Tristen Newton is now a Point God

[Buffett10]

Weird the one the fan base was roasting all year long carried us.... let's go newton!!!!

 

[husky429]

We are way too hard on guards. Same thing with Cole last year. Not everyone is Kemba or Bazz.

Kid just sealed hit the biggest shots of his life with ice in his veins and we have fans claiming he is "being exposed" in the chat.

Tristen is one HELL of a point guard.

 

[HailUConn]

You closed the deal for UConn 5th Natty!

You etched your name in this one!

We appreciated you forever!

You had 2 triple double in the regular season and closed out the champ game with double double!

A memory for ages!

 

[Blue Idiaco]

he was fantastic

 

[metsfan2323]

Immortal! Heck of a championship game by the young man!

Led team in scoring. 19 points, 4 assists, 10 boards (also a team high), 2 steals, great defense! Got mugged all night by a tough group of veteran guards.

 

[dennismenace]

Another great performance by the one of the most cold blooded freethrow shooters at crunch time.
Uconn 21 out of 23. To quote the Squid "those guys don't miss." Hope you come back next year. You guys were just great and so proud of all of you!!!!

 

[UConnSwag11]

Bring him back. Stud. He had his rough patches but he is a stud.

Called him sweats because he loves late games. Shows up late to a game on the blacktop with sweats in and just balls out

 

[temery]

Spelling mistake not to be corrected

 

[blkknight1]

The ricky moore performance, unexpected but a welcome sight.

 

[UCFan1513]

Killer performance - without him we lose. Happiest crow you’ll probably ever eat @Fishy. Let’s go!

 

[UConnSwag11]

19-10-4 for Wireless

 

[Chin Diesel]

The upgrade in speed, size and athleticism at PG was crucial against high level opposition. He rose to the moment and then kept climbing.

Great game even with the turnovers. Nails tough st the FT line. Plays like a lock down corner back with a short memory.

 

[Bomber36]

The man…that is all.

 

[navery12]

People can say whatever they want. Tristen Newton is a national championship winning PG

 

[Dove]

Weird the one the fan base was roasting all year long carried us.... let's go newton!!!!

He was roasted all year long?

 

[gsmooth]

I remember the day he committed to UConn I was pumped because I remembered him dropping 25 against UConn in late February 2020 before the COVID shutdown

 

[gsmooth]

The upgrade in speed, size and athleticism at PG was crucial against high level opposition. He rose to the moment and then kept climbing.

Great game even with the turnovers. Nails tough st the FT line. Plays like a lock down corner back with a short memory.

Yup his height allows him to see floor better

 

[fatlucy]

If only we had a “traditional” point guard, we could be successful.

 

[DW1361]

God knows he isn’t a point guard (yes I am a chucklehead)

 

[98Uconn]

He was my mvp of this game. When with the few turnovers, his ability to draw fouls and sink his free throws kept SDS at arms lengths at danger time

 

[87Xfer]

When does Fishstick weigh in here?

 

[Huskydog45]

Yes can’t wait to hear from Fishstick with all the crap he spewed all year

 

[navery12]

 

[HooperScooper]

When does Fishstick weigh in here?

Don't even bother. He won't admit he was wrong. Like when he wouldn't admit he was wrong about allowing Sanogo to shoot some threes.

 

[nomar]

he was fantastic

He had a rough stretch…and then a very not rough stretch

 

[Waquoit]

Folks here do this a lot, kill a guy for his few shortcomings more than give credit for his strengths. In this case, you don't hear much about Newton's D yet UConn is known for great defense and he plays a ton of minutes.

 

[AdamaNation]

We are way too hard on guards. Same thing with Cole last year. Not everyone is Kemba or Bazz.

Kid just sealed hit the biggest shots of his life with ice in his veins and we have fans claiming he is "being exposed" in the chat.

Tristen is one HELL of a point guard.

He wanted the ball the last 3 minutes

 

[uc1990]

If sanogo wasn’t so amazingly dominant. Newton was our mvp. Love that we have to keep getting each player a thread of there own.

 

[dvegas]

Raff called him "Fig"

 

[hayman522]

He was my mvp of this game. When with the few turnovers, his ability to draw fouls and sink his free throws kept SDS at arms lengths at danger time

Totally agree he was a difference maker.