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You don't think Purvis will start at all? I think he's going to be a lot better next year. Purvis and Gibbs start and Adams comes off the bench for 20-25 minutes a game spelling either guard and occasionally playing in a 3 guard set.Gibbs, but Adams will start after 5-7 games giving UConn two ball handling guards. This is the offense that UConn likes and two ball handlers were keys to the championships in 1999, 2004, 2011, and 2014. KO is well aware of that tradition as he was on staff two of those years.
I can buy that. Purvis definitely needs to improve his ball handling and passing ability.I said Purvis will start 5-7 games and then come off the bench. Purvis is better suited to be a 6th man than anyone on the roster. His ballhandling is a real problem. Ball movement will stagnate without two ballhandlers on the floor and we saw that at times last year. As I mentioned elsewhere Adams is a winner and winners don't stay on the bench. Winners win, and force their way into the starting lineup. That is why KEA was a starter from day 1 even though UConn already had a starting point guard in Rickey Moore. And one year later those two won a championship.
I like Purvis, but his ballhandling is detrimental and he will be more productive as a 6th man because he scores points in bursts and that is what is needed off the bench. Better ballhandling promotes better ball movement and better offense.
Either did Purvis and Gibbs! Good problem for Ollie to have.Jalen did not come here to come off the bench!
I have a hard time believing Gibbs committed to UConn for his last year of playing college ball thinking he was going to come off the bench. I'm sure he thinks he has a chance of playing in the NBA and wants to showcase his point guard skills. I'm sure he saw that Boatright just graduated and the point guard spot was up for grabs. I have no idea what Ollie and Gibbs discussed but if Gibbs really isn't worried about starting and having the keys then that's great.Gibbs more than likely will be 6th man. Gibbs did not come here to start or take the keys. That is what Jalen was given... Let's see tho as summer workouts and then practices are around the corner...
It's a great problem to have no doubt but I see Gibbs as a sixth man or a Giffey type knock down shooter who can also run the team and handle etc...
I think Bleacher Report has correctly assessed the situation in that article. It's an excellent 7 man rotation but the team really goes 10 deep.
Gibbs will start. He will need to be a glue guy but don't forget that Giffey was a starter the entire 2014 postseason and Ollie later admitted he had ****ed up in not starting Giffey all year. Giffey shot almost 50% on 3s and played great D especially helping and hedging, but Ollie had fallen in love with Kromah after Kromah had a few good games and then overplayed him. Ollie would later man up and admit his mistake. I thought it was a mistake all year, but when you rectify a mistake and get rewarded for it, all is forgotten.
Projected Starters: Adams (PG), Gibbs (SG), Daniel Hamilton (SF), Miller (PF), Amida Brimah (C)
Top Four Bench Players: Rodney Purvis, Kentan Facey, Phillip Nolan, Omar Calhoun
Correct, except that Cassell and Enoch may not be #10 and #11 as this implies.