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UConn in the NBA Oct 2025

REB1094 said:
Yesterday Castle had 13 points on 50%, 6 rebounds, 3 assists. But 5 turnovers

Liam had 6 minutes, scoreless on 0-2 shooting

AJax had 5 minutes, no stats other than a steal

Clingan 9 points on 50% (hit another three), 10 rebounds, 3 assists



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Liam had two assists I believe.
 
REB1094 said:
Yesterday Castle had 13 points on 50%, 6 rebounds, 3 assists. But 5 turnovers

Liam had 6 minutes, scoreless on 0-2 shooting

AJax had 5 minutes, no stats other than a steal

Clingan 9 points on 50% (hit another three), 10 rebounds, 3 assists



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Steph having 5 TO is a step in the right direction. 1/2 of a prior game
 
REB1094 said:
Yesterday Castle had 13 points on 50%, 6 rebounds, 3 assists. But 5 turnovers

Liam had 6 minutes, scoreless on 0-2 shooting

AJax had 5 minutes, no stats other than a steal

Clingan 9 points on 50% (hit another three), 10 rebounds, 3 assists



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Here I go, but I loathe Clingan wanting to have a 3 point shot before developing any other facet of his offensive game.

I don’t know any big in the NBA who just shoots 3s and dunks. Right now he doesn’t have much post up in between game to became any sort of great scorer on that end.

If I’m a team, I’d much rather have him out there shooting 3s he may make 30% of the time than at the rim getting easy lobs. He’s skipping steps.

This tweet is dumb because why are they acting like him being a vertical lob threat at the rim wouldn’t also give him space. The Amazon guys were just talking about the impact of a vertical lob threat.

So happy NBC and Amazon have real athlete analysts to talk about the game now. ESPN and TNT failed the audience for years.
 
HW611 said:
Here I go, but I loathe Clingan wanting to have a 3 point shot before developing any other facet of his offensive game.

I don’t know any big in the NBA who just shoots 3s and dunks. Right now he doesn’t have much post up in between game to became any sort of great scorer on that end.

If I’m a team, I’d much rather have him out there shooting 3s he may make 30% of the time than at the rim getting easy lobs. He’s skipping steps.

This tweet is dumb because why are they acting like him being a vertical lob threat at the rim wouldn’t also give him space. The Amazon guys were just talking about the impact of a vertical lob threat.

So happy NBC and Amazon have real athlete analysts to talk about the game now. ESPN and TNT failed the audience for years.
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Small sample size but he’s shot it well so far - 44% on 3 attempts per game. But yeah, his main offensive priority should be footwork around the rim

He had 6 offensive rebounds yesterday and only three 2 point attempts. He‘ll be a much bigger offensive weapon if he just grabs the ball at the rim and scores
 
HW611 said:
Here I go, but I loathe Clingan wanting to have a 3 point shot before developing any other facet of his offensive game.

I don’t know any big in the NBA who just shoots 3s and dunks. Right now he doesn’t have much post up in between game to became any sort of great scorer on that end.

If I’m a team, I’d much rather have him out there shooting 3s he may make 30% of the time than at the rim getting easy lobs. He’s skipping steps.

This tweet is dumb because why are they acting like him being a vertical lob threat at the rim wouldn’t also give him space. The Amazon guys were just talking about the impact of a vertical lob threat.

So happy NBC and Amazon have real athlete analysts to talk about the game now. ESPN and TNT failed the audience for years.
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Have you let Tiago know yet?
 
REB1094 said:
Small sample size but he’s shot it well so far - 44% on 3 attempts per game. But yeah, his main offensive priority should be footwork around the rim

He had 6 offensive rebounds yesterday and only three 2 point attempts. He‘ll be a much bigger offensive weapon if he just grabs the ball at the rim and scores
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Yeah it just annoys me to see a guy so talented wanting to prove he can shoot 3s before he can shoot a jump hook. Hurley did the right thing by making him focus on what he did here.
 
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He's in the game for his defense, so minimizing his negative impact on offense is the first priority of development. Vertical spacing is good, but if he can shoot also then he's spacing no matter where he is on the court.

He's got plenty of time to develop the rest of his offense as he's getting on court reps, and to do that he has to reach the threshold of "playable" first. Seems like he's there.
 
auror said:
He's in the game for his defense, so minimizing his negative impact on offense is the first priority of development. Vertical spacing is good, but if he can shoot also then he's spacing no matter where he is on the court.

