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Any word on Castles' wrist injury?
Any word on Castles' wrist injury?
Just watched the game ... lots of fun despite a tough second half. Will this team ever play a good third quarter?
Great to see Castle playing lots of minutes. Loved Sochans rebounding as well and Wemby was closer to the Wemby we need.
Rockets were on a b2b, so not much to take away from where the Spurs stand in the grand scheme of things, but its too early for that anyway.
Go Spurs Go!
Thanks for the grades. Felt like Wemby took his matchup with Sengun personal. Last year Sengun worked him over for 45 points, this time Wemby was more prepared for his physicalness around the rim. This is the kind of focus he needs to bring every night.
Hoping Castle doesn’t miss any time, after Wemby his minutes are the ones I enjoy watching the most. The kid can play even without the 3 point shot. If the shot comes around we have a star. Great time to be a Spurs fan.
Grades like a college prof
Good job!
The A+ for Pop is too high. Castle needed to be the first guard off the bench and Wemby needs to be playing more than 30 mpg on close games. Hopefully these are things that get corrected with time, I'm just tired of Pop being always late to the party, same last season with the Sochan PG experiment and Wemby at PF.
Impressed with Sochan this game. Feels like he’s really comfortable in his do-everything role at the 4.
Our high pick n roll defense continues to get destroyed. Rockets, Mavs, and most NBA teams have the range to exploit that.
Really loved Pop getting into it in the 4th when our lead was collapsing. You could tell he did not want to lose this game.
I’m enjoying the evolution of Keldon, albeit a slow one. Feels like his ultimate ceiling will be determined by his spot up shooting. Still has work to do there.
Castle…I mean cmon man. Outside of Wemby I dont remember being as impressed with a rookie as Stephon since Timmy. Both in his abilities and the way he carries himself. The dude is 19 years old.
Wemby was clearly fatigued out there. Even the Rockets broadcasters mentioned it. They said he was tired the entire second half. He kept passing the ball in crunch time because he was tired.
Wemby does seem to get tired a lot? Noticed it last season as well.
Good write. Castle’s ability to dribble in the lane and dish makes him a force. We’ll see how teams respond. Things are gonna get physical on him I’m afraid.
Yeah, my theory is that he plays so hard, cuts hard, closes out hard, and has huge usage. Over time, he'll work out when you need to go all out.
Loving what I’m seeing from Castle! I hope he is well enough to play these next few games after that wrist flare up
fun game to attend and looking forward to Monday. Hopefully we don’t lay an egg and get blown out.
Did you watch? The 3rd quarter wasn't too bad, Rockets made a comeback and the Spurs held them back for the most part. The 4th quarter was when it all went to complete
Closing games out isn't an easy thing to do.
Wembanyama - He'll look very different offensively in five years, I feel. Still learning how to get shots closer to the rim. Defensively he seems pretty rusty.
Paul - I don't mind the lack of scoring. He has shots he can take. More, he's settling the team down.
Barnes - Seems to know when the team needs a play to keep the wheels turning, also very helpful.
Champagnie - Is he turning into a valued role player? Hope this continues when Devin comes back.
Sochan - Looking really effective right now, cleaning up important boards, being disruptive and cutting.
Branham - Glimpses of how he can be an effective bench scorer, more important his defense was good.
and...
Castle - Huh. I had confidence he would be a rotation piece and pick up the new league fairly quickly. I didn't know he'd be playing nearly 30 minutes and closing out his second game.
He says it's fine, just sore
Happy with the win. And even happier with limiting Sengun to 6 pts. Wemby was determined to carry the team to a victory with 29 pts. While CP3 was fine finding people and setting up good plays. Sochan was all-over the place with 17 pts and 12 rebounds. If he plays like this every night, he will be a fun player to watch. Keldon provided the spark off the bench. While Wesley did a great job as the backup PG. I’m happy with Champ’s play. He’s really taking this opportunity to earn solid minutes as part of the rotation, he’s shooting well, rebounding and playing great defense. Barnes was solid, nothing fancy but just being a veteran presence and knocking down shots when needed.
Now for Castle, the kid is polished. I’m one of those who wants him to start. But him coming off the bench removed those pressures as the 4th overall and allows him to slowly adjust. But Pop also knows to throw him out there when it’s time and he did not disappoint. Great stuff!
Last edited by John B; 10-27-2024 at 09:27 AM.
It's hard to quantify when a player gets the game more than some other players. Some guys play because they're tall and good athletes. Listen to this kid talking about coverages and how the Rox were starting to run guard-guard screens that they weren't running earlier in the game. He comes in with a higher level of understanding this sport than many players ever will have.
A+ for Pop.
Fire Pop!
Im very encouraged by Sochan’s play so far this season.
I see across the board improvements in rebounding, defense, and scoring efficiency.
Castle is showing a very polished all around game even earlier than I expected.
The shooting of course sucked again but that will take time and hopefully he figures it out.
He’s a good jumper away from being a star.
Finally the spurs are playing like and an up and coming team as opposed to the crappy teams of the last few years. Players are playing within their skills and not playing out of position or some Pop experiment - and its paying dividends.
Wembanyama - Yeah he looks tired, but he's young and will adjust over the course of the season.
Paul - He's old and slowing but still skilled with the ball in his hands.
Barnes - A professional who plays within his skills, the definition of a utility guy.
Champagnie - Very nice find by the spurs, he's what the spurs always try to find but usually don't.
Sochan - Finally playing the position we drafted him for, rather than point guard. Cutting and rebounding are his top skills, lets hope he can keep it up for the season.
Branham and Wesley If used for just a few minutes here and there, they can be effective. Play them too many minutes and their weaknesses are really exposed
Castle - Notice how many minutes he played in the 4th quarter. Yeah he's something special. Absolutely worth the 4th pick. How are Sarr and Risacher doing in the 4th quarter of games ?
Pop Hopefully the tank is over. We have a halfway decent team now, lets try to win.
He is a great athlete and was coached well at UConn. You don't win an NCAA championship without learning something valuable.
I don't care, playing him more minutes is the way to have him build stamina. Or are you, Pop and the rest of tge people really expecting Wemby to just be a 30 mpg player for the rest of his career? If he can't play 35 minutes at 20 years old, he never will.
Absolutely true. I want to say, though, that he was capable of it. A freshman would have been riding the bench if he didn't have the capacity of absorbing and executing those high level UConn sets and assignments.
His season is starting just like last year where it took him time to really 'ramp up' his play and minutes. His stamina and fatigue level aren't going to just improve over night. And playing him when he's clearly tired or exhausted increases the chance of him injuring himself.
I think patience and building up his minutes throughout the season is the much smarter way to go. He's only 20 years old and not a 21 -22 year old workhorse like David Robinson or Tim Duncan were.
Yeah, I agree with you. Can't just ramp them up. He needs to build stamina first and slowly bring them up.
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