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Hill's shot is good. It's just that his reputation as a shooter has been tarnished from his summer league play and his weak finishing skills at the rim.
Geez people need to get off his case. The guy has answered the call whenever we needed him, when TP was injured and in the playoffs. What else do you want from a late first round pick in his first year?
Hill's shot is good. It's just that his reputation as a shooter has been tarnished from his summer league play and his weak finishing skills at the rim.
Hopefully he works out this summer with Chip. As far as finishing at the rim, he has Manu and Tony to emulate. Both are tough and fearless in attacking the rim and actually seek out the contact to draw a foul when possible.Hopefully GH can learn something because he has the speed, quickness and leaping ability.
i will be happy to see him average 10pts, 5reb and 2 assists per game next year. If he shoots over 40% from beyond the arc, that would be freaking awesome.
GH3 is the real deal no doubt about it. from day 1 i knew this kid would be a special player for us and i still believe he'll pan out to be a stud in this league.
Didnt we all....
This offseason, I hope George Hill works on his ability to finish at the rim.
And develops the power to shoot laser beams from his eyes.
That would show 'em.
i hope so because a lot of people didn't give him credit or enough credit especially for a rookie. sad enough he was the only bright spot in the PO next to timmyD and tonyP.
From day 1 I had no idea what kind of player he was gonna be. I assumed the worst, and i've been pleasantly surprised. I honestly feel he could have shut down Terry.
I would not at all be surprised to see him traded.
i hope you're wrong.
When Hill got minutes his name was included in the ROY discussions. This kid can play and if he can just get his minutes he'll be a productive guard for you guys.
Did anyone besides me notice Hills minutes went into severe decline after some internet pics went online?
i still don't know why but watching the draft and seeing him get drafted by the spurs i did feel like they made the right choice. i saw some clips from his college days prior to the draft and for whatever reason thought this kid would be legit atleast a couple yrs from now but turned it on instantly with parker/manu out in the beginning of his rookie season.
i hope the spurs don't give up on him so soon.
I'd like to see him work his man to man D (his primary weapon), watch tapes of opponents like Bruce do and get to know the plays from our system to the perfection.
Now with these, he could get some regular PT as THE backup point from Mister "I wanna play RMJ at the 1" Popovitch.
Some corner 3 incase he has to play at the 2 spot.
exacly, hes been everything we hoped for and more. i guess there will always be the drones that pull a criticism from a hat and point out that he 'needs to improve his shot' or some random bs than has no base in reality.
No George Hill isn't a natural PG, but they are molding him in the same way they did Tony which is a shoot first point guard. His shooting stroke is fine. What he lacks is confidence, but can you blame him? You play most your life as a SG, and then are asked to be a point guard in the NBA. This stuff takes time give the kid a chance. He needed to get his first year in the NBA under his belt. Now he has time to work in the off season and work towards becoming what we hope he can be.
If he gets the confidence to finish at the rim, he can be the next TP. In otherwords Hill will reach his potential if he can attack first, put pressure on the defense, and then finish or dish the ball to a teammate. But like I said he needs to build his confidence before he can get to that point.
??? maybe you didn't read my post before , but i gave him credit for what he did while TP was out ... and everyone already knows he played very well in the playoffs as well . it goes without saying ...
that said, i still think he needs to work on being more productive in less minutes and staying agressive on offense ... once TP came back his agressiveness went out the window and became less productive UNTIL the playoffs came around ... if he can do what he did in the playoffs for whole season than i'm happy ...
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Only this...G. Hill's minutes mysteriously vanished after this incident. And from our own Timvp
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This is bad news. It's sounds lame but mediatakout.com was part of the reason why Jackie Butler fell out of favor with the Spurs. Pop and co. simply can't stand this type of thing.
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Look for him to be gone in a trade now. Spurs don't like this kind of stuff.
Hill's mpg remained steady for a month after those pics.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/player...?playerId=3438
What changed at that time was his role changed from backup PG to defensive stopper, SG, whatever....
But that change can be traced to Manu's absence which began on 2/17 rather than the pics which came out on 2/19
I think the more resounding issue with his shot is in the area of his jumper off-the-dribble. His spot-up jumper seemed solid from the corners, but it will help him and the team if he gains consistency in his shot and enough confidence to be able to pull up and drain a few from mid-range. He's got a funky form on his shot because he brings the ball over his shoulder (slingshot style) rather than directly centering it over his head, but John Stockton had a similar approach to shooting and did pretty well. BlackJack has an interesting breakdown of his mechanics in this thread.
I still may be in the minority that wants the guy to predominantly play at SG, but I'm cool with being an outsider, lol. The thing I liked about Manu playing point-forward was that he provided a nice contrast to a scoring PG like Tony in that he has exhibited a score-or-pass mentality when driving to the basket(depending on the situation, state of the game, and defense he's shown) and has shown the court awareness/vision to create offense for some offensively challenged 2nd units with Tim and Tony on the bench....and even with them in. George may or may not pick these things up as he grows even more comfortable with the system, but his instincts when driving to the basket are primarily to score (he's even forced a few close-range shots up in traffic in attempts to draw fouls when there have been open teammates around as a result of the attention he's drawn on various occasions). If his potential can be maximized primarily as a scoring guard with that can play versatile/lockdown defense while sprinkling in a few assists a game then that's where I'd prefer his focus be. I think we still have other options at point with Manu and possibly even Marcus Williams (apparently being groomed for point-forward duties) or a draftee. Just my 2 Cents added.
Pop needs to start putting him in more games for more minutes. Show a little faith, Pop...!
You are correct about C ?????...that is the question!
Why? Next to Bruce he's our best perimeter defender.
When did these attempted trades take place? I have a friend that works for the Nets and he said they were ASKING for Hill, Mason, etc. for Carter but the Spurs weren't biting on that stupidity. I still don't know why you create a new hole to fill another when we can look towards the draft and D-League to patch things up and still develop our guys. Pop realized Hill was more important to the team than he originally anticipated at the end of game 4, don't see him being shipped off myself.
If Manu is placed at the 3 he can get a large amount of minutes at the 2. Again, he's the best perimeter defender we have if Bruce is sent packing or doesn't play much and he, to this point, can give the Spurs a dimension it doesn't really have outside of Tony and Manu on a consistent basis: a slasher.
As far as the trade rumors, if they were anything like the Nets' rumors my friend cleared up, it was more hearsay than anything etched in stone. Again, the Nets asked, NOT the Spurs, and the Spurs wouldn't part with him, Mason, and whatever else the Nets wanted.
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