"After the first six seasons of his career, before his ankle injury, Hill had a total of 9,393 points, 3,417 rebounds and 2,720 assists. Oscar Robertson, Bird, and LeBron James are the only three players in league history to eclipse these numbers after their first six seasons." The best that never was.. biggest travesty to the NBA was never getting to see Hill and TMac play together at full strength..
Imo - he’s in the conversation as an all time great - 6 seasons of that performance is a career most players would trade for. Doin damage in suns jersey in a lot of these also. just never found winning teams in post-season.
@@Xx-po1fu and he was better hill got a huge injury there is no telling who he would of been he made jordan look 👎 when he came out stuntin. He is the most underated player due to injury
Grant Hill has the most slept on posterizations in NBA history... he's dunked on Zo (twice), Ewing, Mutombo, Muresan (twice), Vlade, Diop, Oliver & plenty more big men.
Shot blockers get dunked on… I’m more a fan of seeing who’s guarding him the work he was giving them. Scottie Pippen, Dan Majerle were two of the top defenders in the league and he was walking past them!
should have stayed with Detroit and should have never signed with Fila. he made some head scratching decisions in the late 90's, but glad he made a pretty nice comeback with Phoenix
Man, he had the potential of being one of the all time greats. I mean this guy played 19 seasons in the NBA even with all of his injuries. That's saying something
as isaiah thomas said, if grant hill and penny hardaway didn't get injured, we'll have a different conversation on who's the best perimeter guys in nba history
So true. Some of these highlights are post Grant Hill injury and past his prime and yet he still did some incredible dunks and smart plays. Ex: Blocking Tony Parker not on the initial block but on the way down and finishing the 3pt play. That is something special!
@BOMBAATA Wilt Chamberlain 2K 20K Wade or Hill could be argued over Kobe, moreso Wade since he has chips, though Hill has a superior all around game to both. Wade and Hill played the game the right way, where Kobe would shoot his teams out of games and didn't always take advantage of good teammates. Even though he was lethal not that efficient at all.
@@rashb3994 fuck no it's a reason y Kobe played 20 years and they didnt and got injured earlier in their careers and how could the be better the Kobe when they wasnt better then AI..lol
I been telling people for years. Grant Hill was the real deal. Don't sleep. Pre injuries the sky was the limit. He had a quick first step. And he played D. Him And Penny will always be two of my favorite players. And imo the two best players to be derailed by injuries.
Young Grant was a force of nature. But his Phoenix highlights impress me the most. Coming back from such devastating injuries and still being able to move/leap like that, wow. What an athlete.
Yeah that's true and then you going to have to look at his thoughts to determine whether he is a hall of fame or possibly or not because if y'all men made it to the Hall of Fame after eight season and sustain all them injuries I don't see why Grant Hill shouldn't be in that same conversation
The Ken Griffey Jr of basketball. Both were amazing talents. Both had HOF tier first half of their careers. Both got hurt. Both were so driven and talented they both managed to play until they were 40 even though they were hurt half their careers.
Lol i know barely anything about baseball and basketball but i made the same comparison in my head. I have seen them both play and they make their sport seem effortless. I am a cricket fan and there was a player from Guyana called Carl Hooper who could hit a ball miles with barely any effort. Athletes like that are rare and special and for some reason they dont last very long.
Sometimes I forget how great grant was. Truly beautiful athleticism. Was never the same after the injury. Like Isaiah Thomas said “people don’t know who this guy was”
If you're any kind of basketball fan you shedded a tear or two for this guy because of his injuries. Easily one of the greatest "what if..." stories ever. Still a true fan of his.
it's nice 2 meet u and i got nothing against u and hill but 2 my VERY best knowledge ur the ONLY person 2 call him the VERY best 90's and/or 00's player he faced jordan who i'll say was ALMOST as legendary as jabbar robertson chamberlain and russell
@@chrishandsome4267 CERTAIN people NOT 100% of people who follow it believe that and there's a documentary called the greatest player ever starring wilt chamberlain and in 1980 the nba declared the greatest player ever as bill russell
For perimeter players, Hill, Penny and Reggie Miller did take over the league. But then you also had the war of the giants simultaneously going on - Smits, Shaq, Olajuwon, Ewing, Mourning, Robinson, Mutombo. Anyone who thinks today's NBA is better than the golden age NBA just doesn't know what entertainment is.
