With the NBA Draft fast arriving and Mike and Tony already having put in their two cents on Roy Hibbert and the NBA, I thought it was about time that I wrote another Eyeball to Eyeball for you all. And that’s why I’m here to tell you the three reasons no NBA team should draft Roy Hibbert.

Now, I know what you’re thinking: ‘Hey, isn’t this a Georgetown website? Shouldn’t you be promoting your All-American center?’ Well, when I sat down at my computer, I had set out to write a very different post. I was going to write about all of the good things Roy can do to help a team succeed and all the upside that he brings to the table. But then I thought about it, and I realized that those things that helped Roy at the college level are not enough to earn him a spot on an NBA Roster. So without further ado, I give you the Three Reasons Not to Draft Roy

1. He Disappears

Pundits and bloggers and scouts and fans and everybody with an outlet seem to want to pick on Roy because of his college numbers. He only averaged 13.1 points a game and 6.4 boards! Now, anyone familiar with the Georgetown offense understands that those numbers are misleading, so that’s not going to be a big issue in the pros.

Hibbert’s real problem was that at times he would disappear from the game - an amazing feat for a 7-footer. Sometimes he would disappear due to foul trouble, and even with the extra personal, fouling out will be a problem for Roy in the NBA where refs make it a point of emphasis to call touch fouls on big men near midcourt and to whistle on every illegal screen.

When he didn’t foul out, Hibbert still had some trouble bringing the same intensity game in and game out. To combat that, he had a secret weapon at Georgetown: his undershirt. Whenever Roy didn’t come out with enough energy in the first half, he’d switch undershirts from a t-shirt to a cut-off to nothing at all. But in the NBA, wearing t-shirts under your jersey is against the rules, so he would have no way of refocusing himself. And in a 900 game season, every game is important, so Roy’s tendency to disappear makes him a liability for any NBA team.

2. He Can’t Match Up with NBA Centers

If you ask a complete stranger what they know about Roy Hibbert, most likely they’ll talk about the matchup from the 2007 Final Four between big Roy and future #1 draft pick Greg Oden. Despite getting into foul trouble (see #1), Roy in many ways outplayed the more highly touted Oden, shooting near 70% from the field and scoring 19 points to Greg’s 13.

But if that’s the highlight of Hibbert’s collegiate career, then he’s in big trouble because Oden now has a whole year’s experience of playing in the NBA and those 900 games will have hardened the formerly soft Buckeye to the rigors of big time basketball.

And if instead you think Roy’s game-winning three against Connecticut was his best moment as an undergrad, then I’ve got more bad news for you. The NBA three-point line is much further back than the college arc, so his 100% from downtown is not gonna work. And that should seriously limit Roy’s game since the three-point shot was a major point of his repertoire.

3. He’s Too Tall

This last argument is simple, just pure reasoning. People claim that Roy’s biggest strength is that he has a great work ethic, understands the game, and is eager to learn more to improve. However, this is nonsense. Let me explain:

1. You can’t teach height.
2. Roy is 7′2”.
3. Therefore, you can’t teach Roy.

It’s as simple as that. So basically, what you see is what you get with Roy Hibbert. And I can’t imagine any NBA franchise being interested in that.