Colin Castleman
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This was just posted.
https://purdue.rivals.com/news/florida-big-man-nets-offer-from-purdue
Nice list of offers.
https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2018/colin-castleton-181031
Watching the highlights, he looks mobile, quick, and has soft hands.
One article says he is from Florida, another says Ohio.
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Like Butler, Hayes and Washington (assuming we offer) we are somewhat late to the game.
As I recall, we were late to offer Haas, Wheeler and Ewing, but were still successful in landing them. We were early on a LOT of players, but were unsuccessful.
It does look like Purdue is one of the better offers he has along with Xavier, so hopefully that will get him on campus for a visit. Looks like a nice stretch 4/5 that could play alongside Williams.
How many times have we been first to the game and lost to a late arrival? Kids are going to go where they want to when they want to.
Watched some of his highlights. Kid totally reminds me of Happ from Wisky.
my first thought...except this kid can shoot it outside point blank.
But in these late offers what we do not see right away if this is a fly by offer or not. Watch to see if there is a visit either by CMP to him or by him to Purdue...then you can guage how realistic these late offers are. I think we have had 4-5 of these late offers, and are yet to hear if staff is still on any of them hard or if they were just fly by offers to guage interest that never will go anywhere.
But I am pretty excited about the kid's potential. And I hope he is a kid the staff continues to recruit hard. Shooting, mobility, handle for a big guy all seem to be very good. A big with offensive ability comparable to Wagner of Mich. Hope something comes of his recruitment.
But I am pretty excited about the kid's potential. And I hope he is a kid the staff continues to recruit hard. Shooting, mobility, handle for a big guy all seem to be very good. A big with offensive ability comparable to Wagner of Mich. Hope something comes of his recruitment.
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Well during the last Gold and Black podcast Brian said the staff had been watching this kid for sometime. I agree with your point that a visit shows a higher level of interest.
If he visits then get excited......game like Haarms in that he can step out and shoot it but has more post moves.
I think CMP is still looking for 2 more 6ft 9in+..........to go with Hunter, Embrey, Butler, Langford, Ahrens, Tucker, Alvarez, etc.
Boiler Up.
I think CMP is still looking for 2 more 6ft 9in+..........to go with Hunter, Embrey, Butler, Langford, Ahrens, Tucker, Alvarez, etc.
Boiler Up.
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He has a quick first step and dribbles well to the basket for a tall guy. He would leave some bigs picking up their shorts if they try to come out and defend him man-to-man. From what I see from these isolated videos, he's just not a tall skinny guy who is a project. I like him.
Plus there would be all kinds of wonderful things our cleaver, I mean clever fan base and the media could play with using his last name like: "Castleton left the defender in the moat with that move."
or "Castleton dropped the Portcullis on the Spartans."
And everyone knows what a Portcullis is, correct?
Plus there would be all kinds of wonderful things our cleaver, I mean clever fan base and the media could play with using his last name like: "Castleton left the defender in the moat with that move."
or "Castleton dropped the Portcullis on the Spartans."
And everyone knows what a Portcullis is, correct?
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I think he is from Daytona Beach, I think Xavier and Illinois were some of his first HM offers, he mentioned he would like to visit those 2 places.......he will probably Blow Up, when the Bluebloods come sniffin' around
Granted it's a highlight clip of him. I only watched the first three and a half min of the tape before I had decided I loved his body control and his willingness to attack the basket. Looks to be above average athletic for a kid of his size. I see so many of these high school kids his size that lack the drive or the mussel structure to dunk it when they can. He seems to prefer to dunk when it's there. Also reminds me a little of AJ they way tracks the ball on blocks, good timing. That's more talent than it is being taught that skill. Sign him up coach.
I'm inpatient, when it comes to recruiting, I want to see offers and commitments right away, I know we are not Duke, Ky, Ks, or 4 or 5 other schools
that can pick and choose. I like our 1st commit very much, just wishing we can get on the board with 1-2 others.
I'm inpatient. lol
Now I return to the Real World
that can pick and choose. I like our 1st commit very much, just wishing we can get on the board with 1-2 others.
I'm inpatient. lol
Now I return to the Real World
Thanks..yeah video makes me interested. I must say...there is a LOT of talent out there and can't imagine what a crapshoot it is to get the right one within all that talent. This kid can move and stretch the court...I'd take this kid, still want Ahrens and Hunter.
Happy B Day
and he sounds as though Purdue is a very real possibility
I can imagine with some good muscle weight and maturity, maybe like a Frank K. from Wisky, I know that's a bit of stretch, but one never knows
Yes. He looks like the type of inside/out threat that I would like to see Purdue add to compliment Williams. He definitely looks like he could play the 4 in Painter's system. I think that a lot of skill is required at that position for the Purdue offense to function optimally.
From the video it appears he does move well and can shoot. 6 foot 11 and about 220lbs is more that JJ came to us with.
It is always hard to put too much into highlight tapes. As I said above he did appear to move well, and shoot well not sure what is not to like. But I also noticed that he appeared to be at least a head taller than anyone he was playing against. It would be interesting to see him playing against others closer to his size.
It is always hard to put too much into highlight tapes. As I said above he did appear to move well, and shoot well not sure what is not to like. But I also noticed that he appeared to be at least a head taller than anyone he was playing against. It would be interesting to see him playing against others closer to his size.
That kid should be already ranked in the top 50 have no clue why he's not. And if we can land him that would be huge. That definitely would be one Matt Painter best recruits since he's been here.
While he is a nice recruit and maybe he ends up top 150, I don't know. Reminds me of Wagner. But why do you think he is a top 50 guy? Is he just scoring at will in aau like most top 50s do? (Or are you just being a sarcastic troll poster again?)
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I'd take this kid, still want Ahrens and Hunter.
Happy B Day
Nice photo of good ol' Jerry! Grateful to have been able to catch him and the boys a handful of times before he went to that great gig in the sky.
No for your information already knew about this kid and he's very good. He's 6 ft 11 and can dribble left or right to the rim mark my words this kid will be very good and he will be in the NBA one day. AAU basketball is a joke I don't go by AAU basketball no defense looks like an All-Star game every time. My cousin lives in Florida and told me all about this kid big high school basketball fan goes to a lot of different games.
And by no means am I saying my cousin knows this kid he's just seen him play a couple of times. He told me the first time he watched him play he thought maybe it was just the competition. So he went and watched him play again against a much tougher team and he looked just as good in that game.
Did you not read the links? He's a late bloomer. The kid is blowing up and the offers are just now coming in.
I figured the complaints were going to be about him being a lowly "Plan B" or a zero-star recruit. I still expect to see those.
If we landed this kid he'd be our best recruit in the 2018 class and I don't care how they rank him.
I don't think the kid is a late bloomer I just think everybody's late to the party I heard about this kid last basketball season his junior year. My cousin said this dude was really really good last year.
Probably happens more frequently than not especially if you don't play for an elite tier AAU team. Exposure is a critical factor in their rankings.
I'm being dead serious this kid is good I promise I knew about him back in November my cousin told me all about this kid
I just want to clear something up I'm a boilermaker fan I bleed black and gold I want nothing but the best for Purdue.
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