He isn’t going anywhere to be bench player.
2022-23 Transfer Watch
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Agreed. I wonder if he'd be interesting in playing for Pike. Our guard-heavy staff could help him harness that athleticism. The lack of a 3Pt shot would drive this board batty and put a premium on adding another shooter.
I instantly thought St John's
At Rutgers, he could push the pace with Cliff. If we ran more, Cliff could get soooo many buckets in transition. He always beats the other 5 down the court. Curbelo and Paul together... not sure how well that works, but Paul could be the spot up shooter with the ball in his hand less often when Curbelo is doing his thing. It should also make Rutgers extremely attractive for a scoring wing with Paul and Curbelo being able to dish and Cliff drawing attention
Downside is we would be a worse 3 point shooting team and commit more TO's. Lack of size on defense. He actually rebounds well.
Is he a Pike guy?
At Rutgers, he could push the pace with Cliff. If we ran more, Cliff could get soooo many buckets in transition. He always beats the other 5 down the court. Curbelo and Paul together... not sure how well that works, but Paul could be the spot up shooter with the ball in his hand less often when Curbelo is doing his thing. It should also make Rutgers extremely attractive for a scoring wing with Paul and Curbelo being able to dish and Cliff drawing attention
Downside is we would be a worse 3 point shooting team and commit more TO's. Lack of size on defense. He actually rebounds well.
Is he a Pike guy?
I would be very surprised if we land Curbelo.
Would take him in a second. “Off the bench in a JY type role” is kind of nonsense because JY played 30 minutes a game even when he didn’t actually start. That’s not really being a “bench player”
Think you’re combining a couple of different thoughts. Off the bench in a JY-type role isn’t nonsense, the staff saw that he was more valuable as a spark plug given the fast pace he played with and the damage from his turnovers starting games. Curbelo is kind of similar at least in those regards.
Don’t think he comes here regardless.
Sorry, nonsense isn’t the right word. It wasn’t meant to be insulting to your post. I just mean that while he technically came off the bench he played starter minutes so I don’t think that is really the same as what is normally meant by “bench player”
Curbelo Would go amazing well with cliff ….amazing well. The issue would be we would have two really unselfish guys who don’t always shoot enough
Need to find a Jerome Coleman type to go with him.
Need to find a Jerome Coleman type to go with him.
All good, it’s probably irrelevant anyway. I’m assuming he wants starting title with starter minutes
I don't think that will be tough....in theory a 2 guard should be the biggest supply in the portal and not many schools needing a starting 2 guard who will probably the leading scorer
No thanks. Derrick Simpson fits that bill. Build around him and the core with SHARP SHOOTERS and BACKUP BIG… Caleb will probably return as well…
This Curbelo love is maddening. If you attended the RU v Illinois game at JMA this year, he was a hot mess.
Any while JY could be maddening at times, Curbelo is nowhere near the player that JY was for us. Short memories folks.
Please stay away - St John's can have him.
Any while JY could be maddening at times, Curbelo is nowhere near the player that JY was for us. Short memories folks.
Please stay away - St John's can have him.
Curbelo is the type of recruit some Rutgers fan yell "Why can't Pikiell get 4 star recruits like him" ?
I can't remember but was JY an elite level defender before he came to RU? Wouldn't that be the more accurate comparison?
Pretty interesting name added to the portal. I think we recruited him way back, highly touted prospect that didn’t get much time and probably wants a starting role. UConn fans seem to be a mixed bag, them saying the game seemed too fast for him yet idk what you expect giving him like one minute spurts. Lot of upside here, but it seems we’re looking for a more vet guard to come in, yet we could have Calebs roster spot to take a chance with.
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| 2021-22 |
| GP | MIN | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | PF | TO | PTS |
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| 9 | 5.1 | 30.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Never saw him play before Rutgers, but that is a fair point... also not sure how he was at Oregon either honestly. I really only watch B1G outside of March Madness
He definitely is talented. I recall him taking some questionable shots early in the shot clock. But freshman usually learn. Hopefully he is healthy now.
I've heard a few on this board hoping he would be in the portal so Rutgers could go after him.
I don't get it. Not a good shooter at all, below 30% on threes in each of his 3 seasons. Not a big scorer. He is a good perimeter defender.
If you watch him he just always seems to make the right play. Polar opposite of Curbelo.
I could see him in Jalen Miller’s role. He’s basically Miller with some offensive skill
I've watched all of his games against Rutgers (& other teams ) and I don't remember thinking "Rutgers could really use this guy". Nothing memorable.