I agree with you on most of these. But #3 has some issues. To say that Newton is a defensive liability and then to say that Chris Lykes should have been in at crunch time misses a lot. Why do you think that our coach (who is an excellent coach by the way) didn’t have Lykes in the game for much (was it most?) of the second half? The answer has to be (at least in part) because of what UL was doing to him when he was in the game. If Lykes is in in the last 5 minutes UL gets one or two more easy buckets off of him and we lose in regulation. Snider had some good drives against both because he’s a good point guard, but Newton (mainly) held him to 6 of 15 shooting, not amazing but enough to get the win, with little back-side defensive help. Also, Newton made 8 free throws last night, more than anyone else on the team. That’s because he drives and draws fouls. He was a major reason we were in the bonus before Louisville in both halves.
I’ve become the Newton apologist.
I agree with you on most of these. But #3 has some issues. To say that Newton is a defensive liability and then to say that Chris Lykes should have been in at crunch time misses a lot. Why do you think that our coach (who is an excellent coach by the way) didn’t have Lykes in the game for much (was it most?) of the second half? The answer has to be (at least in part) because of what UL was doing to him when he was in the game. If Lykes is in in the last 5 minutes UL gets one or two more easy buckets off of him and we lose in regulation. Snider had some good drives against both because he’s a good point guard, but Newton (mainly) held him to 6 of 15 shooting, not amazing but enough to get the win, with little back-side defensive help. Also, Newton made 8 free throws last night, more than anyone else on the team. That’s because he drives and draws fouls. He was a major reason we were in the bonus before Louisville in both halves.
I’ve become the Newton apologist.
I strongly disagree with everything you said above. You may be the only one that supports Newton and the above given his actual tenure.
1. Newton has been an atrocious defender his whole career. Find someone who thinks he isn't a defensive liability. Then find someone that thinks Lykes is inferior to him at D. Newton has such a low basketball IQ, especially on D, and that foul on McMahon is further proof as such. I guess the double team wasn't enough, Newton needed to foul him too.
2. You failed to mention that Newton is incredibly selfish and had some awful offensive possessions when it mattered. He shot 2-10 for the game and this included going 0-2 from FG and 2-4 from the FTL in OT. I don't see how Lykes does worse during that time.
3. As for that Snider stuff, he had 5 of his 6 FGs in the second half. Who do you think was guarding him getting all that burn? Also, 6 for 15 isn't impressive. He normally shoots 43% and he shot 40% and it was a road game. Snider also scored 18 total points, 5 more than average.
I agree with you on most of these. But #3 has some issues. To say that Newton is a defensive liability and then to say that Chris Lykes should have been in at crunch time misses a lot. Why do you think that our coach (who is an excellent coach by the way) didn’t have Lykes in the game for much (was it most?) of the second half? The answer has to be (at least in part) because of what UL was doing to him when he was in the game. If Lykes is in in the last 5 minutes UL gets one or two more easy buckets off of him and we lose in regulation. Snider had some good drives against both because he’s a good point guard, but Newton (mainly) held him to 6 of 15 shooting, not amazing but enough to get the win, with little back-side defensive help. Also, Newton made 8 free throws last night, more than anyone else on the team. That’s because he drives and draws fouls. He was a major reason we were in the bonus before Louisville in both halves.
I’ve become the Newton apologist.
I strongly disagree with everything you said above. You may be the only one that supports Newton and the above given his actual tenure.
1. Newton has been an atrocious defender his whole career. Find someone who thinks he isn't a defensive liability. Then find someone that thinks Lykes is inferior to him at D. Newton has such a low basketball IQ, especially on D, and that foul on McMahon is further proof as such. I guess the double team wasn't enough, Newton needed to foul him too.
2. You failed to mention that Newton is incredibly selfish and had some awful offensive possessions when it mattered. He shot 2-10 for the game and this included going 0-2 from FG and 2-4 from the FTL in OT. I don't see how Lykes does worse during that time.
3. As for that Snider stuff, he had 5 of his 6 FGs in the second half. Who do you think was guarding him getting all that burn? Also, 6 for 15 isn't impressive. He normally shoots 43% and he shot 40% and it was a road game. Snider also scored 18 total points, 5 more than average.
Lykes has done well defensively when he is in there, however [MENTION=18929]miamidan20[/MENTION] is right about last night. Louisville was going right at Lykes inside and they got a clean look every time. I'll add that while I think Newton isn't a good 1v1 defender he certainly has more experience as a team defender, less likely to make a mistake IMO.
I agree with you on most of these. But #3 has some issues. To say that Newton is a defensive liability and then to say that Chris Lykes should have been in at crunch time misses a lot. Why do you think that our coach (who is an excellent coach by the way) didn’t have Lykes in the game for much (was it most?) of the second half? The answer has to be (at least in part) because of what UL was doing to him when he was in the game. If Lykes is in in the last 5 minutes UL gets one or two more easy buckets off of him and we lose in regulation. Snider had some good drives against both because he’s a good point guard, but Newton (mainly) held him to 6 of 15 shooting, not amazing but enough to get the win, with little back-side defensive help. Also, Newton made 8 free throws last night, more than anyone else on the team. That’s because he drives and draws fouls. He was a major reason we were in the bonus before Louisville in both halves.
I’ve become the Newton apologist.
I strongly disagree with everything you said above. You may be the only one that supports Newton and the above given his actual tenure.
1. Newton has been an atrocious defender his whole career. Find someone who thinks he isn't a defensive liability. Then find someone that thinks Lykes is inferior to him at D. Newton has such a low basketball IQ, especially on D, and that foul on McMahon is further proof as such. I guess the double team wasn't enough, Newton needed to foul him too.
