Roy Hibbert Discussion 2015-16: No Buyout

Nope, I said can't stand Byron, meaning for a whole season with him

 

I hope you're right, but Pau never had a meltdown like Roy did. Hibbert seems far more mentally fragile to me

 

Kobe knows how to get a competent big man the ball and damn well better show these guys if they can't figure it out. This isn't Rob Sacre and Roy has game. Would be stupid not to punish "small ball" teams with Hibbert.

 

Whoah!! Where did those come from?

 

Under smilies, there is a tab for laker smilies now

 

I've seen clips of him with decent moves and touch around the basket both hands plus short J shots. Supposedly no one at Indy was very good with the passes. The guy is 7'2". Surely maestro Russell and Kobe ought to be able to get easy points out of him. Soft, huge hands as well.

 

Awesome, have been out of town.

 

Hibbert doesn't have the best hands at times to receive those passes; a little Kwame-esque if you will...

 

Just what we need....

 

I saw a lot of the Pacers in the last few years and I can definitely attest they were pretty bad passing the ball.

Hibbert will never become a great scorer or anything of the sort, but he definitely has some moves and will never be a guy you can just forget about on defense to go and guard someone else (happened a lot with our centers last year). Hibbert has some pretty good post moves (way above average I'd say, though average is not saying much this days) and a decent midrange jumper. He can and will be recipient of some alley-oops and stuff, but he'll be below average at that because he pretty much can't jump. Also, he just won't bully his way in the paint (not much strength) and those stuff, so he losses some of the advantages his size could bring on offense, and it's the main reason why he doesn't score that much even if he's 7'2 and has post moves. But this is not him being soft, again, he was blessed (in basketball terms) with a great size, but like we've read in a few articles already, he's not really athletic and is not strong by nature, he just isn't capable of scoring too much in the paint against a strong defender... unless the size advantage is really big (see series against Miami).

Seemingly against popular opinion, something Hibbert definitely doesn't lack is head, that's why he became so damn good at keeping verticality (knew how to maximize what he actually had) and he also was more coordinated than most big guys, and developed some nice moves to be able to score in the paint even if he can't just go, push, jump and dunk over defenders. Also, he's a actually a pretty good passer and uses his height to see passes most people can't.

 

Forget the sugar coating. Roy Hibbert has flaws.

He is the epitome of a slow-moving plodder whose game raises questions of fit in the ever-increasing pace of the modern association. He has a propensity for letting passes slip through his hands and tends to struggle with easy opportunities at the rim far too often for a skilled 7’2” giant. He has shown an inability to deliver consistently from game to game — i.e. his NBA-record four scoreless postseason games in 2014 — and has been clouded by skepticism about his toughness and overall skill.

What is also true is that Roy Hibbert is a 28-year old, two-time All-Star who, despite his aforementioned flaws, has plenty of room to grow and an undeniable skill: rim protection.

Read rest at link: http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2015/07/24/how-the-lakers-can-maximize-hibberts-talents/

 

I do, not the same level. I'm not saying Hibbert is the next Kwame but he seems to need special treatment. What I'm really trying to say is it's the only thing I am worried about as regards Roy. I hope you guys are right and he'll do just fine

 

@John3:16 he could no longer make a living playing hoops, so he decided to go the way of George Costanza.