The San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors on Friday night in the NBA Cup, 123-85. It was the 11th win in a row for the Silver and Black, putting them atop their group in the Cup standings.

Victor Wembanyama only offered a dozen points, although his impact on both ends of the floor was clear. For the first time this season, Stephon Castle led the Spurs, scoring a season-high 32 points. Moved to an off-ball role this season, Castle has struggled as a spot-up shooter, although his defense, slashing, and playmaking have made sure he remains a positive force.

After making five of his eight 3-point attempts, Castle knows that he has a lot to build on moving forward, and that the Spurs can count on him.

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With Dylan Harper and De'Aaron Fox as chief ball-handlers this season, Castle has been relegated to a catch-and-shoot threat. He leads the NBA in wide-open 3-point attempts, but is shooting only 34.6 percent from deep. He knows it's only a matter of time before shots start falling, and is fully aware that teams can't defend him on the perimeter.

"I don't really see it as disrespect," he said of being left open. "I think for most teams, five men can't guard Vic, so they have to help somehow. So I mean, it's a scheme thing. I don't really take it as disrespect."

Even with plenty of wide-open looks, Castle has struggled to score. He posted a cryptic Instagram story earlier this week, but made it clear that he doesn't blame the team or coaching for his slow start.

"I think the biggest obstacle I had was really myself, kind of just getting into my own head sometimes, not taking open shots and forcing worse shots," he explained. "So I think today, just coming in with a clear mind, thinking about our defensive stuff, our principles, trying to play the right way, and the basketball guys found me."

Moving forward, Castle knows that his off-ball role is here to stay, but his mindset and playstyle can't change.

"I think the only thing that's really different is we're all off the ball a lot more, just because we're all playing together now, obviously," he finished. "So I feel like that's the biggest difference. I feel like we all still have the same principles. We all want to make the right play, play the right way. So I don't think really much has changed, other than we have the ball a little less in our hands.