He choked a game winner in the tourney. He passed up plenty of open looks all yearThat's true, but Williams made 41.5% and didn't pass up open looks. Also, his 53 attempts is a meaningful sample.
He choked a game winner in the tourney. He passed up plenty of open looks all yearThat's true, but Williams made 41.5% and didn't pass up open looks. Also, his 53 attempts is a meaningful sample.
100% he's likely going to be a high lottery pick. Why would he pass that up to return?Here's a question ... how certain are we Castle won't return to UConn next year?
It's not confidence issue. It's a "I play on the best team in the nation and me moving the ball is a better play than taking this shot at this moment"I think the biggest problem with Castle's shot is his confidence in it. You know what he needs? He needs a Quin Snyder to scream in his face to take every even semi-open 3 he has or he's benched(half joking but yeah... he needs to build his confidence in it, even more than making any serious mechanical changes). I think a lot of his misses come off hesitation and uncertainty about whether he should take the shot or not, which is probably normal when playing on a team like UConn where you can get good shots relatively easily, so record-scratching a possession or two is no big deal... but this won't fly in the league. I won't act like this is not a problem because if he doesn't fix it this limits his potential in the league... but he still does SO MANY WINNING things on the floor... both offensively and defensively. I just don't see any other player in this draft that has better combination of positional size, bball IQ, vision, passing ability and willingness to make the right pass, unselfishness, skill, athleticism, defensive awareness and movement. He just does so many thing right. Now the question is can he take the next step with his shot.
There also isn't a single NBA caliber defender on Purdue and they are very undersized and unathletic around Edey.About Edey vs Clingan... I guess Edey did make the point about his offensive game in this one. Even though I had little doubts about him being able to be this offensively efficient against NBA size, whatever doubts there were they were squashed. He answered that question with an emphatic and resounding force. But the biggest question about Edey was never his offensive prowess. It's his ability to stay on the floor defensively vs NBA athleticism, size and skill. And IMO here is where some questions remain and this is where a team like UConn showed some of the problems he might have at the next level - feet not quick enough, hesitation when covering the rim, slow recovery. I wish UConn had more/better PnR guards to see him cover that one, especially against someone who can shoot it off the dribble.
Clingan... I don't think he was doing anything bad in particular when guarding Edey... Edey just... was eating this game. A case of better offense... The interesting thing on offense was that initially he was pretty invisible when Edey was on the floor and the moment Edey sat, Clingan immediatey got a duck in for the and-1 at the rim then continued being active after Edey returned. Might be one of those players that you need to feed a bit for him to gain a momentum.
He got cooked in PNR defense.There also isn't a single NBA caliber defender on Purdue and they are very undersized and unathletic around Edey.
And UConn has very good PNR guards. Spencer, Newton, and Castle are all very efficient in the PNR iirc.
To me Edey just proved his defense more. The fact that he plays as many minutes as he does with the size of his offensive load that hes as good as he is on defense moving his feet is highly impressive.
He didn't. His teammates did.He got cooked in PNR defense.
Worst shooter than Castle from teh FT line and 3pt line so he is even more like Ben Simmons? To top it off there is zero pressure in the G-League.I'm coming around on Buzelis, even if he looks like a bit of a dork. His superpower is the ability to handle, process and playmake at 6'9". He has a really high BBIQ and ability to make reads. It doesn't always show because the Gleague is up-and-down and Ignite is terrible, but he's capable of making plays inside the arch with his decision-making. Put him in the middle of the floor and he can open up the Jazz's offense. He's got some Hayward-like versatility. He also tries hard and uses his length well defending wings.
Crazy how people arent talking about an injured player who has already been discussed ad-nauseum who is in nearly everyone's top 5.He’s not getting talked about nearly enough. He’s falling under the radar due to not playing. He’s clearly the best prospect in this draft. So crafty and is such a damn good finisher.
It’s what the kids call “BBIQ” he has shooters on his team. He is looking for the best shot and he plays on a very good team.It's not confidence issue. It's a "I play on the best team in the nation and me moving the ball is a better play than taking this shot at this moment"
You absolutely could be right. What I’ve noticed especially in this tournament is how he doesn’t even look to shoot. That’s a real red flag to me that he’s already passing up good looks to hide the ball with someone else.Castle has better shooting indicators than both Thompson twins and Black. When the sample is so small, I think FT% is better indicator for shooting touch and potential for improvement at the next level. But he definitely does need to improve his confidence in it and he needs to shoot it without hesitation when the shot is there for him. To me this is the much bigger problem right now.
Ad-nauseum? That’s hilarious. There hasn’t been any meaningful discussion about him in months and the discussion then wasn’t even in depth. Instead you’d rather use pages and pages to talk about Edey.Crazy how people arent talking about an injured player who has already been discussed ad-nauseum who is in nearly everyone's top 5.
Yes, I'm talking about the guy who (was) currently playing games and relevant new information was coming in.Ad-nauseum? That’s hilarious. There hasn’t been any meaningful discussion about him in months and the discussion then wasn’t even in depth. Instead you’d rather use pages and pages to talk about Edey.
Topic’s rim finishing ability is elite and he has elite feel for the game. Main reason I’m not worried about his 3PT% is his FT% is extremely high. He shot 86% from FT. That is a very good indicator that he will at least became a passable shooter.And I like Topic, but he is far from a sure thing.
He plays like James Harden without the step-back. He's as ball dominant as it gets. He doesnt play D. He can't shoot from 3 and has no mid-range game. He put up stats on a developmental European team. The moment he went high level his stats cratered (small sample size)
Maybe, but he also has Ricky Rubio-itis. His form leads him to shooting ropes.Topic’s rim finishing ability is elite and he has elite feel for the game. Main reason I’m not worried about his 3PT% is his FT% is extremely high. He shot 86% from FT. That is a very good indicator that he will at least became a passable shooter.