Throw a max contract at Roy Hibbert?

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  1. santeesioux

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    Yeah... there's no chance in hell that Indy lets him go. There wasn't a chance before, but this just cements that.
     
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    It wouldn't surprise me if Houston offered something close to a max deal.
     
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    It really won't matter. They will match.
     
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    How rich is Indy's owner?
     
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    What does the original post mean? Should Hibbered be offered a Max, that the Pacers have already offered him the max?
     
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    Am i crazy for thinking of offering him the max in free agency?
     
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    I don't think you're crazy. The guy is a legit all-star big. How many centers would you take over him in the league? Howard, Bynum, maybe Chandler, who else?

    Big men with talent get paid.
     
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    No doubt that is the way it has been for a long time. But for the same reason you should now choose a Durant over an Oden, I am not so sure many big men these days deserve the max. The rules don't favor them anymore. Wasn't 18 rebounds tonight Hibbert's career high?

    Max players to me should dominate most nights, not every so often. He should be paid alot (12-14 million a year) but what is the max these days? We have a new CBA and the salaries need to come down. Indiana can't let him walk, but Max money?
    That is a tough one for me.
     
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    Another factor IMO there aren't any real center prospects (College/Foreign) out there.
     
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    Portland needs to forget about getting a center and play small ball. We are cursed at center. The best we can hope for is that we'll stummble into another Joel Pryzbilla type center some day (Joel in his prime, who was a shot blocking/rebound machine"
     
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    I'd rather go the other way and throw everything (and the kitchen sink) at Sacramento for DeMarcus (don't mess with my pipedream, RR7!)
     
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    Does Roy get to play against the Miami front line every game?

    Still, it would probably be better paying him the max compared to what Nic is asking for.
     
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    Would Hibbert and LMA be the best big man duo in the league?
     
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    Yes.
     
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    Can't imagine a scenario where Indiana doesn't match any offer though
     
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    Dave (B-Edge) pretty much said it's a big waste of time -- they will match any offer.
     
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    The hell you say? ...
     
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    The three big RFA that are on the market (Gordon/Hibbert/Batum) have had all their respective teams say they would match any offer (well NO hasn't but the rumored offer that was pretty close to max that Gordon turned down says a lot). Will they match any offer is hard to say but its the old tongue and cheek to get teams to only spend on RFA when all the other options are off the table for that team. I can't see Indiana not matching Hibbert for max because of just how important he is to them and they have no replacement for him. Gordon is going to be the face of NO whether he likes it or not. Batum I have no clue what we are doing with him.
     
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