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mauconnfan said:
Eventually I think no one thinks Gibbs is really a "better" choice" but he's a better choice to start or share minutes with Sterling.
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Mau - little early to be sauced.

Seriously, I don't buy the "fragile emotions, he might check out" argument.

Start your best 5 to win. Sub as needed. Every player should understand the basic truth of these words. I have no way of knowing, but I'd be shocked if Ollie promised any transfers starting roles.

Gibbs is not getting it done. This is like Calhoun in 14. It took 4/5ths of the season to figure out to start Giffey, then we went "BOOM."

Similar here. Let's not wait until February. Start Adams. If Gibbs doesn't like that, then he can respond by playing harder/better.

This "he didn't transfer to come off the bench" silliness needs to stop. The proper response is, "we didn't take him as a transfer so that he could struggle."
 
TasteofUConn said:
This "he didn't transfer to come off the bench" silliness needs to stop. The proper response is, "we didn't take him as a transfer so that he could struggle."
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All that said, I'm willing to bet Adams doesn't start this year. He'll get starters minutes though. It really truly doesn't matter who starts, not one bit. There's an advantage to having Adams come off the bench - he gets to go against their subs. And the starting slow thing isn't Gibbs, it's everybody, especially on D.
 
TasteofUConn said:
This "he didn't transfer to come off the bench" silliness needs to stop. The proper response is, "we didn't take him as a transfer so that he could struggle."
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We also didn't hire a coach so that cats with green eyes on message boards could set his lineups for him.
 
I keep telling you guys, SI's college basketball coverage is way better than the others. Great stuff here in this article, wish I knew how to get my hands on some of those stats.
 
I still believe in Gibbs. People are sleeping on him big-time. Adams will be a great Husky, but Gibbs will have something to say before the season is over. Kid was awesome for the Hall last year.

Also, Chap strikes again in that comments section
 
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champs99and04 said:
I keep telling you guys, SI's college basketball coverage is way better than the others. Great stuff here in this article, wish I knew how to get my hands on some of those stats.
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Send him an email.
 
nomar said:
I still believe in Gibbs. People are sleeping on him big-time. Adams will be a great Husky, but Gibbs will have something to say before the season is over. Kid was awesome for the Hall last year.

Also, Chap strikes again in that comments section
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I don't believe or understand the posts bailing on Gibbs. It is a luxury to have 3 quality guards the way we do and we are going to need all 3 if we're doing anything special this year.
 
This article caused me to hark back to the dark ages, BC. Back in the Perno days, top CT HS guard Rod Foster went to UCLA, UConn didn't get so much as a sniff. As a freshman, there was an action photo of Foster in SI that took up a page and a half. I remember thinking that's why he went to UCLA. A UConn player wasn't getting a spread like that. In fact, it was rare for UConn to get a mention in the agate type weekly round-up.

Now we have a SI article about a player, not so much for what he has done, but for where he is playing. At UConn.
 
TasteofUConn said:
Mau - little early to be sauced.

Seriously, I don't buy the "fragile emotions, he might check out" argument.

Start your best 5 to win. Sub as needed. Every player should understand the basic truth of these words. I have no way of knowing, but I'd be shocked if Ollie promised any transfers starting roles.

Gibbs is not getting it done. This is like Calhoun in 14. It took 4/5ths of the season to figure out to start Giffey, then we went "BOOM."

Similar here. Let's not wait until February. Start Adams. If Gibbs doesn't like that, then he can respond by playing harder/better.

This "he didn't transfer to come off the bench" silliness needs to stop. The proper response is, "we didn't take him as a transfer so that he could struggle."
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A few points.

First, Omar was on the bench by January 1, 2014 so your point about his benching somehow giving us an infusion in late 2014 is completely wrong. Utterly wrong. Utterly AND completely wrong.

Second, the early negativity about Gibbs is similar to the early negativity about Purvis last year. Sometimes, for some guys, it takes awhile to figure things out.

Third, to my eyes anyway, Gibbs has been demonstrably better on defense the last 2 games. I suspect he'll come around just fine on that end, call it the learning curve between Seton Hall defense and UConn defense.

Fourth, with this roster there are plenty of minutes to go around between Gibbs, Adams and Purvis. If we are to be the best we can be, they all need to play 25-30 a game. And there's plenty of room for that to happen. This is in no way a Calhoun vs. Giffey/Kromah situation.
 
In my opinion Gibbs hasn't been that bad. We are just all used to super human point guards like bazz, kemba, and boat. Gibbs is what he is good not great
 
TasteofUConn said:
Mau - little early to be sauced.

Seriously, I don't buy the "fragile emotions, he might check out" argument.

Start your best 5 to win. Sub as needed. Every player should understand the basic truth of these words. I have no way of knowing, but I'd be shocked if Ollie promised any transfers starting roles.

Gibbs is not getting it done. This is like Calhoun in 14. It took 4/5ths of the season to figure out to start Giffey, then we went "BOOM."

Similar here. Let's not wait until February. Start Adams. If Gibbs doesn't like that, then he can respond by playing harder/better.

