George Hill Future

[Ocotillo]

If Hairston gives effort and shoes he cares, no question he will make the team.

Interesting.

Nothing but my gut and I admit I am one of the weaker judges of talent out there but I think of the three taken in the draft, he is the most likely to be cut first. I hope he comes in with a great at ude and is cool with playing for the Toros to see if he can bring something to the rotation in the future.

The comment earlier about him maybe becoming a starter someday, now I think that is a very long shot.

[coachmac87]

according to ESPN.com

starting 2 guards 6'5 and under

1)dwayne wade 6'4
2)jason terry 6'2
3) monta ellis 6'3
4) cuttino mobley 6'4
5)allen iverson 6'0
6)rashad mccants 6'4
7)ray allen 6'5
8)deshawn stevenson 6'5
9)fred jones 6'2
10)larry hughes 6'5
11)willie green 6'4
12) daniel gibson 6'2
13) raja bell 6'5

i dont get why people are sayin he has to be our backup to tony for his career...

"He is long and lanky that makes him play bigger than his actual size" quote from nbadraft.net

if not a starter one day....can be a in damn good combo guard off the bench like ben gordon

[Ocotillo]

Yea if he can help to take some of the pressure off of Ginobli while he is in there. So it is not like last season where Ginobli was our only play maker when TP and TD were on the bench...

If we can get the right starting two guard to go with Tony this could be exciting. You would have Tony and say Kelenna or J.R. and then a back court of Manu with GHill which would be quick and two solid ball handlers at the same time.

There would be no rest for our opponents.

[coachmac87]

i dont see why u can have an undersized forward..but its not wise to have an undersized guard?

guards are supposed to play on the perimeter. you can afford to go small with a guard, especially if they play bigger than they are and if they can flat out score...exactly what hill is.

there are not many guards who post up and take advantage of the smaller guards. and like i said before the combo guard is becoming more and more valuable with the change of the game becoming more up and down.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Tony + Hill = too small backcourt.

[Calispur]

Hill could definently spend some time at the two guard as well as backing up Tony. I think Hill is a guy that can come in next in contribute anywhere from 15-25 minutes on a nighlty basis. I base this on the fact that Tony averaged 33 min/game last year, that leaves 15 minutes for the backup(hopefully Hill, and not Vaughn. This would alleviate some of the pressure off Manu if he didn't have to run the point at times), and he could also spend around 10 min/game playing alongside Tony. Pop must force feed both him and Ian minutes early in the year so that by the time the playoffs roll around they are both ready if need be. In 2007 the Mavs played the majority of the year with Devin Harris and Jason Terry as their backcourt, with Terry(Terry is 6'2) essentially playing the 2-guard. When Harris is in and moving over to the point when Harris would go out and Stackhouse would come in. I could see this happening at times especially if Hill turns out to be the truth. Pop could so something like start Manu, then bring Hill in for Tony for a lil bit, and then bring Tony back in while Hill slides over to the 2-guard to give Manu a breather. With the new rule changes it allows for smaller guards to be able to play the game, in fact there are some successfull small backcourts that would be considered small in that they have a point guard along side a combo-guard.

Devin Harris and Jason Terry-2007, Steve Nash and Barbosa, Baron Davis and Monta Ellis, Delonte West and Daniel Gibson, Gilbert Arenas and Antonio Daniels(part of the time)

If Hill could turn out to be like a Daniel Gibson I think he would be a huge pickup. Gibsons numbers for this year are 30mps 10.4 pts, 2.3 rebs, 2.5 ast.

[taps]

His ups/athleticism, 6'9 wingspan (!!!), super-defense, handles, range, and DRob-like BMI give him a lot of versatility to play the 1-3 spot given the right situation.

If he proves he can play defense as well as the Spurs say he does I can definitely see him guarding Nash/CP3 which opens up options for Bowen and maybe our Free Agent (if we get a KAzub-like wing player.)

This may not happen right away but in a season or two when he knows the playbook backward & forward I think Pop will tinker with his position. In this way he could be a versatile 6-Hondo.

[AFBlue]

according to ESPN.com

starting 2 guards 6'5 and under

1)dwayne wade 6'4
2)jason terry 6'2
3) monta ellis 6'3
4) cuttino mobley 6'4
5)allen iverson 6'0
6)rashad mccants 6'4
7)ray allen 6'5
8)deshawn stevenson 6'5
9)fred jones 6'2
10)larry hughes 6'5
11)willie green 6'4
12) daniel gibson 6'2
13) raja bell 6'5

i dont get why people are sayin he has to be our backup to tony for his career...

