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Message: [QUOTE="UconnFanNVa, post: 1630742, member: 5187"] I'll probably get slammed for this but i'd like to state how i feel about Gibbs First off im not going to sugar coat or magically become a huge Gibbs fan all of the sudden. Since i've been watching him at Uconn i have never been a fan of his play. That is probably for 3 reasons. 1 is expectations, which is my problem. I expected a guy in the mold in Shabazz, Kemba and Boatright. I expected that he would be a real floor general, a leader vocally and by his play and actions on the court. When we needed a basket i expected him to work miracles and i often just didnt see that, and to expect that from him was probably unfair. 2 He is not very good at creating for himself or others, and if he is pressured while handling the ball the ball is as good as turned over. It drove me crazy watching him dribble the clock down only to get blocked, throw the ball away or take a horrible shot that usually didnt go in. Also because of those ability deficiencies he missed many opportunities to get the ball to open players for easy buckets. I cant count how many pick and roll opportunities he squandered when the second defender stayed and doubled him and he would be overwhelmed by the pressure and turn the ball over. Again he just didnt have the skill set or abilities to handle the situations he needed to be able to handle. 3 not really his fault either is that he was put in positions that he isnt skilled enough to handle. Ollie used him as a pg, and he simply isnt one. When on the floor with Adams where adams was handling the ball more or Dham was handling the ball more he was fine, but outside of that, he played to big a role in running our offense. These are my personal opinions and probably why i'll get slammed for this, but i think trying to find his place in our offense hurt us througout the year (not blaming all of our loses on him, alot of players didnt live up to expectations). On the flipside he never stopped playing hard and you could see the disgust and anger when things didnt workout the way he intended. Again, i think there was alot of frustration that wasnt only his fault. Watching that video though is why i love Uconn and why i think Ollie is such a great head coach for this program. does he always make the right decisions? Ofcourse not, all coaches make mistakes, but he gets these kids to play hard and to care about each other and to believe in themselves. I took Gibbs tears as him being crushed that his team at Uconn is over AND maybe even a little regret that he couldnt have been at Uconn for 4 years. I can tell that Ollie and the culture at Uconn has changed him and his outlook and the good thing about this is that i believe that continuing to be a part of the Uconn family will continue to improve his life in the future. I think its a great look into why recruits should choose Uconn over a lot of other schools. Not to say other schools dont have similar cultures, but i think the bond that these kids have with the coaching staff and their teammates and even former Uconn players creates a family feel that ensures 1 that they play hard and work hard on improving their games. and 2 keeps them feeling connected and apart even after they move on, in whatever capacity that is in the future. i have no doubts that Gibbs gave us his all and left it all out there on the court, and for that and his role in being a good teammate i very much so appreciate the kid. Wish him and all the other seniors nothing but the best as they try to figure out what is next for them on and off the basketball court. [/QUOTE]

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