Tristen

[August_West]

Andre was great, but he took 5 shots and all 5 were 3s. That’s an insane stat, and something the staff should stress to knock out of him

He actually got to the line once!

I could give a whit about his shot selection. He’s the engine of this lambo.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

TN is trying a little too hard to create. He needs to take some of those five foot shots instead of forcing a pass. Overall, we needed his ball handling but it did look like it was wearing him down a little.

He utterly refused to go to the basket and draw fouls. 3 times his dump offs were turnovers. Voluntarily surrendered one of his truly special skills tonight.

15-17 from the line in Oregon.

Zero FT attempts in his past two games.

Free throws got him unstuck in the tripe double against Buffalo. 14-17 FTs.

Has not adjusted to the addition of AJax yet. Coaching staff has some work to do here.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

He actually got to the line once!

I could give a whit about his shot selection. He’s the engine of this lambo.

I agree its not the biggest issue because he does so much everywhere, but nothing inside the arc isn’t something he should be doing.

 

[gsmooth]

Agree on Newton and Diarra but I don' think Alleyne was in there enough to even get warmed up. Not sure why this is so, especially when the other two guards were having problems. He has been a better than average player when playing in the ACC with VT. At some point I hope DH gives him some more opportunities. Diarra looked lost out there tonight and both he and Newton both looked like they were physically pushed around by their guards.

Long Island U is the perfect antidote for Alleyne. I hope he plays significant minutes in that game just so he can get his confidence back for BE play. That's a game where his mistakes won't cause a loss or a close game.

 

[AdamaNation]

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I'll take the 10 game sample of Newton over the 1 game sample. Maybe that's just me though

is defender has been a huge deal locking up opposing guards and switching with Dre or diarra or alleyne. Even Joey. The opposing guards are really hating the constant harassment

 

[TheChamps990411]

It’s like this almost every game with the turnovers but this was worse than usual

In his last 3 games 15 TOs 7 assists. Not sure wth happened to him. Hes been atrocious.

 

[hardcorehusky]

Newton was tentative driving due to Fingleton sitting back and playing the pass. He is trying to hard to set everyone else up. Once he figures out the right mix of taking it all the way or dishing, it will take us offensively to an insane level.

 

[HooperScooper]

Newton looks like he's unsure of how to be a PG with so much talent around him as opposed to the scoring PG who had a green light to score and do everything at ECU.

I specifically remember one possession when he had the ball on the left side wing, had a wide open great angle to the basket to drive and the only thing the closest Florida player could have possibly done is foul him. Instead he took a couple dribbles and tried to pass it into traffic and turned it over.

I think he'll get it. Just going to take some more time.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Agree on Newton and Diarra but I don' think Alleyne was in there enough to even get warmed up. Not sure why this is so, especially when the other two guards were having problems. He has been a better than average player when playing in the ACC with VT. At some point I hope DH gives him some more opportunities. Diarra looked lost out there tonight and both he and Newton both looked like they were physically pushed around by their guards.

Alleyne's confidence is shot and you can tell he isn't sure what his role is on offense when he is on the flood. He is borderline Gaffney not being able to walk and dribble at the same time.

I'm with everyone else hoping he comes around and can be a valuable part of a memorable season. Right now he is fighting Diarra for the 9th spot and last guard/wing in the rotation.

 

[DMIL]

Today he played horribly. Tomorrow when Sanogo/Hawkins are off, he might score 25.

When we're winning by double digits, I'm fine with it. No matter how poorly he plays he is always under control. He drives to the hoop and looks to pass nearly always. If he decides to look to score, he will draw 10 FTA per game

I'm not concerned

Bingo. This is his issue right here. He needs to stop dribbling so much and when he does, look for his shot within the nature flow of the game without overthinking the situation. Tristen is a gamer. The staff needs to reinforce focus with him on offense particularly with his over-penetration. When Tristen holds on to the ball too long bad things happen. This will continue to get exposed until it's addressed in practice by the staff. I'm confident they will figure this out. When they do....watch out! This team has so much head room. Offense, Defense, Rebounding, Depth, Balance. This has been a long time coming.

 

[CallMeBruce]

WTF?

Imagine watching that game and your first instinct is to come in here and complain about Newton. Good lord.

 

[uconnfan68]

Newton looks like he's unsure of how to be a PG with so much talent around him as opposed to the scoring PG who had a green light to score and do everything at ECU.

I specifically remember one possession when he had the ball on the left side wing, had a wide open great angle to the basket to drive and the only thing the closest Florida player could have possibly done is foul him. Instead he took a couple dribbles and tried to pass it into traffic and turned it over.

I think he'll get it. Just going to take some more time.

Was yelling all night for him to just shoot it. The bigs and AJ were just waiting to help.