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- Posted on: Wed, 02/16/2011 - 7:26pm #25937

OldSkoolBasketballParticipantIf you had to choose one of them as your center who would you pick and why?
2010-2011 stats:
Lopez: 19.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.4 apg, 0.6 spg, 1.4 bpg, 47% FG, 80% FT, 34 mpg
Hibbert: 12.9 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 2.2 apg, 0.3 spg, 1.8 bpg, 45% FG, 72% FT, 27.5 mpg
0 - Posted on: Wed, 02/16/2011 - 7:40pm #491865

sammybuckeye13ParticipantI would take Hibbert. Lopez is one of the league’s best post scorers but he is an atrocious rebounder and only an average defender. Hibbert won’t win games for you like Lopez occasionally can, but he’s a much better rebounder and shot blocker and he alters every game with his size. Earlier this year he would’ve been my pick for MIP, so if he can get over this mental thing and regain his 15-10-3.5 assist-2 block form I’d defintely take him. He’s also arguably the second best player on a playoff team.
0 - Posted on: Wed, 02/16/2011 - 7:40pm #491905

sammybuckeye13ParticipantI would take Hibbert. Lopez is one of the league’s best post scorers but he is an atrocious rebounder and only an average defender. Hibbert won’t win games for you like Lopez occasionally can, but he’s a much better rebounder and shot blocker and he alters every game with his size. Earlier this year he would’ve been my pick for MIP, so if he can get over this mental thing and regain his 15-10-3.5 assist-2 block form I’d defintely take him. He’s also arguably the second best player on a playoff team.
0 - Posted on: Wed, 02/16/2011 - 7:58pm #491875

ilike.panochasParticipantGive me Lopez, Hibbert is too inconsistent offensively and lacks confidence to be consistent on nightly basis. Atleast I know what I’m getting with Lopez, 18-20PPG nightly and his rebounding is fixable (he averaged 8RPG just a year ago. )
0 - Posted on: Wed, 02/16/2011 - 7:58pm #491914

ilike.panochasParticipantGive me Lopez, Hibbert is too inconsistent offensively and lacks confidence to be consistent on nightly basis. Atleast I know what I’m getting with Lopez, 18-20PPG nightly and his rebounding is fixable (he averaged 8RPG just a year ago. )
0 - Posted on: Wed, 02/16/2011 - 8:30pm #491881

omphalosParticipantI’ll take Hibbert, he’s a better passer, has better length, shot-blocking and rebounding. He won’t be the focal point of your offence, but neither should Brook in my opinion.
0 - Posted on: Wed, 02/16/2011 - 8:30pm #491920

omphalosParticipantI’ll take Hibbert, he’s a better passer, has better length, shot-blocking and rebounding. He won’t be the focal point of your offence, but neither should Brook in my opinion.
0 - Posted on: Wed, 02/16/2011 - 9:04pm #491889

sheltwon3Participanti would take Hibbert. He rebound better,and plays better D.
0 - Posted on: Wed, 02/16/2011 - 9:04pm #491928

sheltwon3Participanti would take Hibbert. He rebound better,and plays better D.
0 - Posted on: Wed, 02/16/2011 - 9:28pm #491894

EuroBallParticipantI would…. flip a coin…. they are identical
0 - Posted on: Wed, 02/16/2011 - 9:28pm #491934

EuroBallParticipantI would…. flip a coin…. they are identical
0 - Posted on: Wed, 02/16/2011 - 10:09pm #491907
BigDParticipantHibbert, he offer so much more then what Lopez does.
Hibbert has a good mid range game, he blocks shots, improving defender, solid post moves and a very good passer for his size
Lopez can score for sure, but the no rebounds just kills all of that, bad defender, no hustle whatsoever
0 - Posted on: Wed, 02/16/2011 - 10:09pm #491946
BigDParticipantHibbert, he offer so much more then what Lopez does.
Hibbert has a good mid range game, he blocks shots, improving defender, solid post moves and a very good passer for his size
Lopez can score for sure, but the no rebounds just kills all of that, bad defender, no hustle whatsoever
0 - Posted on: Wed, 02/16/2011 - 11:44pm #491919
natedogggParticipantid take hibbert, better all round player and will make other players better with his passing and rebounding.
0 - Posted on: Wed, 02/16/2011 - 11:44pm #491958
natedogggParticipantid take hibbert, better all round player and will make other players better with his passing and rebounding.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 02/17/2011 - 12:21am #491921

HitsterParticipantLopez is the better scorer but I do feel that Hibbert brings more to his team. Lopez is probably seen as the Nets best player alongside Harris and whilst Hibbert is a 2nd even 2rd option on the Pacers team. I could honestly say if you put both guys on an equal salary then I reckon many more contending teams would rather have Hibbert than Lopez.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 02/17/2011 - 12:21am #491960

