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REB1094 said:
In his last three games, Castle is averaging 23 points on 54% shooting!

How is it even possible that a guy who plays 25 minutes is a -4 in a 28 point loss?



Hawkins also definitely isn’t fully out of his funk, but has put together a couple solid games recently.
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He’s been plenty net- this season on the flipside. Let’s hope he keeps it up.

Silver is commish by day vampire by night.
 
husky429 said:
He's just so skilled and controlled he doesn't need to use it. His playstyle doesn't require freak athleticism, so when he lulls it out, it surprises defenders and he does stuff like those dunks
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Really reminds me of peak Laveon Bell if we're doing cross-sport comparisons. He never really blew you away with pure speed, but was patient with his running and let the play develop in front of him to find the holes. Though he of course flexed his athleticism once he hit the holes.
 
REB1094 said:
In his last three games, Castle is averaging 23 points on 54% shooting!

How is it even possible that a guy who plays 25 minutes is a -4 in a 28 point loss?



Hawkins also definitely isn’t fully out of his funk, but has put together a couple solid games recently.
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Area 51 is such a cool nickname for Castle and Wemby
 
REB1094 said:
In his last three games, Castle is averaging 23 points on 54% shooting!

How is it even possible that a guy who plays 25 minutes is a -4 in a 28 point loss?



Hawkins also definitely isn’t fully out of his funk, but has put together a couple solid games recently.
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Steph did great work in the first half and then pretty much nothing in the second. Was
Puzzling to watch.

Also. San Antonio’s second team could the worst ever. They were clueless out there
 
Skiblets said:
Steph did great work in the first half and then pretty much nothing in the second. Was
Puzzling to watch.

Also. San Antonio’s second team could the worst ever. They were clueless out there
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That's on the coach, he took Castle out when the game was in the balance and then put him back in when it was a blowout.
 
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Skiblets said:
Steph did great work in the first half and then pretty much nothing in the second. Was
Puzzling to watch.

Also. San Antonio’s second team could the worst ever. They were clueless out there
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Was their best player and played 25 mins, it was mind boggling.
 
Skiblets said:
Steph did great work in the first half and then pretty much nothing in the second. Was
Puzzling to watch.

Also. San Antonio’s second team could the worst ever. They were clueless out there
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That game went from tied with 3 minutes left in the 3rd to a 30 point blowout in the blink of an eye. That was crazy.
 
Good first shift for Castle today. Five points, 2-3 shooting including a 3. Also he’s face guarding Herro all over the court and has him 0-2 with a contested three and an air ball on a contested runner.
 
Gurleyman said:
Good first shift for Castle today. Five points, 2-3 shooting including a 3. Also he’s face guarding Herro all over the court and has him 0-2 with a contested three and an air ball on a contested runner.
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Kinda faded after the good start. He has so much room for improvement (of course he just turned 20, so to be expected). Every time I watch he leaves 6-8 points on the table by not finishing open five footers and being weak around the rim. He’s an enigma that way - he can show great strength on some drives and then be really weak on others and not even get the ball on the rim. A couple years of weight training and he’ll be more apt to finish well.

Spurs completely fell apart again. Up 15 and now down 25. They are kind of mentally weak and have a lot of bad shot takers.
 
husky429 said:
Funny game for Steph. 12/4/1 on efficient %s but also 4 TOs.
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A little unlucky on two of them. Wemby had both hands on a ball and was stripped by a double team from Duncan Robinson - but Wemby never really got full possession so Castle getting the to is fair … but stronger hands from Wemby would have prevented it. Then he threw an alley to a back up big (Bassey) who really should have caught it.

One in the third was another alley attempt where he should have taken the open 5 footer - but a defender guessed pass and deflected it. He had missed that little floater a couple of times - so it was a good guess. Live I actually thought he shot the ball (a little push shot) and thought it was a clear goaltend - but played it back and he put it just wide of the rim as a pass and the defender “blocked” it.

Later in his career the defenders might need to respect his shot a little more.
 
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superjohn said:
I never noticed how enormous Adam Silver's ears are. He looks like he's about to take flight.
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Give it a few years. They claim that ears never stop growing
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
He has some great dunks this year. He has great athleticism
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Think he has great in-game athleticism, but don’t know if that translates to a dunk contest. Regardless its cool to see him get some much deserved spotlight.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
He has some great dunks this year. He has great athleticism
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Steph has like 2-3 dunks in his dunk package. The two hand monster dunks are emphatic for in-game dunks but those aren't dunk contest dunks, when I think of dunk contest dunkers Steph would be far down my list. But again, that's where the dunk contest is at in 2025.
 
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HuskyWarrior611 said:
Didn’t know Steph had THIS much athleticism. Congrats to him! Will be fun to watch one of ours on the big stage.

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Love it - Steph leading the charge of UConn marketing in the NBA. Get that jumper going, win a title with Wemb, world is oyster.
 
Scoe said:
I've always felt Ajax was made for the dunk contest, he can reach the top of the back board and I'm convinced he can dunk from the ft line. Ajax could let that old Dr J Afro out.
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Now HE could be a dunk contest guy.
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
He has some great dunks this year. He has great athleticism
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I’ve been so impressed how many dunks he’s had in the half court. That’s a true sign of basketball athleticism. He seems to be getting even more explosive. With that said, I don’t see him as a dunk contest guy
 
Glad to see Steph get in the contest.
I think most UConn fans would take Andre over Steph in a dunk contest.
 
Glad he’s doing it for the sake of visibility. He won’t win, but if he doesn’t embarrass himself, it’s a net positive. Bring Wemby out for an assist.
 
Huskyforlife said:
I agree about the Wemby stuff. He’s a unicorn, but at some point shooting is just shooting.
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Not much point in being 7’4 if you’re doing stuff 6’4 guys can do and not the things 7’4 guys can do.
 
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