An hour before tipoff, both Stephon Castle and San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Matt Nielsen had their hands on a single basketball. The drill wa

San Antonio Spurs rookie Stephon Castle has garnered praise for his ability to defend all comers even Steph Curry

Castle learned the slow step after tutelage from Mike Noyes, the Spurs assistant who is the team’s player development coach. Noyes, like Castle, was a former UConn guard and joined the Spurs in July after spending six years with the Memphis Grizzlies, most recently as player development director.