Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Positionality.

I'm not really sure what position George Hill plays. He starts at the 2, logs minutes at 1, and can defend up to the 3 because of his 6'9 wingspan. When Tony Parker isn't on the court (whether he's officially playing point or shooting guard), he's the one that brings the ball up the court. I'm guessing this would make him a point guard, or a combo guard.

His tremendous physical gifts make him a good defender, and he's a pretty good ball handler, and he has good scoring instincts. This might make him a shoot first point guard.

When Tony Parker is in the game, Hill slides over to the corner and becomes a spot up shooter. He's done well at this, hitting threes at a 44% clip over the past ten games, which are respectable numbers for a guy who tends to either drive to the hoop or wait for a kick out on the perimeter. This, and the fact that he doesn't ever really rack up many assists, and the fact that he was a shooting guard in college, leads me to believe that he could, in fact, be a shooting guard.

However, in 58 games, he already has 5 more assists than he did last year over the course of 77 games.

Then again, he's logged nearly 400 more minutes in those 58 games with only 5 more assists to show for it.

Sooooo... is George Hill a point guard, a combo guard, or a shooting guard?

And, more importantly, does it matter?

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