2012 Free Agent: Roy Hibbert

[K-State Spur]

Hibbert reportedly gets a max offer from the Blazers. Hibbert is good but it seems like the NBA is going away from the big lumbering center type of player.

In terms of using them as a role guy at the 5, sure.

But I think Hibbert's production is about what it would be in any era. The game hasn't moved away from him so much as he just is what he is - solid, but unspectacular big. He can be a top 2 player on a playoff team, but not a championship team.

I do think he and Aldridge fit together for a nice, but not flawless, front line.

[rascal]

There still is a premium on bigs in the league. So few talented bigs in the league that teams have to pay to land one.

[spurspokesman]

I watched the games. When he touched the ball, he was dominant. So, the Heat fronted him? Big deal. A competent offense would figure out how to get the ball to him even when fronted. Instead, they wholly ignored him for several possessions at a time.

Go back and watch the games, you'll see what I'm talking about.

This. Hibbert and west went to work on Mia thus almost eliminating them. Miamis achilles heel was offensive bigmen. Indiana took them to the brink and they slaughtered okc. Why? Okc doesnt have any offensive bigmen like hibbert.