Where does Newton rank all-time?

[Waquoit]

Kemba and Bazz are in an elite tier to themselves.

They were the best players on national championship teams.

Tristen is closing in on Khalid.

Not so fast, my friend. Khalid belongs up there with the other two. He got UConn over the hump as a sophomore. Yes he had Rip, but KEA stirred the drink. And he did damage the next year. He beat highly ranked Arizona with Arenas the way Bazz beat Florida. Only his injury late that year killed the dream.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

I think the ’who’s the best PG’ argument misses the point a bit. Newton gives this team just exactly what it needs, just as Kemba and Shabazz did for their teams. What I can say is that I personally don’t think he’s done getting triple doubles this year.

 

[UofCT]

It’s amazing that he’s now in the conversation with KEA and Napier.

I thought his ceiling was around AJ Price but Tristen surpassed him imo.

 

[djct1999]

Greatness is infectious. It becomes a right of passage. CF for the Yankees. QB for the Cowboys. PG at UConn. No need to rank. Tristen is simply the next great one.

 

[BGesus4]

I think the basketball gods made their decision when they sent Mcghee through the Garden hardwood

 

[TogaDog]

If he wins 2 championships, he, Karaban, and Clingan will be the major pieces from these two.

The only other major contributor to two championships was Shabazz. (Giffey was a role player for one and the 4th best player on another, not quite there).

Among PGs, I think Shabazz gets the nod over Newton, largely by virtue of Newton having been option #3/4 last year and the leader of a balanced team this year, rather than a hero-ball guy who carried the team (which is credit to Hurley for assembling these rosters). It's also a fair question of how Kemba (a 3-year player who also carried his team, vs. Newton as a 2-year guy on fairly balanced teams) compares.

Dont forget....Neils was the key for the 2nd chip.

 

[jibsey]

He continues to get better too. It’s so valuable to have a player with those skills that has seen and done it all out there, and under pressure. Doesn’t mean he will always be perfect but what a great leader.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

No need to rank. Tristen is simply the next great one.

Thank you.

No need to rank while the season is in progress.

NO ONE expected Tristen to play this well when he was first picked up off the transfer portal. He fit a new level of wow starting at the Xavier game last January, and he's been consistent ever since. So unselfish. Elite closer.

Enjoy Tristen while it lasts.

 

[willie99]

At this point in time, what difference does it make?

Arrogant and spoiled, we've had many great point guards who were winning in their own way. I can't pick the top one, not possible. Can't even pretend they're interchangeable, they all blended with their teammates. They all had their own chemistry, and they all pull for each other

Thank you Tristen

and Jalen and Bazz and Kemba and AJ and Marcus and Taleik and Special K and Ricky and Doron and KO and Chris Smith... and everyone else that SPOILED us, making us ARROGANT

 

[cohenzone]

He’s the best outlet passer I’ve seen in a UConn uni.

He us very good, but i don’t know if you are old enough to have seen Doron Sheffer or Corny Thompson who as a rebounding big man was a great outlet passer.

Newton is top notch. Best or not is kind of irrelevant. He does have very good players around him, but they certainly need him around to facilitate and i tend to think something good will happen when he has the ball.

 

[RichZ]

As much as I love Shabazz, his role in 2011 wasn't nearly as big as Tristen's in 23.

Great point.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Dont forget....Neils was the key for the 2nd chip.

Yes, but this thread is talking about all-time PGs.

 

[Hunt for 7]

He us very good, but i don’t know if you are old enough to have seen Doron Sheffer or Corny Thompson who as a rebounding big man was a great outlet passer.

Newton is top notch. Best or not is kind of irrelevant. He does have very good players around him, but they certainly need him around to facilitate and i tend to think something good will happen when he has the ball.

Newton is good but Sheffer was better. Again taking nothing away from Newton I love everything about his game but Sheffer could put a 50 ft chest pass on a dime eveytime.

 

[caw]

Newton is good but Sheffer was better. Again taking nothing away from Newton I love everything about his game but Sheffer could put a 50 ft chest pass on a dime eveytime.

