Chuck Everett wrote:EvanZ wrote:Chuck Everett wrote:
Alex Caruso came into the NBA from the G-League shooting 30% from 3. Rui Hachimura shot 28% and 32% from 3 his first two years. Herb Jones shot 33% his first two years. Now all 3 are shooting over 40% from 3.
All I was saying is if Castle puts in the work those guys did, he can improve his shot. He's only 19 and he doesn't have bad mechanics. But some of you want to be smug and act like it's impossible. You don't work for NBA front offices. You're just hobbyists like anyone else here. Get over yourselves.
And I am not speaking directly to you Colbini.
Of course he can improve his shot. What's being debated is mostly whether he will get the opportunity to do that. As I said several pages ago, it's fool's gold to expect non-shooters to become great shooters immediately. Pointing to Kawhi (as was done in this thread) as "an example why you bet on a Stephon Castle" is just fool's gold. Again, as I already said, if you think Castle is good enough to make an impact right away without shooting (which is not easy as a guard/wing), then you should be high on him. If you think he really needs to be a shooter to get on the court, then it's probably rougher sledding. If you think he's Kawhi Leonard, I'm not sure what to tell you other than get a new hobby.
Who the hell called him Kawhi Leonard? You're just seeing what you want to see.
since nobody actually said he was kawhi, here is my best guess as to what might be going through the ethereal mind of evanz:
kawhi is the only player ever who improved his shot significantly from college to pro, so any mention that castle might be able to improve as a shooter must be calling him kawhi. that's all i got.
evanz's MO is to try (and i emphasize try) to make people feel stupid in hopes that it will make him look smarter and if he has to create imaginary narratives out of thin air to accomplish it, he'll certainly do that. it rarely works, mind you, but by golly he's going to do his best.