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Too bad it took Coach Rose all year to play the kid.

Seriously, last year was Newman's first year of HS basketball Rose did a solid job helping him improve in the paint. You could see the kid get better as the season went along. I did wonder why Newman didn't start towards the last few games of the season to get him ready for heavy minutes in the postseason.

Newman has a soft touch inside, hopefully his footwork improves this summer and learns to avoid body contact on defense and look for the rebound more than the block.

Agree with you totally about Newman. I've known him since he was a kid. By the way he has a younger brother who was a freshman this year. He's already about 6' 2" or 6' 3" and has improved all year. He has a good outside shot as well as an inside game as well. He has that agressiveness you see in Jarad. His name is Jordan. Look out for him in a year or two.