Comments on: Trade could be good for first-round ‘bust’ Jordan Hill

By: bibby

bibby — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:56:39 +0000

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By: STR

STR — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:19:02 +0000

Hope this works out for Hill.
Gotta love the NY media labeling him a bust and arguing that they should have taken Jennings instead. Jennings scored 55 against Golden State once. Golden State probably plays less defense then the Knicks. How is Jennings faring now that teams are guarding him? His % has dropped each month and now includes a 1-12 gem as of this week. Yeah but Jordan is a bust and really really couldn’t shoot 30% from the field if you gave him 10+ shots a game….

By: oldwest2

oldwest2 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:17:03 +0000

Just to follow up, I am aware of the Knicks trade that sent Nate to Boston. I personally am not a great big fan of Nate Robinson’s but i think Jordan is much better off at Houston under Rick Adelman who actually knows how to develop young talent and Nate is certainly better off in Boston under Doc Rivers who also knows how to develop young talent, just take a look at Rajon Rondo’s career.

By: oldwest2

oldwest2 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:10:53 +0000

Actually i think the biggest BUST for the New York Knicks is the acquisition of the coach Mike D’Antonio, he’s stubborn, bullheaded, all his teams play offense only for the most part, he rarely teaches his teams to play hard nose defense on the defensive end of the ball. He has a great admiration for European ball players, not to say that is totally bad we know there are a lot of great players now in the NBA from Europe.
He left the Phoenix Suns because he thought management was interfering with his coaching, yes the new GM Steve Kerr wanted maybe a bit of defense put into the Suns stun and gun approach.
Me i am not so sure it was Jordan being a bust as much as it was the coach not giving him a full chance to perform or show his skills, look lately at what Mike D has done with Nate and a few of the other players at the Knicks, buried them deep on the bench. Make no doubt about it the Knicks want one big name player and will trade there soul for it and throw all the existing team under the bus to achieve it. Now if they were to actually obtain Lebron James, well it could be worth the throwing the whole existing team under the bus scenario.

By: Anthony Gimino

Anthony Gimino — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:34:52 +0000

Read a little closer, Doug. I’m not personally calling him a bust. But having followed his coverage … like I said, that is the label he had picked up from the New York media and many fans, who were unhappy with his selection from the start. That’s why “bust” in the headline is in quotes … you know, like how people use finger quotes.

I’m not sure citing Jennings’ playing time is a good argument for you. He’s playing more because he’s playing better than Hill. But, again, as I wrote, Hill has a lot of upside and is still relatively raw. He started slowly at UA before catching fire; he could do the same in the NBA.

By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:02:49 +0000

This must be a joke right? Im not a Knick fan, AU fan, but why are you calling him a bust? He only played 10 mins a game compared to Jennings 25-30. Wow, Seriously, get some better writers. This is a horrible article.

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