The Best PG in UCONN History

[UConnSwag11]

No Doubt

 

[Chin Diesel]

What a grab. A Husky legend for life.
Cool Hand Luke sweats when he watches T Newton play.

 

[upstater]

I mean, he is tied with Kemba and Shabazz and Khalid

 

[Rocktheworld]

I mean, he is tied with Kemba and Shabazz and Khalid

It really is insane that it’s even an argument

But I mean Newton is a repeating champion… this is new UConn territory, equally insane to say

 

[Dove]

I mean, he is tied with Kemba and Shabazz and Khalid

Who?

 

[JCisthegoat]

No Doubt

Hard hard disagree

 

[blkknight1]

Who would have thought this 16 months ago, from weakest link to the engine of the back to back Champs.

 

[xclamations]

Who?

Lmaoo no dont do that

 

[jibsey]

yes.

 

[Mr. French]

Legend.

Not sure I’m on board with the rest.

 

[Lefty2one]

I mean, Newton has been phenomenal but let's pump the brakes lol. Kemba and Bazz are still 1 & 2 in my book.

 

[storrsroars]

Love Newt, but Kemba still #1 in my book. Had more of the load squarely on his shoulders for the historic 11-game run.

 

[DRBackup]

No Doubt

The crazy thing is, it feels like blasphemy to say that, but its just the truth. Crazy

 

[Rocktheworld]

I mean, Newton has been phenomenal but let's pump the brakes lol. Kemba and Bazz are still 1 & 2 in my book.

It’s sad that I agree. They were original UConn recruits and that does hit different

 

[UConnSwag11]

It’s a great discussion to be able to have

 

[metsfan2323]

Napier has two too. It's Kemba, Napier and Newton in a class by themselves.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Kemba/Shabazz/Newton

Getting yourself into that tier is insane stuff, great efffing job dude.

 

[formerlurker]

Who?

Shut up, Dove.

 

[businesslawyer]

No. He’s just not. The young man did great, and far better than anyone anticipated he would do when he came here, but he’s not the best point in our history. You can’t even argue he was as good as Kemba, and I don’t think there’s much of an argument he was as good as Shabazz. You want to argue he’s on everyone else’s level, I’ll listen (though I’m not convinced).

He did a great job for his two years here, but he was also surrounded with a ton of NBA players and three lottery picks in his two years.

 

[Mister P]

Ben Gordon needs his name added to this discussion.

 

[nomar]

2-time Final 4 MOP is amazing, but he never had to carry the team. Kemba still #1

 

[gsmooth]

It’s a great discussion to be able to have

It’s like the other thread calling this team the best UConn team ever. And there are a lot stats to support that and there are other cases to be mad e for 1999, 2004, or even 2023. The point is we are blessed to even have this discussion.

 

[jibsey]

Newton’s the coolest character I’ve ever seen. His blood pressure must be 90/50.

 

[UConnSwag11]

It’s like the other thread calling this team the best UConn team ever. And there are a lot stats to support that and there are other cases to be mad e for 1999, 2004, or even 2023. The point is we are blessed to even have this discussion.

Yup

 

[WhereistheDove?]

He’s in the conversation. Pretty damn good for an under-recruited transfer from ECU…

 

[UConnSwag11]

Newton’s the coolest character I’ve ever seen. His blood pressure must be 90/50.

Never rattled. That’s the most underestimated part of his game. Came in crucial for these last two years

 

[JCisthegoat]

No. He’s just not. The young man did great, and far better than anyone anticipated he would do when he came here, but he’s not the best point in our history. You can’t even argue he was as good as Kemba, and I don’t think there’s much of an argument he was as good as Shabazz. You want to argue he’s on everyone else’s level, I’ll listen (though I’m not convinced).

He did a great job for his two years here, but he was also surrounded with a ton of NBA players and three lottery picks in his two years.

Would honestly argue out of the 8 starters on the last 2 squads he’s one of the 2 or 3 most expendable

 

[nomar]

Newton’s the coolest character I’ve ever seen. His blood pressure must be 90/50.

Spencer and Castle were also cool as cucumbers. They all played like 5th year seniors.

 

[KembaRunner]

Ben Gordon needs his name added to this discussion.

BG listed as a point guard?

 

[KembaRunner]

Spencer and Castle were also cool as cucumbers. They all played like 5th year seniors.

Castle and Newton- yes super cool. Cam? Cool? Cam’s as fiery as they come. He’s more like a bag of chili Fritos than a cucumber.