Newton Commits- It's on ESPN

[k-walk]

That would be me

Second favorite new insider <3

 

[3rdbass]

East Carolina transfer, second-team All-AAC guard Tristen Newton commits to UConn

Former East Carolina guard Tristen Newton announced on Wednesday his commitment to play with the UConn Huskies next season.

www.espn.com

Ok the plan is coming together. Welcome to UCONN Tristen Newton. Excited to see you play next year wit a bunch of interchangeable guards/forwards.

 

[Horatio]

Good ! One down and how many more to get ?

Need at least 3 more guards / Ball handlers

 

[djct1999]

Who said mid-day Wednesday? He's now the top insider.

The details and accuracy were as impressive as anything we have seen.

 

[Durks07]

Who said mid-day Wednesday? He's now the top insider.

That would be me

All Hail The Great and All-Knowing NotADime89!!! May his reign last for years!

 

[tzznandrew]

So, just so we're clear, Newton is better than anyone we've lost in the portal, right?

 

[aburks41]

No, if you're Castle, you assume you'll be treated like Bouk/pre-injury Akok/Jackson/Sanogo/Hawkins. Assume no injury, and you get a lot of minutes.

Correct. Castle is the type of guard that you create minutes for because he will be hard to keep off the floor. He's the real deal and a top 30 guy for a reason

 

[ClifSpliffy]

i ain't believin nuthin comin from no one at this place where no one plays ball, and certainly not from coach cleats. he blew his street cred with me, and now i be from Missouri, the Show Me state.
youse are the reason they invented mutual funds, cuz most of youse got no bitness being anywhere near real markets.

on the udder hand, seems to me i remember el jeffe stating, in no uncertain terms, 'wednesday.' it's wednesday. chief was right. good info.

 

[auror]

So, just so we're clear, Newton is better than anyone we've lost in the portal, right?

For this year, absolutely.

 

[husky429]

So, just so we're clear, Newton is better than anyone we've lost in the portal, right?

Yup.

 

[aburks41]

So, just so we're clear, Newton is better than anyone we've lost in the portal, right?

1000% yes.

 

[Matrim55]

So, just so we're clear, Newton is better than anyone we've lost in the portal, right?

Significantly.

 

[Get a Job]

The details and accuracy were as impressive as anything we have seen.

Does anyone keep a spreadsheet of predictions and outcomes? It would be awesome to have a log with columns for poster, date of prediction, substance of prediction, actual outcome, and date of outcome becoming public. @navery12, @auror ?!

 

[HooperScooper]

Good. We needed this today.

 

[6xChamps]

Significantly.

hey matrim - can we assume there's more to come?

 

[ctchamps]

So, just so we're clear, Newton is better than anyone we've lost in the portal, right?

Until his first turnover in a UConn uniform absolutely.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

hey matrim - can we assume there's more to come?

Give us some more hope Matrim!

 

[Kenny11]

 

[Matrim55]

hey matrim - can we assume there's more to come?

Yes, at least two more roster additions. Probably three.

 

[AllAbout5]

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Nice.

 

[KingAG]

Yes, at least two more roster additions. Probably three.

Are they the guys we’re thinking?

 

[Matrim55]

Are they the guys we’re thinking?

Yes, as far as I can tell the reporting's been good, though I'll reiterate that I haven't been as plugged in over the past 5-6 months as I used to be.

Trust @Zionn

 

[UCDaveD]

Ayyyyyy let’s go!

 

[elmcityboy]

you tell em, tristen!!!

 

[BGesus4]

Wow. Other than probably Pack, you could easily make the argument that Newton was the single best available player available to fit our biggest need. With plenty of other big programs interested here, this staff just flat out knows how to close on recruiting targets.

 

[huskyniner]

 

[Mister P]

 

[aburks41]

you tell em, tristen!!!

I love this guy already. That core 3 is what Hurley wanted to build around. We got 1 great piece, time to add a couple others and we are looking very very good

 

[CardiacAndre7]

you tell em, tristen!!!

The core is fine. We have absolutely 0 back court depth. Hopefully what Matrim said is true and we get 3+ more quality players.

 

[wheelerdog]

Does anyone else see the irony in a fanbase that ridicules ECU and the rest of the AAC at every opportunity but now treats this guy like the second coming of Nate Archibald?