He's got plenty of time to develop the rest of his offense as he's getting on court reps, and to do that he has to reach the threshold of "playable" first. Seems like he's there.
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I don’t think shooting 3s is what’s making him playable.
 
HW611 said:
Here I go, but I loathe Clingan wanting to have a 3 point shot before developing any other facet of his offensive game.

I don’t know any big in the NBA who just shoots 3s and dunks. Right now he doesn’t have much post up in between game to became any sort of great scorer on that end.

If I’m a team, I’d much rather have him out there shooting 3s he may make 30% of the time than at the rim getting easy lobs. He’s skipping steps.

This tweet is dumb because why are they acting like him being a vertical lob threat at the rim wouldn’t also give him space. The Amazon guys were just talking about the impact of a vertical lob threat.

So happy NBC and Amazon have real athlete analysts to talk about the game now. ESPN and TNT failed the audience for years.
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Currently that is basically Brook Lopez (37) who mostly just shoots threes and occasionally dunks. Only know that from watching the Clipper/Blazers game yesterday.

I do agree though with your assessment. On the plus side his FT shooting looks much better so far. That is much more important than a post game for him right now.
 
Scottzer said:
And he’s perfect for the spurs. His post game interviews are more polished tha. I would expect someone his age - perhaps a little boring, but he does his thing on the court, and is a zero press liability in terms of creating drama or getting in trouble. So glad he went to the right organization.
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He was just a great kid , Seldom does such a high recruit come in whose humble enough to just subordinates his game to a team concept as there were so many options on that team he instinctively knew that was necessary for the team success . Winning is truly the key stat in sport. When you think about that team didn’t really feature anyone
But anyone could be featured.
 
HW611 said:
I don’t think shooting 3s is what’s making him playable.
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"Playable" (in quotes) in this case meant providing enough value to not have his other areas of offense drag his defense down making him an overall net negative player. Become a positive contributor first, then improve the other areas of your game to become a star/higher usage player.
 
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DC is also a good passing bigman. If he keeps it up at a good pace they will need to cover him outside which should help with passing lanes
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
I don’t think taking hook shots makes him more playable. Brook Lopez extended his career by becoming a shooter, DC doing this early is only going to help him.
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Brook Lopez became the Nets all-time leading scorer by having a high level post game. Then yeah, after already having that mastered he developed a 3 point shot. It added to his game. He didn’t skip steps.
auror said:
"Playable" (in quotes) in this case meant providing enough value to not have his other areas of offense drag his defense down making him an overall net negative player. Become a positive contributor first, then improve the other areas of your game to become a star/higher usage player.
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You’re saying a 3 point shot is needed for him to be a net positive player and playable (I think?)

I’m saying him standing by the rim and dunking like a Gobert, Jarrett Allen, Nic Claxton, Walker Kessler says that it is not. He already passes at a level better than all of those guys. A 3 point shot isn’t making or breaking him being a positive contributor. And it’s not the first thing that is needed to become a star player. It’s probably the last thing.
 
HW611 said:
Brook Lopez became the Nets all-time leading scorer by having a high level post game. Then yeah, after already having that mastered he developed a 3 point shot. It added to his game. He didn’t skip steps.

You’re saying a 3 point shot is needed for him to be a net positive player and playable (I think?)

I’m saying him standing by the rim and dunking like a Gobert, Jarrett Allen, Nic Claxton, Walker Kessler says that it is not. He already passes at a level better than all of those guys. A 3 point shot isn’t making or breaking him being a positive contributor. And it’s not the first thing that is needed to become a star player. It’s probably the last thing.
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I think you try too hard to prove a point that doesn’t really need to be proven. None of those guys are masterful around the rim and DC can already dunk fine just like them. Gobert has never developed any type of offensive game and he gives virtually nothing there. DC spreading the court puts his floor above Gobert, Claxton, guys like that.

