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MF stands for "Mav ing," right?
A little off-topic, but can anyone tell me how George's skill set compared to Beno's when they entered their rookie year?
MF stands for "Mav ing," right?
Beno is a pussy that never showed up to a big game to save his life.
George Hill just scored 31 in the biggest playoff games of his life.
That is all you need to know.
Kid was incredible.
Swinging past his kneeeeeezzzzzz...
Last edited by Borosai; 04-25-2010 at 09:37 PM.
There's no doubt about him now. Got better each game of the series. Despite manu's schnazz it's great for everyone to be healthy at the same time.George Hill is now certified.
Season-saving performance.
Well, I asked because I remember reading here that Beno's skills were close to Tony's, maybe not in the NBA, but at least when they were 16/17 yrs old. But now, look at what Hill has become for the Spurs.
It starts with at ude, I think. George Hill came in never expecting big minutes from the Spurs. But he's always shown that he is willing to work on his game, something Beno was not capable of doing. If Beno had come down with an ankle injury near the end of the season, he probably would've declared himself out for the rest of the playoffs.
I'm still pissed when I think that Beno has two rings while Hill and Dice have none.
God willing, maybe that will change this year or next.
Beno was a natural point guard with excellent court vision and a good shooting stroke. He wasn't particularly fast or a good defender, but the real problem was that he was lazy, didn't work on his game like he should have, prone to specious injuries, and always had excuses for why he wasn't playing.
Hill is a natural shooting guard who can handle the ball and is unselfish, but doesn't have good playmaking instincts. He does have good defensive ability and obviously has worked his ass off.
Beno had honestly all the talent in the world, he was a more talented point guard than either Tony or Hill. He could distribute the ball and he had a great shot.
Talent isn't everything. Hill and Tony have all the intangibles that turn players into something special. It's drive and determination that separate them. Beno thought he was en led to start over Tony, but he disappeared whenever we needed him, in games that mattered.
Edit: it was so bad that Pop once said "I don't know why he's not playing." of an injury that Beno was supposedly suffering.
I think he did more than hit shots, we saw a leader out there.
Beno Udrih could easily be one of the top 12 NBA point guards, if he wanted to work at it.
But he doesn't.
Hes THAT naturally talented, he could be THAT good.
Mother er was on fire!
sign him to a four year deal. NOW.
I still can't fall sleep (5:53 am) cause of great feeling. I don't want just to end this great day.
From the recap.
The 23-year-old guard became the first player other than Duncan, Ginobili or Tony Parker to lead the Spurs in scoring in a playoff game since the first round in 2007. That’s a span of 41 playoff games.
Put in even more remarkable context, one of the Big Three has been the top scorer for San Antonio in all but two postseason games since the Spurs won their second championship in 2003.
Michael Finley was the first in 2007. Hill became the other after Duncan, Parker and Ginobili combined for just 31 points in a physical Game 4 that left tempers flaring.
Hill first summer league stint when he was horrendous trying to make a perimeter shot seems such a distant memory.. I don't think anyone could have predicted he would progress this much in such a short time.
Georgie's performance tonight started brewing in Game 3. He played straight up vs. j.(assmunch) terry most of that game and got introduced to terry's cheap, below the belt, playoff brand of bball. One can see Geroge getting pissed during game 3. He could've started complaining and bailing out of plays, but he didn't. Instead, George had his "awakening," grew a(nother?) pair, a playoff pair, dropped 16, and got tougher as the game went on.
Tonight he took that toughness and absolutely buried terry along with the rest of the mavs.
Props to you, Georgie, and welcome to the Playoffs. Looks like you belong, kid.
He had already been introduced to Terry's antics in the regular season this year; Terry intentionally tripped Hill during a game in San Antonio.
That's EXACTLY what I thought!
this picture has always frightened me.
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