[ClutchFans] Jordan Hill shows his potential (w/ video)

Jordan Hill is increasingly reminding me of a neutered young Akeem Olajuwon. He is raw, about the same height, long wingspan, and is very agile and athletic, but his build is slight and skills are lacking to be generous. We need to get our beloved Hakeem on this guy pronto!

 

He definitely does show a lot of "want to." So does Scola. He shows a lot of "floor quickness" as opposed to "air quickeness" like Scola. He also seems strong, guys were hanging on his arm trying to foul him.

If nothing else the kid is going to learn a lot just watching how Scola does things on the court.

NY seems to really have ****ed up this Hill's development. This dude needed some PT, if not in the NBA in the D-League. With a little showcase by Morey, this kid WILL be picked up somewhere and could be good trade bait.

 

Still trade bait? He may be a nice backup PF. I don't think we can get Bosh.

 

Depends on Hill, himself dude.

Morey has a lot of irons burning... he could draft someone, trade for someone, or Hill could develop. If he comes along then we keep him, if he doesn't then you can be sure Morey will trade his ass.

I'm sure Morey is keeping all his options open. Personally I hope he develops he has size, good vision and a lot of stuff going for him. But the PF position is extremely important for Houston's championship dreams... we really need someone borderline all star to play alongside Yao and Scola considering our competition... Dirk, Boozer, Gasol, Duncan, Kenyon Martin. It's a tall order to ask from Hill, esp considering he wasted half his rookie season in NY

 

Hill might become far more important to this team than trade bait.

Of course drafting someone like Greg Monroe would change our frontcourt considerably enough to warrant shopping Jordan Hill.

No matter what it benefits us to make sure Hill gets real minutes for the rest of the season. We get a better idea of his potential and other GM's get to (hopefully) salivate.

 

This is why we should give Jordan Hill more minutes...It gives a better picture of his potential..or lack of...thus letting Morey know whether he should draft a pf.

 

IDK about that, Monroe is a solid 6'11, probably 7'0 in shoes, so I can see him bulking up and playing the back up center position, so we could have a front court of Jordan Hill and Greg Monroe coming of the bench...

Which could potentially be our starting front court in a couple of years given Yao and Scola age's.....

--RB

 

nothing about him reminds me of dream.

 

I was under the impression we would shop Hill in a package to acquire a guy that would play up front with Yao/Monroe.

 

Maybe someone like Jordan Hill?

 

with all of this trade talk and Bosh's name being as popular as it is around here...I was thinking more along those lines...

 

I don't know if I would give up Hill, I would much rather shop a package of Brooks/ Scola+ NY picks & filler(Battier & Taylor) for Bosh+filler(Belinelli), allowing us to stay with Hill coming off the bench....

Line up-2010/11
Lowry/ Llull
Martin/ Budinger/ Belinelli
Ariza/ Outlaw(FA)
Bosh/ Hill/ Jeffries
Yao/ Monroe/ Hayes

--RB

 

I don't know anything about Monroe. Has he changed a lot from his freshman year? Excerpt:



"Often maligned for his lack of aggressiveness, below-average athleticism, and soft demeanor as a freshman, the biggest change in Greg Monroe’s game from this season to last season has come on the defensive glass. While his numbers clearly suggest that he’s done a better job rebounding the ball, (his defensive rebounding average is up to 7.0 per-game from just 4.5 per-game last season) John Thompson III’s influence is apparent in his approach on the glass. Unlike last season where Monroe was purely a reactive rebounder, he now frequently makes an effort to find a man, box him out, and then secure the ball. "
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Greg-Monroe-1109/

 

Agreed, young could be Chris Wilcox is the Rockets new franchise player.

 

I dont see the suddenness and explosion in Hill to compare him to Amare or Landry. I dont see the enforcer's tenacity to compare him to Charles Oakley. I dont see an all around offensive game to be compared to Bosh. I see a player who's like extra tall Ron Dayne's attitude with dreads, who can be a serviceable league average 6'10" power forward. Chris Wilcox is an apt comparison.

 

I agree that there are too many comparisons with Landry. If we're just talking about Rockets bigs, he reminds me of a more athletic, less refined Scola. He has that same fluidity and I see the potential for the same footwork and a similar skillset. Like Scola he flashed good court vision and positioning on rebounds, a solid mid-range jumper, and a soft touch at the basket.

The great thing is, his ceiling is actually higher than Scola's (Luis is already at his ceiling, just needs more minutes to show it). Hill has more hops, more speed, and potentially more ability to finish strong at the bucket. His athleticism also helps him on the defensive end, and he could develop into a serious shotblocking threat in addition to being more active man-to-man.

Is he very raw right now? Yes, definitely. But I think with a lot of work and training and some added bulk, and most importantly, playing time, Rick Adelman! he could be a starter-quality PF in this league.

 

Reminds me of a scrub version of joakim noah.

 

Okay, nice sarcasm , what I was trying to say was that putting up Hill in a trade for Bosh may not be necessary...

We don't know the trade value of Brooks (who is avg. 20 ppg 5 asst.) in this market, and a combination of Brooks & Scola + draft picks could get a deal done...IMO

--RB

 

We are not trading for Bosh or Stoudemire. We are not getting John Wall. Get over it right now and save yourself some disappointment.

 

Bosh isn't coming here people!