Posted by Bippity10:
I think in NY we just need a reason to call someone a bust. I agree that guys like Wade and Lebron and KG and Howard came out of the womb being able to dominate at the NBA level. But if you thought Danilo or Hill were as talented as these guys then you are an idiot.
Danilo was exactly what I expected when he showed his flashes. He wasn't any worse than advertised.
Hill on the other hand is quite slower, more passive, rawer, less skilled, and less interested, and in less shape - than I was led to believe.
What I'm not going to do is tell myself it's all fine and he will eventually be a star in the league because "big men take more time to develop."
You gotta show something from the start and to be honest? He has shown to be far less energetic than Balkman was - and moderately more offensively polished than Balkman was - and as awkward or worse than Balkman was.
This is our #8 can't miss draft pick that we can't critique because "big men take more time to develop" and "its only summer league"?
Nah, I think not. After what I've seen Hill needs to show quite a bit more to impress me. The scouting report impressed me. Hahn's take on Hill in practice had me impressed. Then he steps out on the court? And it's like "Who is this hack? Where's this Hill guy that I was told will tear things up and have me drooling over him?"
So, that's where we're at. Hill looked a bit better last night but still nowhere NEAR what I was led to believe him to be. To say "yeah I'm out of shape (that's why Im nothing special right now)" is a terrible statement about someone's work ethic.
He's got a lot of growth to do before I'm penciling him in as a starter on any NBA team and to be honest - even a rotation player on our present roster.
Gallo on the other hand, in between his injury woes, showed quite enough to live up to and beyond his scouting reports and hype. So to lump them in together and try to make a point isn't the right thing to do.