Jordan Hill vs Samuel Dalembert & Patrick Patterson

A late first round pick isn't worthless. The Rockets usually get pretty good value at that position. Hill wasn't part of the future, and he wasn't going to be a factor this season with Dalembert, Camby, Scola, and Patterson.

 

patrick missed a lot of time and had to get back in shape after the season already started while recovering from an ankle injury

 

What part of "unrestricted free agent" is so difficult to understand? Hill was gone after this season.

Yeah, he was a good rebounder, but he was bad defensively, especially at the 5. He was a very one-dimensional player.

Patterson is under long-term contract and is a much better fundamental defensive player. Dalembert is also a much better defensive player than Hill, and brings a lot more blocks, too.

 

It seems you're more heartbroken than your little girl man. It would surprise me a lot if Jordan gets significant time this year. He's NBA quality though and will get better, his best case scenario is going to a rebuilding team or an old man replacement where he won't be in a short leash.

 

im really sorry that he was traded. but it happened
get over it man.

 

dude cmon, daryl morey is the best at drafting players from that position.

 

I'm expecting Hill to play pretty well in LA considering most of the time he'll be occupying the PF position.

 

So im guessing you werent satisfied with the response from your previous post?

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I never understood why we didnt pick up his option. His salary would have been less than what we paid fisher not to play here.

 

Well it's funny though, he really excelled at the PF position because he had height and he's athletic. Only knock against him was that he lacked passion and drive to play during the entire time he was here. Sucked though, I really liked his game and he didn't act out openly against not getting minutes in games like Twill did.

We really needed a center and with Camby and Dalembert, we have Patterson/Scola still at the 4, was Hill going to rot on the bench and then resign with us cheap for next year to get to play behind more people? Not very likely I'm sure. I think he'll work out on a lottery team and I hope he does. Once he figures it out again and is able to play as a 4 and not a 5 he's going to beast it up again. Anyways we got value for him instead letting him walk and I doubt Fisher will ever play a minute as a Rocket so the protected pick is going to help out plenty if Dallas ends up giving us the pick, we might still get value out of the NY pick too. Who knows, we'll see right?

 

(a) Fisher's was an option, so won't count a cent against the cap next season.

(b) We don't know how much Fisher got paid out. Paying someone out at the full amount of their salary would only ever happen if they were determined to keep turning up etc etc. The fact Fisher sulked and never showed might just suggest he took less than the full quid.

 

For a guy who does not really know how to play, he was pretty solid. He is a nice energy guy but not much more.He is replaceable. I doubt anybody else would give up a 1st for him (though the 1st was probably more to get rid of Fish).

But that being said, I would MUCH RATHER have Camby in the rotation. Unlike Hill, Camby knows what he is doing out there.

 

Kobe only drives and shoots. With Kobe he will shrink in LA.

 

I liked hill of all the 09ers and wanted him to stay with us. He is a double double waiting to happen

 

So yeah, I think Dalembert is more important to Houston than Jordan Hill

 

Jordan Hill is a horrible player. Thank god he is gone.