duncan228
04-22-2008, 04:18 PM
http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/courtside/archives/2008/04/jeff_mcdonald_h_4.html
Jeff McDonald: Hill's status undetermined
It's 2:50 p.m., and Grant Hill's status is still undetermined for Game 2 tonight against the Spurs. Phoenix coach Mike D'Antoni sounded confident that Hill's balky groin would allow him to give it a go, but nobody is totally sure.
Least of all Hill.
"I don't have the answer right now," Hill said after this morning's shootaround. "Usually, by this time of day, I've known whether I'm going to play or not. Really, right now, I think it's a game-time decision."
Hill doesn't quite figure into the Suns' game plan like, say, Steve Nash does. Still, he's a nice piece to have. D'Antoni has been itching to use Hill's length against Tony Parker, but hasn't had a chance.
Hill played a shade more than 28 minutes in Game 1, though his pulled groin obviously bothered him by the end of his shift.
"I just want him to be totally well," D'Antoni said. "It's more important that he's 100 percent. We can't drag him along at 80 percent, 90 percent."
Said Hill: "Playing with pain is OK. But if it's getting worse when you're playing, that's not good for the big picture."
The Spurs, meanwhile, should be close to whole for tonight's game. Even Brent Barry and Robert Horry should be available, coach Gregg Popovich said, though it might take an extenuating set of circumstances for Horry to get in the game.
Jeff McDonald: Hill's status undetermined
It's 2:50 p.m., and Grant Hill's status is still undetermined for Game 2 tonight against the Spurs. Phoenix coach Mike D'Antoni sounded confident that Hill's balky groin would allow him to give it a go, but nobody is totally sure.
Least of all Hill.
"I don't have the answer right now," Hill said after this morning's shootaround. "Usually, by this time of day, I've known whether I'm going to play or not. Really, right now, I think it's a game-time decision."
Hill doesn't quite figure into the Suns' game plan like, say, Steve Nash does. Still, he's a nice piece to have. D'Antoni has been itching to use Hill's length against Tony Parker, but hasn't had a chance.
Hill played a shade more than 28 minutes in Game 1, though his pulled groin obviously bothered him by the end of his shift.
"I just want him to be totally well," D'Antoni said. "It's more important that he's 100 percent. We can't drag him along at 80 percent, 90 percent."
Said Hill: "Playing with pain is OK. But if it's getting worse when you're playing, that's not good for the big picture."
The Spurs, meanwhile, should be close to whole for tonight's game. Even Brent Barry and Robert Horry should be available, coach Gregg Popovich said, though it might take an extenuating set of circumstances for Horry to get in the game.