Blazers offering Hibbert max deal

[TheCultOfPersonality]

http://www.blazersedge.com/2012/7/1/3129538/amick-blazers-execs-visit-pacers-rfa-c-roy-hibbert-on-july-1

[LkrFan]

What about Oden? :cry

[racm]

I fear for the guy's knees. :depressed

[Venti Quattro]

:lmao Blazers and big men :lmao

[Seventyniner]

So, Roy Hibbert, you gotta ask yourself somethin'. Big men and guys named Roy have trouble with 'dem knees up in Rip City. You gonna get yours, but at what cost? Think long and hard, sir.

[Clipper Nation]

:lol Olshey
:lol Overpaying another so-so center
:lol Still reaching in the draft
:lol Probably looking for a job after year one like every Blazers GM ever

[Vinnie_Johnson]

This is just what the Pacers were fearing.

[baseline bum]

Had to know Portland would do something like this. At least it's on 25% of BRI, correct? Hibbert only has one ASG appearance, and thus isn't eligible for the 30% of BRI, I think. Either way is way too much for him, since he's not some 22 year old with lots of potential. Hibbert is everything he ever will be right now, which is a really solid but not great center.

[Kai]

I would imagine Batum is gone if Indiana doesn't match?

[baseline bum]

I would imagine Batum is gone if Indiana doesn't match?

Not necessarily. They could still offer Batum something starting at up to about $11-$12 million or so. The Blazers have boatloads of capspace this season.

[lil_penny]

i like hibbert but max? not so much.. Indiana will probably match regardless, and either way portland can still keep batum as long someone dont go all out for him

[baseline bum]

i like hibbert but max? not so much.. Indiana will probably match regardless, and either way portland can still keep batum as long someone dont go all out for him

It's overpaying, but there is no other decent option in this lousy class.

[lil_penny]

yea im expecting them to thow the max at hawes next tho:lol

[Pelicans78]

It's overpaying, but there is no other decent option in this lousy class.

That's why teams are better off not overpaying.

[Mel_13]

Max contract if offered by Indy would be for 5 years with 7.5% annual raises. Portland can offer 4 years with 4.5% annual raises. If Hibbert signs the offer sheet, Indy will almost certainly match.

[Koolaid_Man]

Hibbert and Pau would be absolutely great together...

Pau for LaMarcus all day ere day

[Kai]

The Rockets and blazers net with Omer Asik last night. If Indy matches, Portland might turn that way as well.

[DMC]

Nice to be in Hibbert's shoes. Duncan should get a case of DnD figures in his mailbox tbh.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

What is Indy's cap space? This would be a huge chunk for a one time ALL STAR.

[HarlemHeat37]

Hibbert isn't even a top 5 C and his ceiling is low, tbh..a product of height fascination..

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Hibbert isn't even a top 5 C and his ceiling is low, tbh..a product of height fascination..

Top 5 in the East Central Division he is.:lol

[Pelicans78]

Hibbert isn't even a top 5 C and his ceiling is low, tbh..a product of height fascination..

It was a joke how he made the All-Star team over centers like Noah and Chandler who i would take over him.

[DMC]

So the lockout basically did nothing, as owners are fucking the future even more this year.

Great job.

[baseline bum]

Hibbert isn't even a top 5 C and his ceiling is low, tbh..a product of height fascination..

But he sadly is a top 2 free agent.

[TIMMYtoZO]

Top 5 in the East Central Division he is.:lol

:lol you starting to post here more after the draft
:lol thinking your shitty team will be good anytime soon
:lol false hope

[baseline bum]

Still, LOL @ Roy Hibbert making only $3 million less than LeBron James. :rollin

[Vinnie_Johnson]

:lol you starting to post here more after the draft
:lol thinking your shitty team will be good anytime soon
:lol false hope

My shitty team has a base and direction finally. I stay loyal to my shitty team unlike bandwagon fans like you.

[Clipper Nation]

What direction? Joe Dumars still hands out bad contracts like candy, B...

[Vinnie_Johnson]

What direction? Joe Dumars still hands out bad contracts like candy, B...

Yes, he gave out two bad ones a few summers ago. One is now gone the other comes off next year. Next summer they will have lots of space and three nice pieces in place all under 23. Also get back to me if your team ever wins something and stops being in the shadows of the Lakers.

[Kai]

:lol you starting to post here more after the draft
:lol thinking your shitty team will be good anytime soon
:lol false hope
better than our board being full of front running faggots.

[TIMMYtoZO]

My shitty team has a base and direction finally. I stay loyal to my shitty team unlike bandwagon fans like you.

