Gibbs Announcing He Will Transfer

[TyroneShoo]

I would stay clear of a guy going on third school who has proven he cannot handle adversity. He was central in the Seton Hall locker room disaster. He fought with teammates and took the well known cheap shot when the chips were down against Nova.

 

[RipCity]

I would stay clear of a guy going on third school who has proven he cannot handle adversity. He was central in the Seton Hall locker room disaster. He fought with teammates and took the well known cheap shot when the chips were down against Nova.

You're right. Better go warn Ollie.

 

[Stainmaster]

I would stay clear of a guy going on third school who has proven he cannot handle adversity. He was central in the Seton Hall locker room disaster. He fought with teammates and took the well known cheap shot when the chips were down against Nova.

Looks like we have a member of Isaiah Whitehead's posse on the board! Cause it was definitely Gibbs ruining that locker room and not your man and his friends.

 

[upstater]

Looks like we have a member of Isaiah Whitehead's posse on the board!

Tyrone is a Villanova fan. Ryan A. got hit in the head by Sterling

 

[Stainmaster]

Tyrone is a Villanova fan. Ryan A. got hit in the head by Sterling

Those exist?

 

[mauconnfan]

I would stay clear of a guy going on third school who has proven he cannot handle adversity. He was central in the Seton Hall locker room disaster. He fought with teammates and took the well known cheap shot when the chips were down against Nova.

I like you TS but if he wants to come to UConn KO will take care of the young man. We'll be fine as will he.

 

[Inyatkin]

Are we worried at all about that punch, or we going with "He's just like Rod Sellers!" and calling it a day?

 

[rip7774]

Tyrone is a Villanova fan. Ryan A. got hit in the head by Sterling

I remember him, I miss the days when I pulled for the Big East.

 

[CallMeBruce]

Are we worried at all about that punch, or we going with "He's just like Rod Sellers!" and calling it a day?

Arcidiacono is one of the most annoying players in the country. I'm not worried about it.

 

[UConn76]

Won't have any effect. Kemba was a higher ranked recruit then Adams and played behind Price his FR year.

and they went to the Final 4 that year....so not a bad place to be..

 

[Gurleyman]

I wouldn't worry about a one-off incident on the court. Chris Paul sucker punched a guy in the nuts in college. Hasn't followed him.

I would be concerned about a persistent pattern of poor behavior on the court or in the locker room. But I don't consider taking advantage of the grad school transfer rules to be a sign of poor character. On the contrary, I consider it wise to explore your options as an adult when you have options (and he's an adult now). Every adult on this board has likely done it. I thought it was wise for Oriakhi to leave - thought he'd have been foolish to stick around, even if he was fully content.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

Given the history of our championship teams, playing with 2 point guards at a time would not surprise me at all. Rodney could swing and play some at the 3. IF Sterling were to come to UConn, it would be a pretty unique "experiment" to bring in an established player to take over or share the point for a single year. It would take some time for the players to learn to work together and Jalen would need to be brought along quickly. At times the best team might look like the "small squad" from 2014 with Gibbs, Adams, Purvis, Hamilton, and Miller.

Probably. Actually, Price is probably the best recent comp we have for Gibbs, particularly senior Price. Not particularly explosive, but smart with the ball, and a dangerous shooter.

A senior "AJ Price-type" player would be amazing. Can Gibbs run the offense, make skilled passes?

 

[Pudge]

I'd take a shot at Arcidiacono.

That can't be a disqualifier.

 

[SixRings]

Sources: UConn seen as heavy favorite to land Seton Hall transfer Sterling Gibbs
Peter Bard | April 28, 2015 | Recruiting, Trending | No Comments

Point guard Sterling Gibbs may be headed to Storrs (Photo: Seton Hall athletics)
Seton Hall point guard Sterling Gibbs announced his intent to transfer on Tuesday, and sources close to the situation say UConn is the heavy favorite to land his services.

Gibbs’ desire to transfer to UConn reportedly grew organically from Kevin Ollie’s recruitment of his younger brother, Temple. It has long been rumored that Sterling accompanied Temple on a visit to UConn last month, and that Sterling was impressed by UConn’s facilities. Sterling had been recruited by the Huskies coming out of high school, but originally chose Texas. After one season, he transferred to Seton Hall, and has been one of the best guards in the Big East for the last two seasons, memorably knocking Villanova out of the 2014 Big East Tournament with a last-second buzzer-beater. Last season, he averaged 16.3 points and 3.8 assists, shooting 44 percent from three-point range.

