Roy Hibbert: I think @Becky Hammon would make a great head coach in the @NBA. I think she should be up next for a HC job.
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Roy Hibbert
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Born: 12/11/86
Height: 7-2 / 2.18
Weight:278 lbs. / 126.1 kg.
Earnings: $70,680,193 ($302,198*)
Born: 12/11/86
Height: 7-2 / 2.18
Weight:278 lbs. / 126.1 kg.
Earnings: $70,680,193 ($302,198*)
Etan Thomas: “What happened with Roy Hibbert? He was doing well and then it just went south.” David West: “It was a mental thing. It was all mental. Roy played basketball a lot of years because he was big. He was made to play, and then he developed a love for the game much later — and actually, it wasn’t until he was in the NBA that he really got a love for the game. In Indy, we had it situated perfectly. And for him, Frank [Vogel] is the most positive [person]; he’s gonna coach you up regardless of what you’re doing. He’s gonna coach you up, and that’s what Roy needed. He had Roy playing the best basketball of his career, and that was all Frank. Because there were games where big fella was out of it; his timing was off and he got into a couple bad funks, but Frank was able to keep him steady.
“What happened with Roy Hibbert? He was doing well and then it just went south.” David West: “It was a mental thing. It was all mental. Roy played basketball a lot of years because he was big. He was made to play, and then he developed a love for the game much later — and actually, it wasn’t until he was in the NBA that he really got a love for the game. In Indy, we had it situated perfectly. And for him, Frank [Vogel] is the most positive [person]; he’s gonna coach you up regardless of what you’re doing. He’s gonna coach you up, and that’s what Roy needed. He had Roy playing the best basketball of his career, and that was all Frank. Because there were games where big fella was out of it; his timing was off and he got into a couple bad funks, but Frank was able to keep him steady. “
Do you think social media was a part of that? David West: “Yeah. I used to be on him about that shit. Like, ‘Yo, don’t even look at that shit.’ But it was hard because at the same time… one thing that I will say about social media is as much as you have to, as a player, ignore it, everybody else is telling you, ‘This is where you’ve gotta market yourself! This is where you’ve gotta brand yourself.’ Your agent, your marketing people, the teams are telling you that you have to have a presence on social media, but then [they’re also] like, ‘Ignore what’s being said on social media.’ It’s a very tough balance for players to deal with. I used to be like, ‘Roy, we don’t even know who these people are. It’s fine. Let them say what they say.’ But, those things wore him down.”
Marc J. Spears: Amongst several announced hires, Sixers add ex-NBA center Roy Hibbert as Player Development Specialist, promote ex-NBA player Ruben Boumtje Boumtje to Asst. GM of G-League Delaware, promote Remy Ndiaye to Player Development Specialist & add Lorena Torres as Performance Director.
You mentioned taking some time away from the game. What have you been up to over the last two years? Roy Hibbert: I have a 2-year-old son. He was born around the end of my last season so we’ve been doing that. It’s the best. I miss them right now. As for contemplating life after basketball, are you comfortable with moving away from trying to play anymore? Roy Hibbert: Oh, yeah. I have investments. I want to make sure I use my talents the best way I can before five, six years from now people forget who I am. Took some time and then just went to get back into it. Hope to affect some young person’s life. You have to strike while the iron is hot. I finished playing two years ago. I think I put together a good body of work when I did play. I’ve talked to general managers and people, and they see that, and they think I have a lot to bring whether it’s in Summer League or something else.
You’ve mentioned making investments. Any of note you care to share? Roy Hibbert: I didn’t like bouncing around from team to team (late in my career), but playing with the Lakers I had a good rapport with Kobe (Bryant). His VC fund, I invested some money with him. He’s a killer on and off the court. I have some investments that I won’t get into right now, but they’re producing. I make my money work for me.
