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Tom Moore. Luke Murray. Kimani Young. We - UCONN - are extraordinarily strong in teaching-networking-connnected-knowledgeable assistant: perhaps the best in our Conference. They just are. Both complementary in on court skillsets to teach and regional national resources. We are in a good place to go target and hunt and close on getting what this program needs.

We aren't Musselman mindset. I DO think his existence around the CBA of his father makes him unlike others. But he isn't going to be a great candidate to win the best development 17 year old because he is going to run a controlled outlier of a program.
 
huskyniner said:



I put together some quick Tristen Newton highlights because I'm procrastinating actual work. Kid can definitely create his own shot.
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That play at the 3:00 stamp is what I expect we will be seeing a lot of this year. 4 guys out on the perimeter, the big drawing the opposing center away from the hoop and then Newton beats 2 guys and dunks the ball. That's a winning basketball play
 
HooperScooper said:
“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.

www.nhregister.com

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 www.nhregister.com
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Mentions we're still looking for shooters with some height and could be digging into the 2022 class.
 
Storrs South said:
Lines up with Slater's tweet the other day
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slater?
this is the only slater i know
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the man. the legend. dude had it goin on, like donkey kong.
what's ur guy got?
 
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huskyniner said:



I put together some quick Tristen Newton highlights because I'm procrastinating actual work. Kid can definitely create his own shot.
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The highlights look awesome and I'm stoked to have a big ball handling guard lead the team. He looks to have a good shot, good vision, and can breakdown a defense. The only question I have from that highlight video is he doesn't seem to be uber athletic. Hard to glean from a highlight video but can anyone speak to this?
 
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This kids who worked hard last year are going to be mad they’re getting recruited over…
aburks41 said:
Gonzaga is literally connected to every single transfer who enters the portal lol. They seem desperate. Kinda bizarre
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MJKI said:
The highlights look awesome and I'm stoked to have a big ball handling guard lead the team. He looks to have a good shot, good vision, and can breakdown a defense. The only question I have from that highlight video is he doesn't seem to be uber athletic. Hard to glean from a highlight video but can anyone speak to this?
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He's not uber athletic, but we've had uber athletes the last several years and it hasn't gotten us much. He's a skilled scorer and passer who can create for himself and others, we've lacked those kind of players during our dry spell.
 
MJKI said:
The highlights look awesome and I'm stoked to have a big ball handling guard lead the team. He looks to have a good shot, good vision, and can breakdown a defense. The only question I have from that highlight video is he doesn't seem to be uber athletic. Hard to glean from a highlight video but can anyone speak to this?
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He's definitely not a pogo stick, but he doesn't need to be at 6'5". He dunks regularly, but he probably won't have that Castle dunk over two guys highlight from this past weekend.
 
aburks41 said:
Gonzaga is literally connected to every single transfer who enters the portal lol. They seem desperate. Kinda bizarre
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Rather have a guy linked to Gonzaga than Penn State, Providence, or Iona. Just saying. Judging from many of the posts the last few days, can't expect the Yard to recongnize what a really good get this is. Go Dan Hurley and staff!
 
This is a useless post, but Newton now links us to our historic past!

Netwon played with Vance Jackson at ECU
Vance Jackson played with Jalen Adams at UConn
Jalen played with DHam/Purvis/Brimah/Omar
They all played with Boat
Boat played with Bazz
Bazz played with Kemba
Kemba played with Adrien
Adrien played with Rashad
Rashad played with Emeka
Emeka played with Tony Robertson
Tony Roberson played with KEA
KEA played with Ricky Moore
Ricky Moore played with Ray Allen
Ray Allen played with Donyell
Donyell played with Chris Smith
Chris Smith played with Cliff Robinson
 
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Hartford Courant:
"Even with Newton’s addition, UConn now has five open scholarship spots available for the 2022-23 season. Unlike last year, UConn coach Dan Hurley intends to use the transfer portal to fill in roster spots...

According to CBS’s Jon Rothstein, the Huskies have shown interested in Texas transfer Courtney Ramey and former South Carolina guard Devin Carter."


So, we've got Newton, and then all we have to do is get Ramey and Carter, and it's "CFJ? Who's that?"
 
aburks41 said:
An outside voice of reason for all those who are still panicking about the open spots...we're in good shape

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We still need a couple more guys before we can be in good shape, but it definitely seems like that should happen.
 
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JMick said:
I don't agree with his take. I'm sure we can fill the spots but let's see how we do it first. It just feels like losing Floyd is going to hurt a lot.
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Floyd does sting right now, but lets say we get a Castle reclass. Which group are you taking: Gaff/Diggins/Floyd, or Newton/Castle? I'm taking Newton/Castle every single day of the week.
 
aburks41 said:
Floyd does sting right now, but lets say we get a Castle reclass. Which group are you taking: Gaff/Diggins/Floyd, or Newton/Castle? I'm taking Newton/Castle every single day of the week.
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Obviously the latter but it's not an either or proposition

I'm also kind of over these reclasses. It's not going well
 
JMick said:
Obviously the latter but it's not an either or proposition

I'm also kind of over these reclasses. It's not going well
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I mean, it kind of is an either or. The first group of guys clearly want to be starters but they are not starter quality at this level. The 2nd group of guys are starter quality at this level.

Also Floyd was like the #120 recruit or something. Castle is a top 30 guy. Their reclass situation is entirely different
 
aburks41 said:
I mean, it kind of is an either or. The first group of guys clearly want to be starters but they are not starter quality at this level. The 2nd group of guys are starter quality at this level.

Also Floyd was like the #120 recruit or something. Castle is a top 30 guy. Their reclass situation is entirely different
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The lineup very well could have been Newton/Floyd/Hawkins/Jackson/Sanogo

They all could have existed together
 
amishboy said:
Hartford Courant:
"Even with Newton’s addition, UConn now has five open scholarship spots available for the 2022-23 season. Unlike last year, UConn coach Dan Hurley intends to use the transfer portal to fill in roster spots...

According to CBS’s Jon Rothstein, the Huskies have shown interested in Texas transfer Courtney Ramey and former South Carolina guard Devin Carter."


So, we've got Newton, and then all we have to do is get Ramey and Carter, and it's "CFJ? Who's that?"
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u don't have electricity. u lose.
 
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