Yep, though to be fair Sheffer was a PG, and Newton isn't (or so we were all told last year).

 

[Scoe]

I don’t rank them I enjoy them. Hes up there though we are very lucky to have Newton back this year, can’t wait to see him paired up with Castle, how about Newton, Cam, and Castle on floor at the same time.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Probably third if we win a second title. Kemba and Shabazz are in their own tier.

Yeah I think Kemba is solidly #1 and nobody is surpassing what he did not only within 2011 but across his 3 years at UConn (solid piece of that 2009 FF team). Buzz was a two-timer, stuck with us through the ban, carried us, and had the quote at the end; so there is special nostalgia in that. And again, both of them were home-grown at UConn

We’ll see what Newton turns into this year. He was very Bazz-like last year with his heart-wrenching threes from DEEP. I think even a solid elite eight run puts him in the top 5 with Marcus and KEA, assuming we are just talking point guards

 

[notEwekon]

He's already as good as any of them

 

[ToolzieFan]

Hurley’s extended discussion about Newton is great.

 

[cohenzone]

Newton is good but Sheffer was better. Again taking nothing away from Newton I love everything about his game but Sheffer could put a 50 ft chest pass on a dime eveytime.

Not to sidetrack this thread, but i always thought that if 6’5” Sheffer had grown up in the USA, he could’ve been one heck of a quarterback. The arm, vision and yhe accuracy.

 

[DW1361]

Wait, wasn’t there an entire thread last season with multiple pages discussing our lack of a point guard? No one believed me when I suggested we did have one. In just one season my man is being discussed as one of the greatest ever. I love this place

 

[87Xfer]

I think the ’who’s the best PG’ argument misses the point a bit. Newton gives this team just exactly what it needs, just as Kemba and Shabazz did for their teams. What I can say is that I personally don’t think he’s done getting triple doubles this year.

I think unless he gets another against UNH, he's done getting triple doubles. But he's fantastic.

 

[Rocktheworld]

I think unless he gets another against UNH, he's done getting triple doubles.

Why? He has just as good shooting around him with Karaban improving and Spencer now there, and his pick and roll opportunities for assists with both Dan Hurley and Johnson go up as well. Sanogo made a ton of plays on his own on the post; that won’t be the case with our two bigs this year. A slashing Castle will give him plenty of chances for assists too

 

[Waquoit]

I think unless he gets another against UNH, he's done getting triple doubles. But he's fantastic.

Got one against Marquette last year.

 

[UC1995]

He now plays in control and does not force his game like he did early last year. He has to be top 5 along with Smith (He was the original Husky Guard) Napier, Walker, and El-Amin.

 

[DW1361]

I think he could, but if the other guys are preventing him then they are giving something else up which is also good for us. This team could care less about individual stats. It is an All Team game they play so again it wouldn’t surprise me if he did it again. He is a great rebounding guard and assist guy. He doesn’t need to score double digits for this team to be great so perhaps that will prevent him from another triple double.

 

[Deleted at users request]

stop. he’s not close to kemba or bazz.

Tristen is really good, but we’re talking about All Americans who were the best in the country.

Tristen is winning, but he’s not even the undisputed best player on the team.

He didn’t win a championship, but AJ Price was All Big East a few times during its peak too.

 

[87Xfer]

Got one against Marquette last year.

That was an amazing performance. I love this kid. I hope he gets a couple more!

I find it very cool how someone who seems to play so laid back on the court does what he does.

 

[Mike Honcho]

He’s the best outlet passer I’ve seen in a UConn uni.

I think Doron had him beat, but Tristen definitely had shades of Doron with those beautiful outlet passes to Samson and Hassan yesterday.

 

[87Xfer]

I think Doron had him beat, but Tristen definitely had shades of Doron with those beautiful outlet passes to Samson and Hassan yesterday.

Doesn't Ajax deserve a mention in that conversation?

 

[Mike Honcho]

Doesn't Ajax deserve a mention in that conversation?

Maybe, but I feel like Ajax pushed the ball more with his legs and then dropped dimes in transition versus tossing long outlet passes off rebounds.