consensus on grant hill

by **j.23** on Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:19 pm

ok boys, predictions on grant hill this upcoming season?

i'm praying this year IS the year.. injury free, 18-5-5 season hopefully
this man has worked so hard the last 3 years getting surgeries on his ankle, rehabbing it, getting another surgery, rehabbing etc.. it's just a testament to how much he truly loves the game.

having said that, seeing how he pulled off a 20-6-5 in one of the preseason games i can only pray good things coming from him this season.. what i like about hill is that he's pretty efficient, he doesn't need to jack up 30 shots to get 20 points or whatever.. and unlike a lot of people who are way passed their prime, he's willing to accept the role of 2nd fiddle for the benefit of the team (ala scottie pippen)

i'm gonna hop on the magic bandwagon this year

go magic.

by **Wormy10** on Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:14 pm

14-6-5

I dont expect a great deal out of him, but i think he will make it through the whole season, and he will put up some decent numbers

I have faith :proud:

by **Matthew** on Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:44 pm

Wormy's sounds pretty good.. but i think he'll get 14-7-6. 14 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists per game. I wouldnt be suprised at all if grant hill ends up running the team from the small forward, allowing franchise to focus on scoring more.

by **air gordon** on Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:22 pm

agreed with those projections. maybe even less because of his minutes are being monitored

he'll probably not see enough shot attempts to average over 15pts with franchise, mom's, and the rook taking most of the shots

by **Fresh8** on Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:34 pm

Good luck to Hill... it's looking lkike a good season for him!

Cosch J said that Hill seems injury free

I predict 12, 5 and 4 in 30 mpg for Hill

by **Arcane** on Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:53 pm

prediction injured around if not before all star game and out for season again.

by . on Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:17 pm

I like Grant Hill alot, but I dont really expect anything better then 12/4/4.

by **j.23** on Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:39 pm

kinda forgot that mobley was on the team.

having said that i'll change his scoring average to about 14-15.

by **Matt** on Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:16 pm

after Detroit wining the championship w/o Grant Hill, i think he's suffered enough.

I say 15-7-6 46%FG

by **Boyk** on Tue Oct 26, 2004 12:53 am

im predicting 17ppg 7rpg 6apg in 32mpg for hill

Come on bro, u can do it

by **Matthew** on Tue Oct 26, 2004 9:09 am

after Detroit wining the championship w/o Grant Hill, i think he's suffered enough.

Riiiiight, and I'm sure Steve Smith suffered after the spurs won in 2003 :crazy:

by **Alcoholic** on Tue Oct 26, 2004 10:48 am

How did Hill play in that game? Was it actually a good game or was it all 3 point plays and junk?

I personally think if they use the offense WITH Hill, he can get back to his old stats. I think he was really serious when he said he would retire if he didn't get back to the way he was.

by **50first** on Tue Oct 26, 2004 10:56 am

[quote="Alcoholic"]How did Hill play in that game? Was it actually a good game or was it all 3 point plays and junk?[quote]

if your talking about smith... he stepped up with some mid-rangers and long balls when davis couldn't return because of his injury.

by **renegade** on Tue Oct 26, 2004 11:31 am

][]]RAGON wrote:prediction injured around if not before all star game and out for season again.

Unfortunatly i am predicting this as well. I have lost a bit of confidence now days when it comes to Hill. I dont believe he will last injury free this season.

by **NNpF** on Tue Oct 26, 2004 12:34 pm

I think all those are a bit high. I know he used to be a great player but he hasn't played in a long time. Also he won't be playing very physically considering the fact that getting injured this season would mean his career is probably over.

He is also the 4th scoring option on the team after Francis, Mobley and Howard. Plus he also has Hedo Turkoglu fighting for minutes behind him.

I can't see him getting too many rebounds seeing as he probably doesn't want his body to take a beating fighting for rebounds.

I say around 11.5 PPG, 5 RPG and 4 APG.

If he can stay healthy and put up those numbers then next season he should be an outstanding player again.

by **Fresh8** on Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:30 pm

Hill can contribute in setting up plays and stuff like that. Don't expect to score much because of their team, Hill will get his nights where they run plays for him and other games he will need to pass the ball.

They got Frranchise and Cat and also Howard... depending on matchups a different go-to-guy will prob be used each game for Orlando.

As the guy before mentioned, Hedo is going for minutes, so this really means that Hill won't average too high.

About him getting injured... let's just hope he doesn't- I learnet its not too nice to say someone will get injured.... lol

12, 5, 4 for Hill from me!

by **j.23** on Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:34 pm

i would go to hill before i'd go to mobley.. he proved 2 seasons ago, despite the layoff that he was a very efficient scorer .. shot 48% from the field and he knows how to get to the line.. there was one game where he went 17-17 from the stripe. i like mobley but he's really streaky, when he's cold you don't even want him near your team

by **Stevan** on Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:59 pm

I think Hill can easily average 15 a game this season, even with Mobley and Francis (and Hedo lurking) sucking in shots like spunges! After all, 15 points is just 5 field goals and 5 free throws...

by **Fresh8** on Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:17 pm

It depends on the team... how much can orlando average?

If Franchise averages: 22 ppg, Cat: 18 ppg, Howard: 15 ppg, Battie: 10ppg, Hill: 15 ppg, Hedo: 8 ppg... thats about 88 ppg... i reakon tyhats reasonable.... but- I think Hill can only average 12 ppg... theres a chance we're all wrong and he is a freak and comes into season and gets 30 ppg...

by **j.23** on Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:29 am

Sit wrote:It depends on the team... how much can orlando average?

If Franchise averages: 22 ppg, Cat: 18 ppg, Howard: 15 ppg, Battie: 10ppg, Hill: 15 ppg, Hedo: 8 ppg... thats about 88 ppg... i reakon tyhats reasonable.... but- I think Hill can only average 12 ppg... theres a chance we're all wrong and he is a freak and comes into season and gets 30 ppg...

lol i wouldnt go that far and say 30 ppg, but your other predictions seem fairly accurate.. i don't see cat averaging 18 though, maybe 16-17.. and i don't see battie averaging double figures, he didn't score that much for boston did he?

by **VCFAN** on Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:57 am

I wonder if he'll make the all-star team seeing how in two of the seasons he was injured he was voted in and it seemes like everybody really likes him and is rooting for him to do good. He is one of my favorite players.

by **twolvezfanfoever** on Wed Oct 27, 2004 12:21 pm

If Grant can last the whole season and be anywhere close to his former self,he's gonna be the main option.

I see 20-7-5

thats if he's himself(not the injury grant hill)

by **j.23** on Wed Oct 27, 2004 3:09 pm

twolvezfanfoever wrote:If Grant can last the whole season and be anywhere close to his former self,he's gonna be the main option.

I see 20-7-5
thats if he's himself(not the injury grant hill)

not if steve francis is alive he wont, lol

by **Matt** on Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:45 pm

hmm, a half assed Hill is still better for this team than Hedo. Hill just wants to play and I'm sure he can still score and do all the stuff he was doing before, just not on the same level.

by **NNpF** on Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:53 pm

Stevan wrote:I think Hill can easily average 15 a game this season, even with Mobley and Francis (and Hedo lurking) sucking in shots like spunges! After all, 15 points is just 5 field goals and 5 free throws...

You forgot that they want to get Howard as much touches as possible.

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