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 ...
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