Pistons: How good could Grant Hill have been?

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

tbh?

Some people said he would be POTD... we all saw what happened to him (except BestEva cause he's like 10).

[IrisHockey]

this has been discussed for years. You really do fit your vanilla moniker well

[Richie]

People talk about him as though he had Top 10 all time talent, interested in opinions in this thread

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

this has been discussed for years.

[Clipper Nation]

The Dad Killer comparisons he got early on in his career were always dumb, but a healthy Hill would have been kind of like a proto-LeBron in a way.... his skillset was very similar....

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

The Dad Killer comparisons he got early on in his career were always dumb, but a healthy Hill would have been kind of like a proto-LeBron in a way.... his skillset was very similar....

[six fo]

sucks he barely missed the hgh era

[baseline bum]

Worse version of Wade.

[jdiggy0424]

Hill was one of the more complete ballplayers/teammates and was one of the few Point-Forwards in the league. Coming from a winning backround in Duke, I fully believe he couldve been the 2nd banana on a championship winning team, problem was, just like McGrady, he was asked to be the #1 scoring option on a ty team. Had had not sufffered all those injuries that plagued him in his early in his career, I could definitely see him winning at least 1 le and multiple accolades to go along with it.

The only knock that I had on Hill early in his career was that he wasn't really much of a 2 way player, he would rather gamble the passing lanes. However as shown during his last couple of years, his BBIQ and fundamentals allowed him to transform into somewhat of a capable defender in those PHX/LAC years.

The fact that he lasted so long in the NBA despite those injuries is a testament to how great he couldve been. Instead he's always brought up in those What If? discussions alongside Penny, T-Mac, Roy, etc.

[Malik Hairston]

Hill actually rated really well, defensively, according to RAPM and other reputable on/off metrics, tbh..

[DMC]

We'll never know. Luckily for him he was spared all the wear and tear on his body by a couple injuries. He's now in better shape at his age and can live his retired life in comfort and style.

[mudyez]

I think he could have been a more lovable version of Dwyane Wade.

[313]

We'll never know. Luckily for him he was spared all the wear and tear on his body by a couple injuries. He's now in better shape at his age and can live his retired life in comfort and style.

That's a positive way to look at it.

[lefty]

Pre-injury Hill and Penny were awesome tbh

[Mark in Austin]

Could have been the best 2nd option in the history of the league. Just like Scottie. Only better.

[Arcadian]

We'll never know. Luckily for him he was spared all the wear and tear on his body by a couple injuries. He's now in better shape at his age and can live his retired life in comfort and style.

Good point...most people don't consider it from that angle.