Is Roy Hibbert Overrated?
| 7
|
by Highlite15
"I need to make myself more assertive" was the line Roy Hibbert gave after a 6 point, 6 rebound effort (if you can call it that) in a loss to #2 Memphis. That lack of aggressiveness has been the knock on this guy since he entered the college basketball spotlight. At 7'2, 275 pounds that is not what any coach or potential GM wants to hear from their starting center.
In arguably the toughest game on G-Town's schedule, and for Roy Hibbert his strongest and most physical individual opponent in Joey Dorsey, he succumbed to his natural weakness - passiveness. Only attempting 8 shots, he was a non-factor and while I was watching the game looked invisible on the court. Believe me, NBA scouts were watching and took note of his ineffectiveness vs. a college foe that mirrors his likely competition at the next level.
In Georgetown's first 9 games of the season Hibbert has been an underachiever at best for a pre-season All-American and prospective top 15 NBA draft pick.
- Only 1 game with 10+ rebounds this season - and it was just 10
- Only 1 game over 17 points (vs. William & Mary, a 2-6 mid-major)
- 26.6% is Hibbert's 10+ rebounding percentage in 79 games from his sophomore through senior year; for a 7-footer that plays just over 24 minutes per game that's just not good enough
- 12.2 PPG over those same 79 games - weak!
Considering Hibbert has yet to prove himself as a consistent and dominant big man on the college level; would you draft Roy in the top 15 if you were an NBA GM? Competitive fire and assertiveness are inherent traits developed at a young age for basketball players. And his shortcomings in those areas make him a bigger gamble than most college analysts have yet to recognize and report on.
http://reclinergm.wordpress.com/2007/12/22/is-roy-hibbert-overrated/
