To those saying that Hibbert sucks, we aren't getting Hibbert for his offense. We are getting him as a rim protector- which he is one of the best in the league at doing.
His offense is a bonus as hpantazo points out.
Steven's spacing would arguably give Hibbert more room to work 1v1 with Olynyk or Sullinger out on the three point line.
Just think about how hard it would be to score on a line up of:
Smart
Bradley
Middleton
Sullinger
Hibbert
with IT, Crowder,Olynyk,Zeller, Young, our draft picks off the bench.
We currently get 10 points and 5.5 rebounds from Zeller and we are fighting for the 8th spot in the East with no small forward other than Crowder who is a combo forward without much penetration game.
Shifting Hibbert into that starting line up with Middleton gives us a huge defensive punch and makes our bench extremely deep- it also gives us more of a post presence than Zeller provides and deep playoff experience.
Anyway, I can understand why some don't love Hibbert's game, and maybe he is too slow, but he and D Jordan are about the only two big men in the NBA that we have a realistic chance at attaining this offseason- and Hibbert is the better on ball defender.
What's funny is that when reading the Clippers boards on RealGM most of them said they'd trade Jordan for Hibbert in a heartbeat. Interesting idea.