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Message: [QUOTE="ClifSpliffy, post: 4416062, member: 9260"] it had better not be, cuz there is nothing in his record, including going backward by 25% in his playing time per game last year, that shows otherwise. and iffn newt ain't the pg from minute one, well, hooston we got a big problem. let's listen to danny on newt, from waay back in the spring: [I]'“I just love the way he fits in with Jordan [Hawkins] and Andre [Jackson],” said Hurley on Thursday. “It was important that the [B]point guard [/B]that we brought in could facilitate because Jordan has got an explosive year ahead of him.” [/I] [URL='https://dailycampus.com/2022/04/15/mens-basketball-a-look-into-uconn-transfer-tristen-newton-and-why-hes-a-perfect-fit/']Men’s Basketball: A look into UConn transfer Tristen Newton and why he’s a perfect fit[/URL] 'His performance in a 21-point loss apparently impressed Hurley, who filled a roster need for a [B]scoring point guard[/B] by receiving a commitment on Wednesday from the 6-foot-5 Newton.' [URL='https://news.yahoo.com/uconn-lands-transfer-tristen-newton-003500274.html']UConn lands transfer Tristen Newton from East Carolina; Akok Akok to transfer[/URL] [I]"With R.J.'s departure and not feeling like there was a guy in the program that could take that mantle, we knew that we had to go get a [B]big-time point guard[/B]," Hurley said. "With Tristen, that was the first thing we wanted to knock out." [URL='https://news.yahoo.com/hurley-spate-recent-uconn-transfers-150300275.html']Hurley on spate of recent UConn transfers: 'It's almost like a different type of sport'[/URL][/I] i don't really know what newt can do at the point, while remaining extremely hopeful, but i do know that his record demands that he be the first one to try. i mean, danny said so, '[I]big-time point guard,' [/I]right? uh, oh 2x. [URL="https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/uconn-mens-basketball/article/UConn-men-s-basketball-Dan-Hurley-point-guard-17492662.php"]Who will be UConn men's basketball team's starting point guard this season? Dan Hurley still deciding[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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