George Hill: Good Pick

[SequSpur]

It's not about who they made happy or unhappy. They left clear-cut value on the board.

What if somebody like Courtney Lee or Speights had still been on the board? Would they have recognized that they could have gotten Hill PLUS other consideration by drafting one of them? Arthur was clearly a higher value player than Hill at that point. Would I have been happy if they had traded him for Hill? I don't know. But I would have understood it.

Hill could've went around 15-18. That is how good he is...

[GSH]

Memphis > Kansas with George Hill.

That has to be one of the most ridiculously stupid things you've ever said, and that's saying a lot. I needed an excuse to shut down and go to bed, and you just gave it to me.

[Marcus Bryant]

Yes, and his numbers went way the down in college. Against compe ion that you say was not as tough. Why would that happen?

Versus HS? C'mon.

[DMX7]

Hill could've went around 15-18. That is how good he is...

Lakers thought they would land him at #58. That's how good he is.

[SequSpur]

Lakers thought they would land him at #58. That's how good he is.

Lakers are smart. Aren't they? Read the blog...

[Harry Callahan]

Arthur has a kidney issue, and that's why he dropped. I'm sure Spur Nation would be happy having another player with a kidney issue, right?

[T Park]

Arthur has a kidney issue, and that's why he dropped. I'm sure Spur Nation would be happy having another player with a kidney issue, right?

Yeah, supposedly its like the one Elliott and Mourning had.

[GSH]

Versus HS? C'mon.

Don't blame me. The guy who claimed to have played with him said this:
He probably faced stiffer compe ion in AAU and High school in Indiana than in College, he put up 36.2 PPG against the stiffest compe ion high school basketball had to offer

So if his compe ion was weaker in college, his numbers should have gone up. Right?

All I said was that the 36.2 he averaged in HS doesn't mean . And the numbers he put up in college were against inferior compe ion, compared to what CDR faced at Memphis. You disagree with either of those statements?

[SequSpur]

Don't blame me. The guy who claimed to have played with him said this:
He probably faced stiffer compe ion in AAU and High school in Indiana than in College, he put up 36.2 PPG against the stiffest compe ion high school basketball had to offer

So if his compe ion was weaker in college, his numbers should have gone up. Right?

All I said was that the 36.2 he averaged in HS doesn't mean . And the numbers he put up in college were against inferior compe ion, compared to what CDR faced at Memphis. You disagree with either of those statements?

CDR is not a point guard. They didn't need CDR obviously.

Personally, I wanted CDR first. I'm still pissed about it, but Hill was a good pick. If you look at the Spurs needs, hill was a smart pick.

[T Park]

Don't blame me. The guy who claimed to have played with him said this:
He probably faced stiffer compe ion in AAU and High school in Indiana than in College, he put up 36.2 PPG against the stiffest compe ion high school basketball had to offer

So if his compe ion was weaker in college, his numbers should have gone up. Right?

All I said was that the 36.2 he averaged in HS doesn't mean . And the numbers he put up in college were against inferior compe ion, compared to what CDR faced at Memphis. You disagree with either of those statements?

So wow alot of scouts are totally wrong about him then.

Glad you know more about him

[Buddy Holly]

All I said was that the 36.2 he averaged in HS doesn't mean .

But the 27 points a game Lebron averaged in HS does?

[T Park]

CDR is not a point guard. They didn't need CDR obviously.

Personally, I wanted CDR first. I'm still pissed about it, but Hill was a good pick. If you look at the Spurs needs, hill was a smart pick.

CDR slid very very far, and there are reasons behind it I'm sure.

Plus shooting guard was NOT gonna be addressed this draft.

They are gonna address the shooting guard position in FA apparently.

[jayc23]

Seriously you guys are putting so much stock in College play yet... how many freshmans were in this draft... in Indiana High school basketball in the big divisions every other team has D1 talent .. Larry Bird said a year and a half ago "If George Hill is not drafted in the first round, IUPUI will have not done him justice"... thats a quote from Larry Bird... but what do all these NBA scouts and Larry Bird know ..... "OMG OMG WE COULDA GOT CDR , a non-fundamental street player from detroit" Im sure that would translate well to the NBA.

[Buddy Holly]

CDR is not a point guard. They didn't need CDR obviously.

Personally, I wanted CDR first. I'm still pissed about it, but Hill was a good pick. If you look at the Spurs needs, hill was a smart pick.

Knowing that Hill could be a legit backup for Tony I can say that not drafting CDR was not that big of a deal, even though I was first upset, however not drafting Hendrix was stupid. Hopefully he's waived by GS and the Spurs can sign him.

[T Park]

Hendrix is another in a very long line of D League power forwards.

Big ing deal.

[Marcus Bryant]

Don't blame me. The guy who claimed to have played with him said this:
He probably faced stiffer compe ion in AAU and High school in Indiana than in College, he put up 36.2 PPG against the stiffest compe ion high school basketball had to offer

So if his compe ion was weaker in college, his numbers should have gone up. Right?

All I said was that the 36.2 he averaged in HS doesn't mean . And the numbers he put up in college were against inferior compe ion, compared to what CDR faced at Memphis. You disagree with either of those statements?

I don't care what someone else had to say.

[jayc23]

ya I claimed to have played with him.. me and George traveled to UCSB campus and went to Jordan flight school in 2000, where he first gained recognition from Jordan and was camp MVP.. George has been working towards this point for a long time and we will see who is standing in the long run, once the fanboys stop throwing fits and watch Hill succede.

[outmap]

I really like Hill over Chalmers, problem at back-up PG has hopefully been solved. They passed-up on CDR, that means RC and Pop might be looking at the free agency all along for a wing (Smith, Pietrus, Barnes, Artest?). I hope the rumor on Camby trade was for real too.
I just didn't like the 2 other picks, they could have packaged it with Vaugn or Oberto or Bonner to move up a early in the 2nd round where there were a lot of steals.

[EJK5032]

Vaughn is under contract this year.

Give me reasons why he is better than Chalmers and I will give you more reasons why he's not.

George Hill averaged 21 pts, 54% FG, and 45% 3FG on a team where he probably had a bunch of stiffs for teammates, where night in and night out the opponent was totally focused on trying to shut him down, and they still couldn't do it.

Chalmers played on a team where the entire starting 5 just got picked in the same NBA Draft !

[DazedAndConfused]

Supposedly his defense is average to below average. Not great lateral quickness but he does have decent length. Offensively he is solid. As a backup PG to Parker he'd probably be a good fit.

[T Park]

His defense will improve under the Spurs.

Everyone's does.

[rayray2k8]

Positive Sequ???


Of all the people I thought he'd go on a major rant about
Who the George Hill was, but we get this instead.

Probably happy we didnt get a euro player.

[GaryJohnston]

Initially I was shocked, but I've come to really like what I read about this kid.

[Tully365]

I wonder why CDR dropped so far?

It would be interesting to see who the Spurs had next on their list if Hill was taken...

One thing they drafted this year was wingspan: Hill's is 6'9", very long for his size, and Gist is an amazing 7'4".

[mexicanjunior]

Hill will be out of the league in 3-4 years...he is another Greg Sutton/Cory Alexander...