I can be upset at reed when I see things like this

That’s your opinion. Some of the numbers show otherwise.

Castle is shooting 45% mid range to Amen’s 26%.

Also the discussion originated when people started talking about Castle’s ceiling and potential. I mentioned Castle has a dribble pullup which is an important move that he can build on. Meanwhile Amen has yet to be able to execute this move as he has to dribble handoff when fronted by a tough defender. He only goes north south and isn’t a threat for pullup so defenders attack him and press him outside of 10 ft. Castle is more accurate from 10-16 ft as I noted. Very important since we keep talking about a smaller half court with Amen not being able to shoot beyond 10 ft. He also is more comfortable launching 3s.

This is the concern and it’s valid. This is why Castle is more dynamic with a higher ceiling.

 

This logic would make me or any Rocket fan an Amen hater for analyzing and critiquing him as well or any other of our players. Meanwhile people straight disrespect the coach, Jabari, and even Tari with no consequence or accountability

 

Bro 10 ft isn’t always outside the paint. It depends where you are on the court. The FT line is 15 ft. The elbows are 15 ft. 10 ft towards FT line would be in the paint. But the baseline shots and side of the paint are around 7ft to 3 pt line. Just saying.

I gave you the numbers from nba.com that showed Castle to be more accurate 10-16 ft. and on midrange shots. He also has a dribble pullup. This is why I believe he’s marginally a better player and can be a star in the next couple years if he gets more accurate with his 3 and dribble pullup and shoots more midrange

 

It's not surprising that these new Castle nut huggers are the same people who were/are Jalen Green fanbois.

 

Sarr is far better than Reed. Honestly, he's better than Amen too.

 

Why would Reed be “kiling it” for the Spurs when he isn’t “killing it” here missing many wide open shots and making bad decisions on both ends?

 

I kindly disagree, and angrily disagree also

 

The Spurs are far better at player development and coaching than the Rockets.

 

All the thumbs up for this one!!

 

Why do you make a big deal about the paint? The paint is not a semicircle around the basket. Normally the paint is just a convenient way to refer to the interior of the defense. (I mean, the dunker spot is technically outside the paint.) Distance is more important when we talk about shooting.

Amen takes 12% of his shots from 10-16 ft
Castle takes 10% of his shots from 10-16 ft
Amen takes 7% of his shots from 16ft-3pt line
Castle takes 2% of his shots from 16ft-3pt line

Amen's total FGA is more than Castle's. So clearly Amen takes more midrange shots than Castle. To say that Castle "is not afraid to take the midrange" implying that Amen is afraid is just plain wrong.

Castle's midrange accuracy is better than Amen. But since neither shoots a lot from that distance, the sample size renders the comparison not highly useful.

Castle shoots a lot more 3s than Amen. He is better there than Amen this season. But Amen's second season 3pt% is about the same as Castle's this season. He got worse somehow. Amen shoots a lot more close to the basket with much higher accuracy. This is why even though Castle has better midrange and 3pt percentage, Amen is still a more efficient scorer.

Amen just started to play full time PG this season while Castle started last season. Amen already has a better A/TO ratio. Castle has more assists. But he also has way more turnover. Amen is deferring playmaking to both Durant and Sengun. Castle has to defer only to Fox.

As for midrange pull up, I am guessing that you see them in Castle's highlight clips. (You aren't watching all the Spurs games, are you? ) I'm pretty sure Amen's highlight clips include some of his pull up midrange shots. I do remember him taking those in game, not a lot but not zero. The most memorable one was the game winner against Boston. I mean, Jabari has that pull up midrange shot too (and more accurate than both Castle and Amen). And people are crucifying him for attempting those. He is definitely not "afraid" to do it.

 

Props to you for fighting the good fight Easy. I would have tapped out a long time ago.

 

Did you see castle stretch in January?
Amen is better, imagine if Amen had a rim protector in Wemby. He makes the game easier for everyone.

 

Really. All those stats? Trying to explain them to someone? Ulcer city.

 

New post of the day!! I too should have tapped out. The reality is I’m back to being an active Rockets fan and it’s a sometimes enjoyable distraction. Hint - I’m a 99’er.

 

It’s always cool seeing passionate fans taking the time to break things down. Way more patience than I’ll ever have.

 

Well, usually I tap out when I sense the other side is not going to change their opinions no matter what, which is fine. This is a fan site talking mostly out of our back side. But I just can't stand misinformation or ridiculously biased takes. So sometimes I waste my time fighting those.

BTW, I sometimes am too lazy (or too busy) to look up data and spew something that's not accurate too. Again we are all just talking. Having people correcting me makes this site better.

 

Wait so you’re telling me a player who had a putrid stretch shooting wise isn’t the next big thing just because he had 1 really big game against a tanking team and likely isn’t better than arguable the best wing defender and young prospects in the NBA?


Comeon man we’re supposed to bet the house on Castle Jordan GOAT

 

We dont even have to talk about shooting. Castle is a turn over machine and he can shoot his team out of the game. Like our first win against them.

 

Tons of copium in this thread. One player has actual variation to his game even if he’s not the best shooter rn. The other one gets 90% of his buckets off of sitting in the dunker spot and may be the worst jump shooter in the NBA.

 

Hey, let’s start a “Should Dylan Harper be starting” thread!!