Roy Hibbert then and now

[superjohn]

Who in the world would have ever predicted that guy at Georgetown who couldn't run up the court for part of his career would turn into the player he is today? shocking how much he has developed in his career.

 

[champs99and04]

You have to give John Thompson some credit, he's put some nice players in the league from Jeff Green to Roy Hibbert to Greg Monroe, and it looks like he has another one coming in Otto Porter.

 

[joober jones]

You have to give John Thompson some credit, he's put some nice players in the league from Jeff Green to Roy Hibbert to Greg Monroe, and it looks like he has another one coming in Otto Porter.

You can't be named John Thompson and not have coaching in your blood

 

[huskyharry]

He is still not very athletic and looks awkward out there but he has worked very hard on his body/ level of fitness and his level of skill with the ball (getting off effective hook shots in traffic) and his footwork is phenomenal...hopefully, our bigs will watch some tape on his game.

 

[Scot-e]

The fact anyone- posts anything- that is complimentary of Gtown makes me ill.

PE-TOOWEY!!!! I spit on them.

 

[61cygni]

Can't believe that bastard hit that 3 against us.

 

[Ts5034]

Can't believe that bastard hit that 3 against us.

Thats the one thing that comes to mind whenever I hear his name. I think thats one of the toughest regular season losses we have had. If not, its got to be one of the most bizarre.

 

[Husky1964]

It was a travel!!! Clearly!!

 

[mauconnfan]

The fact anyone- posts anything- that is complimentary of Gtown makes me ill.

PE-TOOWEY!!!! I spit on them.

C'mon scote it's been better since dad stopped strolling the sidelines with that towel over his shoulder, having the likes of Craig Shelton, Gene Smith, Ralph Dalton, Michael Graham and so many others playing with a real chip on their shoulders.......JT3 has been a good guy and his teams are close to the original Hoya's..........and his players are a helluva lot more prepared than the Orange players heading to the NBA for sure!!

 

[Kitaman]

Who in the world would have ever predicted that guy at Georgetown who couldn't run up the court for part of his career would turn into the player he is today? shocking how much he has developed in his career.

Started another thread accidentally. Hibbert gives me so much hope for Thabeet. I recall the Yard comparing him to Hilton back in the day (stiff/robotic). All I can say is that Chris Bosh looks kinda scared on the court with him, settling for jump shots.

He seems like a great kid as well, in fact now that Reggie and Meta Peace are gone the Pacers are easy to root for.

 

[boog204]

He always had talent, he just needed to get into better shape. I'm really not surprised, actually. He was a good player at Gtown- his numbers are even better when you consider that he was only playing around 26 minutes a game.

 

[huskies20]

It was a travel!!! Clearly!!

They never should have gotten to the point where he had the opportunity to make that 3. Weren't we up by 20+ in the first half?

 

[CAHUSKY]

They never should have gotten to the point where he had the opportunity to make that 3. Weren't we up by 20+ in the first half?

If so, we had a pretty monumental collapse to go down 3 at half. I don't remember that.

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=280120046

 

[M_Funkhauser43!]

Started another thread accidentally. Hibbert gives me so much hope for Thabeet. I recall the Yard comparing him to Hilton back in the day (stiff/robotic). All I can say is that Chris Bosh looks kinda scared on the court with him, settling for jump shots.

He seems like a great kid as well, in fact now that Reggie and Meta Peace are gone the Pacers are easy to root for.

Hibbert's been productive since his rookie season. He improved a great deal over his college career, much like Thabeet, but Hibbert's looked like a solid NBA center from the moment he entered the league. While I hope Thabeet has more of an impact as his career goes on, Hibbert's always been way ahead of him as an NBA player.

 

[UC990411]

D

They never should have gotten to the point where he had the opportunity to make that 3. Weren't we up by 20+ in the first half?

Different game.
http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300090046

 

[Bryan Lord]

Otto is not going to be Jeff green IMO. Daniels looked much better by the end of the year.

 

[James]

Eh. Otto porter is going to be really good, he has the kind of body that will be able to guard star 3s in the east. This isn't to discredit DD, who operated nicely against him. Porter was just much more consistent all year, Daniels could be a great pro too.

 

[aceboon]

Started another thread accidentally. Hibbert gives me so much hope for Thabeet. I recall the Yard comparing him to Hilton back in the day (stiff/robotic). All I can say is that Chris Bosh looks kinda scared on the court with him, settling for jump shots.

He seems like a great kid as well, in fact now that Reggie and Meta Peace are gone the Pacers are easy to root for.

Hibbert has been a solid contributor since the first day he stepped in the league, I can't see Hasheem ever reaching this level. Hibbert is so much more skilled and aware of what he can do on the court than Hasheem.

 

[champs99and04]

They never should have gotten to the point where he had the opportunity to make that 3. Weren't we up by 20+ in the first half?

You're thinking of the game @ Georgetown two years later, where UConn led 40-21 w/ a minute left in the first half and ended up losing, ironically, 72-69. I guess the lesson here is I won't miss the Verizon Center.

 

[Jerry1714]

You're thinking of the game @ Georgetown two years later, where UConn led 40-21 w/ a minute left in the first half and ended up losing, ironically, 72-69. I guess the lesson here is I won't miss the Verizon Center.

dont sell the place short:
http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310760041

http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310780041