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UConn in the NBA Oct 2025

LetsGoUC said:
I am worried about Hawkins.
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He's got 21 million (I think) of guaranteed money coming his way. He'll be alright.

Basketball-wise? Yeah, he is probably a bust barring an incredible change in his performance. Shooters who can't shoot any more don't have a place i nrhe league.

I'm not sure why, but his jumper just hasn't translated to the league.
 
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Maybe Castle’s best half as a pro in the second half tonight to end with 21-6-8 and 4 steals. He’s put up bigger volume numbers - but the second half was maybe 13 points on 5-6 shooting, 4 assists, no turnovers. Plus several hockey assists and guys missing open threes he gave them. Hit a big 3 late and stopped a 2 on 1 late on D. Wasn’t a great Miami team tonight with some guys out, but he was productive and efficient.
 
Gurleyman said:
Maybe Castle’s best half as a pro in the second half tonight to end with 21-6-8 and 4 steals. He’s put up bigger volume numbers - but the second half was maybe 13 points on 5-6 shooting, 4 assists, no turnovers. Plus several hockey assists and guys missing open threes he gave them. Hit a big 3 late and stopped a 2 on 1 late on D. Wasn’t a great Miami team tonight with some guys out.
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I want to say Castle is finally back above a 1-1 A/TO ratio after a horrid first four games of TOs.
 
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Gurleyman said:
Maybe Castle’s best half as a pro in the second half tonight to end with 21-6-8 and 4 steals. He’s put up bigger volume numbers - but the second half was maybe 13 points on 5-6 shooting, 4 assists, no turnovers. Plus several hockey assists and guys missing open threes he gave them. Hit a big 3 late and stopped a 2 on 1 late on D. Wasn’t a great Miami team tonight with some guys out, but he was productive and efficient.
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He was great. And he is tremendous defensively too.
 
2 TOs and 8 assists for Castle.

5/7 FT (72%)

2/4 from deep

Just about did everything we have been asking of him. All Star performance.

Wemby just tearing up the league though. 21/18/6 with 5 blocks. He may end up DPOY and MVP if he keeps this up.
 
They loved him there. The majority spurs fans rated Castle as the best player followed by Wemby in last night's game vs Heats.
He played elite defense (forced a turnover vs 2 Heats players in fast break), and made clutch 3 when needed.
If he gets his jumpshots to a respectable clip, he is a perennial all-star.
 
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HailUConn said:
wow, only 2nd year and still figuring things out. With Wemby/Castle/this Harper kid, Spurs could be the team to beat in next few years.

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Getting to the FT line 8 times a game too. He’s really going to be out of here once he’s shooting above 60% from there.
 
Cam is looking like he could become a legit part of the regular Memphis rotation. Got 19 minutes and had 12 points (3-6 FG, 2-5 from 3, 4-4 at the line), 3 assists, 2 steals, and alas a late turnover to dent the below note.

With that TO, he is now at 20 assists and 5 turnovers this season. This calendar year, he has 40 assists and 6 turnovers - after closing out last year with 20 and 1 after January. His overall career is 54 and 11 (almost 5:1).
 
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aceboon said:
DC is gonna have to get way more forceful and attack the rim with purpose, he still plays way too soft offensively in that area

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I don't disagree with you but Duncan is conflating the stats to make a point that is in bad faith, IMO.

Also his tweets were midgame. Clingan ended up with 7 Oboards.

Clingan ended the game 2-8 from the field. He was 1-1 on non putback two point shots, 1-4 on putbacks, and 0-3 from three. But you need to look at each Oboard to really see the picture.

Q1
#1 Blocked putback by Jokic
#2 Blocked putback by Val

Q2
#3 resulted in a missed three by Camara
#4 was Donovan's sole miss from close that wasn't blocked
#5 resulted in a Jrue basket

Q3
#6 resulted in a missed three by Rupert

Q4
#7 was a dunk by Clingan

So his Oboards only resulted in four points for Portland. Portland won by two.

Also, #3-#5 started from a missed FTA and all on the same offensive sequence. So it went from 1 point to three because of his effort.

He's not playing like Drummond where he just keeps batting the ball at the rim until the other team grabs it or it goes in.

Not a fan of Duncan myself. Horrid podcaster. Decent stats guy.
 
Drummond with 6 points and 2 rebounds in 11 minutes. 1-3 FG and 1-2 3P. Drummond taking threes breaks my brain

Cam is a real player. 12 points, 3 assists, 2 steals in 18 minutes. 3-6 FG, 2-5 3P, 4-4 FT

Clingan 5 points, 15 rebounds (7 offensive). 2-8 FG and 0-3 from three

Hawkins DNP-CD…

 
caw said:
I don't disagree with you but Duncan is conflating the stats to make a point that is in bad faith, IMO.

Also his tweets were midgame. Clingan ended up with 7 Oboards.

Clingan ended the game 2-8 from the field. He was 1-1 on non putback two point shots, 1-4 on putbacks, and 0-3 from three. But you need to look at each Oboard to really see the picture.

