Released ? I thought he was out of contract. Either way I wouldn't be losing any sleep if I was a 36er fan. While he was great 2-3 years ago he is nothing more than a starter on a poor team or a bench player on a good side. Has lacked the killer instinct in his time with 36ers

after watching Gibson play this year , I get the feeling he is holding back. Is that his own confidence issues or direction from his Coach. He has the potential to be so much more than he has been showing in the last 2 seasons.

I love Randle, and I get that Gibson has been on the decline for a while now, however I can't help but think that Randle had something to do with Gibsons decline this year.

Now I don't mean as in Randle did it on purpose, however I think that cos of how much of a ball heavy guard Randle is and how much of a ball heavy guard Gibson is, Randle essentially made Gibson useless. (or even more than usual)

Either way, I'd be happy to have Gibson at Sydney.

I'm just glad that the sixers seem to be making decisions as soon as possible setting the team up for the next season. Gibbo was great for the club but a move will probably benefit both the team amd the player.

I have never understood why, with Gibson on the team and presumably being paid good money, Joey's priority always seemed to be getting another PG?
I'm guessing Gibson is more of a combo, and Joey didn't rate him highly enough to leave him in charge, but still you need to work with what you've got.
That's history now, and I think the writing has been on the wall for a while. Either Joey wanted rid of Gibson, or he suspected Gibson was going to leave and planned accordingly. Either way, their way forward looks promising with Randle locked in at PG, and Joey looking for an Import SG.

Keep hearing the rumours that he is Brisbane bound? Wait and see I guess, but he would appeal to a team like that looking for a readymade capable PG. Will depend on what they want to use their import slots for.

He'd be a good backup PG for the wildcats. Kenny could drop back to 11th man

I like Gibson but even he'd admit he didn't have the best few seasons. I wont cry in my sleep about this if we can get a solid point guard to slot alongside Randle. Best of luck to Adam.

Gibson has above average ability to learn team sets and pass the ball but has below average ball handling, shooting and ability to create on the fly.

As for his defence, he always looked active but was rarely affective.

It is for those below average reasons why Joey always paired him with a dynamic scoring pg and why Gibson really is an overrated pg.

Anon...I think you would be more foolish to continue paying Gibson good money and putting your faith in him over a player who led the league in scoring and was second in assists.

Gibson is a point guard. I think he needs to get away from Joey.

^hope not!!

Gibbo aint a great pg and you are kidding yourself if you think otherwise.

I always remember a game against NZ a couple years back and the game was on the line...under pressure he dribbled straight into Ced Jackson who stole the ball off him and ran away for the easy 2. He was done from that point on and too scared to bring the ball up the court.

He is no good under pressure (also cue the Townsville in bounds pass)...that's not pg material.

Just on that Townsville pass, that's part of his problem...he is so intent on running the play it's a problem. He doesn't have the flair or nous to adapt or create - he is predictable.

Blame injuries all you want but he hasn't been injured his whole career and these issues have been staples throughout.

I do like the guy but he would have to be the most overrated player in a long time.

"I wont cry in my sleep about this if we can get a solid point guard to slot alongside Randle."
Seems to be a tendency towards some coaches/ teams going with a combo guard to pair with their PG, rather than dedicated SG. Joey particular seems to like the idea of two combos running together.
Talk in the other thread was of him chasing an import combo, which fits.
Personally, I would say that Joey needs to get past his "issues" and actually hire some guys who are taller than him. LOL
Randle is too small, and weak defensively, BUT his exceptional offence seems to be a perfect fit for Joey's game-plan. Interesting to see who he chooses to partner Randle.

Gibson was lucky winning that title with the Dragons...that team was stacked. Even if Rhys Carter was the starting point they still would have won that title.

That doesn't sell me on Gibson at all.

Gibson is miles better when he is being used as the primary ballhandler. As soon as he is off the ball, he disappears on offense, and it seems to affect him on defense, too. You're never going to tell a team not to go grab a guy like Randle, but Adelaide's insistance on signing import PGs seems to have been a waste of one of the best Australian PGs in the league. He's only 29, still has a couple of peak years left, and should be a good pickup for the new Brisbane team as I assume will end up happening.

To me Gibson has always been a solid player in many facets of the game without being brilliant in any of them. He's a very very good on ball defender particularly because of his physical strength but as said above he doesn't really possess the speed or athleticism of a guy like Damian Martin to really disrupt of defence.

I've always thought his jumper wasn't consistent enough either. Occasionally he'd get on a role with his shooting but it never lasted for too long. Shooting 34% from 3 pt range is solid but not elite like a Brett Maher for instance.

I hate the guy, think he is so overrated and boo him every time I see him live but I can't help but feel like the NBL is missing it's chance to have him (and Lucas Walker) be the faces of a Tasmanian team.

If we are ever going to have a team there then Gibbo still in his prime and off contract seems like the best way to make that team successful.

Opportunity lost

Proud, there is no opportunity lost because there is no plan or likeliness of a team in Tasmania happening any time soon.

