UConn in the NBA Nov 2025

[caw]

This is obviously great but teams are doing a very good job of screening him to get the switch and really dragging Barnes/Champ after, from what I've seen.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

This is obviously great but teams are doing a very good job of screening him to get the switch and really dragging Barnes/Champ after, from what I've seen.

It’s also just not correct. Booker hit multiple shots while guarded by Steph. I don’t remember the rest enough to fact check them.

 

[caw]

It’s also just not correct. Booker hit multiple shots while guarded by Steph. I don’t remember the rest enough to fact check them.

Yep, well maybe. Hard to gauge how they are recording it for that tweet.

Booker went:

3 on Vassell
2 on Harper
2 on Castle/Wemby (Castle was screened off but did challenge from behind with Wemby the man in front. You could put this on Wemby as he did switch. McLaughlin was also digging from the other side.)
3 on Vassell
2 on Castle (or Wemby) hard to tell who was closer. I'd say Castle here but I could see the argument for Wemby as he was kind of challenged initially but dropped back as Booker was rising to his shot. Castle challenged late coming through the screen.
2 on Barnes
2 Cherry picking fast break
2 on Castle (great one on one fade away from Booker)
2 on Barnes
2 on Vassell

I'd say two-three were on Castle but you could argue one with poor switching defense by Wemby on two others.

For those two shots, Wemby kind of played a soft drop, with a hand extended but not really challenging the shot, and definitely not hedging the screen. So both times Castle had to fight through the screen and try and challenge while Booker was already in his shooting motion. I can see the argument they belong on Wemby as he was the man in front when Booker began his shooting motion. I think they were somewhat giving Booker the midrange on those plays with Wemby more focused on protecting the paint.

EDIT: I only watched the Booker highlights and they obviously don't show misses so not sure if Castle was actually defending him for his five misses of the game.

 

[Gurleyman]

Yep, well maybe. Hard to gauge how they are recording it for that tweet.

Booker went:

3 on Vassell
2 on Harper
2 on Castle/Wemby (Castle was screened off but did challenge from behind with Wemby the man in front. You could put this on Wemby as he did switch. McLaughlin was also digging from the other side.)
3 on Vassell
2 on Castle (or Wemby) hard to tell who was closer. I'd say Castle here but I could see the argument for Wemby as he was kind of challenged initially but dropped back as Booker was rising to his shot. Castle challenged late coming through the screen.
2 on Barnes
2 Cherry picking fast break
2 on Castle (great one on one fade away from Booker)
2 on Barnes
2 on Vassell

I'd say two-three were on Castle but you could argue one with poor switching defense by Wemby on two others.

For those two shots, Wemby kind of played a soft drop, with a hand extended but not really challenging the shot, and definitely not hedging the screen. So both times Castle had to fight through the screen and try and challenge while Booker was already in his shooting motion. I can see the argument they belong on Wemby as he was the man in front when Booker began his shooting motion. I think they were somewhat giving Booker the midrange on those plays with Wemby more focused on protecting the paint.

EDIT: I only watched the Booker highlights and they obviously don't show misses so not sure if Castle was actually defending him for his five misses of the game.

I think he was for 4 of them. I watched that game and was impressed with how he forced Booker to shoot contested fadeaways. Which he missed for a while and then he finally made a couple of them (he’s averaging 30 ppg - so he’s going to make some). I unofficially had it as Booker shooting 3-7 head-to-head watching the game - not counting the last one coming when he was the primary defender and Vassell flew out late to help when Steph was late getting around the screen.

I guess there’s a nuance as to whether you technically scored “on” someone if you used a screen to get an advantage. That might make that 1-6 closer to accurate if a screen negated the attempt. But if that stat is legit, you have to use the same standard on misses and makes (ie if Steph fought over a screen and had a good contest, that shouldn’t be a miss head-to-head if you wouldn’t have counted it if it went in).

 

[Gurleyman]

Spencer with an ok night - 9 points (2-6, 4-4 FT, 1 assist, 1 TO). Was also out there in crunch time (down by 10) to try to give an offensive lift.

A little bit of “pass it to the UConn guy bias” on my part here - but I hate watching guys like Jaren Jackson Jr. play. Guys who give you 20 ppg and 1 apg and don’t see any of the four guys wearing the same color shirts.

 

[caw]

I think he was for 4 of them. I watched that game and was impressed with how he forced Booker to shoot contested fadeaways. Which he missed for a while and then he finally made a couple of them (he’s averaging 30 ppg - so he’s going to make some). I unofficially had it as Booker shooting 3-7 head-to-head watching the game - not counting the last one coming when he was the primary defender and Vassell flew out late to help when Steph was late getting around the screen.

I guess there’s a nuance as to whether you technically scored “on” someone if you used a screen to get an advantage. That might make that 1-6 closer to accurate if a screen negated the attempt. But if that stat is legit, you have to use the same standard on misses and makes (ie if Steph fought over a screen and had a good contest, that shouldn’t be a miss head-to-head if you wouldn’t have counted it if it went in).

Yeah, I'm not sure how they are counting who is the primary during the shot. I mean, to get 1-6 you have to count two makes on Wemby, and Wemby is playing more of a drop than a switch/hedge so I'm not sure why you would put that on Wemby. And both times Castle does fight through for a decent contest. That said, with Wemby's length he might actually still be the closest defender during the shot (which IMO is a bad way to judge who the defender is).

 

[CardiacAndre7]

I think he was for 4 of them. I watched that game and was impressed with how he forced Booker to shoot contested fadeaways. Which he missed for a while and then he finally made a couple of them (he’s averaging 30 ppg - so he’s going to make some). I unofficially had it as Booker shooting 3-7 head-to-head watching the game - not counting the last one coming when he was the primary defender and Vassell flew out late to help when Steph was late getting around the screen.

I guess there’s a nuance as to whether you technically scored “on” someone if you used a screen to get an advantage. That might make that 1-6 closer to accurate if a screen negated the attempt. But if that stat is legit, you have to use the same standard on misses and makes (ie if Steph fought over a screen and had a good contest, that shouldn’t be a miss head-to-head if you wouldn’t have counted it if it went in).

Yeah I watched pretty much the full game, he was hounding Book but as any great player does, he made tough shots. He made at least 3 while being guarded by Steph, and I am pretty sure it was more. That is no detriment to Steph, D Book is just obviously that good.