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ing D'Antoni is a dumbass. Not saying people won't improve but asking Hill to suddenly start dropping those 13-15 footers like Mark Price and turn him into a stretch 4 is ing ridiculous
When the season was over, however, Hill asked D’Antoni -- who coached the player in New York before the No. 8 pick was shipped out of town just months into his rookie season -- what he needed to do to stay on the floor next season.
“He talked about what I need to work on for this coming summer,” Hill told ESPNLosAngeles.com. “My jump shot -- he definitely wanted me to work on my outside jumper.”
The experiment to turn Pau Gasol into an outside-oriented big man blew up in D’Antoni’s face last season. But in Hill, who has played eight fewer seasons in the league than Gasol, the coach found a much more malleable subject.
“That’s mostly what I’ve been focusing on this whole summer, not so much the post work because I know I can go down to the block and easily get an offensive rebound and putback,” said Hill, who ranked sixth in the NBA last season in rebounds per 36 minutes (among players who played 25 games or more), according to BasketballReference.com. “We got Pau Gasol that can focus on the paint and we got Chris Kaman that can focus on the block. So I just want to be a stretch 4. Just try to spread the floor a little bit, just show a little range. I’ve been working on it the whole summer, trying to focus on that, on my 3-ball. It got a lot better. I’m just ready to put it all together and showcase it.”
Hill, who shot 61.8 percent inside of 5 feet last season en route to a career-high 6.7 points per game average, did not fare as well the farther away from the basket he went. According to NBA.com Stats Cube, Hill shot 35.7 percent from 5-9 feet last season and 30.8 percent from 15-19 feet. And he missed the only two 3-point shots he attempted (in fact, he’s 0-for-9 on 3s for his career). However, there was signs of promise. He shot 50 percent from 10-14 feet and 42.9 percent from 20-24 feet, but the opportunities were limited (fewer than 10 attempts during the season from each of those spots).
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ing D'Antoni is a dumbass. Not saying people won't improve but asking Hill to suddenly start dropping those 13-15 footers like Mark Price and turn him into a stretch 4 is ing ridiculous
Stretch to the free throw line MAYBE..
Playa I think I have to agree with Dan on this one...if Hill can learn to hit that ...just imagine how it opens up our offense for Kobe and Nash to penetrate... I'm always in favor in a big man learning to consistently hit that ...Just like Kareem and Hakeem did...they were still very effective low post scorers and defenders...but I must say this is truly challenging a person to improve their game...Look at Tammy for example..in his prime that gay ass bank shot was money..he loved hitting it off the backboard (I wonder whying D'Antoni is a dumbass. Not saying people won't improve but asking Hill to suddenly start dropping those 13-15 footers like Mark Price and turn him into a stretch 4 is ing ridiculous
don't listen to the OP...dude is short bus shortie
Yeah let's make our best offensive rebounder stand 15-18 feet from the basket. lol danthony
that's not what he's doing...in a traditional post up offense maybe...it's all about cutting, Hi-posting, pick and roll, re-posting, and crashing the boards..something Dwight couldn't figure out and apparently you can't either...good move by Mike D....
I remember Antoni saying that post ups were the least efficient plays in basketball. I swear to God that clown said that in the press conference when he was hired. Lakers should have fired him after he said that.
he's right...don't let Shaq fool ya....Dwight is a weak post up player....you're game has to be pimp tight in a fluid offense to be posting up...Kobe can pull it off and Dirk can pull it off because they keep the offense in motion..Dwight posts up and everything stops because he a horrible post passer...
Whats wrong with adding an outside shot to your game even if your a big man? Improving your game is improving your game, if he can do it, be a better player. Salty in OP, failing at spinning .
Because you take one of your best rebounders and post players and make him start shooting 3's has worked well throughout time
Stretch 4s are important these days, and he said himself, he can get in there and grab offensive rebounds/putbacks.. hes got that in the bag son.Because you take one of your best rebounders and post players and make him start shooting 3's has worked well throughout time
He's get's that deadly outside shot like Rik Smits, or Serge Ibaka and we gonna get 3 - 4 seed tbh
And hills not a pussy, he puts his es in place, unlike tammy...
lol D'antoni
lol filthy in wop
If pau, a solid shooter, struggled with this, why would Jordan Hill, a rugged, untalented guy succeed? He's serviceable because he's tough/strong down low and Antoni is taking that away from him. He's gna use Hill like earl Clark. And koolaid is on board with it
If pau, a solid shooter, struggled with this, why would Jordan Hill, a rugged, untalented guy succeed? He's serviceable because he's tough/strong down low and Antoni is taking that away from him. He's gna use Hill like earl Clark. And koolaid is on board with it
_'Antoni just wants to you shoot and run, run and shoot. Rebounding would be just a bonus to him, while defense? he never gives a about it, not at all...
If pau, a solid shooter, struggled with this, why would Jordan Hill, a rugged, untalented guy succeed? He's serviceable because he's tough/strong down low and Antoni is taking that away from him. He's gna use Hill like earl Clark. And koolaid is on board with it
Lakerfan spinning this .
2013-14 season:
square peg round hole
lol taking his energy guy outside the lane where he does the most damage. Aren't most of his shots off missed baskets and drives?
this is going to be hilarious. Lakers this year will be funnier to watch suck balls than last year
he has top 5 worst hands in the league and they want him to be a strech 4
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