing here?"

Without any of the attitude I'd associate with someonesaying this, I actually expected the stop and the outcome, and don't remember that call.

I've even rewatched the game and been surprised how good an opponent Duke was, and how close the game was.

 

[UCLJ0211]

My all-time favorite UConn in-game quote remains, "Got a mismatch," before Kemba's BET ankle-breaker.

My second favorite is, "Castle's been quiet..." before that spin & dunk.

That Kemba one is great…I submit for you a couple more:

“The shot…yesss…the shot’s gonna count. The shot by Tate George wins it”

“Just when they say you can’t, you can, and UConn has won the national championship.”

 

[Gurleyman]

Without any of the attitude I'd associate with someonesaying this, I actually expected the stop and the outcome, and don't remember that call.

I've even rewatched the game and been surprised how good an opponent Duke was, and how close the game was.

Always felt like we didn't even play our best in that one. We actually lost our minds from about the 8 minute mark to the 4 minute mark of the second half after we went up 5. We had 4-5 wasted possessions that let them tie it back up. Langdon also hit a couple threes (and a FT) on an exhausted Ricky at the end of the half (although he was exhausted because he scored 13 and that wouldn't happen every night).

 

[Iluvsuebird]

Steph is a very good athlete but anyone comparing his athleticism to DRose didn't see peak DRose

Easy there tiger. I saw Drose. Castle is looking every bit as explosive.

 

[husky429]

Easy there tiger. I saw Drose. Castle is looking every bit as explosive.

Lol, no. Just stop

 

[aceboon]

Easy there tiger. I saw Drose. Castle is looking every bit as explosive.

You should consider LASIK. This isn't even a case of different opinions, you're just flat out wrong.

 

[caw]

Huh? I think every game I was texting people what an effortlessly freakish athlete he was.

His athleticism on display wasn't usually the straight run and jump athleticism you saw from Jackson. He never showed an outstanding first step because he often used his superb strength and balance to get by defenders. It wasn't that it was absent but he just didn't show nearly the CONSTANT explosiveness at UConn that he shows in the NBA.

 

[uconngb]

Stanley had a so many that were crazy. My favorite is his left handed put back dunk against the entire Providence team. It's the most impressive dunk I've ever seen from a UConn player. 2:03 mark of this video...

Norm Bailey double clutch two handed against Nova was best I ever saw. Had a little David Thompson in it.