Spurs’ George Hill Is NBA’s Most Improved Player

April 1st, 2010 by Robert Kleeman Leave a reply »
Mere minutes after the San Antonio Spurs selected little-known IUPUI off guard George Hill with the 26th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, Coach Gregg Popovich made some stunning predictions about his team's newest acquisition.

He told the San Antonio Express-News  Hill would become the team's backup point guard and improve the roster's athleticism immediately.

Hill then abused the rims at the Las Vegas Summer League, clanging 23 of his 25 attempts. He connected on a paltry 21 percent of his threes at the Rocky Mountain Revue.

His 8 percent shooting in Vegas left more than few in the organization feeling queasy.

Less than two years after Popovich played the role of a soothsayer on that June night, Hill has made his boss on the bench look like a certifiable genius.

Even Popovich could not have predicted his favorite player would be as good as he was Wednesday night against a banged-up Houston squad with unflappable winning aspirations.

Rockets Coach Rick Adelman started another leading candidate for most improved player in Aaron Brooks. Unfortunately for Adelman a ...

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