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Well deserved
Better than Rookie Tony Parker tbh
The thing that stands out is that as a rookie Castle is already in the upper echelon for shot creation and play making talent, which is amazing for a young PG.I think it's going to come down to Castle or Risacher for the le of 'Best Player' of this draft class. Found this on X, the ultimate comp graph of their rookie seasons minus the final game. Castle has him basically beat in virtually every category bar 3pt shooting.
Fouls drawn wasn't a big surprise there but screen talent is something I haven't considered.
His overall finishing appears to be much better than I thought too, and his shot selection and shooting will come as he matures. Looks good, hope he keeps developing.
Well deserved
Better than Rookie Tony Parker tbh
Different style. Rookie TP was a blur and likewise fearless in attacking trees. But in all 72 games that TP started, he was passing to Timmy, DRob, Elliot, and didn’t have the same pressure to score, unlike Castle who, after Wemby went down, had to pick-up some of the scoring slacks.
I'm so glad we have Castle. I'm bullish on his ability to be a good player for us for a long time, but more importantly I like the Spurs swinging for high ceiling prospects.
Before getting Fox we desperately needed playmakers on this roster.
What's wild to me is that the prospect profile hasn't really changed very much for Castle vs Risacher.
It's possible that in a re-draft that the Hawks still take Risacher while the Spurs would prefer Castle.
Castle shows a much higher potential ceiling but also a lower floor.
Risacher is a safer bet to be a usable contributor on a playoff team but he doesn't show the upside Castle shows.
It's not difficult to see an ideal outcome where Castle is an All star playmaker who runs an offense for a playoff level team.
His worst outcome, however, is a role player who severely limits roster construction and starting lineup because of poor shooting.
Shooting is the only reason he wasn't a higher pick, and while we saw signs of hope this season, the stats were still very bad there.
I hope he puts up a thousand shots a day this offseason.
Risacher is a safer bet but without obvious the upside.
He doesn't look like a future All star to me, even with his best outcomes, but he is already a starter level 3&D wing for a borderline playoff team.
His best outcome is probably as an elite 3&D.
His worst outcome is still a usable 3&D because, duh, he's already that guy.
congrats to the young man. hope he continues to prove his doubters wrong.
Please find a better term.
Thank you.
The context is that he said it's his first full offseason as a pro. He will be able to get a lot more work in than he did last summer because he has an extra 2 months to work with.
I hope his biggest focus is his three-point shot. I don't think he will ever be a high 30s shooter, but 34-35% would be good enough to open up everything else.
Red Mamba Mentality.
The Mamba part is the one that needs to go.
We got really lucky the way the draft order panned out and that Sarr forced Atlanta to pass on him. If Atlanta takes Sarr I bet Washington would have taken Steph #2. But instead we got a perfect storm with Sarr forcing his way to Washington, ATL passing on Steph because they already have Trae, and then Houston figuring they can't play Steph and Amen Thompson together so taking Sheppard instead. Glad the Spurs were able to get him. Wonder if they had him #1 on their board like I did (though gotta admit I had Sheppard as a close second and I think he'll still be a good player too).
D-Rob, Timmy, and Wemby surprised Steph Castle today for his NBA ROY Award presentation. Cool moment tbh.
Truly insane how tall Wemby is tbh
His head breaks above the backing panels designed for NBA player awards.Truly insane how tall Wemby is tbh
Duncan has definitely shrunk a bit since retirement, tbh..Normal process, but it seems more accelerated than with D-Rob who is 11 years older
The ceremony featuring the two legends and Wemby is a window into their thinking. Spurs hang onto their drafted players (often mid-late picks) longer than most franchises. Imagine if he is the 4th pick and ROTY winner. It is going to take some special player of Giannis/Doncic caliber for them to throw Castle him in a potential trade.
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Castle was not thought of as a “high ceiling” prospect… that’s revisionist history tbh
George "Pop's favorite player" Hill says hi. I mostly agree that they don't like trading their drafted players, but it's not been reserved for then-top 2/3 players in the league moves.
seriously doubt it was a "surprise". Spurs don't do surprises.
This is when all NBA players work on their game.
Timmy rocking the $19.95 TeePublic Big Foot tee
Dope moment tbh.
Talk about a FLEX 💪🏽!!
Timmy looks like a SF out there!
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