Tristen Newton is now a Point God

[superjohn]

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.

He was locking people up with his size and footwork too.

 

[elmcityboy]

good reminder of the type of discourse that was happening with this team (and this player in particular) not that long ago

 

[superjohn]

Congratulation UConn Fans!

Victorious!

Yes, Tristan Newton had moments of excellence throughout the season & was really fantastic tonight in the championship game.

However, I am glad that UConn will have real point guard talent coming in next season, more of a coach on the floor than Tristen.

Unfortunately, Tristan was a human turnover machine all year long, even today when he absolutely had to take care of the ball.

Tristan's ball-handling skills are shaky. He often gets trapped (by himself) in corners because he doesn't have great court vision or the muscle to dribble out of it like AJAX does.

Tristan's outside shooting is not great. Often his shooting line was 2-8. Paradoxically, he nails his free throws, a must for a point guard.

Newton can drive, but he can't finish well at the rim because he's not a leaper, has no left hand or many moves, & is not strong enough to get a clean shot in off the backboard. He definitely does not have a Big East guard type of body strength.

Tristan often seems to take a whole half to wake up & often wilted under the pressure of trapping defenses.

So Newton often failed as much as he succeeded as the "appointed point guard" of a team whose other guards could not fill the bill for longer than a few minutes. He did a fair job for a guy who had the ball longer than any other Husky & who often killed the clock & timing of plays by over-dribbling too much.

Congratulations to national champion Tristan Newton. But the Huskies can improve with a true point guard who can see the floor AND Shoot. Someone who is stronger.

Great year guys!

Father Demo

I kind of remember reading your first few posts here and thinking you had an interesting take on things. Former player, played on the NYC playgrounds a long time ago, UConn fan.

This is just a nasty post and a post from someone who doesn't know the game. I had the wrong read on you. You're not a UConn basketball fan and you're doing one of the strangest troll jobs I've seen in a long time.

Count to 5.

 

[BarkingDog]

San Diego State made the decision to get up on our guards, pressure the ball, disrupt the offense, defend the jump shooters and deny the entry pass to Sanogo.

Tristen is really the only guard we have who could’ve exploited that with the dribble drive.

And he did.

This team had so many answers.

Champions all.

 

[superjohn]

San Diego State made the decision to get up on our guards, pressure the ball, disrupt the offense, defend the jump shooters and deny the entry pass to Sanogo.

Tristen is really the only guard we have who could’ve exploited that with the dribble drive.

And he did.

This team had so many answers.

Champions all.

It was a funky game and we were far from our best. Had a million opportunities to blow it open and make the killshot and never did until a few minutes left. Still won by over 15, shows how good this team was tournament time. Adama remained the rock, Jordan still hit the big shot, and Tristen made the plays.

Stomped all over everyone in the tournament. One of our truly special teams and we have had a lot of them.

 

[HuskyNan]

He made the All Tournament team

 

[freshler40]

Total cool class! Hope he hangs around.

 

[rip7774]

Tristen is a legend now. Congrats to him. He was our best player last night! He’s been an acquired taste since we have been so spoiled at lead guard but whenever he was aggressive all year, good things happened over and over again.

Like my favorite Husky said in 2004, they “immortalized themselves”!!!

Thank you Tristen!!!! No sane person doubts now!

 

[Hogoff]

I loved everything he did last night. There was a stretch where he almost gave me a heart attack and I yelled at the tv. That seemed to settle him down.

 

[husky429]

Tristen is a legend now. Congrats to him. He was our best player last night! He’s been an acquired taste since we have been so spoiled at lead guard but whenever he was aggressive all year, good things happened over and over again.

Like my favorite Husky said in 2004, they “immortalized themselves”!!!

Thank you Tristen!!!! No sane person doubts now!

This fanbase is just brutal on point guards for whatever reason. Maybe because we have been spoiled over the years. If a wing or guard makes mistakes, there are a lot more excuses. Not every PG is going to average 17+ a game. Newton was much more than servicable (as was Cole last year).

Maybe it's because the game has changed. The ball dominant guard who dribbles 35x a possession with a 40% usage rate is not how this team is built, or will be built in the near future. We have an egaliatarian offense. Everyone can score, shoot, dribble, pass. And it makes us unguardable at times.

At the end of the day, he had a better than 2:1 A:TO ratio and averaged 10 a game...perhaps most importantly---clutch FTs.

 

[imno1]

Congratulation UConn Fans!

Victorious!

Yes, Tristan Newton had moments of excellence throughout the season & was really fantastic tonight in the championship game.

However, I am glad that UConn will have real point guard talent coming in next season, more of a coach on the floor than Tristen.

Unfortunately, Tristan was a human turnover machine all year long, even today when he absolutely had to take care of the ball.

Tristan's ball-handling skills are shaky. He often gets trapped (by himself) in corners because he doesn't have great court vision or the muscle to dribble out of it like AJAX does.

Tristan's outside shooting is not great. Often his shooting line was 2-8. Paradoxically, he nails his free throws, a must for a point guard.

Newton can drive, but he can't finish well at the rim because he's not a leaper, has no left hand or many moves, & is not strong enough to get a clean shot in off the backboard. He definitely does not have a Big East guard type of body strength.

Tristan often seems to take a whole half to wake up & often wilted under the pressure of trapping defenses.

So Newton often failed as much as he succeeded as the "appointed point guard" of a team whose other guards could not fill the bill for longer than a few minutes. He did a fair job for a guy who had the ball longer than any other Husky & who often killed the clock & timing of plays by over-dribbling too much.

