Meet Grant Gibbs, the anti-Andrew Wiggins

[Omaha1]

For guys like me who used to think we could play basketball a little, Gibbs is a hero.

Rejoice, all ye old-schoolers who've had enough of the one-and-done player in college basketball. Stand and cheer, you kings of the Wednesday night beer league, who would give anything to pull the uniform on one more time. You have a hero. His name is Grant Gibbs. And he's the anti-Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins is a freshman hoop prodigy at Kansas, for about an hour, until he skywalks to the NBA. Gibbs is the complete opposite of Wiggins. He's a six-and-done player.

Best line:

Beware the old yoga man who looks like he belongs at the 'Y.' That's a great thing about Gibbs' return. Watching the reaction of Big East teams and fans when Gibbs and Co. walk onto the court.

It will look like a scene from “White Men Can't Jump.” Who are these guys from the Missouri Valley? Got to be kidding, right?

“We're not going to scare anybody in warm-ups,” Gibbs said. “We're going to catch a lot of flak from opposing fans.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20131030/B ... and-for-us

[Dew]

I love gym rats.

[mel ott]

great story and a great kid. However, truth is Gibbs was a big time player coming out of high school. A top 100 or 150 from Linn Mar Iowa who picked Gonzaga. Once he got hurt the nagging injuries did slow him down. Still, he is so much fun to watch- truly is another coach on the floor.

Sorry, just saw I need to update my avator and get rid of this old school logo.