This "he didn't transfer to come off the bench" silliness needs to stop. The proper response is, "we didn't take him as a transfer so that he could struggle."
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That was awful and that holiday lunch with one of my favorite vendors definitely had something to do with that awful "sentence." So the reality is you're wrong 2 times Taste. It wasn't too early to be sauced is #1;), and #2 Gibbs is still the right choice. He was fine vs Ohio State anyway so not sure of the "struggle" in that one minus missing a couple open looks. He will make those!
 
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TasteofUConn said:
Does anybody still believe that Gibbs is a better choice than Adams? How many more games do you figure they'll need?

For my dollar, give Adams max minutes NOW to get as many freshman mistakes out of the way, bring Gibbs in off the bench as needed, and play for March. Adams/Hamilton/Brimah/Miller/Purvis should be getting the lion's share of minutes. Love that Gibbs came to UConn, but his ideal role now is going to be as a backup and a seasoned vet to lend guidance and support to Adams.
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And potentially the best spot up 3 point shooter alla Rashad only with a better handle.
 
BearJWS said:
Chap alert in the comments!

Walty:
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hes lost his fastball.
Sad really
 
nomar said:
I still believe in Gibbs. People are sleeping on him big-time. Adams will be a great Husky, but Gibbs will have something to say before the season is over. Kid was awesome for the Hall last year.

Also, Chap strikes again in that comments section
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I agree. Gibbs is just cold. He'll be huge for us in due time.

Adams is already good, and he isn't attacking the rim as much as he will once he's completely adjusted to the college game.

Both could be monsters come March. Hopefully that's the case.
 
I don't think we should bench Gibbs, but it seems clear to me that Adams is going to be the better player come March. Play both 25-30 minutes a game, and based on the match ups or how hot/cold they are you can give one more burn in a specific game, but I'll be surprised if it's Gibbs over Adams in crunch time for the most part.
 
Gibbs good shooter, we need him, good player. On March 17th or 18th Jalen Adams should be on-court for opening tap.
 
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I love that JA came here to not only to become a great player. He clearly saw the responsibility given to our great guards and wants to own every part of that. I have a feeling JA is every bit the leader Khalid is/was.
 
RipCity said:
I agree. Gibbs is just cold. He'll be huge for us in due time.

Adams is already good, and he isn't attacking the rim as much as he will once he's completely adjusted to the college game.

Both could be monsters come March. Hopefully that's the case.
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I agree, Gibbs has not been bad this year. (maybe the Cuse game, it happens). My personal pimping of Jalen's playing time is way more about what he has given than what Gibbs hasnt. Its not a knock on Gibbs (or doesnt have to be) to endorse Jalen. I definitely believe Gibbs has a big role to play on this team and that he will play it. Gibbs with his excellent shooting (once it comes around) can really benefit from being on the court with Jalen at the same time. He will get some nice open looks.
 
Can't wait until Jalen has one of those dominant games he's capable of. He just needs to shoot the 3 at a better clip. He starts doing that and we're off to the races.
 
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Dogdeacon said:
I'm cool with that. Gibbs seems more of a SG to me anyway and Pervis is ideal instant offense off the bench.
Or do you want to slide Hamilton to the 4? #zymurgsrecipes
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And Miller at the 5? Maybe at times opens up the offense for sure. Obviously no clog in the middle so it can't be too often but I like the mismatches. Plenty of line ups if people are playing to their potential.
 
mauconnfan said:
And Miller at the 5? Maybe at times opens up the offense for sure. Obviously no clog in the middle so it can't be too often but I like the mismatches. Plenty of line ups if people are playing to their potential.
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We'd get abused by any team w size though. 6'5 center and a 6'7 beanpole power forward.

IMO Purvis/Hamilton/Brimah/Miller are nonnegotiable starters.
 
jibsey said:
I don't believe or understand the posts bailing on Gibbs. It is a luxury to have 3 quality guards the way we do and we are going to need all 3 if we're doing anything special this year.
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There are a lot of people on this board who never watch games that UConn isn't playing in, so they have no idea how good Gibbs was the last two years. He's not going to lost his starting job, and he shouldn't.
 
intlzncster said:
We'd get abused by any team w size though. 6'5 center and a 6'7 beanpole power forward.

IMO Purvis/Hamilton/Brimah/Miller are nonnegotiable starters.
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I agree on those 4 as starters. Also, I was one of those who was foaming at the mouth for the small ball lineup for decent stretches at the very beginning of the season. (Adams,Gibbs, Purvis, Hamilton,Miller) . Well we have seen it and some variations of it, and the results have not been pretty. I do think it can work with the first four still, but now Im convinced its Brimah that needs to be the 5 in that scenario. (sorry Mau :) ) When Miller needs a blow, and situations warrant it, Id like to see that lineup for a few minutes.
 
I've got to get a message to you all. It's a tragedy. It must be the night fever, but Gibbs is not alone. He's had some lonely days, but he is more than a woman. He'll have his nights on broadway when he's stayin' alive, and that's when you should be dancing. This will be a true measure of how deep is your love for the Huskies. I mean, how can you mend a broken heart with all this jive talkin'? Maybe we've all just had too much heaven to love somebody.
 
Gibbs has underperformed because he is still adjusting, yet averaging 11 ppg and 3 apg on 43% shooting from the field and 34% from 3. Oh and he shoots 94% from the line. But yes, let's bench him.
 
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