Barnes probably wouldn't mind moving to the bench. He's a pro.
More often than not, he already looks like a decent NBA player, which is very impressive for a 20-year old rookie. Obviously, we'll have to see how his shooting will come along and what kind of offensive gravity he will develop, but overall, early returns are very positive for Castle.
Anyone noticed that Castle's 3 are often more than a couple steps behind 3 point line
His shot are either pure, or almost miss the backboard. There not a lot of in between, shots that just hit the rim and go out.
Three plays stood out among the others, worth just mentioning.
0:55 - Vassell is sort of in jail, with the obvious kick to Collins to recycle the play. He can't get the pass to Castle. Stephon slides along the baseline; he sees the paint is open because the help hasn't reacted and AD is up with Collins. He stays in the right spot for Dev to make the pass. This isn't a brilliant read, but it's a very good one, and I think some rooks might stick on the 3pt line. What stands out to me is how fast Castle sees that the basket is completely open. He's leading Vassell by his movement to indicate the play is there.
1:18 - Again, not necessarily brilliant, but a bit eye-popping of a pass. Castle sees the way Collins is running actually seals LeBron and starts making the pass before Collins is actually there: he's just knowing the way James is standing and looking that he won't get there. LeBron is even surprised. It's a pretty heady pass and placed right in Zach's pocket where only he can get it. And a bounce, so he can handle it while moving at his own pace.
1:55 - This pass is legit pretty brilliant. I don't fully know what Castle plans, but he's already making a pass at the half-court line. Reaves thinks Collins is covered by AD, which is a fair assumption, and thinks the danger is the wing three, so is moving out there. But the ball is soaring into Collins' hands. It really looks like this was Stephon's pass all along, so he's looking off a defender all the way from half court and making a fairly difficult pin-point pass for an easy score.
The speed of these reads and innate sense of where players are looking, leaning, and how he's reading their likely tendencies -- that's just superb level stuff.
Will the fandom have separate camps for Castle and Devin, like with Manu and Tony?
I think Castle playing well and with he having the ball in his hands more now will actually help Devin more than hurt him.
Castle is so solid and just beginning to find his way and shows us what he can do at this level.
His alley-oops to Wemby have a lot less oops in them than last season's attempts.
very easy to root for this guy. Unfortunately, he needs to work on his D in the post, as fast guards blow past him and strong guards bully him. He has all the tools, he just needs to know sooner when they are going for the penetration.
If that happens, I hope the two of them will keep having the same hairdos.
Are you kidding? As much as i love Steph they're the goofiest looking guys in the league. They're like furry mop heads. Grab them by the feet and mop the floor with them. Half the team need a haircut
Outside of Wemby is Castle the best ALL AROUND rookie Spurs have had since Timmy?
I mean, the guy in your username was pretty good too.
Manu, easily.
Absolutely fascinating block today hahahaah
SC has a lot of work to do. Made some bad plays and some good ones. But he looks decent and already and primed to grow further. He should be a monster eventually.
Gotta mix in some more middies though.
Castle ed up a lot on that 4th quarter, but I'm loving the trust Mitch is giving him, I'm not sure Pop would be doing the same. Even with CP3 on the court, SC5 was the one bringing the ball up and initiating the offense. These reps are irreplaceable for his development.
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Castle is bigger than a lot of shooting guards.
Like, if you run him point, which I think they'll do once Paul moves on, there's so much you can do.
I want to see him on some post ups. With his size, strength, footwork and foul-drawing ability I think there's a lot to explore there. Also, his passing from there could be special.
Growing right before our eyes......
How did Castle end up with a +15 and 7 TOs
Usually if you have so many TOs, you should have a -30 or something
+/- only deals with point differential when you’re on the court. TOS can affect that,but they don’t directly feed into the stat.How did Castle end up with a +15 and 7 TOs
Usually if you have so many TOs, you should have a -30 or something
I think Pop would 100% use him as much and is probably behind this idea.
Forget the clichés about Pop's history on rookies's PT, 1st Castle is a lottery pick, not 21st and more importantly Spurs don't have anyone capable of bringing what Stephon brings in terms of size, perimeter defence and penetrations.
I'm not surprised at all, even when Vassell and Jeremy come back, he'll still be indispensable with this roster, despite his poor shooting.
He's just ridiculously in advance, I'm shocked by his demeanour and poise. He seems even more mature than Wemby
Couldn't agree more. This is of great help for his development
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