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I hope Hill plays
and is healthy
http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblog...onald_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 cir stances for Horry to get in the game.
I hope Hill plays
and is healthy
Hill should sit out today's game and rest up till Friday.
and help the suns fight back from an 0-2 hole.
They need Hill asap
Actually I might agree with Dazed here. If Grant's mobility is limited at all, what are the Suns going to do when Hill has to switch to Parker on a screen and roll? It's going to make penetration for the Spurs a walk in the park. As much as Phoenix needs his savvy, they cannot afford to play someone who they will rely on defending one of the Spurs driving scorers.
The Suns are pretty screwed. They can win tonight, but they're going to have to play nearly flawlessly to do so unless Hill is at 95+%.
I'm not sure whether or not I want HIll playing. We really need him tonight but Barbosa has looked good in the starting line-up this season. Hopefully Girciek can step up because we could really use a good 20-25 min from him.
Like the need for a hard hipcheck into the scorer's table?!
dantoni feels Hill is 100% just like he felt Suns won the game on sat
Barbs is a good player, but how are you going to match up with the Spurs if Nash is on Bowen?
That means Barbosa has to cover Parker. Yikes. Tony scored 26 last game with a near concussion.
Oh I know. With Barbosa in the starting line-up our defense is gonna be horrible. I'm also hoping Giricek can play big minutes and stick to Manu all night. He might not be the greatest defender but he can be feisty at times. We will have to see.
I don't think the Suns are worried about Tony Parker getting 26 points.
He can have them.
they're worried about duncan getting 40+
Hill doesn't have much left in the tank... he needs to get out there now and help his team. He had enough damn rest when he was with the Magic.
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