If Gibbs ultimately transfers to UConn, the Huskies will likely be the early favorite in the AAC, and would appear to be in position to make significant noise nationally. Gibbs would slide into the starting point guard position, recently vacated by the graduating Ryan Boatright. A starting lineup of Gibbs, Rodney Purvis, Daniel Hamilton, incoming Cornell transfer Shonn Miller and Amida Brimah would be one of the best in the country, and it would allow Ollie to use incoming freshman Jalen Adams off the bench, rather than forcing him to run the offense from day 1. If Omar Calhoun can be effective enough to be the 7th man, UConn would only need to see one or two of their reserve big men (Phil Nolan, Kentan Facey, and the incoming Steve Enoch) develop into effective rotation players, and they’d be going into the season with a talented, deep roster, capable of beating nearly anyone.

There will likely be more news to come on this, so check back regularly for updates.

Haven't heard from Scrappy since this post. Concerned he either self combusted or literally exploded in joy. He'll have us beating the Cav's in 4.

 

[444JR]

Gibbs can definitely play off of the ball when one considers how adept an outside shooter he is while averaging just under 4 assists a game. Adams is coming from a Brewster team that boasted considerable D1 talent all over the court; especially in the back-court with Mitchell, Crisp, and Simon where he often operated as the main facilitator. I can't imagine a player of his background and talent would come in an not automatically compete for a starting spot even if Gibbs is a senior. I pray Purvis is focusing on consistent production. If not I could easily see a starting back-court of Adams and Gibbs that would look similar in many ways to the partnership of Bazz and Boat. It makes me grin just thinking of the battles these guys will go through against each other in preseason and practice everyday striving to earn their spot in the lineup. Ollie is the type of hard-nosed, no nonsense coach that will not guarantee minutes for anyone. Every minute will be earned. The speculation provides for excitement but for the actual players, the only way they will see the court is if they prove to Ollie they deserve it. KO worked tooth an nail to carve out such a long nba journeyman career and I can't wait to see the tenacity this team plays with when everyone buys in to his way of basketball. It hasn't been more than what, 48 hours since gibbs announced and already the wait is excruciating. Like a few other posters have alluded to before, if SG chooses Husky Nation I'll be itching to see the small ball lineup of Adams/Gibbs/Purvis/Hamilton/Miller; mouth watering. Also hoping Omar is playing 100 games of around the world from the 3-point line every day and working on his defensive slides. If he can come in and knock down threes and not be a negative a D it could solve a lot of issues. Glad we have some bigger bodies to come in and make life harder on Brimah in practice because as someone said a while back, he probably looked like a lottery pick during practice last year but disappeared in so many big games.

 

[James]

@WideRight! I think a gibbs adams backcourt is very ideal. I said it earlier, let purvis get his in a 6th man role. a la dion waiters at cuse. gibbs and adams brings serious playmaking at the 1and2 spots, then you throw in hamilton... wow , just lots of driving ability. the thing that i'm curious about is gibbs' defensive ability. if gibbs is trash defensively he will have to sit in end of game situations. he has yet to play minutes on a winning team so there is much left to be answered. he also hasn't even committed here so we should worry about that when it gets there.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I would stay clear of a guy going on third school who has proven he cannot handle adversity. He was central in the Seton Hall locker room disaster. He fought with teammates and took the well known cheap shot when the chips were down against Nova.

C'mon, man, troll harder. I don't even follow the Big East anymore and even I know that was mostly about Whitehead. Why'd Sina leave too?

 

[W Coast UCONN]

Arcidiacono is one of the most annoying players in the country. I'm not worried about it.

Glad you said that. It needed to be said.

 

[444JR]

@WideRight! I think a gibbs adams backcourt is very ideal. I said it earlier, let purvis get his in a 6th man role. a la dion waiters at cuse. gibbs and adams brings serious playmaking at the 1and2 spots, then you throw in hamilton... wow , just lots of driving ability. the thing that i'm curious about is gibbs' defensive ability. if gibbs is trash defensively he will have to sit in end of game situations. he has yet to play minutes on a winning team so there is much left to be answered. he also hasn't even committed here so we should worry about that when it gets there.

