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Phoenix Suns' Grant Hill sees what could have been
January 18
Arizona Republic
 
"It did not look like the Chicago Bulls needed Grant Hill on Tuesday night, but they sure did pursue him as a free agent in the off-season. Hill, who re-signed with the Suns for a one-year and $6.5 million, had plenty of suitors, but none pressed his decision like the Bulls, who made a competitive offer to Hill, fully knowing that he was coming off knee surgery in September at age 39. Hill arrived in Chicago in January with the frustration of shooting 33 percent on a skidding team, and Chicago has the best record in the league for a second consecutive season."
Suns' Grant Hill unsure about quadriceps soreness
January 16
Arizona Republic
 
"Suns swingman Grant Hill will not deny that the soreness in his right quadriceps tendon likely is related to his September right knee surgery in some way. Hill also will not deny himself the notion that it will not bother him again moving forward. Hill suffered the injury Thursday morning during a shootaround and had swelling in the knee by game time that night. He left that loss to Cleveland early because of the soreness in the tendon, which connects to the kneecap. Hill did not play Friday night before returning to action in Sunday night's game at San Antonio. Hill's surgery was not related to the quad tendon. A piece of cartilage was loose in his kneecap, exposing a tiny portion of the"
Steve Nash, Grant Hill sitting out tonight for Suns
January 13
Arizona Republic
 
"Suns co-captains Steve Nash and Grant Hill will not play in tonight's home game against New Jersey due to injuries suffered in Thursday night's loss to Cleveland. Nash took a shot to his right thigh during the game and still returned to play 35 minutes but is being held out tonight because of the soreness and an issue with his chronic back issues. Hill left Thursday night's game early because of soreness in his right knee, which underwent offseason surgery in September, and will not play tonight because of the knee and a groin issue."
Suns veteran Grant Hill, Cavaliers rookie Kyrie Irving bookend the career lifespan of NBA players
January 12
Arizona Republic
 
"Five days after Kyrie Irving was born, one of the more-celebrated passes in college basketball history occurred. It came from the hands of Grant Hill. Two players representing different generations of Duke basketball meet at US Airways Center on Thursday night when the Cleveland Cavaliers and No. 1 overall pick Irving meet the Suns and Hill, a 16-year NBA veteran and the second-oldest player in the league. It is a clash of players with high regard for one another. "I had respect for him even before I met him," Irving said Wednesday at Grand Canyon University, where Cleveland practiced. Why not? Hill was a legend at Duke. He played in three national-title games, winning two, and is the"
Phoenix Suns forward Grant Hill regaining spark after knee surgery
January 10
Arizona Republic
 
"Grant Hill is a day away from being the oldest player in the NBA, but it was not his age that had him moving like he was emerging from cobwebs most of the time since Suns training camp opened a month ago. It was a knee surgery. Hill, 39, underwent non-optional arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in September to clean out a loose piece of cartilage that had separated from the bone. That minuscule area of exposed bone could have caused more pain and instability if not addressed."
Phoenix Suns' Grant Hill staying smart with his body
December 19
Arizona Republic
 
"Suns swingman Grant Hill did many things well last season but for one important area --protecting his body from his desire. There are times in games that he does it well, taking numerous falls to the floor without injury. Outside of games, Hill practiced too many times when he was ailing or worked out too hard when his body needed a break. Hill sat out Saturday night's open scrimmage and Sunday's practice to make a change about that. Hill has been troubled by a sore right knee and made it worse by playing in Thursday night's scrimmage at Grand Canyon. "A normal season is a marathon," Hill, 39, said. "This is going to be an ultra-marathon. It's going to be a dogfight. Alvin (Gentry) said to"
Grant Hill staying with Phoenix Suns
December 9
Arizona Republic
 
"Grant Hill is still Suns swingman Grant Hill. Hill agreed today to re-sign with the Suns for a one-year, $6.5 million contract. The Suns increased the offer from $5 million to $6.5 million on Thursday with Hill being pursued by New York, Chicago, San Antonio and the Los Angeles Clippers. The Spurs offered him two years and the Clippers offered him more money but the Knicks' and Bulls' one-year offers were tempting because of the quality of teams and Hill's relationship with Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni."
Grant Hill still undecided on returning to Suns
December 9
Arizona Republic
 
