How do you take out your best shot blocker with 20 seconds left??

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

It's possible but I just don't think that's where the error was. Even with Hibbert in there, he can't defend the basket from all angles of attack simultaneously. He's just not athletic enough to immediately cover for everyone else's mistakes.
As far as whether or not Hibbert should have been in the game, I see the arguments both ways. As long as George stays in front of LeBron and lives with the jumpshot, it doesn't matter who is underneath.

 

[Big Boss]

paul george should get some of the blame too

 

[JT-Money]

paul george should get some of the blame too

He was overplaying on Lebron all game then forgot Hibbert wasn't there to back him up. When you overplay all game its easy to make that mistake.

 

[Bilz]

Roy Hibbert Block LeBron James (March 26,2012) - YouTube

So he blocked him once. Much more often than not, LeBron gets the layup. Any defensive scheme that results in LeBron driving toward the basket for a layup is probably going to be unsuccessful and that's true no matter what shot blockers you have down there. Im not sure why I'm one of the only ones that thinks they never should have allowed penetration in the first place

 

[C-NICE]

WHY TAKE HIBBERT OUT

 

[Illuminatos' Hairline]

It could've been this simple

Roy Hibbert Block LeBron James (March 26,2012) - YouTube

It couldve resulted in this.



or this

 

[Luke Cage]

Bosh would've hit the game winner if hibbert had been in the game.

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[Ronnie Lott]

The only error I saw is that George overplayed and they didn't have a defensive scheme to funnel him toward the basket or anything. Once he let LeBron by, no one was in position to help. In other words, George HAD to play back and allow the jumpshot. Anything else was suicide.

If Hibbert was in there, he would have had to immediately commit once George took himself out of the play and someone would be wide open under the basket. Game winning layup no matter how you slice it

Thank You. I keep tryin to tell people that they need to stop puttin all this on Vogel. Put the blame on Paul George for bein in a horrible defensive postion. What was PG thinkin?

Even if Hibbert was in the game, Bosh would have taken him away from the basket. Hibbert would not have guaranteed a stop.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

It couldve resulted in this.

LeBron James Drives & Dunks On Roy Hibbert - YouTube

or this

LeBron James And One on Roy Hibbert - Heat vs Pacers - Game 4 - YouTube

Bad examples. 1st clip it was of Lebron beating him on the perimeter 1 on 1. The 2nd clip was of Lebron making a tough layup over him but at least it was challenged or contested. Still better than a wide open layup like he got tonight.

 

[OC's finest]

smh at indys lack of poise. playing up close on lebron wid 2.2 seconds left? is that boy out of his damn mind?!

wtf is vogel tellin em? there was god damn 2.2 seconds left? you gon press lebron!?!

fk, they shoudlve even DOUBLED him frmo the inboudns to prevent him from even touching it

let alone takin out god damn hibbert at the end

in the playoffs, where every game matters, this could decide the series.
shake my god damn fkin head at indy's ineptitude at critical points in thisg ame

 

[jfkennedy]

Roy had the baseline as a help defender on that play. Melo could only attack him from one angle. LeBron would have been able to switch hands or go either direction on him. The chances of him stopping him in that situation are very low.

Then he wouldn't have gotten the shot off in time.

 

[itsyoung!!]

Yall act like the heat had 10 seconds left. They had 2 seconds left, whoever was getting the ball was going to try and score..

people saying hibbert shouldnt of been in there you chance bosh or someone else shooting a J instead of someone driving to the lane..

 

[cornercommission2k12]

Here is a question not asked

Why not see lebron making that move and foul the shyt out of him?

Make him earn them points

And I doubt he would have made both of them

 

[Gravity]

Kobe fans seem quite perturbed

 

[phillycavsfan]

paul george should get some of the blame too

I love PG, but he should get most of the blame there. If he stays in between Bron and the basket, it doesn't matter if Hibbert's there or not. Bron would be forced to take a contested jumper or a contested floater.

But because he overplayed his defender, PG gave Lebron an iota of space to make something happen, and that's all a great player like Lebron needs to destroy you.