How much longer will Newton remain a starter?

[UconnPT2007]

34% shooting, poor decision making and constantly jumping in the air without any plan is killing our offense. It’s about time for a change.

 

[Palatine]

He needs to draw fouls. If he does that he will be valuable.

 

[Exodus]

He’s our best option. He needs to settle down and try to get into the lane more. That will open his game up and will also free up teammates (not to mention draw fouls) I love Diarra but he’s no more than 12-15 min per game guy with great defense and tenacity.

 

[auror]

Strategy was much better with him today. Coaches clearly talked and re-centered him. He did a lot of driving to the paint. Just didn't get calls and he missed all his wide open 3s.

A lot of it is road/crowd.

 

[UCFan1513]

Strategy was much better with him today. Coaches clearly talked and re-centered him. He did a lot of driving to the paint. Just didn't get calls and he missed all his wide open 3s.

A lot of it is road/crowd.

Agree - thought he played much better today

 

[navery12]

He has a ton he needs to improve on, but given the alternatives that starting spot isn't going anywhere

 

[Chin Diesel]

34% shooting, poor decision making and constantly jumping in the air without any plan is killing our offense. It’s about time for a change.

So, what is your lineup change? Who takes the PG spot to start and who takes his minutes?

 

[WhereistheDove?]

He has a ton he needs to improve on, but given the alternatives that starting spot isn't going anywhere

This. Who are we plugging in for him? Outside of a couple games, Diarra just doesn’t bring anything offensively.

Newton has to find his shot. His three looks terrible right now.

 

[REB1094]

The alternative is Hassan Diarra or run AJax at the point and start Alleyne at the 3

Diarra is better than his box score, but he’s at 3.3 PPG on 32.7% and near 50% on FT

Alleyne is inconsistent but is at 37.3% FG

Newton isn’t who we wanted him to be, but he’s our guy to start. We have depth, so we should switch in situational players depending how the game goes

 

[jdb50]

The fact Diarra can not make free throws is going to be a huge issue in MSG and the NCAA Tourney. Hurley better get to work. The same goes for Clingan who will get to the line as his minutes increase. Newton shot his free throw like he didn't give a crap tonight. We've got issues.

 

[BlueMAB]

Probably till April.

 

[Punkbo]

I’m probably in the minority, but I like when both AJ and Newton are on the floor. Both are capable of handling the ball and distributing.

 

[Dove]

20 minutes

 

[AdamaNation]

He has a ton he needs to improve on, but given the alternatives that starting spot isn't going anywhere

I realized he had 24 against us at ecu when Bouk had The Dunk!!

 

[gsmooth]

I realized he had 24 against us at ecu when Bouk had The Dunk!!

I remember that game. I want that Newton. Not the one we have that is tentative as hell

 

[Connecticut13]

I’m probably in the minority, but I like when both AJ and Newton are on the floor. Both are capable of handling the ball and distributing.

Very true - but the other problem is that neither are capable of scoring!

 

[mauconnfan]

Truth is we need Newton to get better on the offensive end. Did some better things early but somehow went back to not being the aggressive player. Needs to try to score much more often. We have no other answer, Diarra is a nice piece off the bench if he's our starter we are in trouble period!

 

[metsfan2323]

Truth is we need Newton to get better on the offensive end. Did some better things early but somehow went back to not being the aggressive player. Needs to try to score much more often. We have no other answer, Diarra is a nice piece off the bench if he's our starter we are in trouble period!

I agree, we need Newton to up his game/shooting, not be benched.

 

[my2cents]

We need him to drive the lane, but then he becomes completely lost. ( No left hand).
AJ should start at point, Joey C at guard. Joey C is also our best passer into our bigs.

 

[Jay-Bone]

So Coachn was right??

 

[InKembaITrust]

Excited.

 

[gtcam]

Newton had the spotlight at ECU because he was the team. Bring him here and he is no longer the man. It affects people in different ways and DH should have had that in mind. He was never a pure PG to start. Diara is the only PG on this team - I know he has limited offensive skills but I would give him the keys in one game from the start and see what he can do - if it fails then you need to go back to using the PG by committee but that is what really weakens the team. DH has a problem on his hands - time to work on it.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Excited.

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Funny thing is, as a big PG Newton should watch tape on Castle. How he uses his body and hesitation moves to get where he wants, and shoots over smaller guys.

 

[bendm]

AJ should be the starting PG. move newton off ball let him play as a combo/scoring guard with an emphasis on attacking the hoop. i don't even care if he makes it i want that mindset drilled into his head.

 

[kobebeanbryant]

AJ should be the starting PG. move newton off ball let him play as a combo/scoring guard with an emphasis on attacking the hoop. i don't even care if he makes it i want that mindset drilled into his head.

That’s effectively what happens already when both are on the court together. Jackson has been the primary initiator for some time now.

Problem is Newton doesn’t have the quickness/athleticism to attack the hoop reliably. He relies heavily on his size and getting bailed out with foul calls (which he isn’t getting). And now that his 3pt shot has deserted him he is in a tough spot.

For those that watched him at ECU, how was he getting most of his offense? He doesn’t strike me a reliable high volume scorer. Or was he just feasting against lower level teams?