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August_West said:
Yes. But he’s not the floor leader, and that,s fine he’s not. It makes us even harder to plan for. But this isn’t Taliek running 2004. This is a different team. Different needs and pieces. Newton seemed caught in the “ in between” last night, and honestly the last few games. Nyhuskyfan as usual has it right. ( if you know you know ;-) )
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aren't u sum kind of dad now? put down the crack pipe.
tris is righteous. read closely.
Tristen Newton College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
mostly, but not completely, consistent with his past. except for the parts on his o rating. and his d rating. those just blowin up his past, in a good way.
leads the big east in ft's too.
the other two (number not position) 'guards', rumored to be choices for the job in october, well, ......
 
ClifSpliffy said:
aren't u sum kind of dad now? put down the crack pipe.
tris is righteous. read closely.
Tristen Newton College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
mostly, but not completely, consistent with his past. except for the parts on his o rating. and his d rating. those just blowin up his past, in a good way.
leads the big east in ft's too.
the other two (number not position) 'guards', rumored to be choices for the job in october, well, ......
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I am and I have and I do. Answer your questions?
 
alphasigko said:
This! If Newton, Diarra and Alleyne play as badly as they did last night against Creighton, the usual result will probably occur.
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Alleyne did NOT play bad not sure what you saw???
 
Despite people saying they prefer Newton over Cole, PG play has been one of our only weaknesses this year. That weakness is mitigated by having so many players that are competent with the ball. Jackson, obviously, has developed a strong handle. Hawkins has improved. Joey C is better than I thought he would be. There are enough guys on the roster who can handle it and the team as a whole plays so unselfishly that I'm not worried about having a great point guard.
 
caw said:
One of those three is not like the others.
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Not sure what games you've been watching. None if the 3 have given back to back great games yet. I'm optimistic though
 
Excalibur said:
Despite people saying they prefer Newton over Cole, PG play has been one of our only weaknesses this year. That weakness is mitigated by having so many players that are competent with the ball. Jackson, obviously, has developed a strong handle. Hawkins has improved. Joey C is better than I thought he would be. There are enough guys on the roster who can handle it and the team as a whole plays so unselfishly that I'm not worried about having a great point guard.
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You said it well
 
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UconnFanDC said:
You think he played well in 15 min? Definitely could use more from him. He didn't score or rebound during that time
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Ok then tell me what he did wrong? Need to hear it.
 
mauconnfan said:
Alleyne did NOT play bad not sure what you saw???
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FG: 0-2 (including a missed makeable dunk)
1 rebound
2 Steals

Hardly impressive for the 15 minutes he played.
 
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The dunk was kind of a low percentage attempt, trying to throw it down over 2 people, and he didn’t have enough elevation left by the time he got to the rim. Meanwhile, Hawkins had hit a 3 one or two possessions prior and didn’t have anyone within 15 feet of him.

But he “went for it” and his eyes were locked in on the rim. Not the first or last time someone had tunnel vision on the break, and maybe if he throws that down it kick-starts some confidence for him. So I’ll give him a pass for not giving a pass.
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I let out an audible moan when Alleyne missed the dunk. I was thinking the same thing that it could be just the thing to get him going.

Regardless, he plays hard.

On another note, as the team faces more in-your-face- ball pressure, I want to see the guards come to the pass more. Watching Iowa, they do not give any defender a chance to pick off a pass on the perimeter. They are just little things, but the more little thigs you can correct, the greater the margin of error for when you have a bad night as a team.
 
alphasigko said:
IMO Newton proved lsst night why he wound going to ECU out of high school. He is an AAC level guard. I hope he can improve his handle and passing decisions sooner than later.
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And all the guards that U of Houston have had over the past few years are just AAC guards?
Yet BCU and Cuse and Pitt have had ACC type guards?
What the hell does a conference has to do with it?
Painting with a HUGE brush
 
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gtcam said:
And all the guards that U of Houston have had over the past few years are just AAC guards?
Yet BCU and Cuse and Pitt have had ACC type guards?
What the hell does a conference has to do with it?
Painting with a HUGE brush
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I could have said "lower level" AAC guard. I was being polite. As a Husky he has played very well against the lower tier teams, but has struggled as the pressure and competition levels intensify.

I said that I hope he improves his handle and passing choices, with which he is struggling. Also, his shots could be better as well, like when he was at ECU. But, this is not ECU. Can he rise to the presented occasion? I truly hope so.
 
Gurleyman said:
The dunk was kind of a low percentage attempt, trying to throw it down over 2 people, and he didn’t have enough elevation left by the time he got to the rim. Meanwhile, Hawkins had hit a 3 one or two possessions prior and didn’t have anyone within 15 feet of him.

But he “went for it” and his eyes were locked in on the rim. Not the first or last time someone had tunnel vision on the break, and maybe if he throws that down it kick-starts some confidence for him. So I’ll give him a pass for not giving a pass.
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He went down on the other end and stole the ball from Florida right away after missing the dunk.
 
alphasigko said:
I could have said "lower level" AAC guard. I was being polite. As a Husky he has played very well against the lower tier teams, but has struggled as the pressure and competition levels intensify.

