George Hill is the heir to the Manu Ginobili throne

[LeCrab]

George hill will be a life long spur....

[Darkwaters]

I love George, but hes nowhere near Manu. When I think of Gino my first thought is not his shooting or slashing, ankle breakers nor crossovers. It's his passing. The guy has an uncanny ability to get teammates involved and get an offense flowing.

George might be able to do the shooting, slashing and all the other fancy stuff, but he has a long ways to go in the passing category. And passing it what will activate the offense around you, get teammates going, and then make the game easier for YOU.

I love George, but hes not on Manu's level.

That being said, as one of those guys that groaned when I heard IUPUI on draft night, I completely take it back and will eat my crow. The guy is legit and is a HUGE asset to this team.

[DMC]

Crow's not so bad actually. I've had it a few times.

[ajballer4]

There will never be another Ginobili

[Hoops Czar]

There will never be another Ginobili

Your right!! Genetically, its impossible.

[DMC]

And here's that throne!

[DMC]

Your right!! Genetically, its impossible.

Actually there will probably be many more Ginobilis. Two just arrived recently!

[SpursDynasty85]

Manu's first 3 seasons:
7.6ppg
12.8ppg
16.0ppg
George's first 3 seasons:
5.7ppg
12.4ppg
11.5 ppg

First two seasons are very comparable, but the 3rd can be explained by Hills slump in the beginning of the year. Take that away I'm sure his season 3 would be comparable too.

The comparison is fair, but I see one huge advantage for MANU. He is longer,taller, and passes better. These are his intangibles.

Hill on the otherhand is faster and younger than when Manu first came to the league so Hill's got potential to fill the 6th man of the year type role that Manu has filled for a while. Hill will have to bulk up. I'm leaning more towards a Bobby jackson type role for Hill in the future.

[99-03-05-07]

There will never be another Ginobili

i agree 100% wit this comment, never will there be another Ginobili

[admiralsnackbar]

I love what Hill brings to the table, but there's no way he is Manu-like beyond his ability to score, play D, and come off the bench. I doubt there are 5 players in the NBA with Manu's court vision, compe ive instinct, idiosyncratically efficient skill-set, and understanding of the game on both ends of the court. He'll be a coach before any other player of our championship days excepting Avery.

[pawe]

He even did a behind the back dribble penetration layup ala Manu today.

[MmP]

remember that manu at 21/22 (not remermbering george's age now) was not the great passer that he is now, he tell you that he didn't understand the game very much at that age
so george can develop too

[TMTTRIO]

Well it does seem like the guys are trying to learn Manu's moves. This was from the other night. Interesting.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...laim-iden y/

DeJuan Blair took it from there, rambling up the floor and finishing with a nimble Euro-step around Hawks guard Jamal Crawford.

Watching it all unfold from elsewhere on the court, guard George Hill recognized the move.

“He learned it the same place I did,” Hill said. “From copying Manu.”

[JR21]

[admiralsnackbar]

Which is great, and clearly bodes well for our future. I guess my point would be: where did Manu learn to be Manu from? A: hisself.

[I Heart Ginobili]

Manu's first 3 seasons:
7.6ppg
12.8ppg
16.0ppg
George's first 3 seasons:
5.7ppg
12.4ppg
11.5 ppg

First two seasons are very comparable, but the 3rd can be explained by Hills slump in the beginning of the year. Take that away I'm sure his season 3 would be comparable too.

The comparison is fair, but I see one huge advantage for MANU. He is longer,taller, and passes better. These are his intangibles.

Hill on the otherhand is faster and younger than when Manu first came to the league so Hill's got potential to fill the 6th man of the year type role that Manu has filled for a while. Hill will have to bulk up. I'm leaning more towards a Bobby jackson type role for Hill in the future.

Irrelevant. Manu was already an all-star in the Euroleague before he ever came to the NBA.

George still has plenty of time to grow, and i believe that he could very well become the next Ginobili. He just needs to work on his passing and creating for himself.

[jalberto]

...... seriously this thread is just full of premature ejaculation....

[Calavera]

I'm almost sure that what we see here is just the preparation for the future role. Pop won't replace Manu (after retire) with a trade or draft (I guess we won't get early in the 1st round soon) The same thing is with Duncan. I expect after Duncan retires Blair and Splitter taking over the front court. Back court would feature James Anderson and G.Hill, Parker will be around, Jefferson maybe too, but in the far future - Splitter, Hill, Anderson, Blair.

This players are here to learn from our veterans, to learn the system and the culture ot our organization. What we saw yesterday with Hill's behind the back is that if you grow around super talented and crafted players, sometimes it's better for you than being super talented yourself but without tutors.

It's all about pounding the rock, not waiting for the kryptonite to fall from the sky!

[Josepatches_]

Manu's first 3 seasons:
7.6ppg
12.8ppg
16.0ppg
George's first 3 seasons:
5.7ppg
12.4ppg
11.5 ppg

First two seasons are very comparable, but the 3rd can be explained by Hills slump in the beginning of the year. Take that away I'm sure his season 3 would be comparable too.

The comparison is fair, but I see one huge advantage for MANU. He is longer,taller, and passes better. These are his intangibles.

Hill on the otherhand is faster and younger than when Manu first came to the league so Hill's got potential to fill the 6th man of the year type role that Manu has filled for a while. Hill will have to bulk up. I'm leaning more towards a Bobby jackson type role for Hill in the future.

Hill has to play with 2 all stars in the backcourt.I'm sure he could average 18-20 ppg in the league but we have too many weapons right now so Hill can't average more than 12-13 ppg.

[G-Dawgg]

...Nope, Hill is heir to Parkers throne.....

[hater]

I love George, but hes nowhere near Manu.

/thread

stop with the homer crack

[hater]

Your right!! Genetically, its impossible.

the Ginobili twins disagree

[silverblackfan]

Well it does seem like the guys are trying to learn Manu's moves. This was from the other night. Interesting.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...laim-iden y/

DeJuan Blair took it from there, rambling up the floor and finishing with a nimble Euro-step around Hawks guard Jamal Crawford.

Watching it all unfold from elsewhere on the court, guard George Hill recognized the move.

“He learned it the same place I did,” Hill said. “From copying Manu.”

That is the exact quote that ran through my mind when George did the euro-step, behind the back move in the NBA highlights. Blair and George are both smart, super athletic guys. If these two are studying Manu's moves, which everyone knows is happening but still managed to get burned? Oh my.

[Indazone]

The proof in the pudding is what the Spurs will be like when Duncan retires.

[stéphane]

Some people still underestimate Manu's talent.