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I don't think so, dumbass.
By Will Perdue
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I played for Bob Hill in San Antonio for a year and a half during the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons.
The Bulls traded me to the Spurs for Dennis Rodman just before training camp opened. I remember Hill sat me down and told me that I would have every opportunity to prove myself on the floor in practice and in games. He was true to his word, and I think I became a better player there.
I'm sure he'll do the same in Seattle. He will give players a chance to prove that they belong in the Sonics' rotation. He'll give everyone on that team a chance to prove themselves and earn their playing time. He'll make sure that he and his star, Ray Allen, are on the same page and that the offense runs through Ray.
Hill will establish a new sense of organization in Seattle. He is the most organized coach that I ever played for. His game planning and practices are like clockwork.
This will be a change for the players, and they will, in turn, have to be more disciplined in their performance.
Players always become more optimistic when there is a coaching change. But in Seattle, players have to realize that things aren't going as planned. The owners are not happy with the way things are going. The players have to get this message: It's time to shape up. The party is over.
I also played for Gregg Popovich and Phil Jackson, and I believe that Bob Hill is the most knowledgeable coach I've ever played for. His knowledge of the game is unbelievable.
But that knowledge can also get him into trouble sometimes. He would draw up a perfect play ... but it just wouldn't work because we hadn't practiced it or it was too confusing for the players to understand. He might have trouble translating his vision to his players.
Hill has his work cut out for him, but he now has a chance for him to re-establish himself as quality NBA coach.
Ehhh, I don't think he meant "better"... Just that maybe he has more NBA "book smarts". He does admit that got him into trouble at times.
I'd have to question even that, though, seeing as this is the guy who single-teamed Hakeem Olajuwan en route to one of the most dominating Playoff performances in history...
If knowledgable is not doubling Hakeem, I want to see what dumb is.
To be fair to Perdue, his time under Pop was when the Spurs were really being coached by Avery Johnson and Pop was just his puppet.
Pop didn't become a real coach until around 2001.
Well, if his playcalling is really that complex, maybe this is the season we'll finally get to see Danny Fortson's head explode.
The only thing Bob Hill is good at is diagramming offensive plays late in games. Other than that, he grades below average across the board.
The Sonics plummeting in the standings goes to show how great of a job Nate did there last year.
He's so obviously the best considering he didn't get a head coaching job for another 10 years.
Pop benched Perdue in the Finals and he never got a snif of PT.
John Lucas had trouble communicating his knowledge to the team, too. Sometimes, John would just stand on the sidelines and point with no words coming out, and expect the players to figure out what he was trying to say.
Pop also had a pissing contest with Will's agent that led to his exit, but I'm sure that had NOTHING to do with his take.
If he can get Ridnour healthy and pull some kind of game out of Radman, I will be freakin' thrilled.
Hence the reason hes now the coach and not Weiss anymore.He'll make sure that he and his star, Ray Allen, are on the same page and that the offense runs through Ray.
But who didn't see this coming.
Bob Weiss stunk back in the 90s with those great Atlanta Hawks teams.
Good lord, the tire is totally bald.
No tread.
Goodbye forever Bob Weiss.
I want to see Smush Parker's article.
Will Perdue + ESPN (insider) = LOL!!!!!
Damn if that isn't the biggest pile of I've ever heard.
Bob Weiss was a better NBA basketball player than he is a coach. At least he can look back at that for his legacy in the NBA. Bob Hill won't be able to do that.
Bob Hill might be a better coach than Phil, but not Pop. That's just a load of from a clumsy center.
AJ wasn't that great of a player. He didn't turn the ball over and he knew where to pass it. Just what a one dimensional player does at the PG position. He just happend to nail thta shot on the Knicks. And I wouldn't say to win it, that series was over regardless of that game. But that's me talking .
AJ didn't control crap. AJ wanted that ring. He wanted to be a champ and wanted to be the starting poing guard. He did his job and was easily successed later by Tony Parker. I think Pop really just let AJ give to Tim or DRob like he wanted to. And he did a good job of it too.
Yeah he didn't say he was better just that he knew more about the game. Same thing as an athlete, Mike Vick may be the most talented QB in the NFL but he is a long ass way from being the best. All that knowledge means nothing if Hill can not impart it to his players in a way that motivates them and he did make the point that Hill has stuggled with that in the past.
Who coached high school ball in the last 2 years? Pop, Phil, or Bob?
Enough said.
Like Hill's got tread left. He's too arrogant to change. He'll feel that he's back in the saddle where he belongs, take credit for the wins, and blame the players for the losses.
I can't hate on Perdue since he was such a vital part of the Spurs 99 le, but man does he come off sounding bitter there. There's obviously no love between he and Phil, since Jordan forced him out (I remember MJ used to call him Will Vanderbilt since he said he wasn't skilled enough to be named after a good basketball program
I remember one quote was something like Pop had too much of an ego or something after winning the championship.
Perdue was a loon, but could give you 5-10 minutes of Shaq-time and was valuable enough that Pop tried getting him back (he ended up in Portland instead).
Remember when Pop went a couple of weeks running the Triple Towers with Robinson, Perdue, and Timmy (with Tim at the 3)? They flew up to Indy when Bird was coaching the Pacers and they employed this. The Spurs beat them like a rented mule and held the Pacers to 60 points, or somesuch.
I'll never forget his play in that second round. Perdue was the perfect backup man for that team, and I was so disappointed that we replaced him with Samaki Wanker. I guess I can't blame Pop for Will DA-ing himself though.
Wasn't it 55? I remember it was an NBA record in the shotclock era that stood until that choking Karl Malone and the rest of the put up 54 in game 5 of the finals that year.Remember when Pop went a couple of weeks running the Triple Towers with Robinson, Perdue, and Timmy (with Tim at the 3)? They flew up to Indy when Bird was coaching them and they employed this and beat the Pacers like a rented mule and held the Pacers to 60 points, or somesuch.
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