Lost 10 lbs? I remember Emitt Sellers was a great 2 guard for Jimmy Satalin, then he got involved in the Will-B girl oral sex incident and when he finally came back several season later he had gained some pudgy pounds and could no longer jump over people, kind of like the fatty three point ace, Tommy Pipkins.

Hope he can have some success, Castro that is, and that Mike is the real thing, then we could have our own " I Like Mike" to get behind.

I thought Ferry's line about rust was typical Ferry-speak. Kid hasn't been in a game in a couple years. So the Ferry solution is to chain him to the bench.

Way to break him back in. Yeesh!

Phildog wrote:

When I saw Castro come into games he was very hesitant and then would jack up shots and drive to the hole with slow motion moves, usually missing the basket.

Exactly! I was at most of the home games and saw the little he played (mostly ooc) and he literally played like he didn't think he was good enough to even be on that floor. Hesitant, the slowest guard I've ever seen, like he made Eric Evans look like a stud l. Call it rust, a lack of confidence, prob a combination of both. To be a former Gatorade player of the year in a good bball state like Massachusetts and recruited by a coach like Brad Stevens suggests to me this kid has high level talent somewhere in there. It is both his and Ferrys job to light a fire under his ass and start contributing to this team.

One of the biggest killers for a decent team last year was a complete lack of guard depth, mostly due to JJs injury and Castros apparent don't give a f*** attitude he seemed to play with. He hurt us bad last year by not being able to provide a reliable guard option off the bench to spell the two best players we had on the team. Castro as well as others timidness and unwillingness to create offense through passing, ball handling, and creating their own shots heavily contributed to Colter and Mason taking seemingly every shot down the stretch of games l, especially during conference play, in my opinion.

So come on Castro, get your head out of your ass and help this team this year! You have all the tools to make it happen. It's up to you to want it now.

Hilltopper wrote:

102 - Grow-up!

Excuse me? I fail to see how one word in my post would illicite that type of response? I think Castro has played terrible to this point, but probably still has talent? Please explain my immaturity to me chief.

I disagree with some of what 102 said too, but my take is a little different.

Knowing that a player has to sit out a year, I put a lot of responsibility on the coaching staff to get him ready for his return to action. The kid can certainly lift weights, shoot, play pickup games, etc., but if the staff had done a better job with him, maybe he doesn't look like he's lost out there.

I think the jury's out on Castro, although I hope he's going to help us. I'd like to see Ferry do a better job of developing players, rather than the revolving door of transfers, failed JUCOs, etc., that constitute his idea of "building a program."

And yes, 102, we're a family program here. I'm no prude but less profanity in the future, please.

Duques102 wrote:

Sorry guys didn't realize that was an issue, I'll clean it up. I wasn't degrading Castro I said I think he has talent but hasn't shown it. Disagree?

No, but you questioned his character, which to me is unfair. I saw a guy who didn't play well, and then lost his confidence. It happens to better players than him, so it's no sin.