2. You failed to mention that Newton is incredibly selfish and had some awful offensive possessions when it mattered. He shot 2-10 for the game and this included going 0-2 from FG and 2-4 from the FTL in OT. I don't see how Lykes does worse during that time.
3. As for that Snider stuff, he had 5 of his 6 FGs in the second half. Who do you think was guarding him getting all that burn? Also, 6 for 15 isn't impressive. He normally shoots 43% and he shot 40% and it was a road game. Snider also scored 18 total points, 5 more than average.
Lykes has done well defensively when he is in there, however [MENTION=18929]miamidan20[/MENTION] is right about last night. Louisville was going right at Lykes inside and they got a clean look every time. I'll add that while I think Newton isn't a good 1v1 defender he certainly has more experience as a team defender, less likely to make a mistake IMO.
I agree with you on most of these. But #3 has some issues. To say that Newton is a defensive liability and then to say that Chris Lykes should have been in at crunch time misses a lot. Why do you think that our coach (who is an excellent coach by the way) didn’t have Lykes in the game for much (was it most?) of the second half? The answer has to be (at least in part) because of what UL was doing to him when he was in the game. If Lykes is in in the last 5 minutes UL gets one or two more easy buckets off of him and we lose in regulation. Snider had some good drives against both because he’s a good point guard, but Newton (mainly) held him to 6 of 15 shooting, not amazing but enough to get the win, with little back-side defensive help. Also, Newton made 8 free throws last night, more than anyone else on the team. That’s because he drives and draws fouls. He was a major reason we were in the bonus before Louisville in both halves.
I’ve become the Newton apologist.
I strongly disagree with everything you said above. You may be the only one that supports Newton and the above given his actual tenure.
1. Newton has been an atrocious defender his whole career. Find someone who thinks he isn't a defensive liability. Then find someone that thinks Lykes is inferior to him at D. Newton has such a low basketball IQ, especially on D, and that foul on McMahon is further proof as such. I guess the double team wasn't enough, Newton needed to foul him too.
2. You failed to mention that Newton is incredibly selfish and had some awful offensive possessions when it mattered. He shot 2-10 for the game and this included going 0-2 from FG and 2-4 from the FTL in OT. I don't see how Lykes does worse during that time.
3. As for that Snider stuff, he had 5 of his 6 FGs in the second half. Who do you think was guarding him getting all that burn? Also, 6 for 15 isn't impressive. He normally shoots 43% and he shot 40% and it was a road game. Snider also scored 18 total points, 5 more than average.
Lykes has done well defensively when he is in there, however [MENTION=18929]miamidan20[/MENTION] is right about last night. Louisville was going right at Lykes inside and they got a clean look every time. I'll add that while I think Newton isn't a good 1v1 defender he certainly has more experience as a team defender, less likely to make a mistake IMO.
Even if you think that Newton played better D than Newton, which I disagree with, the other stuff still stood out. When it mattered most he couldn’t hit a layup, went 2-4 from FTL and played selfish with the ball.
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I agree with you on most of these. But #3 has some issues. To say that Newton is a defensive liability and then to say that Chris Lykes should have been in at crunch time misses a lot. Why do you think that our coach (who is an excellent coach by the way) didn’t have Lykes in the game for much (was it most?) of the second half? The answer has to be (at least in part) because of what UL was doing to him when he was in the game. If Lykes is in in the last 5 minutes UL gets one or two more easy buckets off of him and we lose in regulation. Snider had some good drives against both because he’s a good point guard, but Newton (mainly) held him to 6 of 15 shooting, not amazing but enough to get the win, with little back-side defensive help. Also, Newton made 8 free throws last night, more than anyone else on the team. That’s because he drives and draws fouls. He was a major reason we were in the bonus before Louisville in both halves.
I’ve become the Newton apologist.
I strongly disagree with everything you said above. You may be the only one that supports Newton and the above given his actual tenure.
1. Newton has been an atrocious defender his whole career. Find someone who thinks he isn't a defensive liability. Then find someone that thinks Lykes is inferior to him at D. Newton has such a low basketball IQ, especially on D, and that foul on McMahon is further proof as such. I guess the double team wasn't enough, Newton needed to foul him too.
2. You failed to mention that Newton is incredibly selfish and had some awful offensive possessions when it mattered. He shot 2-10 for the game and this included going 0-2 from FG and 2-4 from the FTL in OT. I don't see how Lykes does worse during that time.
3. As for that Snider stuff, he had 5 of his 6 FGs in the second half. Who do you think was guarding him getting all that burn? Also, 6 for 15 isn't impressive. He normally shoots 43% and he shot 40% and it was a road game. Snider also scored 18 total points, 5 more than average.
Lykes has done well defensively when he is in there, however [MENTION=18929]miamidan20[/MENTION] is right about last night. Louisville was going right at Lykes inside and they got a clean look every time. I'll add that while I think Newton isn't a good 1v1 defender he certainly has more experience as a team defender, less likely to make a mistake IMO.
Even if you think that Newton played better D than Newton, which I disagree with, the other stuff still stood out. When it mattered most he couldn’t hit a layup, went 2-4 from FTL and played selfish with the ball.
I'm with Consigliere on this one. I'm glad we won and all, but Coach L's decision to keep Newton in during the last couple of minutes of regulation had me extremely concerned. Two missed layups and two turnovers in 90 seconds is not how you want to close out the game. Plus, I thought we needed Lykes to provide a spark, especially during the first couple of minutes of OT, when we were standing around and taking jump shots (and missing them).