Kobe could have been over shadowed by him in terms of popularity.. Kobe is just lucky this guy is unlucky.. Kobe is really lucky all throughout his whole career.. Matching his work ethic..
Penny Hardaway would have been Kobe level if he didn't get injured. I can gurantee that. Obviously was a pass often guy but he would have been MVP level/ best guard in the league/ potentially best player in the league if not for his injuries.
I'm a die-hard Bull's Fan but 1:35 is a prime example of why I always thought Pippen was overrated as a defender! Anyone who could dribble (and around his height) would easily get past him ... Hill, Hardaway, McGrady, Bryant etc. SMDH
@@Dirtymane1 true, if you had handles you could easily put a move on him....he's still a good defender, he had to adjust his game for the next generation of ball handlers. I remember PENNY scoring on Jordan AT WILL.
He was the LeBron of the 90s, and would have continued to be so in the 2000s had not for his injury and near death experience. He brought the ball up the court as a 6' 8" small forward, who also could play just about any position if he wanted to. He scored at will. At will, folks. Unstoppable. Correction, LeBron is the Grant Hill of this generation. What if?
The only similarities to their game is that they are 6'8 scorer athletic SF with handles but Bron has him beat in Bigger Stronger more Athletic and better playmaker
Bron bron is stronger, better rebounder had a better 3 point shot,and better at post up. Hil was quicker, a much better defender. And never took a minute off on defense.
I always come back to this video from time to time. And after watching him on All The Smoke - had to come back again...his crossovers and the transition between dribble to hop step to dunk was soooooooo quick. By the time the defender even tries to anticipate its way too late...and its by fractions of a second! Crazy
If grant Hill had never suffered those injuries, he would have been Kobe before Kobe and would have been in the GOAT conversation. He was way too skilled, smart and athletic to assume otherwis.
He was triple double in his prime. Points, rebounds, assists. I think he led the league in scoring in one season.... Even with the injuries he never quits. Worth every penny if your the owner or fan or spectator. Sprite was a top seller i think during that time...
Two take-aways from that: 1. GHill is sneaky strong! Putting that 225lb body and crazy athleticism to good use. 2. Zo has great timing in blocking shots at the rim
He had one of the better fundamental games of anyone in history, footwork, court vision, defense, explosiveness. He would shoot jumpers or fade aways all game then all of a sudden dunk on the center.
Hill was soo smooth yet lethal ... Mannn do I wish he had less Surgeries and more time to Shine on the Court! 🏀✨ Day 1 ... Fan for life!!! DETROIT BASKET-BALL!! ❤️💙
Such an underrated and unappreciated talent in today's era. He gets so overlooked because of his Jordan and Lebron comparisons over the years. But what people don't understand is that Grant Hill WAS on the road to being the next Jordan in his prime. He was the guy the league was passing the torch to.
@@animeanime-no-mi7583 but wasn't he listed as a point guard? people give him the title of best point guard of all time. grant hill could play off the ball a lot as a small forward (that resulted in great years in Phoenix) but had the handles of a guard and could create plays for himself. that's a point forward.
Of all the “what if” players we’ve had, Grant Hill is the biggest one to me. Because he looked like the NEXT generation of greatness. A guy who could literally just do everything on the court. He was LeBron before LeBron.
Grant hill said on open court he carried on his crossovers but playing on slow-mo, he has one of the cleanest, smoothest, quickest crossover. He also had a nice change of pace on his hesitation, power dribble on his left that can blow by his defender, a sick spin that finishes with a tomahawk jam. Occasionally we see the old him during his sun's days but unfortunately the ankle injury robbed him of his quick change in direction.
Yes sir Congrats on being a Hall Of Fame. You did what alot of players couldn't do,have no fear and to never give up regardless of what you went through. You were an amazing player
Grant Hill is one of the greatest of all time. An all around great athlete. He had incredible hops, could shoot lights out and then get back on defense and lockdown whom ever he was guarding. He also had the coolest sneakers back in the day. #Elite #Legend 🐐
Yeah cuz we have children out there these days and no sportsmen. I like griffin becuz he keeps things cool while serving some of the filthiest facials. Just doing his business.
Look back at footages from the late 80s and 90s... lots of ankle-breakers, facials, blocks... the players and the crowd they cheer, yes, *but they don't go overly crazy like they do today.* I saw Dominique Wilkins get dropped by Larry Bird on a crossover step back, and people shrugged it off like it was nothing... mainly because they expected the defender to just get back up and try to recover... which is what Dominique did... though Larry still made the shot.
His dad was an NFL running back, his mom's roommate in college was Hilary Clinton. He grew up in Reston VA the richest county in America (Fairfax county). He went to Duke. He was raised to be competitive presentable, classy, and humble. And it showed all through his career. That's why MJ saw him as his legitimate predecessor back in the day.
@@pooPbutwhole i mean Lebron's an all around (offensively+defensively) but doesnt exactly have the best handles. Grant does both but with great handles😁
WHAT. A . PLAYER . jumps so high and he s so fast for his height and so handy at mid , long range. This guy had everything to be the new jordan indeed 😢
That cross at 1:36 was incredible, lighting quick after the small hesi. The play also shows what an incredible defender Pippen was. He recovered incredibly fast off of that left leg and was still there. Some other defender would still be searching for Grant around the free throw line. Most of the NBA players didn't stand a chance crossing Scottie Pippen, and great offensive players like Grant Hill from time to time did cross him and Scottie was still there... And look at the Grant Hill's confidence in his ability at the time... WOW. Run an isolation play for me, I wanna play 1 on 1 against Scottie Pippen. Love the play. Beautiful basketball
"After the first six seasons of his career, before his ankle injury, Hill had a total of 9,393 points, 3,417 rebounds and 2,720 assists. Oscar Robertson, Bird, and LeBron James are the only three players in league history to eclipse these numbers after their first six seasons."
The best that never was.. biggest travesty to the NBA was never getting to see Hill and TMac play together at full strength..
Imo - he’s in the conversation as an all time great - 6 seasons of that performance is a career most players would trade for. Doin damage in suns jersey in a lot of these also. just never found winning teams in post-season.
We will never see them together. Because if he stayed healthy, he will not be traded. But who knows..
@@douglasseites6198 i didnt know that.
@@douglasseites6198 magic was this close to getting Tim Duncan as well. imagine that big 3. As a laker fan I would have been scared.
Stole what Andy hoops said smh ain't slick
Legend has it that Scottie is still searching for Grant Hill
Legend has it Scottie is the better player.
@@quailman8238 better or not, he made Scottie look like a fool
😭😭😭😭😭
@@Xx-po1fu facts
@@Xx-po1fu and he was better hill got a huge injury there is no telling who he would of been he made jordan look 👎 when he came out stuntin. He is the most underated player due to injury
A gentleman and arguably the quickest first step in the history of the sport.
Much respect.
Grant Hill has the most slept on posterizations in NBA history... he's dunked on Zo (twice), Ewing, Mutombo, Muresan (twice), Vlade, Diop, Oliver & plenty more big men.
and all that in the era when big mans could give it to you when you where comming.
You are 100% right. This dude had that perfect side shoulder going into the dunk. He was a freak in almost every way.
Diop lol
Shot blockers get dunked on… I’m more a fan of seeing who’s guarding him the work he was giving them.
Scottie Pippen, Dan Majerle were two of the top defenders in the league and he was walking past them!
Grew up watching Hill play...he's ball handling skills are amazing.
Every shoot blocker back in the day...he DUNKED on all of them.
He sure did (every impressive shot blocker got it )
U mean like Scottie pippen would do.
We was a pg for the pistons for a while
Grant Hill is so criminally underrated. His game was phenomenal great vertical leap, killer defense, and mean jam
He isn't underrated, most people understand he was a phenomenal talent that injuries ruined
should have stayed with Detroit and should have never signed with Fila. he made some head scratching decisions in the late 90's, but glad he made a pretty nice comeback with Phoenix
Man, he had the potential of being one of the all time greats. I mean this guy played 19 seasons in the NBA even with all of his injuries. That's saying something
Great point.
Love for basketball, that’s what it is
Yea, it's saying he did about 10 years of bench sitting.
I wanted to like your comment like 82 times in a row!!!! Great analysis.
@@carlhopkinson He started 972 out of 1,026 games and averaged about 33.9 mpg according to basketball-reference.com.
as isaiah thomas said, if grant hill and penny hardaway didn't get injured, we'll have a different conversation on who's the best perimeter guys in nba history
So true. Some of these highlights are post Grant Hill injury and past his prime and yet he still did some incredible dunks and smart plays. Ex: Blocking Tony Parker not on the initial block but on the way down and finishing the 3pt play. That is something special!
@BOMBAATA Wilt Chamberlain 2K 20K Wade or Hill could be argued over Kobe, moreso Wade since he has chips, though Hill has a superior all around game to both. Wade and Hill played the game the right way, where Kobe would shoot his teams out of games and didn't always take advantage of good teammates. Even though he was lethal not that efficient at all.
@@rashb3994 fuck no it's a reason y Kobe played 20 years and they didnt and got injured earlier in their careers and how could the be better the Kobe when they wasnt better then AI..lol
@BOMBAATA Wilt Chamberlain 2K 20K so true man
Include tmac and drose
All the dislikes in this video come from Alonzo Mourning burner accounts.
Mourning stayed getting boomed on
and ewing, muersan, boozer, .......
Grant Hill and Alonzo Mourning actually have a lot of respect for each other. Watch Grant Hill's Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech. :D
pure haters IMO
Darrell Lee all dislikes = a inch off ur hairline
Hill, Tmac and Penny always remain the biggest what ifs in my head, love the way they ball
D.Rose #1 what if. Idk how you miss him lol
Prime Grant Hill is the 90s LeBron James.
@@ironplasticmachine2309 I can't use the word smooth to describe LeBron, but I can with Hill🙂
@@carsonshi4547 as u can see Prime Grant is also unicorn, he can do fastbreak, slashing and posterizing.
Brandon Roy*
One of the biggest "what if" players in NBA History
Thats tufff
Hi Stephen
Nah penny hardaway the biggest what if
Stephen A Smith Drose is the biggest. “What if” player
STEPHEN IS everywhere
Grant was my favorite player in the 90s when I was a teenager.
When Grant was young and healthy he was DOMINANT
i always felt he would've out shined kobe. even though they didn't play the same position i like hill's game better
I been telling people for years. Grant Hill was the real deal. Don't sleep. Pre injuries the sky was the limit. He had a quick first step. And he played D. Him And Penny will always be two of my favorite players. And imo the two best players to be derailed by injuries.
Add tmac to dat list but u have big point
Dont forget bout B Roy
Young Grant was a force of nature. But his Phoenix highlights impress me the most. Coming back from such devastating injuries and still being able to move/leap like that, wow. What an athlete.
Yeah that's true and then you going to have to look at his thoughts to determine whether he is a hall of fame or possibly or not because if y'all men made it to the Hall of Fame after eight season and sustain all them injuries I don't see why Grant Hill shouldn't be in that same conversation
Even after a long season of injury, you can still see traces of greatness in him. He's one of my favourite NBA players of all time.
The Ken Griffey Jr of basketball. Both were amazing talents. Both had HOF tier first half of their careers. Both got hurt. Both were so driven and talented they both managed to play until they were 40 even though they were hurt half their careers.
Great comparison
@James lies...Ken Griffey never took steroids and was never accused
Lol i know barely anything about baseball and basketball but i made the same comparison in my head. I have seen them both play and they make their sport seem effortless. I am a cricket fan and there was a player from Guyana called Carl Hooper who could hit a ball miles with barely any effort. Athletes like that are rare and special and for some reason they dont last very long.
Sometimes I forget how great grant was. Truly beautiful athleticism. Was never the same after the injury. Like Isaiah Thomas said “people don’t know who this guy was”
I love grant hill if only the man never got injured
Bryan Effah Yeah imagine him and T Mac as a duo
"...never get a serious injury like that"...! Thanks God he come back not only to sport but to NBA....!
He was a scrub compared to tmac. His white washed imaged makes you like him
"We couldn't stop him, he'd just go right by us and was just dunking on Dikembe"
-Steve Smith
Man him and Stackhouse on Detroit was freaking nasty. I miss the 90's
If you're any kind of basketball fan you shedded a tear or two for this guy because of his injuries. Easily one of the greatest "what if..." stories ever. Still a true fan of his.
During his prime, I seriously think he was the best player in the league, he couldn't be stopped.
it's nice 2 meet u and i got nothing against u and hill but 2 my VERY best knowledge ur the ONLY person 2 call him the VERY best 90's and/or 00's player he faced jordan who i'll say was ALMOST as legendary as jabbar robertson chamberlain and russell
@@youtuber3328 lol ALMOST. Jordan was better than all of those guys
@@chrishandsome4267 nothing against u jordan but i refuse 2 agree with u
@@youtuber3328 you don't have to. anyone who knows basketball knows Jordan is the GOAT
@@chrishandsome4267 CERTAIN people NOT 100% of people who follow it believe that and there's a documentary called the greatest player ever starring wilt chamberlain and in 1980 the nba declared the greatest player ever as bill russell
Would have been up there with James, Kobe, and Jordan.
NimagHtes no doubt
And Penny too
@Greg A yes Penny. The guy who went to the finals his 2nd year.
Definitely
Man if he never gotten hurt
Nogga was dunking on whoever
Finally some Grant Hill highlights
Wow i didnt know Grant Hill was this good no wonder hes in the HOF well deserved bro
Didn't realize Hill had such a good crossover. 🔥🔥🔥
Yeah, can't think of anyone else that I ever saw cross Pippen up like that.
@@trza49er that's cross was nasty. That dunk though too.
Now that I think about it, didn't realize how many people he dunked on too 😂😂😂
Only other person i seen cross pippen was kobe. In the legendary shaq lob
@@indigomailbox8431 yeah young Kobe crossed up old pip dozens of times
He was supposed to take over the league after Jordan retired
For perimeter players, Hill, Penny and Reggie Miller did take over the league. But then you also had the war of the giants simultaneously going on - Smits, Shaq, Olajuwon, Ewing, Mourning, Robinson, Mutombo. Anyone who thinks today's NBA is better than the golden age NBA just doesn't know what entertainment is.
Sucks that he got injured. Even still he had an incredible career
Kobe could have been over shadowed by him in terms of popularity..
Kobe is just lucky this guy is unlucky..
Kobe is really lucky all throughout his whole career.. Matching his work ethic..
Penny Hardaway would have been Kobe level if he didn't get injured. I can gurantee that. Obviously was a pass often guy but he would have been MVP level/ best guard in the league/ potentially best player in the league if not for his injuries.
@@tiismuna lol kobe got injured many times too. Yeah Achilles tear is lucky rape allegations... fff
After injuries and nearing retirement, he was still shittin on everybody. Imagine if he never got injured.
Him and McGrady together could've been legendary
My love for the game was born by Grant Hill.
Best Grant video Ever !
Hill was a triple-double machine with a deadly crossover. Hill, Penny, Bias... and so many other what ifs.
I AM ASHAMED TO SAY I WAS SLEEP ON JUST HOW GOOD GRANT HILL WAS.
When he does that between the leg hesitation move, it’s a wrap for that defender.
that defender lol that's scottie pippen
Yup. He had the quickest first step at the time behind Iverson
simple move yet spectacular...humble man...
Yup!
YES!!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥
1:35 dude just put Scottie Pippen on skates 👀
Dayum son
AND HE CLAPPED BOARD!
and very few did that
I'm a die-hard Bull's Fan but 1:35 is a prime example of why I always thought Pippen was overrated as a defender! Anyone who could dribble (and around his height) would easily get past him ... Hill, Hardaway, McGrady, Bryant etc. SMDH
@@Dirtymane1 true, if you had handles you could easily put a move on him....he's still a good defender, he had to adjust his game for the next generation of ball handlers. I remember PENNY scoring on Jordan AT WILL.
He was the LeBron of the 90s, and would have continued to be so in the 2000s had not for his injury and near death experience. He brought the ball up the court as a 6' 8" small forward, who also could play just about any position if he wanted to. He scored at will. At will, folks. Unstoppable. Correction, LeBron is the Grant Hill of this generation. What if?
The only similarities to their game is that they are 6'8 scorer athletic SF with handles but Bron has him beat in Bigger Stronger more Athletic and better playmaker
Grant Hill is waaay better than LeBron. LeBron is a traveling/charging mother effer!!
More athletic???can you see grant hill was wayy more athletic than lebron 🤦♂️ and he was dunking just as hard
Bron bron is stronger, better rebounder had a better 3 point shot,and better at post up. Hil was quicker, a much better defender. And never took a minute off on defense.
I can't believe all those SUNS highlights... Over coming all those injuries at that age is simply unbelievable wow
Damn, Grant dunked on the entire NBA!
I always come back to this video from time to time. And after watching him on All The Smoke - had to come back again...his crossovers and the transition between dribble to hop step to dunk was soooooooo quick. By the time the defender even tries to anticipate its way too late...and its by fractions of a second! Crazy
Some of these dunks are cartering on the brink of vinsanity
Not even close!
Grant Hill is Grant Hill, no need for any comparison.
Dudes are actually challenging his dunks and straight getting funked on!
Agree. His extension above the rim was Vince like. And he blocked shots like a dunker
If grant Hill had never suffered those injuries, he would have been Kobe before Kobe and would have been in the GOAT conversation. He was way too skilled, smart and athletic to assume otherwis.
One of my fav players in the 90s
Grant Hill was amazing... I wish more people remembered how great he was before injures stole season after season
Pistons need to bring back those jerseys and logo
Yes the jerseys and the floor
It still looks good in 2018. Classic, timeless.
@@radioactivehands The teal era jerseys? I guess they are like the classic cars, looks ugly then, but beautiful now.
Here ugly...
The Horse and teal were the worst thing they ever did. No. Just.. No. We were all begging to get the red white and blue back when they switched.
He was triple double in his prime.
Points, rebounds, assists. I think he led the league in scoring in one season....
Even with the injuries he never quits.
Worth every penny if your the owner or fan or spectator.
Sprite was a top seller i think during that time...
He made Sprite popular
no
Damn, this dude was making athletic/aggressive plays his WHOLE career. This boi immortal
Grant Hill "immortal?"
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
Wow... pause at 6:08 and you can see that Alonzo had the ball blocked but he's unable to stop Grant's momentum for the dunk.
Yes! I noticed! That was great!
Two take-aways from that:
1. GHill is sneaky strong! Putting that 225lb body and crazy athleticism to good use.
2. Zo has great timing in blocking shots at the rim
This dude was a beast! I had no clue. He’s in the hall of fame for a reason
Why is he in the HOF
FREE WILL DEFENDER 7x All-Star, 5x All-NBA, 2x NCAA Champion, sick crossovers, sick poster dunks...lol
He had one of the better fundamental games of anyone in history, footwork, court vision, defense, explosiveness. He would shoot jumpers or fade aways all game then all of a sudden dunk on the center.
Jason true statement
For how many games out of the season? Dude was injury prone woulda coulda shoulda player. Many of them come and go
Hill was soo smooth yet lethal ...
Mannn do I wish he had less Surgeries and more time to Shine on the Court! 🏀✨
Day 1 ... Fan for life!!! DETROIT BASKET-BALL!! ❤️💙
Definitely "Jordan like" player, so talented.
Who would be modern grant hill today
@@osamaali198 they say lebron, how he dunks, how he he handles the ball and the fact they both were pretty good at defending
@@dantheman6888 g hill was def a way better ball handler 🤷😂
@@dantheman6888 Lebron never had handles like Grant or Kobe! Lebron has to get a running start or push off to get buy defenders.
I think he’s closer to kawhi than lebron
Such an underrated and unappreciated talent in today's era. He gets so overlooked because of his Jordan and Lebron comparisons over the years. But what people don't understand is that Grant Hill WAS on the road to being the next Jordan in his prime. He was the guy the league was passing the torch to.
Facts
the original point forward... injuries took us so many great players, it's just sad
Lol so magic wasn't a point forward?
@@animeanime-no-mi7583 but wasn't he listed as a point guard? people give him the title of best point guard of all time. grant hill could play off the ball a lot as a small forward (that resulted in great years in Phoenix) but had the handles of a guard and could create plays for himself. that's a point forward.
Scottie Pippen was the original...then came Grant...now its Lebron
AnimeAnime-No-Mi no. He was a pg.
BIRD IT WAS ALOT OF PLAYER LIKE HIM IN A WAY
YALL JUST KNOW THE commercial famous players
GROUPIE FANS
One of my favourite Basket Ball player since he played in Duke 1992....i like the way he handle the ball....i like the way he dunk...
Love how GH and Penny did their slams. Behind the rim, and very quick + sneaky.
Of all the “what if” players we’ve had, Grant Hill is the biggest one to me. Because he looked like the NEXT generation of greatness. A guy who could literally just do everything on the court. He was LeBron before LeBron.
Its "Penny" for me
Grant Hill will forever be a super hero in my books🙏🏽
One of my all time favourite players. A fighter and a great guy.
Grant hill said on open court he carried on his crossovers but playing on slow-mo, he has one of the cleanest, smoothest, quickest crossover. He also had a nice change of pace on his hesitation, power dribble on his left that can blow by his defender, a sick spin that finishes with a tomahawk jam. Occasionally we see the old him during his sun's days but unfortunately the ankle injury robbed him of his quick change in direction.
and dont forget that his left hand can finish on the rim with force too. you can that grant hill is really unstoppable when attacks the rim.
That was absolutely amazing...I haven't seen anything like him. He was the greatest ever
0:56 that turn is insane but looks so simple , insanely good footwork and explosiveness
Ikr.
Yes sir Congrats on being a Hall Of Fame. You did what alot of players couldn't do,have no fear and to never give up regardless of what you went through. You were an amazing player
What's really sad is that this generation will argue about who the GOAT is without ever knowing what great truely is
Mj Goat
I was such a fan of Grant Hill. Always a pleasure watching his highlights again.
Grant hill omg he had potential to be top 5
Grant Hill is one of the greatest of all time. An all around great athlete. He had incredible hops, could shoot lights out and then get back on defense and lockdown whom ever he was guarding. He also had the coolest sneakers back in the day. #Elite #Legend 🐐
Late 90s Grant Hill was the Lebron James before Lebron James.
no one - I would say Kobe before Kobe. Their games were similar.
Better, tougher and stronger even without the juice.
I had the exact same thought. Lots of similarities. Hill was a little more discrete but just as explosive.
That baseline move and finish could rival that of MJ’s against the Knicks. That was impressive!
Damn pistons Grant Hill was DIFFERENT! Sad I grew up seeing my lakers play vs an old Suns Hill. Crazy to see how similar young Bron was to him.
That smash on Mutombo at 2:35 was off the charts!....extremely sick.
That crossover on Pippen was IGNATE! Off that replay alone put this man in the HALL well deserved.
THE D.C. CROSSOVER
Detroit grant hill was so underrated
This guy was awesome. He was the next Jordan. Super quick. Wished he didn't get injured. Hope he makes it to hall of Fame
I remember I had a Grant Hill jersey with the old school blue and red colors, that thing was sweet
That's a lot of facial dunk but none one of those dunk he showboat or became cocky unlike some nba players nowadays.
Yeah cuz we have children out there these days and no sportsmen. I like griffin becuz he keeps things cool while serving some of the filthiest facials. Just doing his business.
Look back at footages from the late 80s and 90s... lots of ankle-breakers, facials, blocks... the players and the crowd they cheer, yes, *but they don't go overly crazy like they do today.*
I saw Dominique Wilkins get dropped by Larry Bird on a crossover step back, and people shrugged it off like it was nothing... mainly because they expected the defender to just get back up and try to recover... which is what Dominique did... though Larry still made the shot.
DL y’all so old
Lol. He must have the most dunks on 2 guys simultaneously in NBA history.
His dad was an NFL running back, his mom's roommate in college was Hilary Clinton. He grew up in Reston VA the richest county in America (Fairfax county). He went to Duke. He was raised to be competitive presentable, classy, and humble. And it showed all through his career. That's why MJ saw him as his legitimate predecessor back in the day.
One of my favorite players of all time. I always thought he could've been one of the best ever..
So when tf the Pistons gonna retire his jersey??
when yo mama gives it back
I'm been thinking the same shit for years
@centenario de oro u gotta be an outsider if you think that's he did
When he die
I forgot how great he was at taking it to the hoop. 6'8" dunker and effortless like Vince
His first step off that crossover was a thing of beauty.
He was special. Damn the injuries derailed true greatness.
Grant hill was so smooth shame he got hurt great player 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Damn. If Penny manage to stay healthy for 8~10 years, he’ll be part of HOF also.
Grant Hill with the gentleman like posture after dunking a basketball....😂😆
All-around player with handles👀
Rapsa Lodi so all around doesn’t include habdles? 🌚
@@pooPbutwhole i mean Lebron's an all around (offensively+defensively) but doesnt exactly have the best handles. Grant does both but with great handles😁
Rapsa Lodi LeBron has handles bro. You thinking about flashy handles
@@Kid82fy lebrons handles are weak af. He has never crossed anybody
@@nsits5977 he has
WHAT. A . PLAYER . jumps so high and he s so fast for his height and so handy at mid , long range. This guy had everything to be the new jordan indeed 😢
He was supposed to be the next MJ with all the potentials...until injury.
The amount of hurdles to play in the league and then still u have to hope and pray ur body holds up. Ridiculous
He really was, if you go back and see his college games, you can see how he was the heir apparent
We looking at it wrong, his game was NOTHING like MJ AT ALL. He was closer to the next Scottie PIPPEN. Kobe is the only player to be the "NEXT JORDAN"
That was penny hardaway
@@MrTheTomahawk
After all the miles put on the body in youth athletics, high school, college. It's a gamble for sure.
I got his rookie card in 2k19 and naturally started slashin and dunking with this hill guy so had to check him out...I'm impressed
That what brought me here too
I love those quality years he had in Phoniex
I always enjoyed watching Grant Hill. I still have all the rookie cards from that draft class. Robinson, Hill and Kidd
Move at 0:57 to 1:00 has to go down as one of the best plays of all time in the NBA.
I saw that move and immediately came down here to the comments section to see if anyone else caught it.
Grant Hill is one of the best to ever do it
Grant Hill's cause of death = INJURIES.
He would've fit amazing in today's NBA.
it wouldnt just be tmac and hill. duncan will be on the boat as well. almost happened in the 2000s. Hill's injury is what stopped it.
TMac carries his oft injured white washed ass when he was in Orlando. They should’ve traded hill for free pretzels at that time
@@jendlti you are not correct AT all lolz
That cross at 1:36 was incredible, lighting quick after the small hesi. The play also shows what an incredible defender Pippen was. He recovered incredibly fast off of that left leg and was still there. Some other defender would still be searching for Grant around the free throw line. Most of the NBA players didn't stand a chance crossing Scottie Pippen, and great offensive players like Grant Hill from time to time did cross him and Scottie was still there... And look at the Grant Hill's confidence in his ability at the time... WOW. Run an isolation play for me, I wanna play 1 on 1 against Scottie Pippen.
Love the play. Beautiful basketball
I'm so happy for G.Hill . You deserve to be in HOF. All the talks about easy inducting is just crap. #33
His first step and takeoff was so explosive. Even after all the injuries he still showed glimpses of it.
He could have been up there with Jordan and Kobe... silky smooth, explosive and he had all the fundamentals. Damn
Who would be modern grant hill today
Him and Hardaway
Great guy and great player! I still have my picture of us playing one on one when I was a up and coming player at a bball camp.
Was a walking Triple Threat in his hay day guy could do it all one of the first players able to guard 1-3
Scottie was and will always be the prototype to Mcgrady, Grant, and Penny
Too big for guards, and too shifty for fowards 🔥 grant hill was a legend
Grant hill was that dude projected to be the next jordan
Or, rather, the first LeBron.
And rightly so. Jordan esque.
He was on his way to becoming a top 5 all time player, damn knee injuries
Prime Grant Hill was the missing piece in the prime Orlando Magic of Penny and Shaq.
a legit superstar!!! what a talent