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Tristen Newton is now a Point God

Demo Square said:
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
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Why was the dislike button removed again?
 
temery said:
'Because a 1/2 dozen twits kept logging in every morning, picking a person, and down voted a months worth of posts.
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Haha that’s just sad.
 
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husky429 said:
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.
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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.
 
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.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
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.
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Heard of Stephon Castle? Lol
 
Demo Square said:
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
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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.
 
temery said:
'Because a 1/2 dozen twits kept logging in every morning, picking a person, and down voted a months worth of posts.
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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...
 
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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.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
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.
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And he was money at FT line.
 
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
 
In our early season, he had a 20 point triple double
In PK85, he was our lights out FT shooter to keep us in front and ice games
He had another triple double in our best BE win of the season, the blowout of Marquette
He had a great game against Providence to move us forward in the BET
And in the most important game of his life, he dropped 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help win us a national championship

I simply do not care about anything that he did not do this year. He is the starting PG of our championship team, and will go back to Storrs with a trophy in his hand
 
Demo Square said:
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
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You must be kidding. The kid just led us to the National Championship and you come up with this?
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Heard of Stephon Castle? Lol
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Yes, and he's exactly what I mean. Very far from a traditional PG, but a perfect fit for a motion offense like we run. He's not going to be standing around dribbling. If it wasn't clear before the tournament, it should be now, Jackson is likely the starting PG next year. Castle will probably start at the 2. We will need to see who is at the 3. Stewart? Transfer?
 
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HuskyHawk said:
Yes, and he's exactly what I mean. Very far from a traditional PG, but a perfect fit for a motion offense like we run. He's not going to be standing around dribbling. If it wasn't clear before the tournament, it should be now, Jackson is likely the starting PG next year. Castle will probably start at the 2. We will need to see who is at the 3. Stewart? Transfer?
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Jackson will never be a PG. He’s going to play the same playmaking wing role he had this year and Castle is going to slide right in to what Newton was doing at a higher level because he’s more talented. And it’s going to be fun for all of us to watch this run continue. :)
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Jackson will never be a PG. He’s going to play the same playmaking wing role he had this year and Castle is going to slide right in to what Newton was doing at a higher level because he’s more talented. And it’s going to be fun for all of us to watch this run continue. :)
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We're going to see point duties split between Jackson and Castle. Hurley did it with Jackson and Cole, he did it with Jackson and Newton, he'll do it with Jackson and Castle.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Jackson will never be a PG. He’s going to play the same playmaking wing role he had this year and Castle is going to slide right in to what Newton was doing at a higher level because he’s more talented. And it’s going to be fun for all of us to watch this run continue. :)
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If you say so. But in this tournament run, Diarra sat when Newton came out, and Jackson straight up played PG.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
We're going to see point duties split between Jackson and Castle. Hurley did it with Jackson and Cole, he did it with Jackson and Newton, he'll do it with Jackson and Castle.
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Basketball is weird nowadays so I guess it’s true.

Cause in that case Lebron is a PG too or Draymond in a lot of cases. It’s valid because they do run the offense and setup guys. It’s just weird in a “this is your position” traditional sense.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Basketball is weird nowadays so I guess it’s true.

Cause in that case Lebron is a PG too or Draymond in a lot of cases. It’s valid because they do run the offense and setup guys. It’s just weird in a “this is your position” traditional sense.
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People get way too hung up on the G in PG. Jackson runs the point a lot. Whether it's a guard, wing, or forward, is just semantics and kind of irrelevant. We've also seen that giving your more traditional PG the ability to slide off ball at points is hugely helpful in managing workload throughout the year.
 
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WhereistheDove? said:
People get way too hung up on the G in PG. Jackson runs the point a lot. Whether it's a guard, wing, or forward, is just semantics and kind of irrelevant. We've also seen that giving your more traditional PG the ability to slide off ball at points is hugely helpful in managing workload throughout the year.
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For sure, especially if they’re a scorer. Helps free them up offensively which we will see a lot from Castle next year just like we saw from Bazz, Kemba, and AJ before him.

I personally see Andre as more of a point forward than a point guard in that Draymond, Iguodala, etc sense rather than the PGs we’re used to seeing.
 
HuskyHawk said:
If it wasn't clear before the tournament, it should be now, Jackson is likely the starting PG next year. Castle will probably start at the 2.
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"A five-star prospect ranked the No. 2 combo guard in his class per 247, Castle expects to play a lead guard role next season. With his height, he will be able to see over the defense most, if not all, of the time."

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