Piath Gabriel transferring

[Woof 101]

I wish her nothing but a great future and thank her for testing the waters here. She will be a great teammate wherever she lands just as she was here I am sure.
Having said that I hope it is not somewhere that she transforms and blossoms over night and comes back to haunt us.

 

[schmendrick]

I loved Piath's spirit and drive, and am appreciative of her many (unsung) contributions to this year's team reaching the championship game.

Wish her only the best.

 

[Skeets]

119.

119 minutes? OK, more than I would have guessed. I could have spent 3 or 4 minutes to look that up, shame on lazy me. The question, "how many minutes?" was meant to be rhetorical...

 

[eebmg]

Best luck to your future. Hope you can find a school you are happy with.

Now I understand why Geno put DeBerry in the South Carolina game for a minute but not Gabriel.

Amari was in the game for 4 minutes

 

[Gus Mahler]

Dang. I was afraid this would happen. I wonder if Dorka coming back was a factor.

Well, now there's room for the Marylanders.

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

Sorry to see this, especially after yesterday's Nika fake news scare (my heart can't take this kind of news). Wish her well and I hope her new teammates show her the amount of love that it appeared she got from her Husky sisters.

Nika fake news scare??? I totally missed that..what's up?

 

[Blueberries]

Will miss Piath's smile and her on court chemistry with Amari. I loved when those two got into games together and communicated and worked together so well!

 

[hoopsfan22]

Nika fake news scare??? I totally missed that..what's up?

A fake twitter account said she was transferring just like there was a fake twitter account a week ago saying Geno was retiring.

 

[EricLA]

Like all Huskies who transfer, I will miss her. She was fun to watch, the fans always went bananas whenever she scored or grabbed a rebound or got a block, and she seemed to be a great bench presence and teammate.

Best of luck - I hope she goes to a less competitive school and knocks it out of the park!

 

[Centerstream]

Nika fake news scare??? I totally missed that..what's up?

Yesterday a fake Twitter account (since deleted) reported that Nika had entered the portal. It was quickly debunked and I believe the thread was (correctly) deleted.
So nothing is up.

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

Yesterday a fake Twitter account (since deleted) reported that Nika had entered the portal. It was quickly debunked and I believe the thread was (correctly) deleted.
So nothing is up.

Whewwwww. Thanks!

 

[JSB60]

This is the world we are in now, most non-rotation players will transfer because they can play immediately. Using the transfer portal is no longer optional.

 

[LarryLegend]

She had some moments. Too bad she didn’t get more opportunities to play.

 

[Aluminny69]

This is the time of the year when Geno sits down with each player, individually, and assesses where they are, and what their future at UConn is. One can only guess what Geno told Piath.

 

[Argonaut]

Would Shea be a possibility?

If she had issues with getting her academics in order at UConn, I don’t think she’s going to be able to transfer to Vanderbilt.

 

[sun]

I guess Piath could have some academic reasons for leaving since she's been prevented from attending games more than once.
Having UConn on her resume should help her find a new school pretty easily.
Geno will put in a good word for her if needed.

 

[mrmojack]

Good luck to Piath, there were plenty of opportunities to get her and Amari playing time during
the season. That did not happen for some reason. I wish her the best and will be following her
wherever she ends up. This is really not a surprise to me. I could see this coming.

Good luck Piath

 

[reelfan]

This forces the need to bring in a big from the portal. Good luck Paith !!!

 

[Husky fanatic]

There are two good DII schools in Manchester or she would get minutes at low to mid level D I.

 

[LoboDays]

This forces the need to bring in a big from the portal. Good luck Paith !!!

If they feel the need, to bring in a big, they felt it before todays announcement.

 

[JoePgh]

One thing that really bothers me about hearing that a Husky is transferring is the recent statement Geno where he said (paraphrasing) that none of his good players have left (or something to that effect). For some reason, that made me sad. I immediately thought of Courtney Ekmark, Natalie Butler, Saylor Poffenbarger and Mir McLean. I wonder how Piath feels about now... (and I am guessing/hoping that Piath and Geno had a good discussion before she decided)
Oh well.

I can't quote his statement exactly either, but I recall it as being closer to "No one who has left the UConn program has been an impact player on a Top 20 team."

That is not as insulting to the players that left as the version that you offered.

Of course, there is the case of Elena Della Donne, but that is a VERY special case. And even in her case, the University of Delaware would not qualify as a top-level team.

 

[JoePgh]

There are two good DII schools in Manchester or she would get minutes at low to mid level D I.

Given the dearth of size among most of the teams in the Big East, I think she could get significant minutes for almost any other Big East team, including those that made postseason tournaments.

 

[Centerstream]

I can't quote his statement exactly either, but I recall it as being closer to "No one who has left the UConn program has been an impact player on a Top 20 team."

That is not as insulting to the players that left as the version that you offered.

Of course, there is the case of Elena Della Donne, but that is a VERY special case. And even in her case, the University of Delaware would not qualify as a top-level team.

I stand corrected and I was not trying to paint Geno's statement as being an insult. But it certainly comes across as that.
I do think some of the players I mentioned did make an impact at their new school even if they were not in the Top 20. Saylor we have to wait and see.
I am going to stop digging this hole now.

 

[sun]

I'll bet that she could transfer to a weaker power 5 team and easily score 10 - 15 points per game.
And her rebounding potential can make her a game changer.
She's certainly more advanced than most bigs right out of high school.

 

[CocoHusky]

Given the dearth of size among most of the teams in the Big East, I think she could get significant minutes for almost any other Big East team, including those that made postseason tournaments.

I don't believe this to be the case. Piath does not have the skill set to get significant minutes at DePaul, Villanova, Marquette, nor Creighton because just about all of these schools are spread offenses utilizing 4 and 5 out. Which would mean Piath is out on the perimeter setting screens and shooting the deep ball. Neither of those are in Paith's bag. Keep in mind that Piath had a significantly more talented older sister Karima who did play at DePaul and only averaged 4.2 MPG.