If Newton signs, what is our enticement to get a second quality guard in here? Newton played 34 minutes per game for ECU. Who will transfer to UConn to play 6-8 minutes behind him? Doesn't that restrict us to an Antoine Anderson quality player? Where exactly is the willing backup point who can give us better quality minutes that Gaff?
This is hypothetical, and I have no one in mind, but two things to consider.
1. Maybe Newton played 34 minutes because of a lack of a quality backup, and would be glad to play fewer minutes(like 28-30) so he can get some rest. Cole would have appreciated fewer minutes, but for the lack of quality depth at guard.
2. There may be out there, a grad transfer from a lower level school who starred or was a more than respectable starter, a quality player who could have played elsewhere, and wants the opportunity to play at a top 25 program. Maybe, he has the ability to do it, and will take his chances proving he can perform at a higher level program. If not, he will finally see the ceiling and will live with it, or exceed the doubts of naysayers.
IDK, from the Ivy, Colgate, or from the league Cole played in before UConn. Has no ability to play in Europe, and doesn't care about that.
I don't think this is a fantasy, but may be an option to be discovered, like the concealed diamond.
