I'm Starting to Like Hibbert!

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  1. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    You match Hibbert up with a guy like Aldridge and Hibbert will play like the all star center he should be!
     
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    Adding a mere comma means that I don't have to read it thrice to understand it.
     
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    So if we added someone better who is a borderline Allstar such as DeAndre or Monroe maybe they look like a hall of famer.
     
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    Hibbert paired with Aldridge will be dynamic. Remember ROLO was just an average player before he came to Portland. Playing next to Aldridge will do wonders for a center.

    I still dream of the Hibbert and ROLO duo, while Aldridge and Leonard play PF.
     
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    Definitely better than they were. DeAndre would beast with all that attention on Aldridge.
     
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    We have already seen what DeAndre can do playing alongside a good PF. I wouldn't expect significant change in Portland. Monroe, OTOH, has been playing in a bad situation - so improvement would be possible.
     
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    Maybe...but Hibbert's problems appear to start above the neck. (or maybe between the ribs)
     
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    This is the trade suggestion that Will Not Die. At this point Indy would give Hibbert away to anyone who would take him. I predict (again) that he will go to Philly along with draft picks and a pile of cash for the cap space.

    If we really want Hibbert, we need a bunch of non-guaranteed contracts to offer. Given that they have Paul George, we'd probably be better off offering Meyers.
     
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    I'd trade Rolo for a few centers without Hibbert in the mix. Vucevic, Gobert, Gortat or Steven Adams
     
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    Hibbert has Batum Syndrome though. We can only deal with one of those at a time. I guess it could be worse.. He could have Bieberitis.
     
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    Hibbert thinks he's a PG so he leads the league in distance by running around in circles?

    Having that scared deer-in-the-headlights look because he's tired and injured from running around in circles?
     
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    I always thought Gortat would do well in Portland
     
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    Haha Hibbert has the same inconsistency problems as Batum. There's a reason the Pacers are trying to get rid of him. He's their Batum.
     

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