Put Newton on the wall!!!

[HailUConn]

What an unbelievable performance in 2 years!
2 national championships!

 

[firstnline]

And retire his number.

 

[caw]

I still find it a bit surreal that of all the players on this year and last year he is the most deserving to be on the wall, and he is.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

He’s on my UConn Mount Rushmore of Elite Closers

I feel like it’s a different player every game, but if I had to pick a favorite this year, Tristen is my guy.

 

[dennismenace]

He's just so freakin special. He sacrifices himself so many times taking the ball downhill and getting hammered by bigs and just calmly dusts himself off and smiles as he drilled free throws when contests are on the line. RELENTLESS! He, like Cam, was not going to let us lose last night.

Edy or not, here he comes again with another MVP and the NC. True assassin.

Thanks to him we hardly had time to appreciate number 5 and now it's 6 !!

 

[Hunt for 7]

You have to put him on the wall. Need to start thinking about retiring some more numbers as well. Number #2 will never look right on another Husky. Just like #13 and Shabazz and #15 Kemba. And that is just off the top of my head. No disrespect to any other deserving Husky but right now with 4 hours sleep and still a bit emotional at what we have just witnessed those two were the first to come to mind.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Newton and Clingan belong on the wall. They should also do the 1999 treatment and put the team as a whole

 

[Mike Honcho]

You have to put him on the wall. Need to start thinking about retiring some more numbers as well. Number #2 will never look right on another Husky. Just like #13 and Shabazz and #5 Kemba. And that is just off the top of my head. No disrespect to any other deserving Husky but right now with 4 hours sleep and still a bit emotional at what we have just witnessed those two were the first to come to mind.

Kemba was 15.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Averaged 19.5pts 7.5rbs 5.5asts in two championship games.

ONIONS.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

I'm ambivalent on retiring numbers. Don't get me wrong I was there for the Rip retirement and was screaming my head off. It was awesome. I just feel its a little "extra"

I kind of prefer the "unspoken retirement" system of not assigning any players certain numbers out of respect

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Hunt for 7]

Kemba was 15.

Yeah I knew that not sure why I typed 5…..like I said loopy.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

 

[gtcam]

He is a 1st team AA and Bob Cousey winner so he will be on the wall.

 

[whosurdaddy2720]

And to think that at the beginning of last year, people were lamenting that UConn didn't have a "real" point guard.

LMAO

 

[Waquoit]

It's a matter when not if for Newton.

 

[OceanDoggie]

And to think that at the beginning of last year, people were lamenting that UConn didn't have a "real" point guard.

LMAO

Which is crazy.

Newton roasted Uconn and Bouknight at the point with 25 pts, 5 rbs, 6 ast, 2 steals and 0 TO.

Maybe they didn't like his walk up the court and high dribble. Lol

 

[UCfor3]

And to think that at the beginning of last year, people were lamenting that UConn didn't have a "real" point guard.

LMAO

Some also thought we didn't have a coach. Even bigger LMAO!

 

[huskymedic]

 

[LIuconn]

No one's number should be retired. Make it an honor to wear them

 

[That Guy]

No one's number should be retired. Make it an honor to wear them

Agreed. Not a fan of the whole retired numbers thing. The Yankees have retired so many that players have to start wearing absurd numbers. As you said, it should be an honor and serve as motivation for players to wear a certain number to try and live up to, or surpass the guys that wore it before them.

 

[uconnfan68]

HOF deserves retirement.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[jibsey]

Totally 110% deserved.

 

[FfldCntyFan]