:lol thinking a no superstar team has base and direction
:lol unstable coaching
:lol same thing was said when you signed Gordon/Villanueva
:lol overrated GM

[TIMMYtoZO]

better than our board being full of front running faggots.

:lol So....when are the Rockets going to create that super team?

[TIMMYtoZO]

Yes, he gave out two bad ones a few summers ago. One is now gone the other comes off next year. Next summer they will have lots of space and three nice pieces in place all under 23. Also get back to me if your team ever wins something and stops being in the shadows of the Lakers.

:lol getting asshurt
:lol using what happened over 20 years ago and a fluke season in 2004 as a response
:lol thinking any of those young players will be anything more than a typical all-star but no where near superstar level
:lol piston fans comparing Stuckey to Wade

[Vinnie_Johnson]

:lol getting asshurt
:lol using what happened over 20 years ago and a fluke season in 2004 as a response
:lol thinking any of those young players will be anything more than a typical all-star but no where near superstar level
:lol piston fans comparing Stuckey to Wade

Enjoy your championship but I know you won't be around when they are coming down and The Pistons are stepping on them in 5 years.

[TIMMYtoZO]

Enjoy your championship but I know you won't be around when they are coming down and The Pistons are stepping on them in 5 years.

:lol With what superstar?

[DPG21920]

Drummond playa

[TIMMYtoZO]

Drummond playa

:lol Drummond won't be anything more than an all-star at best.

[DPG21920]

If Drummond turns out to be an all star, DET will be very damn good with det front court.

[TIMMYtoZO]

If Drummond turns out to be an all star, DET will be very damn good with det front court.

Still no superstar.

[Kidd K]

Stupid. They should've drafted Drummond instead of Lillard.

In think the morons truly expected Drummond to slip all the way to 11, and when he didn't, they drafted the inferior Leonard as a consolation. . .now they're kicking themselves so badly over whiffing on Drummond that they're going to offer Hibbert 30-40% more than he's probably worth? facepalm.

[LkrFan]

If Hibbert got the max, Bynum is licking his chops right about now. :lol

[Ace]

:lol Blazers

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Still no superstar.

We didn't have a super star in 04-05 or the five straight ECF. Brandon Knight is going to be a very good player to go with Monroe and Drummond. Those kids are all very young.

[TIMMYtoZO]

We didn't have a super star in 04-05 or the five straight ECF. Brandon Knight is going to be a very good player to go with Monroe and Drummond. Those kids are all very young.

:lol 04 was a fluke year.
05 Detroit only got in due to Wade getting hurt which proved to be true in 06 when Miami dominated them.
07 they lost to a 1 man team. While 08 was the best team in the Saunders era, they weren't elite that year either.

This is a superstar league. You need those to win a championship. 2004 doesn't change that. And :lmao if Knight ends up being Detroit's best player. "Very good" will only get you so far.

[baseline bum]

Cornholing the Lakers and then coming 12 minutes from repeating is a fluke? :lol

[tlongII]

Good offer by the Blazers tbh. Hopefully Indy doesn't match. We will be HUGE next year.

[TIMMYtoZO]

Cornholing the Lakers and then coming 12 minutes from repeating is a fluke? :lol

Miami was up 3-2 on Detroit(After Miami dominated them in game 5) and then Wade got hurt . This gave Detroit life back. 2006 proved that Detroit got lucky in 2005. Miami handled them pretty easily that series.

[Edward]

Cornholing the Lakers and then coming 12 minutes from repeating is a fluke? :lol
Yes. Cornholing a team with as many issues as the 04 Lakers had wasn't THAT impressive.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Yes. Cornholing a team with as many issues as the 04 Lakers had wasn't THAT impressive.

The Lakers were a good team loaded with Shaq and Kobe and Malone. No one gave the Pistons a shot going into that series. The fact that the Pistons raped them and basically sweep them sure was a fluke.:lol

[Edward]

:lol pretending they had Malone when he either played on one leg or missed games completely
:lol pretending Kobe wasn't chucking his team out of the series
:lol pretending the 2004 Pistons aren't the rare exception to needing a superstar

[Latarian Milton]

nigga is a restricted FA imho and i believe pacers will match any offer he receives, decents bigs are rare resources in the league now and they can be the pedestal to build a great team upon

[Edward]

Yes, he gave out two bad ones a few summers ago. One is now gone the other comes off next year. Next summer they will have lots of space and three nice pieces in place all under 23. Also get back to me if your team ever wins something and stops being in the shadows of the Lakers.
:lol Prince and Jerebko are also bad contracts Dumars gave out.

[crc21209]

Geez, a max contract for a decent but not great Center? Wow....:td