Gibson To Declare For NBA Draft

halekulani · Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 5811

i'd probably use miami's pick on him.

JSM · Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:54 am Post subject:

I see him being the Jameer Nelson of this year's draft. The PG who slips into the late first round toearly second round that all the teams somehow forget about. He'll be a steal for someone.
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jminges · Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 6062

Smart decision. He wouldn't make it out of the first round next year.
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Still A Dynasty · Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Posts: 2821 Location: City of Angels

if he is there when we are on the board, which he should be, we HAVE to take him. Before this year he was a top 5 pick. Tucker and Aldridge got all the attention but Gibson is still a hell of a playa

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D Nice · Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:29 pm Post subject:

If he's still available with the Miami Pick I'd LOVE to snag him. He can shoot and get to the rim, and is certainly a better defender than Smush. Decision making needs to be worked on, but I doubt he falls to us anyway. He'll be a mid 1st pick after workouts.

I like the Jameer Nelson comparisons. Nelson has a big more court sense, but they are similar players otherwise

halekulani · Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 5811

he has the potential to be a good defender

keep in mind smush was locking down people in the summer league.
defense is something that doesn't directly transfer well with the guards. the game is much much quicker at the nba level.

freakin a though. i wish we had delonte west.

live and die in LA · Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 4083

he really should stay one more year to work on his point guard skills, but i would still take him with the miami pick.
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rydjorker121 · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:16 pm Post subject:

He SERIOUSLY needs to return to school.

I realize everyone thought he was a PG when he took Texas by storm as a freshman, but he severely regressed his sophomore year and showed that he had more of a shooting guard mentality, as his talented big man LaMarcus Aldridge didn't always have the most consistent touches. Gibson had a huge part in Texas losing a couple of chippies as well. He's not a natural scorer but he scores within the flow, it's more that his decision making was pitiful his sophomore year. That really damaged his stock considering all the hype he got early on, and he could really suffer a Mustafa Shakur-like stock drop if he decides to enter the draft this year. He can very well go undrafted if teams try to shy away from players who have regressed.

I'd project him as a #35-42 pick right now, living off the hype he's received, considering how deep the draft is. He needs to return to school next year to develop his PG skills and refine his game.
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