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I would argue that in Luka's case, his offensive playmaking and ability to function as a hub his first two years would be significantly diminished if he was shooting 32% on 2 3's a game as opposed to 7-8 a game.

He works hard on his game. I think he’ll have a lot of people eating crow just in ST alone

Capitalisation is your friend, use it. Oh my eyes!!!

If you close out hard, he’s by you, and wreaking havoc in a 5 on 4 where you know he’s finding someone for a dunk. Or, you can close soft and let him put up that .315 three pointer. I mean, even Luka knew the gig was up, and he worked very hard to improve his 3 bomb. I think you have to be...

"Okay, lunger."

...thank Christ.

That Ant fellow hunches more the tighter the game moves along.

They ran him offin' here for throwing a french fry at his wife.

Offensively, Harden might be the closest comparison for Luka. But Luka is better, he is more versatile, more multiple. Harden was dribble, dribble, dribble, step back or pump fake and take it all the way to the rim for a lay-up or lob/drop off. Luka can do that but also kill you in the midrange,...

Sure, the one that accomplished 3 doubles and that triple as the century passed. Absolutely. You got nary double, nary.

We need someone to be elite. You're not getting anywhere if you don't have a couple of elite 3pt shooters. With the way the game is played today, we also need some ballhandlers that need to be chased over screens in PNR. That would be a cheat code in combination with Wemby's verticality.

CC is right Blake, why do you do that, son?

I pray you're right, Mult. Anything to keep this country tore up & apart as long as humanly possible is fine by me.

I've been wondering this myself, I'm not really sure to be honest. On the one hand, I would think that learning complex sets does take some time to learn and the mental energy required to concentrate on knowing where to be and how to run complex actions may affect your shooting. On the other hand,...

I don't think there's a world where I could take Holland over Williams. They have similar athletic numbers, as you pointed out. One is more powerful and one's a little smoother. One has a broken shot and one doesn't. It's a fairly simple calculation to me .

Bach and Wemby are a nice fit.

I mean, I think in Luka's case most NBA coaches would disagree with you, but you do you I guess?

My IP is still banned... :cry

I’m not giving any gravity to some fucker shooting ..315. Basic close out, and he can pull up to the buffet and have all he can eat.

We actually don’t need Castle or Topic to be elite. Either of them at league average (36%) is a potent weapon. Supporting players who bring one or two skills to the table need to be elite at one. Like a 3&D guy, you’d want him to shoot over 40% if he isn’t an all D level defender.

I found an interesting comparison for Castle......DeMar ReRozan. at least regarding their measurements. but there might be some more similarities. DD: height w/o shoes: 6'5.5", wingspan: 6'9", reach: 8'6.5", weight: 211 lbs. SC: height w/o shoes: 6'5.5", wingspan: 6'9", reach 8'6.0", weight:...

Hey SpursBills, thank you for this very insightful post and the many others you do. Much appreciated. Do you think the complexities of that UConn offense might have hindered Castle's offensive game. They run a complex offense with all various different screens. Castle coming in as a freshman to a...

Athleticism is way more than speed and vertical. Luka had elite body control and lower body strength from day one. And looking at just shooting splits never tells the whole story. Players need to be split in two categories. Ones that need to be stopped from shooting and ones that opponents are...

I agree with you, I have Castle top 2 right now and I think he's worth the risk. Just wanted to explore the fact that Castle has been called "high floor" and see how true that really was

Luka also put up 7-8 3s a game his first two years and clearly had significant shooting gravity - I have a hard time classifying that as "low-medium volume" EDIT: Jimmy Butler the last few seasons I can think of for now, which has always been Castle's upside comp, but I think Jimmy has a couple...

Doncic first two seasons: .327 and 315. Doughy white boy with good size, but nearly zero NBA level altheticism, but a pick and roll and overall passing wizard.

The FT thing as a shooting signal is based on a consistent repeatable shooting motion. If you look at the really great shooters, the guys shooting well above 40% from beyond the arc year after year, you won’t see a hair’s difference in their shooting motion. Mechanics and a repeatable motion are...

^ with everything else he brings, I happily take the 50% chance that Castle’s shooting improves like Suggs, Holiday, and White. That sounds good actually. If the Spurs want the safe plug and play guy, they can trade up for ZR.

I think the pessimist's view of this is that there is about a 50% chance that he turns into a below average non-usable shooter. He can clearly ball and his passing ability gives him a moat, but can you think of any below average shooters (.320 or below on low-medium volume) that have had success in...