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Jim Buss: Houston made a mistake in giving up on Jordan Hill

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by GreatOne1978, Apr 27, 2012.

  1. IBTL

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    jordan hill was as exciting as watching lava blurble.
    He was as energizing as bridge night at aunt ednas.
    He was as skilled, and joy to watch as matt maloney.
    A poor mans stromile swift if you will.
    His motivational zest is more inspiring than eeyore.. his quips on twitter drive me to new meaning.

    I think I'd rather spend an hour reading 'insurance magazine' than one second talking to jordan hill.

    His coordination can be qualified in the region of newborn.. his tenacity was once sponsored by ambien.

    yeah I think I'm okay with losing jordan hill. The whole time I was watching him I felt like I had mono. geez. watching hill is like smoking a strong indica. I'm going straight to bed.
     
  2. emjohn

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    Most players give you a post-trade bump. Jordan Hill is one of those guys that gets comfortable, then complacent, and his development and production stall out.

    He's not a bad player, but I can't see him taking a step and becoming a reliable starter.
     
  3. AXG

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    Hill's biggest problem is his inconsistency. He has talent but doesn't bring it every night. Imo he's already at his peak as a player.
     
  4. danoman

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    If thats the case then I cant wait to see what kind of a beast D-Mo will be 3-4 years.
     
  5. tofu--

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    This, and it's just straight up obvious he was sleepwalking the majority of the time out there. Chase suffers from that as well. You can't do anything about that.
     
  6. TheFreak

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    I'm aware of that. I'm also aware of the fact that the Lakers have one of the worst benches in the NBA, whereas while Odom was there it was one of the best.
     
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    You guys don't understand. Darrel Moray's mind trick worked so well that he got Buss to think Jordan Hill had all star potential. His plan was flawless.
     
  8. Dei

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    Jordan wasn't even a good rebounder. He didn't box out.
     
  9. Half Nelson

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    Who the hell cares? Motie will be ten times better and if we want we could just pick up Meyers Leonard or whoever in the draft.

    One thing Hill and Thabeet do better than anyone on the Rockets? They twit more than the entire team combined. I do not miss. at all.

    I also trust McHale and Morey's judgment on this not to mention my own two eyes.
     
  10. apollo33

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    Jordan Hill will pump out a 12-13 game once per 10 games and get everyone excited about his potential

    And then go full r****d mode for 9 straight games.

    We gave the guy so many chances, don't think he has the focus to be consistent.
     
  11. Dreamin

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    Its just to boost him psychologically, to give him confidence, so he doesnt feel down about it.

    Lets see how long Buss puts up with the stench.
     
  12. Dr of Dunk

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    I'm guessing he's trying to help pump Jordan up now that their resident nutcase is suspended for a few games.
     
  13. ling ling

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    would it be a mistake that Houston signs Hill to a free agent contract "and" get the Laker's 1st round pick?
     
  14. Clutch

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    I haven't exactly been thrilled with Rockets management the last year or so, but dumping Hill isn't one of those issues.

    I do think though the picks the Rockets have gotten when they got them are fairly "blah". The pick from the Battier trade was crap ... this one from the Hill deal isn't all that great either, but for Hill I can't exactly complain.
     
  15. RedNation

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    Hill sucks.
     
  16. tehG l i d e

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    Hill has been better than PPAT this season
     
  17. STR8Thugg

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    If we had Jordan Hill I believe we would have made the playoffs. He provided much needed depth off the bench and when PPat started playing like garbage it would have been nice to have him.

    Oh well, no use crying over spilled milk.
     
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    Odom sucked this year. Period. He was a hell of a lot better in LAC and Miami than he was in Dallas. Understand that he was ran out of Dallas and that team needed him.

    Lamar sucked really bad. So yes.... Really.
     
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    Let's see if JHill improves on his focus playing games that actually matter and after getting traded to his 3rd team

    Let's see if Buss will sing the same tune after JHill has one of those head-scratching games again
     
  20. CCorn

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    Of course Buss is going to talk good about a deal he made. He wouldn't go up there and say. Ahh hell, we messed up. I think all this guy wants to do is smoke weed.
     

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