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He looks like Frank Nitti from The Untouchables.
Maybe not . . .
He looks like Frank Nitti from The Untouchables.
Maybe not . . .
Last edited by ohmwrecker; 11-05-2010 at 02:03 PM.
I love Indy and have high hopes for him, but he really is more of a luxury than necessity on this roster. He makes them a better team, no doubt, but if the Spurs could swap Batum for him or find a way to get my numero uno (Martell Webster), I think you've got to make that trade if your goal is to win now.
That's the smart basketball move, but it'd pain me to see it happen . . .
He was traded to give him an opportunity he wasn't going to get on the Spurs this season.
No one else has picked him up yet, so in that respect he's on the same level as Quinn, only with less NBA experience.
"We got Quinn! Trade Hill!" thread? Do it, Blackjack.
I don't think there is anything except the "win now" idea. Duncan is out soon and the whole thing goes to . Sure, the Spurs will remain compe ive for a playoff spot for several years with TP and some of the assorted talent they're picking up (Jefferson, Splitter, Blair, Anderson) but they're not going to be anywhere near a championship pedigree. I'd sure love for them to get one for the thumb before that happens.
It obviously means we can trade Parker now.
And I'm not saying that's a deal that could be made, I'm just talking in the basketball sense . . .
Trade hill for a guy that just had back surgery?
Understood. But what I'm saying is that the Quinn signing is apparently saying that there was an opportunity on the Spurs (at least for the moment). I wondered if he turned it down knowing it was a short-term gig or if they even asked him?
Quinn might contribute, or he might not. All I'm saying is that Jerrells seemed like a perfect candidate for this type of signing considering his familiarity with the organization and obvious free agent status.
That appears to be a typo. According to basketball-reference he's played 193 games. He started 25 games for Miami in 2008.
That's not where I was going, and I'm sure you know that, but our sarcasm seems to get lost in translation without emoticons or blue ink.
The Spurs have one point guard on the roster. Hill's barely passable at that position and he's injured. If Parker sprains his ankle they're screwed. Temple's worth keeping as a project for a few more months but he can't run an offense.
Sigh....
Because none of the bigmen are hurt.. Hill is hurt temple is playing bad....
it would pain me to see Hill go as much as the next guy. he's a Spurs at heart, but the Spurs tried to groom him into a defensive juggernaut and it hasn't happened.
with virtually no one on the team last year besides the big three that could put the ball in the hole on a consistent basis, George Hill was expected to contribute offensively, which he did. this year the Spurs have offense, and like Blackjack said, Hill is more of a luxury at this point. he makes the team better, no doubt, but this team has a hole defensively at that position and IMO he's the guy you explore in trades to see if you can bring in a guy to fill that need. the guy i'd absolutely love to have is Casspi.
Also the above bagmen he referenced stink on ice. Earl barron?!? Really?!!?!
He might be overseas right now trying out for a team for all we know. If we're just looking for a practice body, I'd rather throw Squeaky Johnson a bone for staying in Austin longer than any sane player should. Quinn does have two NBA qualities though, so I can understand the tryout angle.
wtf??
Oh, look at that... you made Matt Bonner cry.
Bonner shouldn't count in the big rotation.
Bonner is in street clothes.
Dang, 3 posts before I could get logged in and reply...
Last edited by Ocotillo; 11-05-2010 at 01:42 PM. Reason: Beaten to the punch
Simmons is done. It sucked because on the paper he was a great fit for that team.
Something not to forget about Jerrells is that Spurs can't sign him right now. When a team trade away a player, they can't re-sing him for 30 days. It's possible that Quinn is a 2 weeks stopgap and Spurs goes back to Jerrells after that.
I do hope that this signing isn't because Hill is more injured than expected.
Getting rid of Hill right now would be the same as getting rid of Antonio Daniels...Yes he is kind of a tweener like Daniels, but Daniels was far more difficult to replace than it originally seemed, and only Speedy Claxton managed to do it passably.
Hill is going to have a long career as a serviceable backup tweener. He's hard nosed, he can score at will, and he has good enough ball handling skills.
That dude is so desperate for a big man, he thinks anything over 6'9" is the answer to everything.
lol Shaq
Hill is more than respectable, defensively IMO. I think Hill's defense has been maligned a bit by some bogus stats being tossed about recently, and took a lot of blame for being burned by Nash last year, who burned a whole lotta folks.
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