You’re acting like he’s abandoning the post. It’s very hyperbolic. He’s already not much of an offensive outlet, having him threat from the perimeter helps his numbers along with the team with spacing. In case you haven’t noticed, 3s are the king of the game right now. He has strengths and weaknesses. The Blazers obviously know he is no post savant, and they seem to think having him as a threat from the perimeter best helps their team to win. It’s fine if you don’t like it, it’s just not the way things go.
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
You’re acting like he’s abandoning the post. It’s very hyperbolic. He’s already not much of an offensive outlet, having him threat from the perimeter helps his numbers along with the team with spacing.
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Two other points here:
  1. He's an excellent passer from the top of the key, which was something the new Blazers coach (Splitter) was also known for. Watch as they incorporate fake hand-offs and back cuts, which is something we did a lot two years ago. DC was great at finding those cutters.
  2. By having him spaced to the top of the key he's always in great position to drop back and prevent any run-outs, which means Portland will have an elite transition defense.
Bottom line is that this is going to make him a better overall player and Portland a better overall team.
 
Matrim55 said:
Two other points here:
  1. He's an excellent passer from the top of the key, which was something the new Blazers coach (Splitter) was also known for. Watch as they incorporate fake hand-offs and back cuts, which is something we did a lot two years ago. DC was great at finding those cutters.
  2. By having him spaced to the top of the key he's always in great position to drop back and prevent any run-outs, which means Portland will have an elite transition defense.
Bottom line is that this is going to make him a better overall player and Portland a better overall team.
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Yup, and he is still setting a million screens and rolling to the rim. It’s evident that the Blazers aren’t super focused on finding him in the post. It makes sense, and expanding his game other ways also makes sense.
 
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Duren is out here putting up 24 and 18 with a shot chart like this:
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While we think it’s a good thing if our guy models his game around a past his prime Brook Lopez lol
 
HW611 said:
Duren is out here putting up 24 and 18 with a shot chart like this:
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While we think it’s a good thing if our guy models his game around a past his prime Brook Lopez lol
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You have this air of “I’m smarter than everyone” when you’re simply not. Duren and DC are nothing alike.

We can compare dissimilar players all day. That Wemby guy is great, right? That Jokic fella has a sick perimeter game too!
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
You have this air of “I’m smarter than everyone” when you’re simply not. Duren and DC are nothing alike.

We can compare dissimilar players all day. That Wemby guy is great, right? That Jokic fella has a sick perimeter game too!
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I’m probably smarter than the guy who constantly tries to put our players in these role player boxes.

First Steph Castle should model his game after Jrue Holiday, now Clingan should model his game after 37 year old Brook Lopez.

My goodness I hope you are never are a part of helping a player develop to their potential.

Nothing is stopping Clingan from doing exactly what Duren does (since he’s 7’2 and all) outside of his need to prove he can shoot 3s.
 
HW611 said:
I’m probably smarter than the guy who constantly tries to put our players in these role player boxes.

First Steph Castle should model his game after Jrue Holiday, now Clingan should model his game after 37 year old Brook Lopez.

My goodness I hope you are never are a part of helping a player develop to their potential.

Nothing is stopping Clingan from doing exactly what Duren does (since he’s 7’2 and all) outside of his need to prove he can shoot 3s.
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Making stuff up now, can’t keep up with you!

Never said Steph should model his game off Jrue, I said to respect Jrue as a player and would be quite happy with a similar career trajectory. Your strawman arguments are so tiresome.

Nothing stopping Clingan from doing what Duren does other than being completely different players. Duren is an athletic ripped beast with agility but no real offensive versatility. DC is a solid creating big who shuts down the paint but is not anything special athletic/speed wise.

So no, you’re “probably not” smarter than me. But, love the confidence man.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Making stuff up now, can’t keep up with you!

Never said Steph should model his game off Jrue, I said to respect Jrue as a player and would be quite happy with a similar career trajectory. Your strawman arguments are so tiresome.

Nothing stopping Clingan from doing what Duren does other than being completely different players. Duren is an athletic ripped beast with agility but no real offensive versatility. DC is a solid creating big who shuts down the paint but is not anything special athletic/speed wise.

So no, you’re “probably not” smarter than me. But, love the confidence man.
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You spent 2 seasons watching DC run like a gazelle, not be moved in the paint, and dunk almost everything and you think he’s not athletic? Lol

What have you been watching man. I don’t know why you try to die on these hills of our players not being as good as they are.
 
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Watching Andre Drummond play for the Sixers. I feel like hes been counted out a few times in his career. But hes still here. Playing solid minutes. With no significant shooting ability. Nice work Andre
 
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