Always love a call for a Tasmanian team. They use to have one of the
most passionate crowds. Brought some of the crowd along to games interstate. They made a decent impact back @ Apollo.

"Casino our name and basketball is our game, come along and join in all the fun.."

Then the rest of Australia started getting Casino's therefore the money stopped flying into Hobart, Casino reduces profits. No more big bucks for the most expensive franchise for an owner to run.

Would love to see them back, I just don't know how they would fund it.

I don't deny that they are no longer interested but I find it sad as it sounded like going through but my point is that for as much as I feel Gibbo isn't worth the credit he gets, he's still the man that Tasmania could have built their whole club around from a marketing perspective.

Gibson and primary ball handler should not be used in the same sentence.

I agree with you Tornado that Gibson is not quick enough or a good enough ball-handler to be the primary creator on a contender. That is exactly why Joey kept bringing in quick import PGs. Its no more complex than that.

And I disagree completely with the idea that Randle is a ball-hog and Gibson has suffered because of it. During the season, both guys were near the top of the league in assists per game.

Whilst Randle at times shot it a lot, it was often because he was the best person to take the shot. I witnessed many games where he spent large periods deferring to others and trying to get his team-mates good looks.

Gibson gave the club good service and I appreciated having him on the team. It is simply time for him to move on.

Anon...if you take into account the +/- for Randle Vs Gibson I would put a large sum of money on Randle having the better rate of return.

Gibson is active on defence but isn't a great defender...don't get confused or fooled!

I really don't get or understand the love for Gibson?! He would be ideal off the bench but not as a starter. That's why he has fit in so well with the Boomers off the bench...when the coach feels they need to settle down and run a structured play Gibson will give you that but he is not someone you want as your primary pg.

Joey and Gibbo's player/coach relationship should have been broken up a few years ago.

Gibbo hasn't improved on offense in a while and has gone backwards on defense.

The is potential that the 3 import rule would squeeze a player like Gibbo the most. He has historically been well paid although with 3 imports you'd almost guarantee one will be a young hungry point guard on a low contract.

That's exactly it...with the 3 import rule you can get what Gibson offers (if not more) for a lot less.

I don't believe that Gibson as a PG ever really made his team mates around him better players, ( in fact I though he blamed them for his mistakes) and as a SG I don't think we ever carried a team to a close win in crunch time. So as a combo guard he was only ever a "safe" choice.

I'm no expert, but Gibson has always struck me as a bit of a tweener. Yes, with the Boomers he'd be a good bench option, able to back up both the 1 & 2, but then there are probably better options for both bench spots in a full-strength Boomers line-up.

I think he's a decent option as a PG, not the high-scoring PG many coaches have favoured in the NBL, but decent none the less.
Personally, I think Joey should have kept him and pursued dedicated SG's, but then I guess you wouldn't have Randle.
With Randle, you're better off pursuing a bigger SG, who can also hopefully add on defence.

Frankly, Joey has never seemed particularly fond of making good use of what he's got. He has basically started his own progressive rebuild. It seems that taking the 6's to a GF in his first season secured his ability to do this, and the owners have backed him. On the one hand I would have preferred to see them more competitive this season, but on the other it is nice to see a team backing in their coach long-term. Over the next 1-2 seasons (depending on how his new imports pan out) he should have the team he wants, and it will be exciting times for the 6's.

"He is no good under pressure"

"We all remember the games ovet the last few yrars when injured imports off court led to amazing games by the team led by Gibbo and a scoring, rebounding and soread of assists."

I see these as two sides of the same coin. I've said previously on this forum that I believe Gibson performs best when expectations (pressure) are lowest. Hence the 'amazing games' and why he usually performs better than expected in Boomers' games.

Good luck to Gibson wherever he plays. Nonetheless, I'm glad it won't be for the 36ers.

Paired with CG43 in Brisbane I reckon Gibbo could be part of something special. He certainly has the tools...not sure what's happened the last few years.

He needed a fresh start so hope it works out for him.

That certainly will give Brisbane two tools!

I think Gibson is a quality player, just over it in Adelaide for whatever reason. Either long-planned the return to Brisbane, fell out with the coach, etc. Barely even matters what it is. He'll likely be better once he moves on and Adelaide will be better off replacing him.

Correct, have to think he's going to do a lot better under Lemanis, who apparently rates him.

I'd still take Damien Martin over Gibbo for the Bookers because you know what Damo gives you, deficiencies and all but nobody can predict what sort of game Gibbo will have.

My issue with him in Adelaide is I thought he was gifted ten minutes per game more than he deserved and had those extra ten minutes went to Any combination of Teys/Creek or Sobey then I think they would have been in a better position in games.

Brendan Teys is the sort of player that would flourish coming off the bench at Perth but it felt like he was lucky to be in their ten man rotation.

I just hope we can sign a 2 guard who is ACTUALLY A 2 GUARD. The last two seasons we've had dysfunctional offences because we have two PG's starting every week.