Very true, and it could work very well bringing purvis in as the 6th man to spell either adams or gibbs thus allowing one of them to come back in with the second unit to run the offense. It only adds fuel to the competitive fire that there could be 5 guys looking to play well enough to be noticed by The League. I'm not sure about Miller but I can imagine Adams Purvis Hamilton and Brimah (Gibbs please come) will all be looking to assert themselves in an effort to attract the attention of NBA scouts, always looking for ways to contribute in order for their stock to rise. Wish the team had an all-access Youtube channel showing us what the guys are working on in practice with some behind-the-scenes shenanigans every now and then. Until then, we wait.. Has it been 20 minutes yet?

 

[CallMeBruce]

Purvis isn't going to the bench so Adams can start.

 

[ChrisSmith]

Purvis isn't going to the bench so Adams can start.

Bruce, you forget that the 4 star complete unknown freshman is always better than the 5 star 4th year junior returning starter.

 

[champs99and04]

People will talk about minute distribution and who starts, but that stuff is secondary, IMO. There will be plenty of minutes to go around. The question is who will play crunch-time minutes. If Purvis doesn't build on his sophomore season, he could be on the outside looking in. As @James said, though, we will have to see whether Gibbs is willing and able to play level five defense. If nothing else, Purvis has the tools to be a terrific defender.

 

[James]

Bruce, you forget that the 4 star complete unknown freshman is always better than the 5 star 4th year junior returning starter.

no matter what purvis was evaluated as a hs prospect, he will never be the kind of passer adams is coming in as a frosh. What purvis offers is great physical tools for defense, and iso scoring. @champs99and04 is right purvis can be key in the defensive scheme, he really takes pride on that side of the floor which is important. All i'm looking for him to do next season is consistently floor space, no more 0-7 nights from trey in conference basically.

 

[Jaker]

OK, so if Gibbs comes, whose team will it be next year? DHams, Purvis, Gibbs?

 

[gtcam]

Bruce, you forget that the 4 star complete unknown freshman is always better than the 5 star 4th year junior returning starter.

Completely different players in that JA is a more complete offensive package with a court vision beyond what RP could offer. RP may be more physical but that also comes with more years on this earth. IF Gibbs comes to UConn, by December, it will be RP looking at a 6th man role due to his tendency to take plays off, lapse of concentration and shot selection. By bo means is this an anti RP stance BUT JA comes with so much talent and the fact that he has played with great talent at Brewster he has, I feel, a foot up.
4 star complete unknown? wow is that a plain ridiculous statement IF meant seriously.

 

[gtcam]

OK, so if Gibbs comes, whose team will it be next year? DHams, Purvis, Gibbs?

KOs team

 

[Stainmaster]

Completely different players in that JA is a more complete offensive package with a court vision beyond what RP could offer. RP may be more physical but that also comes with more years on this earth. IF Gibbs comes to UConn, by December, it will be RP looking at a 6th man role due to his tendency to take plays off, lapse of concentration and shot selection. By bo means is this an anti RP stance BUT JA comes with so much talent and the fact that he has played with great talent at Brewster he has, I feel, a foot up.
4 star complete unknown? wow is that a plain ridiculous statement IF meant seriously.

You didn't watch Purvis the second half of the season.

And I'm beyond excited for JA's career here, but can the ridiculous worship please be taken down a notch? For Pete's sake, Kemba was our 6th man his freshman year and he turned out just fine.

 

[444JR]

Purvis isn't going to the bench so Adams can start.

Everyone is going to have to prove themselves. If Purvis builds off the way he finished this past season(asserting himself at every opportunity he got) and limits the mental mistakes, you're probably right.

 

[Jaker]

I expect Purvis will have a monster season this year.

 

[champs99and04]

no matter what purvis was evaluated as a hs prospect, he will never be the kind of passer adams is coming in as a frosh. What purvis offers is great physical tools for defense, and iso scoring. @champs99and04 is right purvis can be key in the defensive scheme, he really takes pride on that side of the floor which is important. All i'm looking for him to do next season is consistently floor space, no more 0-7 nights from trey in conference basically.

Purvis (and also Hamilton, to some degree) really killed the offense at times last year with his indecisiveness with the ball, and his inability to consistently read and react to the help defense. I think some people on this board under-sell how vital court vision is when discussing our guards, particularly in Kevin Ollie's offense. Ball movement is imperative to sustaining a highly-efficient offense in this day and age, so if Adams is ahead of the curve in that regard - and I would no doubt it - I would not be surprised to see him play crunch time minutes ahead of Purvis.