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Greatest NBA player who has come out of Duke......
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Boozer and Brand will both probably end up having greater careers.
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*puts on T-Mac hater voice* But Grant Hill hasn't even been out of the first round
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I wasn't saying it was his fault.
I was just noting some Dukies that were NICE as Blue Devils, but whose NBA careers didn't really pan out for whatever reason.
I wasn't saying it was his fault his NBA career didn't pan out the way his NCAA career did, and the same goes for Jayson.
I was just noting some Dukies that were NICE as Blue Devils, but whose NBA careers didn't really pan out for whatever reason.
I wasn't saying it was his fault his NBA career didn't pan out the way his NCAA career did, and the same goes for Jayson.
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Brand & Booz
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If you want to talk about skill-wise and talent-wise, then no other Duke player really comes close to prime Grant Hill. His career totals in points, reboundsand assists after his Pistons days (six seasons) are only overshadowed by Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird. Grant was a triple-double machine and he was the mainfocus of the opponents defense from the first day he played in the NBA. He was so good at driving to the basket, the defense would collapse on him, but Grantwould dish it out and find the open man. Of the current players, only LeBron can match Grant's combination of prime Grant's size and quickness.
And there's a reason why Grant never made it past the first round - his team was simply not good enough. Grant got a royal screwjob from the Pistons, muchlike a certain other football player from Detroit did throughout the 90s. People don't know how garbage Grant's supporting cast in Detroit was. He hadso little support that he led the Pistons in ppg AND rpg AND apg not once, not twice, but three seasons! Whatplayer today has so poor of a supporting cast and is forced to do so much for their teams that he leads his team in the three main categories? Well, Grant didit three times.
And there's a reason why Grant never made it past the first round - his team was simply not good enough. Grant got a royal screwjob from the Pistons, muchlike a certain other football player from Detroit did throughout the 90s. People don't know how garbage Grant's supporting cast in Detroit was. He hadso little support that he led the Pistons in ppg AND rpg AND apg not once, not twice, but three seasons! Whatplayer today has so poor of a supporting cast and is forced to do so much for their teams that he leads his team in the three main categories? Well, Grant didit three times.
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You're all wrong. It's the other Hill....Thomas Hill.
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So far like most people stated it has been Grant Hill but when is all set and done Carlos Boozer will be the player that will lead his team to an NBA title. Ona talent stand point I feel that it is a toss up between Elton Brand and Grant Hill it would have been Hill hands down but the injures did him in.
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^ I liked what you said earlier about Grant Hill.
I've been saying for a few years that Grant Hill is LeBron James v. 1.0, and I think what you said supports that. Dude came into the league wrecking stuffup, attacking the basket so ferociously, crossing people up, losing defenders with his little stutter step, getting by everyone with his first step, dunking onpeople, dishing to wide open shooters... crazy.
I've been saying for a few years that Grant Hill is LeBron James v. 1.0, and I think what you said supports that. Dude came into the league wrecking stuffup, attacking the basket so ferociously, crossing people up, losing defenders with his little stutter step, getting by everyone with his first step, dunking onpeople, dishing to wide open shooters... crazy.
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Little known fact...
Christian Laetnner made an All Star game.
And he had 6 or 7 seasons that were nothing to sneeze at.
Christian Laetnner made an All Star game.
And he had 6 or 7 seasons that were nothing to sneeze at.
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Grant was my favorite since he came out... he was so much better than yall obviously remember, cus right now brand and boozer's careers on not on the samelevel as G Hill
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Grant was the next Jordan before Kobe or Lebron, but those injuries :smh
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Duke = Great college players but average NBA players for the most part...
Ima go with Boozer by default. E. Brand and G. Hill could have won this but injuries stop them
Ima go with Boozer by default. E. Brand and G. Hill could have won this but injuries stop them
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Anyone else look at Brands stats and realize how much he has NOT improved? Dude had a better rookie year than some of his other seasons.... sorta odd
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hill never went past 1st round
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Grant Hill and Elton Brand are the only 2 Dukies I ever liked and as far as the greatest Blue Devil goes, it's gotta be Grant Hill. The Pistons didn'thave anyone to handle to ball, so Grant Hill handled the ball. The Pistons were weak in rebounding, so Grant Hill went after the rebounds. The Pistonscouldn't get a shot for themselves, so Grant Hill dished out the dimes. The Pistons couldn't make the playoffs, so Grant Hill brought them back intothe Playoffs. Dude did it all and had the Pistons not stab him in the back by not letting him know the true extent of his ankle injuries, he may still bedoing those things and winding down a stellar career.
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I'd probably have to go with Brand too...and Booze should be up there too as one of the best.
Wasn't LeBron suppose to go to Duke?
and too bad Kobe never checked into those dorms in Durham...Livingston too.
Wasn't LeBron suppose to go to Duke?
and too bad Kobe never checked into those dorms in Durham...Livingston too.
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Hill has had a great career (besides the injuries), but he hasn't been past the first round and that could be the knock on him.
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dun Nothing suck when he was a Warriors.Originally Posted by vietsta4o8
you forget bout this guy?
not that much now, but when he was a warrior