I said that I hope he improves his handle and passing choices, with which he is struggling. Also, his shots could be better as well, like when he was at ECU. But, this is not ECU. Can he rise to the presented occasion? I truly hope so.
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Just an awful post. I shouldn’t be surprised based on the source. So Newton is a “lower level AAC guard”? Someone should have told Hurley that you think so before they targeted him. I bet he wouldn’t have gone after him.

You thought Newton was bad against Oregon? Against Alabama?

Some of these hot takes are brutal.

This is a good team. With a lot of weapons. It’s a tough transition to go from leading scorer to “guy who keeps the machine humming.” But ishty posts like this where someone just baselessly questions a kids ability to play at this level are beyond stupid. i TrUlY hOpE sO is just the perfect chef’s kiss.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
Just an awful post. I shouldn’t be surprised based on the source. So Newton is a “lower level AAC guard”? Someone should have told Hurley that you think so before they targeted him. I bet he wouldn’t have gone after him.

You thought Newton was bad against Oregon? Against Alabama?

Some of these hot takes are brutal.

This is a good team. With a lot of weapons. It’s a tough transition to go from leading scorer to “guy who keeps the machine humming.” But ishty posts like this where someone just baselessly questions a kids ability to play at this level are beyond stupid. i TrUlY hOpE sO is just the perfect chef’s kiss.
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What did I say that is not true? He is not having trouble with his handle, passing and shooting? I voiced concern that he may be a bit overwhelmed by being on a team that is 10-0 and the pressure may be affecting him. A reasonable concern since playing at UConn on an undefeated team is a BIG step up from ECU.

But of course BigErn could easilly handle that type of pressure without a blink
 
UconnFanDC said:
You think he played well in 15 min? Definitely could use more from him. He didn't score or rebound during that time
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I don’t think you can lump him in with Diarra and Newton who both turned it over a ton. He played, and always does, really solid D while in there easily one of our better defenders.
 
mauconnfan said:
I don’t think you can lump him in with Diarra and Newton who both turned it over a ton. He played, and always does, really solid D while in there easily one of our better defenders.
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Gotcha. I'll agree with that part
 
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Newton in 26 mins of play:

0-5 FGs 2-2 FTs...2 Pts

2 Rebounds
7 Assists
1 Steel
 
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alphasigko said:
Newton in 26 mins of play:

0-9 FGs 2-2 FTs...2 Pts

2 Rebounds
7 Assists
1 Steel
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0-5 on FGs, at least get his stats right. Scoring is still not there but I'll take 7 assists and 2 turnovers from him. Much better game today
 
navery12 said:
0-5 on FGs, at least get his stats right. Scoring is still not there but I'll take 7 assists and 2 turnovers from him. Much better game today
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Thx for the correction. 0-4 from 3. You are certainly entitled to like whatever you want about his recent play, as am I.
 
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I don’t think it’s a big deal. He hit some huge shots in Oregon. When we need him to step up I’m sure he will step up.
 
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alphasigko said:
No "Hate"... Just stating the facts, which y'all just want to ignore.
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That you chose those facts to state in a 50 plus point win qualifies as hate, imo.
 
navery12 said:
0-5 on FGs, at least get his stats right. Scoring is still not there but I'll take 7 assists and 2 turnovers from him. Much better game today
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His 2 turnovers weren’t really his fault tbh. The first was a beautiful post entry to Sanogo who just dropped it out of bounds, got credited as a Newton TO. The second was passing to Alleyne in the middle of the zone but Alleyne wasn’t paying attention and let the ball go past him. It was the right play and was accurate but Alleyne just wasn’t looking

In my mind our starting PG went for 7 assists and 0 turnovers while we scored 114 and won by 50+.

Yeah I’d like him to score more too, and when we’ve needed scoring he’s come up for us before. I’m confident he can do it again.
 
I didn’t get to watch the game today so I won’t pretend I saw much that happened, but with LIU being atrocious, is it not somewhat worrying out starting PG didn’t make a field goal? If he played well other than shooting I won’t worry, but not scoring against this level of competition is odd.

If anyone can explain his game that’d be great!
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
I didn’t get to watch the game today so I won’t pretend I saw much that happened, but with LIU being atrocious, is it not somewhat worrying out starting PG didn’t make a field goal? If he played well other than shooting I won’t worry, but not scoring against this level of competition is odd.

If anyone can explain his game that’d be great!
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he was bored to tears. nothing to do, and all day to do it.
didn't we beat this squad by 50 last year?

what's the point of playing them again?
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
I didn’t get to watch the game today so I won’t pretend I saw much that happened, but with LIU being atrocious, is it not somewhat worrying out starting PG didn’t make a field goal? If he played well other than shooting I won’t worry, but not scoring against this level of competition is odd.

If anyone can explain his game that’d be great!
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Wouldn't say it was particularity concerning. Missed a couple of open 3's I'd expect him to knock down, but other than that looked really good. It was a case of it being a 30+ point lead for the majority of the game and the team passing up 3 great looks for the perfect shot. There were a few plays I can think of off the top of my head where he has an easy shot at the rim and dumped it off for an assist instead
 
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