[Las Vegas Summer League] Rockets vs. Mavs, Saturday, July 10th, 9:00pm

Or Morey trades down and picks up Darren Collison. NY got Toney Douglas in that draft also. They sure struck out. Ah well, Hill hasn't even played a 2nd season yet. He's still got 2 more years to develop.

 

Check ESPN3.com as well.

 

Ish Smith is really an interesting case to me. From play to play, he obviously isn't a great shooter, but he was one of the most clutch players I have ever seen in college. I really believe it's a mental thing with him, and if someone can figure out how to get his head out of the way of his shooting, the kid would be an absolute offensive stud. He's one of those players I hope figures it out because he has the potential to be pretty good.

 

Jordan Hill sucks! Cant believe this is the guy that is suppose to take Landry's place! No offense and defense! We are in trouble if he is our backup forward/center!

 

Nice to see the obligatory ClutchFans post-game freakout tradition is alive and well, complete with throwing under the bus the underperforming player of the night.

Decaf. Seriously.

 

You guys are judging Hill way too fast.

This is one of the first times he played C. He looked great last year in the PF spot, playing with decent PGs.

 

Hill really hasnt proven anything since he's been in the league. In fact, he needs to prove himself against the bad reputation he had playing in New York under Dantoni. As far as im concerned, he needs to prove himself more because of that.

 

Don't wanna sound rastaist, but Hill needs to shave his head and hit the weight room. He looks dazed and confused out there.

 

Jeez where to start?...OK, well first I think you mean racist. I'm also assuming your implying that he looks like a Rastafarian, who are not infrequently high. Well Rastafarian isn't a race, it's a religion/culture, and not all Rastafarians are black (See: University of Houston; College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences).

 

Wait wait wait, "rastaist", ok I get it now. Ha. My bad.

 

It's funny reading all these people hate on Hill and call him a bust -- apparently we all forgot about how well he played last year for us? Or are we forgetting what he does in the REAL league and killing him for summer league instead?

I remember quite a few people wanted to CUT Carl Landry after his first summer league. Oops?

Calm down, guys.

 

It was a joke.

 

He has good chance to be a poor man's version of Bosh, and Taylor looks like a poor man's version of Wade :grin:

 

Now we just need to bring back Von Wafer, who I'm told is LeBron-like in the way he creates mismatches, and we'll have our own Big Three.

 

I thought Ariza was the Poor Man Lebron...

We also have the poormans Kobe.. Budinger

 

You do realize that Daryl Morey said Von was an ELITE athlete when compared to other NBA players.

His athleticism is what made him effective.

If you have Taylor you don't need Von, they are redundant....I would take either as an emergency scoring wing.

DD

 

You need some new batteries for your sarcasm meter.

 

Honestly, LJ and Wade are redundant too...

 

Not at all, LJ is more like Magic. He's a facilitator not a closer. He doesn't have a go-to move. Wade is the closer, and will score when you need it.

 

I don't believe a facilitator will score the last 25 points by himself alone.