Colin Castleton Discussion: Two Way Contract

Scoring, rebounding, assists, protecting the rim, closing out, picks. Monster Castle is doing it all. Everything we have been asking for Colin is doing.

 

Hope he carries some of tonight into this next game.

 

He is building big MO for our championship run.

 

He's going to have to make 3's to make it in the league. His post game in terms of moves and strengths isn't enough against NBA 4/5's and he's not a great lob threat.


His one NBA level skill is his excellent passing: he could be an elite passer from the 5 spot but I don't think his offensive game is good enough right now where teams won't just sag off of him or tell their guys to play 1v1 on him in the post to prevent that from being exploited.

Having more strength in his base to hold position for boards and some increased range on his jumpshot and you can see him become playable.

 

Is he vegetarian? What’s his deal.

why is it always the weak dudes that wear a tshirt under their jersey?

FYI, you don’t look any bigger. Time to hit the weights

 

Stop attacking our quota

 

I haven't hit MY quota yet, sorry

 

He actually seems somewhat tough and grabs rebounds and block shots even though he looks a little skinny. He may be one of those bigs with "sharp elbows" and "low base?" or whatever that allows him to play stronger than he actually looks. Sort of like a Domantis Sabonis. That dude doesn't look like a 12-13 rebounds guy imo.

 

He's definitely got a solid base ... good legs, like AR maybe even more so.

 

sabonis is narrow-shouldered but solid-packed. castleton is wider but wispier, imo. sabonis doesn't get moved around, but castleton does. look at the legs especially.

 

In that photo …. the upper legs are not where they should be. But it’s also a two years or older pic from college though your point about getting moved is true.

 

When you look at a players like Charles Barkly and Reggie Evans they had guard height and were rebounding machines. They were low to the ground and had strong legs. Charles wasn't a physical specimen. Kevin Love was flabby and unathletic and also was a very good rebounder.

 

rebounding seems to be as much about instincts/hoop iq as anything. rodman just knew where that ball was going. and yes, he claimed to practice that, but i think a good chunk is just pattern recognition that some are naturally really good at (like pgs or nfl qbs). jason kidd was a great rebounding guard without being a great athlete or particularly huge (big for a guard, but not big).

obviously, tenacity matters, and then technical things like boxing out with good technique, etc. but some guys really just have a better sense of where the ball will be.

 

Ability to ignore pain!