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UConn in the NBA: Oct 24/25

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Boost'ED said:
Just watched the highlight clip on Jordan, and his shot release looks smoother compared to last season.

Not to say you can discern player confidence in a shot release, but it looks like money all the time.

He will represent our program well into the future!


Damn shame Adama gets no PT, despite producing double-double efficiency whenever he does play.

A better organization would be wise to play him.
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AS would look nice in Celtic green
 
I missed almost all the Spurs game. Caught the last 11 seconds. The game was close. Rockets have the ball and Castle is in. Presumably for his maturity and defense. Especially his D.

The idea the Spurs consider a 19 year old Castle to be a defensive stopper kinda blows my mind. Not that i believe Castle isnt that. He 100% is.... but hes 19. Its nba game 2 for Castle. And hes playing the closing minutes because they want his D on the floor.

This is such a unique thing. It blows my mind a little bit. Rookies in their 2nd game are almost never treated like this.
 
MexicoHusky said:
I missed almost all the Spurs game. Caught the last 11 seconds. The game was close. Rockets have the ball and Castle is in. Presumably for his maturity and defense. Especially his D.

The idea the Spurs consider a 19 year old Castle to be a defensive stopper kinda blows my mind. Not that i believe Castle isnt that. He 100% is.... but hes 19. Its nba game 2 for Castle. And hes playing the closing minutes because they want his D on the floor.

This is such a unique thing. It blows my mind a little bit. Rookies in their 2nd game are almost never treated like this.
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I was surprised to see Pop go with Castle over Barnes in the final minutes. Loved seeing it and Castle did a pretty solid job.

Pop seems all in on investing in Castle’s development as much as possible including challenging him in situations like these. He also ran the offense a lot even with CP3 on the floor.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
I was surprised to see Pop go with Castle over Barnes in the final minutes. Loved seeing it and Castle did a pretty solid job.

Pop seems all in on investing in Castle’s development as much as possible including challenging him in situations like these. He also ran the offense a lot even with CP3 on the floor.
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Castle did not shoot the ball well at all, but his two buckets were very impressive. He had a few passes that got really open looks for his teammates but were missed badly. He's making the right passes at the least. His defense was solid except for one play.
 
caw said:
Castle did not shoot the ball well at all, but his two buckets were very impressive. He had a few passes that got really open looks for his teammates but were missed badly. He's making the right passes at the least. His defense was solid except for one play.
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Not really expecting Castle to shoot it well at this point. Really just looking for him to get comfortable attacking, setting his teammates up, and getting that pull up going that he seems to be getting comfortable with.

He’s a natural at making the right passes. Haven’t seen a connection with Wemby yet and thatll have to come eventually
 
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aceboon said:
Nice first shift for DC so far in this game against the Pelicans
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He looked so impactful, and he played solid D helping on Zion. Ayton had 9 points in about 9 minutes before DC came in. The Pelicans need a center so bad.
 
ToolzieFan said:
He looked so impactful, and he played solid D helping on Zion. Ayton had 9 points in about 9 minutes before DC came in. The Pelicans need a center so bad.
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Yea Misi looks very promising but they need to add one more center at some point like the Mavs did last with Gafford to pair with Lively
 
Pelicans twitter is big mad about Clingan defensive 3 seconds lol.
 
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HuskyWarrior611 said:
Not really expecting Castle to shoot it well at this point. Really just looking for him to get comfortable attacking, setting his teammates up, and getting that pull up going that he seems to be getting comfortable with.

He’s a natural at making the right passes. Haven’t seen a connection with Wemby yet and thatll have to come eventually
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Agreed on Castle's shooting but aside from his layup and dunk he missed every jumper. He needs to be slightly better, his shot is not that broken. However, it's one game. He looks pretty solid otherwise. A lot of his time doesn't overlap with Wemby right now. It will come.
 
superjohn said:
Blazers should be playing Clingan more. He's already showing he's a major game changer.
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I can only imagine they are a) trying to bring him along slowly to get his body used to the grind and b) showcasing Ayton for a mid-season trade of some kind (esp. if Williams comes back).

Clingan was very impressive tonight. Hawkins was good but the Pels played with no energy in general.
 
gtcam said:
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AS would look nice in Celtic green
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As I watched the Celtics second unit over the weekend I had the exact same thought. Might take a year or two to get him bought into the team defense but he could be an amazing cheap target for them to supplement the roster but keep the cost low
 
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He’s burned too many bridges. I won’t cross the Rubicon for him.
 
He’s a UConn great…what a exciting player he was when he played at UConn.. he has NBA talent and I hope he gets on the right NBA team… it’s all about fit in the NBA
 
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REB1094 said:
NBA preseason is underway with the regular season starting October 22. Below are the teams to watch throughout preseason, regular season, and G League season -
  • Stephon Castle: Spurs
  • Donovan Clingan: Blazers
  • Tristen Newton: Pacers
  • Cam Spencer: Grizzlies
  • Jordan Hawkins: Pelicans
  • Andre Jackson: Bucks
  • Adama Sanogo: Bulls
  • Tyrese Martin: Nets
  • Andre Drummond: 76ers
  • Joey Calcaterra: played for LA's G League team last year, not sure where he's at nowadays
Feel free to add any players I missed
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On October 26, 2024, Calcaterra was traded to the Santa Cruz Warriors, also Hilton Armstrong is an assistant coach with the Warriors
 
Rough start for Castle, getting burned on defense a few times and a few turnovers early.
 
Coming back from a 2 week vacation and:

1. Lmao Jordan Hawkins is a flamethrower
2. Castle has things to clean up but shows lots of flashes of greatness
3. The league better watch out for Clingan when he gets his conditioning right. He’s a beast in the paint
 
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