"In March, Grant Hill said it would be nice to return to the Suns. Last week, he said there were "good chances" of it happening. But as the NBA ratified a collective bargaining agreement Thursday to start free agency acquisitions at noon today, Hill openly wrestled with where he will sign as a free agent to close his career. The Suns, offering Hill a one-year, $5.5 million contract, appear to be fending off similar offers from New York and Chicago to keep the 39-year-old swingman. "Everything is compressed and rushed but this is a big decision," Hill said after working out Thursday at US Airways Center, as he has daily for the past week. "It's probably my last decision so I'm going to make"
Knicks close to deal with Grant Hill
December 8
New York Post
 
"The Knicks are on the verge of landing Grant Hill, according to two NBA sources. Hill, the Suns free agent, deliberated for the past few days between making the jump to New York or staying with the Phoenix Suns, who are in rebuilding mode. Hill is close to accepting the big challenge of the Big Apple. "It's not 100 percent done, but he's leaning,'' one source said. The third time appears to be the charm. The Knicks failed to woo Hill when he became the NBA's most-sought-after free agent in 2000 and were rejected again two years ago when he decided to remain in Phoenix."
City could be lure that lands Grant to Knicks
December 7
New York Post
 
"The Hills of Scottsdale, Ariz., face the great dilemma — choosing to make a move to better their careers or better their family life. Grant Hill's interest in joining the Knicks and being slotted in as their starting shooting guard on a potential Eastern Conference contender is growing by the day, and there is a sense he is leaning toward the Big Apple. The Bulls and Clippers have also been mentioned as possible landing spots for Hill, who has played the past three seasons with the Suns. Yesterday, the Knicks and Jared Jeffries agreed to terms on a one-year deal believed to be at the veteran's minimum of $1.4 million."
Knicks 'in hunt' for Hill
December 6
New York Post
 
"Free agent Grant Hill's interest in the Knicks is heating up, with one source saying the club has been told they are "definitely in the hunt.'' The Knicks appeared long shots over the weekend when Hill characterized the Suns as having "good chances'' of re-signing him. The Bulls and Celtics reportedly were also in the mix. Hill's leadership, defense and shooting have Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni pushing for him again. Hill would become the starting shooting guard over incumbent Landry Fields, who showed up for voluntary workouts in Westchester yesterday. If Hill signs with the Knicks, they could boast a potentially formidable starting five of Chauncey Billups at point guard, Hill at SG,"
Grant Hill said ''good chances'' of his return
December 3
Arizona Republic
 
"Grant Hill worked out several hours Friday at US Airways Center, the Suns' home. Hill emerged from the training room in Suns practice gear after spending the day with the Suns athletic trainers and Suns players Steve Nash, Channing Frye, Robin Lopez, Josh Childress and Zabian Dowdell. But unlike the past four years of this routine, Hill is not a Suns player. He is an unrestricted free agent who has kept his family in the Valley and expressed a desire to stay. Suns President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby called Hill their top free-agent priority when training camp starts in a week. Like two years ago, Hill also has high-caliber, big-market suitors. The list could include Miami, Boston,"
Knicks eyeing Suns' Hill
December 1
New York Post
 
"Yes, the Knicks need a defensive center, but if they can't lure a good one with their restrictive one-year offers, they may finally make Grant Hill a Knick. Yes, the Knicks are chasing Hill again. Two years ago, they made a bid for Hill, offering a one-year deal, and lost out to Phoenix. The same scenario can play out again, since the Suns want him back. Yesterday was the first day agents were allowed to talk to teams about free agents and the Knicks spoke with Hill's rep. Hill made a recruiting visit to the Knicks two years ago but turned down their one-year offer for the full mid-level exception, $5.8 million, and accepted Phoenix's two-year, $6.4 million offer."
Grant Hill is Phoenix Suns' free-agent priority
November 30
Arizona Republic
 
"More than most NBA executives, Suns President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby knows the importance of the impression that this morning's calls to agents gave. Babby was an agent. He was Grant Hill's agent. But Wednesday, his Suns were the ones sending out a message to Hill's current agent about how badly Phoenix wants to re-sign him. At 7 a.m. Phoenix time, the Suns began talking to agents of players. That meant checking in on some of their own guys but the first calls needed to go to the agents of free-agent players to show the Suns' interest. The Suns will be feeling out the market for a scoring wing player and a backup point guard but there will be no spending that disrupts the"
Nash, Hill open up on owners' hypocrisy
October 26
Foxsports.com
 columnist Jason Whitlock
"As the NBA moves closer to the cancellation of more games and more lost momentum from its spectacular 2010-11 campaign, it is time for me to move beyond my criticism of Derek Fisher and Billy Hunter, the leaders of the players association. I'm on their side. I want to help them frame a public message that exposes the hypocrisy of the owners who have locked the players out. In this protracted labor dispute, a group of largely conservative, right-wing billionaires are betraying the values and principles they allegedly hold dear: fix your own problems, pull yourself up by your bootstraps, quit looking for handouts. The NBA is a $3-billion industry. It has global reach. The lack of"
Grant Hill snubbed by coaches for defense honor
May 10
Arizona Republic
 
