Is Roy Hibbert a bad rebounder?

[jonathanlambert33]

The numbers have always indicated that the Indiana Pacers Roy Hibbert is a bad rebounder. For one, he has never averaged more than 8.8 rebounds over the course of an entire season. For a 7-foot-2, defensive-minded center and one of the premier defensive bigs in the NBA, at that thats not a statistic to be proud of. To add more fuel to the fire, in the 2013-2014 season, 20 centers ranging from Samuel Dalembert and Enes Kanter to Joakim Noah and DeAndre Jordan averaged more rebounds per game than he did. And finally, out of players who appeared in at least 10 games during that very season, Hibbert ranked 127th in rebounds per 36 minutes.

To a large extent, though, those numbers are skewed and Hibberts seemingly inept ability to grab a rebound is not only overblown but can be understood. Quite simply: the Indiana Pacers dont rely solely on Hibbert to hit the glass, and that is by design. The way they rebound as a unit and play defense funnelling players into Hibbert, giving up long twos instead of open threes and looks at the rim plays a big role in explaining why his rebounding numbers, especially last season, were low.

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[CameronCrazy06]

He was bad this year and exceptionally bad in the playoffs but he was never bad before this year. In fact he was a borderline elite offensive rebounder. But he's never been a GREAT defensive rebounder,