Congratulations to national champion Tristan Newton. But the Huskies can improve with a true point guard who can see the floor AND Shoot. Someone who is stronger.

Great year guys!

Father Demo

Why was the dislike button removed again?

 

[temery]

Why was the dislike button removed again?

'Because a 1/2 dozen twits kept logging in every morning, picking a person, and down voted a months worth of posts.

 

[imno1]

'Because a 1/2 dozen twits kept logging in every morning, picking a person, and down voted a months worth of posts.

Haha that’s just sad.

 

[HuskyHawk]

This fanbase is just brutal on point guards for whatever reason. Maybe because we have been spoiled over the years. If a wing or guard makes mistakes, there are a lot more excuses. Not every PG is going to average 17+ a game. Newton was much more than servicable (as was Cole last year).

Maybe it's because the game has changed. The ball dominant guard who dribbles 35x a possession with a 40% usage rate is not how this team is built, or will be built in the near future. We have an egaliatarian offense. Everyone can score, shoot, dribble, pass. And it makes us unguardable at times.

At the end of the day, he had a better than 2:1 A:TO ratio and averaged 10 a game...perhaps most importantly---clutch FTs.

Yep. We better get used to it. Barring a rare, transcendent talent, we won't have a ball dominant traditional PG under Hurley. It's a feature, not a bug.

I think Tristen's calm demeanor and unflappable style was a perfect fit for this team, which features some guys who can get emotional and let it impact their play at times.

 

[Tommyboy]

He definitely has his warts but his play in the tourney helped us dominate when others had trouble getting going. Also, 2 triple doubles during the season is nothing to sneeze at. Kid is a warrior I would have on my team anytime.

 

[freshler40]

Demo, Me thinks you need some help. Call this number 860 000 0000.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Yep. We better get used to it. Barring a rare, transcendent talent, we won't have a ball dominant traditional PG under Hurley. It's a feature, not a bug.

I think Tristen's calm demeanor and unflappable style was a perfect fit for this team, which features some guys who can get emotional and let it impact their play at times.

Heard of Stephon Castle? Lol

 

[Umami Zen]

He's a National Championship winning player..In November he was asked by the coaching staff to play point to help the team reach their goals.. And he got it done.. Nuf said.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Congratulation UConn Fans!

Victorious!

Yes, Tristan Newton had moments of excellence throughout the season & was really fantastic tonight in the championship game.

However, I am glad that UConn will have real point guard talent coming in next season, more of a coach on the floor than Tristen.

Unfortunately, Tristan was a human turnover machine all year long, even today when he absolutely had to take care of the ball.

Tristan's ball-handling skills are shaky. He often gets trapped (by himself) in corners because he doesn't have great court vision or the muscle to dribble out of it like AJAX does.

Tristan's outside shooting is not great. Often his shooting line was 2-8. Paradoxically, he nails his free throws, a must for a point guard.

Newton can drive, but he can't finish well at the rim because he's not a leaper, has no left hand or many moves, & is not strong enough to get a clean shot in off the backboard. He definitely does not have a Big East guard type of body strength.

Tristan often seems to take a whole half to wake up & often wilted under the pressure of trapping defenses.

So Newton often failed as much as he succeeded as the "appointed point guard" of a team whose other guards could not fill the bill for longer than a few minutes. He did a fair job for a guy who had the ball longer than any other Husky & who often killed the clock & timing of plays by over-dribbling too much.

Congratulations to national champion Tristan Newton. But the Huskies can improve with a true point guard who can see the floor AND Shoot. Someone who is stronger.

Great year guys!

Father Demo

There is a time and a place...

This ain't the time, and this is not the place.

Thank you for your interest in UConn basketball.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

He gave me a lot of grey hairs this season but Newt was the right guy at the right time.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

'Because a 1/2 dozen twits kept logging in every morning, picking a person, and down voted a months worth of posts.

It was funny the first time when whoever it was downvoted Chief into the red, but yeah, it's old past that one time. Pick an original way to be annoying...

 

[Hunt for 7]

He had a great year… great point guard!!!!

He is just a great guard period……

 

[WhereistheDove?]

This is my favorite UConn championship team because of how the guys bought in, which has gotten so much harder with the advent of the transfer portal. Guys like Newton and even Alleyne and Calcaterra could have gone elsewhere and been "featured" so much more, but they bought in to what Hurley was building. Guys who understood their role and even up to Hawkins and Sanogo, were fine if they weren't putting up 10+ shots every single game.

Newton wasn't perfect, but he brought that ability to drive the lane that this team desperately needed at times. He was the perfect fit for this squad.

 

[Umami Zen]

This is my favorite UConn championship team because of how the guys bought in, which has gotten so much harder with the advent of the transfer portal. Guys like Newton and even Alleyne and Calcaterra could have gone elsewhere and been "featured" so much more, but they bought in to what Hurley was building. Guys who understood their role and even up to Hawkins and Sanogo, were fine if they weren't putting up 10+ shots every single game.

Newton wasn't perfect, but he brought that ability to drive the lane that this team desperately needed at times. He was the perfect fit for this squad.

And he was money at FT line.

 

[gtcam]

Newton is a good basketball player and when he has the desire he can definitely score
But a Point God? No
Point Guard? He's what UConn had this year and in most cases he did not disappoint
It would be ideal for him to play the 2
He helped, without a doubt, but Castle will be a welcomed addition.
Thanks TN for playing the PG position for us this season