"There are worse ways to learn about an NBA All-Defensive snub than while enjoying your wife's birthday at the White House. Suns forward Grant Hill was left off the coaches' All-Defensive first and second teams despite hard campaigning from his coach, Alvin Gentry. Hill finished seventh in media voting for Defensive Player of the Year but was not among the 10 picked by coaches. He received four first-team votes and three second-team votes but was bypassed by 22 opposing coaches. He finished tied for fourth among forwards but Chicago's Joakim Noah was classified as a forward/center to take the fourth forward spot because he had more votes. "No one did more defensively for their team than"
Pistons' Arnie Kander, surgeon not responding to Grant Hill's remarks
May 5
Detroit Free Press
 
"The Pistons are not commenting on the recent comments Grant Hill made about the foot injury and subsequent treatment he received from the Pistons and Orlando Magic medical staffs during the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons. Robert Teitge, the team's orthopedic surgeon when Hill was a Piston, did not return two phone calls from the Free Press, and Arnie Kander, the team's strength and conditioning coach, was advised not to speak on the matter by current management with the potential sale of the team pending. "The health of our players is and always has been the No. 1 priority of our organization," said Kevin Grigg, the team's vice president of public relations. In a FoxSports.com story last"
Grant Hill says Pistons, Orlando Magic mishandled his injuries
April 29
Orlando Sentinel
 
"Former Orlando Magic forward Grant Hill said his ankle injury was mishandled by the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic medical teams during an intriguing 55-minute podcast interview with Fox Sports columnist Jason Whitlock. The discussion covered a wide range of topics including the Jalen Rose Uncle Tom comments, politics, his college basketball career at Duke, and his NBA stints with the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic. But the conversation took a interesting turn when Whitlock questioned Grant Hill about his past ankle and knee injuries that plagued his time with the Orlando Magic from 2000-07. Less than six months after receiving ankle surgery in May of 2000, Grant Hill started in the"
Grant Hill: Pistons, Magic 'mismanaged' ankle injuries
April 28
Detroit News
 
"Former Piston Grant Hill believes that team doctors in Detroit and Orlando may have mismanaged the treatment and diagnosis of his ankle injuries, which may have shortened his career. In an interview with Jason Whitlock on foxsportsradio.com, Hill discussed his injuries and reflected on his time in Detroit. "We could do a whole podcast on just my series of injuries and what I think was the mismanagement of those injuries," Hill told Whitlock. Hill, 38, who plays for the Suns, just finished his 15th season in the NBA. He was drafted third overall by the Pistons in 1994 and averaged 21.6 points in six seasons in Detroit before going to Orlando. In the 2000 season - his last with the"
Grant Hill elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Board of Governors
April 20
Arizona Republic
 
"Suns forward Grant Hill was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . . . Board of Governors. Hill will be considered for hall election as a player after retirement, and it will not hurt his case that he became the first active player to sit on the Hall of Fame's board. Hill will serve a three-year term on a board chaired by Jerry Colangelo, who remains the chairman of the Suns. "It is truly an honor to be elected as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Governors and to represent the living history of basketball," Hill said in a statement. "It is important for the current generation of players to get involved with the Hall to help recognize"
Security restrains Grant Hill after fan spits and curses at him
April 8
Orlando Sentinel
 
"You probably spit out your water reading that headline. If so, you weren't the only one. A fan spit in the direction of Grant Hill after the Phoenix Suns lost a 97-94 decision to the Chicago Bulls at the United Center in Chicago Tuesday. According to the Arizona Republic, security had to restrain Grant Hill from charging after the fan. "He said some profanity and spit in my direction," Grant Hill told the paper. "I'm not going to let somebody spit at me. He knew he did wrong because he took off running." Grant Hill's teammate and former Orlando Magic guard Vince Carter added, "When you see Grant like that, you know something's up. Grant doesn't say anything to anybody. He competes and"
Report: Fan curses, spits at Grant Hill
April 7
Foxsports.com
 