HitsterParticipantLopez is the better scorer but I do feel that Hibbert brings more to his team. Lopez is probably seen as the Nets best player alongside Harris and whilst Hibbert is a 2nd even 2rd option on the Pacers team. I could honestly say if you put both guys on an equal salary then I reckon many more contending teams would rather have Hibbert than Lopez.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 02/17/2011 - 4:04am #491947
mj23mj23besteverParticipantthe only thing lopez does better is score hes the worst rebounding c in the league well maybe bargs in toronto is worse plays no d at all and doesnt make anyone around him better which hibbert does with his excellent passing for a big and he is a really good help defender which helps make up for def mistakes his team makes
0 - Posted on: Thu, 02/17/2011 - 4:04am #491986
mj23mj23besteverParticipantthe only thing lopez does better is score hes the worst rebounding c in the league well maybe bargs in toronto is worse plays no d at all and doesnt make anyone around him better which hibbert does with his excellent passing for a big and he is a really good help defender which helps make up for def mistakes his team makes
0 - Posted on: Thu, 02/17/2011 - 7:54am #492077

IndianaBasketballParticipantIs Brook Lopez seriously only averaging 5.8 rebounds or is that a typo?
0 - Posted on: Thu, 02/17/2011 - 7:54am #492115

IndianaBasketballParticipantIs Brook Lopez seriously only averaging 5.8 rebounds or is that a typo?
0 - Posted on: Thu, 02/17/2011 - 10:00am #492160

iguapops420ParticipantLegit unfortuntely. I take Hibbert any day of the week. Lopez refers to himself as a 7-2 pf even though he plays C, and with that poor of a team, there are plenty of opportunities to get bounds. Hibbert may go through slumps, and isn’t the best rebounder by size either,but I at least can expect him to play SOME D.
Funny that before the season everyone was actually talking about Brook being better than Bynum, and even the second coming of Tim Duncan. Funny how that Kardashian Booty changed all of that with Kris Humphries looking like a legit 10-10 guy.
Personally I think it’s mostly due to him not being the type of guy to go "get" a rebound, but there are some softness issues as well.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 02/17/2011 - 10:00am #492199

iguapops420ParticipantLegit unfortuntely. I take Hibbert any day of the week. Lopez refers to himself as a 7-2 pf even though he plays C, and with that poor of a team, there are plenty of opportunities to get bounds. Hibbert may go through slumps, and isn’t the best rebounder by size either,but I at least can expect him to play SOME D.
Funny that before the season everyone was actually talking about Brook being better than Bynum, and even the second coming of Tim Duncan. Funny how that Kardashian Booty changed all of that with Kris Humphries looking like a legit 10-10 guy.
Personally I think it’s mostly due to him not being the type of guy to go "get" a rebound, but there are some softness issues as well.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 02/17/2011 - 10:28am #492171

immaletufinishbutParticipantI honestly dont think there is that big of a difference between the 2. Offensively they are identical and hibbert might be slightly better on defense but not by a wide margin. I think its a tossup
0 - Posted on: Thu, 02/17/2011 - 10:28am #492211

immaletufinishbutParticipantI honestly dont think there is that big of a difference between the 2. Offensively they are identical and hibbert might be slightly better on defense but not by a wide margin. I think its a tossup
0 - Posted on: Thu, 02/17/2011 - 11:05am #492185

HitsterParticipantRoy Hibbert does have excellent hands for a big man and although the idea to run the pick and roll offence through him was maybe a step too far, he is certanly one of the better young ball handling bigs in the NBA today and has become a very good pick up consdering he was only drafted 17th I recall in 2008.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 02/17/2011 - 11:05am #492225

HitsterParticipantRoy Hibbert does have excellent hands for a big man and although the idea to run the pick and roll offence through him was maybe a step too far, he is certanly one of the better young ball handling bigs in the NBA today and has become a very good pick up consdering he was only drafted 17th I recall in 2008.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 02/17/2011 - 1:00pm #492304

iguapops420ParticipantI agree. at 17 you just can’t complain. They both battle inconsistency. Hibbert is very fundamentally sound, and seems to be hard worker. Not to mention he had a bad coach who had too high of expectations for Roy.
Roy’s game is more of the type that blends itself more than it stands out. He reminds me a lot of Big Z in his prime. Not quite the rebounder yet though.
Roy really needs to work on his leg strength though as he seems to be able to backed down far too easily.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 02/17/2011 - 1:00pm #492345

iguapops420ParticipantI agree. at 17 you just can’t complain. They both battle inconsistency. Hibbert is very fundamentally sound, and seems to be hard worker. Not to mention he had a bad coach who had too high of expectations for Roy.
Roy’s game is more of the type that blends itself more than it stands out. He reminds me a lot of Big Z in his prime. Not quite the rebounder yet though.
Roy really needs to work on his leg strength though as he seems to be able to backed down far too easily.
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