Q1
#1 Blocked putback by Jokic
#2 Blocked putback by Val

Q2
#3 resulted in a missed three by Camara
#4 was Donovan's sole miss from close that wasn't blocked
#5 resulted in a Jrue basket

Q3
#6 resulted in a missed three by Rupert

Q4
#7 was a dunk by Clingan

So his Oboards only resulted in four points for Portland. Portland won by two.

Also, #3-#5 started from a missed FTA and all on the same offensive sequence. So it went from 1 point to three because of his effort.

He's not playing like Drummond where he just keeps batting the ball at the rim until the other team grabs it or it goes in.

Not a fan of Duncan myself. Horrid podcaster. Decent stats guy.
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All that may be true, but DC’s finishing in general is rather weak
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
All that may be true, but DC’s finishing in general is rather weak
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This year so far? He is 18 of 26 from two on the season, or 69%. Four times he was blocked. Once was a horrid no-call, just horrid. Twice he got the oboard and the team scored. One he just blew.

I guess he is getting blocked too much, but his percentage is fine overall from two.

Game one Minny: 1-1 from two, 2-4 from three
Game two GS: 3-4 from two, 1-2 from three (single miss was off an Oboard, where he got the second Oboard and then converted both FTS)
Game three LAC: 2-3 from two, 1-3 from three (single two point miss was blocked)
Game four LAL: 8-9 from two, 0-3 from three (I maintain the miss here was a pretty blatant foul that was uncalled)
Game five Utah: 2-4 from two, 0-2 from three (one was blocked by Markkanen and he just missed one) - I admit this game I didn't watch.
Game six Den: 2-5 from two, 0-3 from three (two misses were blocked, the other one he rebounded and possession ended with a Holiday make)

And to go deeper on his Oboards:

Game one - Two offensive rebounds, #1 reset to a missed Avdija three, #2 DC make.

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Game two - Four offensive rebounds, #1/#2 in one sequence (one missed shot by DC and then two FTS), #3 DC dunk after he reset it, #4 missed three by Sharpe

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Game three - Six offensive rebounds, #1 blocked shot on DC (Grant got the follow up and was fouled by Lopez), #2/#3 (resulted in Sharpe missed two point shot, Sharp made two point shot), #4 DC tip in, #5 Sharpe made two point shot, #6 DC fouled (makes both)

+8

Game four - seven offensive rebounds, #1/#2 Love missed two/DC tip, #3 Avdija three, #4 DC made shot, #5 DC made shot, #6 DC made shot, #7 Reaves steals from DC

+11

Game five - four offensive rebounds, #1 Sharpe missed two, #2 DC tip made, #3 Holiday made three, #4 Avdija two FTs made.

+7

Game six - seven offensive rebounds, #1 Jokic block, #2 Val block, #3/#4/#5 Camara missed three, DC miss, Jrue made two, #6 Rupert missed three, #7 DC dunk

+4
 
caw said:
This year so far? He is 18 of 26 from two on the season, or 69%. Four times he was blocked. Once was a horrid no-call, just horrid. Twice he got the oboard and the team scored. One he just blew.

I guess he is getting blocked too much, but his percentage is fine overall from two.

Game one Minny: 1-1 from two, 2-4 from three
Game two GS: 3-4 from two, 1-2 from three (single miss was off an Oboard, where he got the second Oboard and then converted both FTS)
Game three LAC: 2-3 from two, 1-3 from three (single two point miss was blocked)
Game four LAL: 8-9 from two, 0-3 from three (I maintain the miss here was a pretty blatant foul that was uncalled)
Game five Utah: 2-4 from two, 0-2 from three (one was blocked by Markkanen and he just missed one) - I admit this game I didn't watch.
Game six Den: 2-5 from two, 0-3 from three (two misses were blocked, the other one he rebounded and possession ended with a Holiday make)

And to go deeper on his Oboards:

Game one - Two offensive rebounds, #1 reset to a missed Avdija three, #2 DC make.

+2

Game two - Four offensive rebounds, #1/#2 in one sequence (one missed shot by DC and then two FTS), #3 DC dunk after he reset it, #4 missed three by Sharpe

+4

Game three - Six offensive rebounds, #1 blocked shot on DC (Grant got the follow up and was fouled by Lopez), #2/#3 (resulted in Sharpe missed two point shot, Sharp made two point shot), #4 DC tip in, #5 Sharpe made two point shot, #6 DC fouled (makes both)

+8

Game four - seven offensive rebounds, #1/#2 Love missed two/DC tip, #3 Avdija three, #4 DC made shot, #5 DC made shot, #6 DC made shot, #7 Reaves steals from DC

+11

Game five - four offensive rebounds, #1 Sharpe missed two, #2 DC tip made, #3 Holiday made three, #4 Avdija two FTs made.

+7

Game six - seven offensive rebounds, #1 Jokic block, #2 Val block, #3/#4/#5 Camara missed three, DC miss, Jrue made two, #6 Rupert missed three, #7 DC dunk

+4
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This is great work, thanks! As a whole, the forced turnovers and offensive rebounds are leading to so many extra shots, and leading to so much of their success.
 
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