Newton Commits- It's on ESPN

[BlueMAB]

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?

No.

 

[Sportsman5]

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?

AAC lacks depth, but definitely has a couple of schools and a few players each year that are near the top of college basketball.

 

[navery12]

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?

This isn't hard. AAC = Bad, Tristen Newton = Good

 

[Brochacho]

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?

ECU sucks Newton doesn't.

 

[djct1999]

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?

I don't see it all, honestly. We are excited about a specific player, their best player. Not the program.

 

[CallMeBruce]

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?

Shut up

 

[UofCT]

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?

No

 

[MexicoHusky]

Good news. I was starting to wonder what was up. Considering the state of our roster and the opportunity to get immediate playing time, anyone we look at and offer should sign.

 

[ctchamps]

Took over this game at crunch time. Love players who can make difficult shots when the pressure is on.

 

[Dabutlerdidit]

How would we compare him to RJ Cole?

 

[metsfan2323]

We now have a core 4. Welcome aboard Tristen!!!

Tide coming back in. Hopefully it sweeps away the heathen.

 

[Purple Stein]

Aw yeah. Here we go!

 

[Durks07]

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?

Nope!

 

[elmcityboy]

vecenie weighs in. i think he is friends with luke murray -- for a national guy, he seems to tweet about uconn quite a bit.

 

[superjohn]

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

We only have 8 scholarship players on the roster currently, one of which hasn't seen any non-garbage minutes in 3 years at UConn, 13 scholarship players at the D1 level.

 

[Tenspro2002]

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

To be very, very clear, the issue with our portal losses is quantity, not quality.

 

[bigknight3]

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 ?!

And links to epic crash and burn threads!

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Probably became a fan seeing the best dunk in the ECU arena’s history was by a guy in a Husky uniform.

 

[FlakeyFoont]

Tristen Shout.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Guy can score at all 4 levels -- at the rim, mid-range pull-up, 3, and the FT line.

And a capable distributor, rebounder, and defender too.

 

[Scoe]

Ok, now we’re cooking. Phew!

Newton says thats a woman's job, the man is in charge.

 

[Rico444]

Newton says thats a woman's job, the man is in charge.

Can you edit your post to clarify you're talking about Cam Newton in the Tristen Newtown thread?

 

[Scoe]

Can you edit your post to clarify you're talking about Cam Newton in the Tristen Newtown thread?

I think its pretty self evident.

 

[HooperScooper]

“Coach Hurley is a great coach and he can help me go to league, like I really want,” Newton said. “His vision for me is exactly what I need and I feel like his role for me is exactly what I want.”

Hurley can be demanding, Newton said. Which is also a draw.

“I feel like everybody needs to be pushed,” Newton said. “Growing up and going through life, everybody needs to be pushed. I don’t feel like I’ve been pushed like that in my life so this will help me.”

Good article from the Register.

East Carolina transfer Tristen Newton commits to UConn men’s basketball team

East Carolina transfer Tristen Newton, who once dropped 25 points on the UConn men’s...

www.nhregister.com

 

[Scoe]

Walcome aboard Newton, were looking at the hungry husky's this year.

 

[aburks41]

To be very, very clear, the issue with our portal losses is quantity, not quality.

But you can replace 2 bad players with 1 great one. We don't need a 1:1 replacement for each body we lost. We cannot build a roster of 11-12 guys who want to play, that's just not possible anymore in todays world. Give me 8-9 guys who can all contribute meaningful minutes and call it a day

 

[Storrs South]

Hurley can be demanding, Newton said. Which is also a draw.

“I feel like everybody needs to be pushed,” Newton said. “Growing up and going through life, everybody needs to be pushed. I don’t feel like I’ve been pushed like that in my life so this will help me.”

East Carolina transfer Tristen Newton commits to UConn men’s basketball team

East Carolina transfer Tristen Newton, who once dropped 25 points on the UConn men’s...

www.nhregister.com

Lines up with Slater's tweet the other day

 

[huskyniner]

I put together some quick Tristen Newton highlights because I'm procrastinating actual work. Kid can definitely create his own shot.

 

[87Xfer]

How would we compare him to RJ Cole?

he's tall

 

[Tenspro2002]

But you can replace 2 bad players with 1 great one. We don't need a 1:1 replacement for each body we lost. We cannot build a roster of 11-12 guys who want to play, that's just not possible anymore in todays world. Give me 8-9 guys who can all contribute meaningful minutes and call it a day

Yes, quality is much more important than quantity.

You want a full roster for practice bodies, in case of injury plague, etc., but at the end of the day, in your big games you're really only going 7-8 deep and it doesn't really matter beyond that.