"Phoenix Suns star Grant Hill had to be restrained after a fan in Chicago cursed and spit at him, the Arizona Republic reported. The altercation occurred while Hill was leaving the floor after a tough 97-94 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday. "He said some profanity and spit in my direction," Hill told the newspaper. "I'm not going to let somebody spit at me. He knew he did wrong because he took off running.""
Grant Hill expresses interest in re-signing
March 30
Arizona Republic
 
"Once the Suns' playoff hopes ostensibly were crushed with home losses to New Orleans and Dallas, Suns co-captains Steve Nash and Grant Hill began talking about the Suns' future. A future with Nash, while always subject to trade, is tied to the final year of his contract. But with Hill, his look ahead was an acknowledgement that he wants to re-sign with the Suns for a third contract in Phoenix this summer. "It'd be nice to come back and prove that we can be better than we were this season," Hill said Tuesday. "Let's just hope and pray we have a season first and foremost and then we'll see what happens. Hopefully, it works out and we can improve and get better." When the Suns missed the"
War of words between Jalen Rose, Grant Hill hardly a litmus test
March 20
Detroit Free Press
 columnist Drew Sharp
"Is Jalen Rose pulling for his alma mater this afternoon? Michigan and Duke don't stand at opposite social or cultural borders as they meet this afternoon, their first NCAA tournament encounter since that April evening in Minneapolis nearly 20 years ago when Rose and his four fellow freshman starters made college basketball history. If anything, the two programs have never been closer in personality and purpose than they are right now. This Michigan team is the antithesis of the Fab, make that Fib Five. There's nothing rebellious about them. No freelancing. No big talk. No deviating from the prescribed system. There's no confusion over the single dominating presence. It's the guy in the"
Grant Hill takes high road after peers' comments in ESPN Fab Five documentary
March 17
Arizona Republic
 
"Grant Hill is nearing 40. He's shutting down kids nearly half his age. His remarkable season has gone mostly unnoticed because the Suns are largely irrelevant. And now someone just called him a bitch? That's just wrong. The verbal assault occurred just as the NCAA Tournament commences, and is the handiwork of former Suns player Jalen Rose, who produced a film for ESPN about the Fab Five. "For me, Duke was personal," Rose said in the film. "I hated Duke. And I hated everything I felt Duke stood for. Schools like Duke didn't recruit players like me. I felt like they only recruited players that were Uncle Toms." In the documentary, fellow Fab Fiver Jimmy King dropped the B-word on Hill, who"
Grant Hill can understand Steve Nash's pain
March 14
Arizona Republic
 
"Suns guard Steve Nash did not play in Sunday's loss to Orlando and might not play Monday at Houston, and teammate Grant Hill can understand why. It might seem rare to hear about a player sidelined with pubic-symphysis irritation, at least that specifically, but Hill went through it as recently as the 2008 playoffs. "I had surgery on it my second-to-last year in Orlando," Hill said of the 2005-06 season. "After the surgery, I tried to come back. It didn't work. I basically had to shut it down and go to Vancouver for three months for rehab in the off-season. It flared up in the (2008) playoffs. "It got worse and worse to the point where I was getting injections and it didn't help. You've got"
Grant Hill a game-time decision vs. Denver Nuggets
January 11
Arizona Republic
 
"The Suns could be without swingman Grant Hill Tuesday night against the Nuggets in Denver. Hill suffered a mild knee sprain during Sunday night's game and wore a brace on his right knee while watching practice Monday. "It's a little sore, but we'll just keep treating it and see how things feel," Hill said. "If it feels good I'll go. If not, I won't." The sight of Hill lying on the floor grasping his knee wasn't just chilling for fans. It scared his teammates -- and Hill. "A guy stepped on my foot," Hill said. "My ankle is a little sore, too. It was a little weird. I fall a lot, so I'm used to falling. But that one I knew something was wrong right away. It could have been worse. I have seen"
Grant Hill a game-time decision vs. Denver Nuggets
January 11
Arizona Republic
 
"The Suns could be without swingman Grant Hill Tuesday night against the Nuggets in Denver. Hill suffered a mild knee sprain during Sunday night's game and wore a brace on his right knee while watching practice Monday. "It's a little sore, but we'll just keep treating it and see how things feel," