UConn in the NBA Jan '25

[HuskyWarrior611]

Castle looked like the #1 perimeter option for the Spurs tonight. 21 shots taken tonight. Really cool to see him start to get comfortable being that guy the Spurs are going to want him to be.

Hopefully be keeps this up.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

I understand Wemby is great, generational, any adjective you wanna use. But man, he is just hard to watch. His game is transition pull up 3s, iso, slow moving, pretty indecisive. He is rarely in the paint. And watching the Spurs a ton this year, he is really not a very good on ball defender. His feet are slow, and he gets targeted a lot more than I would expect. His tremendous defensive numbers are from mostly help side defense, which admittedly he is incredibly elite at.

He’ll round out his game no doubt, but his offense is again, rather difficult to watch.

 

[ToolzieFan]

Castle finished with 26. He’s so good.

I’m a big Wemby fan, but this was a crazy dunk, even though it didn’t count. The Grizzlies are dangerous.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

I understand Wemby is great, generational, any adjective you wanna use. But man, he is just hard to watch. His game is transition pull up 3s, iso, slow moving, pretty indecisive. He is rarely in the paint. And watching the Spurs a ton this year, he is really not a very good on ball defender. His feet are slow, and he gets targeted a lot more than I would expect. His tremendous defensive numbers are from mostly help side defense, which admittedly he is incredibly elite at.

He’ll round out his game no doubt, but his offense is again, rather difficult to watch.

Edey and JJJ locked up anything inside the 3 pt arch today. He doesn’t have any go to moves there currently.

He plays like he knows this is a trial year and throws up heat checks just cause in every game. Eventually he needs to develop a real post game though.

 

[RuffRuff]

I understand Wemby is great, generational, any adjective you wanna use. But man, he is just hard to watch. His game is transition pull up 3s, iso, slow moving, pretty indecisive. He is rarely in the paint. And watching the Spurs a ton this year, he is really not a very good on ball defender. His feet are slow, and he gets targeted a lot more than I would expect. His tremendous defensive numbers are from mostly help side defense, which admittedly he is incredibly elite at.

He’ll round out his game no doubt, but his offense is again, rather difficult to watch.

I couldn’t agree more. He’s an alien physically so it’s interesting to watch someone that looks like that move, but after you get your fill of that aspect of him, not what I would call must watch TV.

It’s a shame hoops has evolved to what it’s become because there was nothing prettier to watch than the big with skill around the blocks, guys like Hakeem and Barkley come to mind. It was one of the more artistic elements of the game and now a seldom used craft. At the college level guys like Broome still bring a little of that.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

I couldn’t agree more. He’s an alien physically so it’s interesting to watch someone that looks like that move, but after you get your fill of that aspect of him, not what I would call must watch TV.

It’s a shame hoops has evolved to what it’s become because there was nothing prettier to watch than the big with skill around the blocks, guys like Hakeem and Barkley come to mind. It was one of the more artistic elements of the game and now a seldom used craft. At the college level guys like Broome still bring a little of that.

Joel and Jokic show the post game you speak about with Hakeem. Zion has Barkley to his game as well.

Those skills are still relevant and useful to those who take the time to invest in them.

 

[RuffRuff]

 

[superjohn]

I couldn’t agree more. He’s an alien physically so it’s interesting to watch someone that looks like that move, but after you get your fill of that aspect of him, not what I would call must watch TV.

It’s a shame hoops has evolved to what it’s become because there was nothing prettier to watch than the big with skill around the blocks, guys like Hakeem and Barkley come to mind. It was one of the more artistic elements of the game and now a seldom used craft. At the college level guys like Broome still bring a little of that.

Watch Jokic. The rest of his team is blah but he's always worth the price of admission. I've never seen a more skilled and coordinated player.

 

[3rdbass]

I couldn’t agree more. He’s an alien physically so it’s interesting to watch someone that looks like that move, but after you get your fill of that aspect of him, not what I would call must watch TV.

It’s a shame hoops has evolved to what it’s become because there was nothing prettier to watch than the big with skill around the blocks, guys like Hakeem and Barkley come to mind. It was one of the more artistic elements of the game and now a seldom used craft. At the college level guys like Broome still bring a little of that.

The Joker is fun to watch around the hoop nowadays but I understand he is an oddity and even with that he is shooing a career high 3pt percentage.

 

[REB1094]

Castle is a monster. If he develops a consistent jumper, he’s an instant all star level player

 

[3rdbass]

Castle is a monster. If he develops a consistent jumper, he’s an instant all star level player

He is the best player that Hurley has placed in the NBA for sure.

 

[caw]

Just saw Cam (3 weeks) and Clingan (1 week+) are out on injury list for a bit. That sucks.

 

[ToolzieFan]

Just saw Cam (3 weeks) and Clingan (1 week+) are out on injury list for a bit. That sucks.

Just came here to post this. I saw that Cam was hurt on the bench last night. I missed the initial injury the other day. As for Clingan, I’m just glad it’s not his knee. He was just starting to get back to how he was playing before the knee injury.

 

[Edward Sargent]

I couldn’t agree more. He’s an alien physically so it’s interesting to watch someone that looks like that move, but after you get your fill of that aspect of him, not what I would call must watch TV.

It’s a shame hoops has evolved to what it’s become because there was nothing prettier to watch than the big with skill around the blocks, guys like Hakeem and Barkley come to mind. It was one of the more artistic elements of the game and now a seldom used craft. At the college level guys like Broome still bring a little of that.

Adama brought a lot of that and see where it got him!

 

[ctbro1999]

Castle is a monster. If he develops a consistent jumper, he’s an instant all star level player

If he can just boost his 3 pt shot to ~35% where guys can't play off him, it'll be like the red sea parting. Even as it is now, he can still break down guys and get to the hoop.

 

[HailUConn]

But but
That’s a soft ass and poor blocking technique from today’s big man. Never learn how to play fundamentals of defense.

 

[uconnblueinky]

Is Clingan injured again?

 

[ctbro1999]

Is Clingan injured again?

yeah, sprained ankle. Gonna be reevaluated in a week.

 

[Inyatkin]

Happy for Tyrese Martin playing 30ish minutes a game lately, but the Nets are just so bad. They scored 67 points the other night. I haven't seen that since like 1994.

 

[RuffRuff]

Happy for Tyrese Martin playing 30ish minutes a game lately, but the Nets are just so bad. They scored 67 points the other night. I haven't seen that since like 1994.

Tyrese had a net of -56. That has to be a new record, and not one you want.

 

[borninansonia]

Tyrese had a net of -56. That has to be a new record, and not one you want.

I would love to have the worst net in the history of the NBA.

 

[Inyatkin]

Tyrese had a net of -56. That has to be a new record, and not one you want.

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NBA Worst Plus Minus In A Game In History | StatMuse

Scoot Henderson has the lowest plus/minus in a game, at -58 versus the Heat on March 29.

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Scoot coming in strong with a -58.

 

[6Nattys4Us]

But +/- is one of the weakest stats to hold meaning: You could be in and instantly your mate fouls a 3 pt shooter who makes it +1 ft and you are -4 bc you were on the floor.

I'd rather go by team pts scored vs given up since this is a team game, but +/- is at an individual level but not 100% focused on what that individual does, just is on the court.

 

[caw]

Jackson is out with a hip injury today, but Castle has a game against the Grizzlies and Tyrese against the Lakers. Hawkins is playing decently against the Jazz so far.

 

[aceboon]

8 points in the first 4 minutes of game action for Castle