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UConn in the NBA Nov 2025

Mr. French said:
I think there's plenty of time but if you looked at the all-stars right now, he would be. His stats and impact are not just good for a 2nd year guy who we all love, he's been incredible objectively.

The Spurs are good, Wemby is an obvious, but he's the 2nd best player by a mile.
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The thing is… he's getting better. He started off the season struggling with turnovers (as was pointed out on this board).

Then like a lot of us were saying. He just needed time and he has now had his 4th consecutive game with 10+ assists. And 2 TOs on top of it.

Sometimes guys just need to play through mistakes and learn from them. Talk about a quick learner. Sky will be the limit for him.
 
HW611 said:
The thing is… he's getting better. He started off the season struggling with turnovers (as was pointed out on this board).

Then like a lot of us were saying. He just needed time and he has now had his 4th consecutive game with 10+ assists. And 2 TOs on top of it.

Sometimes guys just need to play through mistakes and learn from them. Talk about a quick learner. Sky will be the limit for him.
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FT shooting has also been great the past six or so games. Right now, in the past 6 games, his only flaw has been his 3PT shooting. He's at 19/8/6 right now and is one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA.
 
Castle is crushing it! Love hearing this. I can't wait to see how high he goes.
 
I’m a day late but no UConn in the NBA yesterday. From Wednesday -

Castle: as mentioned finished with his first career triple double. 23/10/10 on 9-16. What a beast. Not to rain on the parade but I was watching that one and his 10th rebound was when the game was already over and 5 seconds left..but a triple double is a triple double! I am seconding the all star game push. I think he’s very close to being in that conversation

Liam: 11 minutes and 5 points on 1-4

AJax: had 5 garbage time minutes but 3 assists and a +9 in those minutes

Cam: high minutes off the bench in a blowout (29) but only 5 points on 1-5. 3 assists, 2 rebounds

Clingan: 9 points on 4-9 (0-4 3P), 10 rebounds, 3 blocks

Hawkins: 8 minutes, 6 points on 2-5 (2-4 3P)

G League -

Rahsool Diggins is in the G League. Played on Wednesday, 4 points and 4 assists in 14 minutes

Bouknight: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 turnovers on 4-13 (1-6 3P)

Newton: 24 points, 11 assists on 10-24 (3-11 3P). 5 steals, 5 TO
 
REB1094 said:
I’m a day late but no UConn in the NBA yesterday. From Wednesday -

Castle: as mentioned finished with his first career triple double. 23/10/10 on 9-16. What a beast. Not to rain on the parade but I was watching that one and his 10th rebound was when the game was already over and 5 seconds left..but a triple double is a triple double! I am seconding the all star game push. I think he’s very close to being in that conversation

Liam: 11 minutes and 5 points on 1-4

AJax: had 5 garbage time minutes but 3 assists and a +9 in those minutes

Cam: high minutes off the bench in a blowout (29) but only 5 points on 1-5. 3 assists, 2 rebounds

Clingan: 9 points on 4-9 (0-4 3P), 10 rebounds, 3 blocks

Hawkins: 8 minutes, 6 points on 2-5 (2-4 3P)

G League -

Rahsool Diggins is in the G League. Played on Wednesday, 4 points and 4 assists in 14 minutes

Bouknight: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 turnovers on 4-13 (1-6 3P)

Newton: 24 points, 11 assists on 10-24 (3-11 3P). 5 steals, 5 TO
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Tenth rebound was an offensive board down by 6 that resulted in getting to the line and cutting it to 3. Would have taken a Reggie Miller type play to tie it - but game wasn’t over.
 
I'm thinking of Castle and his suspect shooting so far. Are there any historical examples of guards who have improved their 3pt% 10 points or so? I know about bigs like Horford or Lopez, but I don't follow the league closely enough to know about any guards.
 
husky429 said:
I'm thinking of Castle and his suspect shooting so far. Are there any historical examples of guards who have improved their 3pt% 10 points or so? I know about bigs like Horford or Lopez, but I don't follow the league closely enough to know about any guards.
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Off the top of my head I think of Marcus Smart, who became a pretty respectable shooter in Boston. Kemba started off in low 30s and his peak was almost 40%. Lu Dort couldn’t really shoot his first couple years and has been around 40% recently.
 
