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Not going to happen. They really didn’t want to give it to Wemby’s last year, and he was smoking hot after the ASG.
We might as well start this thread with the way Stephon is playing, and IF he continues to start.
Not going to happen. They really didn’t want to give it to Wemby’s last year, and he was smoking hot after the ASG.
It's kind of amazing league message boards aren't really much talking about him, which is amazing. Like you have to actively ignore what he's doing.
There’s no Chet Holmgren type player to compete against. Fair game.
Chet though was making a strong case last year, compare to this year’s draft. The early Vegas favorite was Reed but can hardly get his shots with only 3.4 pts average.
Ajay Mitc has probably been the best Rookie so far, think Stephon gets ahead based on role / mpg and counting stats.
Yeah I dunno man, you had Miller and Chet performing at an extremely high level almost all year, plus several other players getting important minutes as roleplayers on good teams (Jamie, Amen, Lively, etc)
So far this year hasn’t had even close to that level of rookie class. It’s still early obviously.
He’s worthy of starting. No other rookie is putting up significant numbers. If they start him then he’s in the discussion. I think he’ll return to the bench when Vassell returns to the starting lineup but I’d love to see Paul, Vassell and Castle start.
This rookie class living down to the third rate billing so far.
Castle looks solid and has a shot at ROTY but so does everyone else.
If somehow he stays the starter, I think he gets it. There isn't really much compe ion out there. But I think he goes back to the bench once everybody is healthy though. Still, even off the bench, if they keep playing him around 25 mpg and giving him ball handling duties, this class is so weak that he might still get it.
Depends on what they’re trying to do this year. If they’re trying to get into the play-in and even the playoffs regardless, then you sit the rookie. But if to continue to develop the players. Castle benefits so much playing with the starters, developing chemistry as the future, then start him. I think he has a chance to make his strong case while Sochan is injured as the best POA defender out there. I think Champ sits once Vassell starts. They seem to overlap duties than Castle/Champ.
It's going to be impossible to get Castle out of the rotation, tbh.
Yup the future is bright with this kid, every game that pass. I doubt the coaches would want to stun that growth. And if he continues to start, there’s a strong case he’s going to perform better, with less pressure off him playing with Wemby, Vassell, CP3, etc taking the pressure. He continues this pace, Spurs gets back-to-back ROTY.
If castle can hit a decent amout of 3s,Dude can be real good.
Doncic-like composure in his rookie year tbh
One good thing he has going is having Wemby as a teammate. Castle is going to get more exposure than other rookies because of Wemby being a spotlight in the league. Let's be real, if Wemby wasn't here, the people who vote for ROTY wouldn't be watching our team.
Has that happened before? A team getting back-to-back ROTYs?
I think back in the 60's and 70's.
The pre-season favorite was Edey, and he's still the favorite at MGM (tied with Risacher at +325). Castle is currently 6th in betting odds (+1500). Carrington (+650), Sarr (+800), and McCain (+1400) are ahead of him.
Sheppard is down at +6600.
You can get Bronny at +100,000 at DK
Wiggins/KAT in mid 2010s.
Castle is killing it. I could see a ROTY run if he keeps this pace
But now that you mention it... I'll be in Vegas this week for a few days, might have to put a little bit on Castle for ROTY
Whoa! Thanks!
That’s actually fairly easy, even common for the NBA media with Spurs players in general.
he wasn't in the first rookie ladder, but he'll likely be in the 3-5 range in the next one. So far Edey and the 3 Washington guys have performed more, but nothing impressive. Stephon very much has looked the best prospect in the draft, and by a considerable margin as well.
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