"He is long and lanky that makes him play bigger than his actual size" quote from nbadraft.net

if not a starter one day....can be a in damn good combo guard off the bench like ben gordon

The only one on that list that Hill compares favorably to is Gibson...who spends most of his time at PG or matched up against opposing PGs.

And Ben Gordon has spent the last two or three years constantly on the trade block because his size is a defensive liability...despite being a scoring machine.

Adding to that, I think we're all jumping to the conclusion that Hill will be a good/great scorer on the NBA level....which is yet to be seen.

Let's just see how the summer league experiment goes with trying to make Hill into a halfway-decent PG.

[AFBlue]

His ups/athleticism, 6'9 wingspan (!!!), super-defense, handles, range, and DRob-like BMI give him a lot of versatility to play the 1-3 spot given the right situation.

If he proves he can play defense as well as the Spurs say he does I can definitely see him guarding Nash/CP3 which opens up options for Bowen and maybe our Free Agent (if we get a KAzub-like wing player.)

This may not happen right away but in a season or two when he knows the playbook backward & forward I think Pop will tinker with his position. In this way he could be a versatile 6-Hondo.

Easy killer....

The thought is to get him comfortable with running the show and playing sound defense.

BTW, he'll never guard a SF....he'd be giving up 40+ pounds in any given match.

[Bruno]

Hill is 6'2.5 with a 6'9" wingspan and is very athletic. He has quite the physical tools to play some SG.

[mrspurs]

He made the team. He's a first round pick and has a guaranteed contract.

whats his jersey number?

[kobyz]

he remind me of monta ellis a little bit

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

whats his jersey number?

More than likely 3.

[taps]

The thought is to get him comfortable with running the show and playing sound defense.

That's why I said it'd take a couple of seasons, and the reason my post was focused on defense

BTW, he'll never guard a SF....he'd be giving up 40+ pounds in any given match.

Don't be dense, I never said he would guard a SF. Given that Bowen is our defensive answer for the Nashes of the league if Hill pans out on defense there's no reason to believe he can't fill in for Bruce (who is a small forward) given the right situation. This could free up Bruce to do other things, like take a nap.

Edit: added the indefinite article a before the word nap.

[lotr1trekkie]

Hill was definitely drafted as a backup for Tony-- someone could actually shoot from outside and open up the defense. 2 guard--- not way!!!! Vaughn will be assigned to tutor him during his last contract. Horry might be brought back to tutor Mahamni.

[bobbybob0]

i dont see why u can have an undersized forward..but its not wise to have an undersized guard?

You can't have two undersized guards, Parker is barely 6"2 already.

It's Ok if your PG is big enough to switch to the opposing SG on defense.

See, Chicago troubles this year with Gordon and Hinrich in their backcourt.

[SCdac]

With the new rule changes it allows for smaller guards to be able to play the game, in fact there are some successfull small backcourts that would be considered small in that they have a point guard along side a combo-guard.

Devin Harris and Jason Terry-2007, Steve Nash and Barbosa, Baron Davis and Monta Ellis, Delonte West and Daniel Gibson, Gilbert Arenas and Antonio Daniels(part of the time)

The only thing I don't like about those combos... is none have them have gotten their team a championship.

The Mavs got knocked out in the first round, the Suns haven't amounted to , the Warriors upset the Mavs but didn't make the PO's the next year, Cavs didn't make it the ECF after getting to the Finals the year before, Wizards got knocked out of the first round again.

When you look at some of the trully "successful" teams, most of them have a prototypical shooting guard. Spurs have Ginobili, Celtics have Allen, Heat have Wade, Lakers have Kobe, Pistons have Hamilton, etc.

I'm not going to argue that those combos aren't effective, or don't help teams have winning regular seasons, but smaller does not equal better IMO. If a player is undersized, he's undersized. The one thing Hill has going for him is his length and athleticism, no complaints here, but I'm partial to a more conventional lineup myself. Hill and Parker on court together would be pretty small IMO.

but we haven't even seen Hill play so who knows... just saying.

[ChumpDumper]

There are plenty of undersized shooting guards coming off the bench all over the NBA.

It's not going to be a regular lineup, but Parker and Hill will likely play together at times.

[SenorSpur]

could he eventually be our future 2 guard?

i think it could work, i really like this pick.

I like the pick too. Because of this size, I highly doubt he has a future at that position. Perhaps, some occasional spot minutes in a small-ball lineup.

[mystargtr34]

George Hill may have a big wingspan.... but most of that comes from his wide shoulders.... his standing reach is only 8'1.5"... averge for a 2 guard is about 8'5"... but sure he can see spot minutes at the 2

[The George Hill]

George Hill shall become what George Hill chooses to be.