I think 10% is a stretch. Can't think of many who have made that big of a jump at high volumes. Maybe Dorian Finney-Smith? 5-6% is a lot more common.
 
husky429 said:
I'm thinking of Castle and his suspect shooting so far. Are there any historical examples of guards who have improved their 3pt% 10 points or so? I know about bigs like Horford or Lopez, but I don't follow the league closely enough to know about any guards.
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Idk about improvements but per Wikipedia, Kobe was 32.9% from three over his career and I’ve never gotten the sense that anyone viewed him as a poor shooter.
 
husky429 said:
I'm thinking of Castle and his suspect shooting so far. Are there any historical examples of guards who have improved their 3pt% 10 points or so? I know about bigs like Horford or Lopez, but I don't follow the league closely enough to know about any guards.
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I won't worry about j3 pt shooting as much as those mid-ranges. With his handle, he can get off anywhere he wants even at year 2. His mechanics and form are good enough, He just need more reps and confidence to go with it.
And not for nothing, he can make the clutch 3s when it counts ( 3 already by my counts).
 
thekollieman said:
Idk about improvements but per Wikipedia, Kobe was 32.9% from three over his career and I’ve never gotten the sense that anyone viewed him as a poor shooter.
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With Steph starting to move more towards star player with the ball over role player this is starting to get less important to how good he can be.

If I were him I would continue to prioritize his 3-16’ game and get that down pat. Once he's honed that he can extend to the 3 point line just to make sure he's a threat still. SGA archetype all the way at this point.

Seeing the numbers he's putting up year 2 with his size and defense, he can honestly be better if he develops the right way.
 
HW611 said:
With Steph starting to move more towards star player with the ball over role player this is starting to get less important to how good he can be.

If I were him I would continue to prioritize his 3-16’ game and get that down pat. Once he's honed that he can extend to the 3 point line just to make sure he's a threat still. SGA archetype all the way at this point.

Seeing the numbers he's putting up year 2 with his size and defense, he can honestly be better if he develops the right way.
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HW611 said:
I wonder how many things we have to watch play out in real time that I talk about beforehand before you stop this moaning and groaning.
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You’re moaning and groaning, stop bringing your disdain for the 3 into every thread. It’s necessary for Steph to become at least a respectable 3pt shooter. The fact you don’t understand that leads me to believe you don’t know ball too well.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
You’re moaning and groaning, stop bringing your disdain for the 3 into every thread. It’s necessary for Steph to become at least a respectable 3pt shooter. The fact you don’t understand that leads me to believe you don’t know ball too well.
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If I talked about my reasons for why you don't know ball at this point I'd be wrong right? Because I have plenty.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Save it, my man.
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My overall thing is how annoying it is that it seems to be the only thing people on this board can talk about or understand.

People have been saying its necessary for him to become a good shooter since he's been here and haven't talked about any other facet of his game. Some even wrote him off at point guard.

Now that he's playing at a this level its still the only point of discussion. Just a lazy way to talk about basketball.
 
HW611 said:
My overall thing is how annoying it is that it seems to be the only thing people on this board can talk about or understand.

People have been saying its necessary for him to become a good shooter since he's been here and haven't talked about any other facet of his game. Some even wrote him off at point guard.

Now that he's playing at a this level its still the only point of discussion. Just a lazy way to talk about basketball.
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Again and again, you misrepresent people. It’s like clockwork.

It’s likely he will never be a good shooter. He needs to be a respectable shooter. Consistently shooting in the 20’s in 3s will HURT him. EVERYONE within the Spurs knows this, thus why he is allowed to keep shooting through his woes.

Please please pleaseeeeee, I beg you to simply understand this and not try to argue. It is SO simple to understand.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Again and again, you misrepresent people. It’s like clockwork.

It’s likely he will never be a good shooter. He needs to be a respectable shooter. Consistently shooting in the 20’s in 3s will HURT him. EVERYONE within the Spurs knows this, thus why he is allowed to keep shooting through his woes.

Please please pleaseeeeee, I beg you to simply understand this and not try to argue. It is SO simple to understand.
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I understand that. But no one talks about anything but that.

They are also currently one of the best teams in the west and he's an all star candidate. It clearly wasn't all that make or break of a skill.

Of course improvement is needed but man, can this board please find SOME other aspect of the game to talk about other than lazily talking about how someone should improve taking the hardest shot in basketball.
 
HW611 said:
I understand that. But no one talks about anything but that.

They are also currently one of the best teams in the west and he's an all star candidate. It clearly wasn't all that make or break of a skill.

Of course improvement is needed but man, can this board please find SOME other aspect of the game to talk about other than lazily talking about how someone should improve taking the hardest shot in basketball.
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We post about his success and progress like, every game he plays. You’re focusing on what you want to respond to. It’s on you.
 
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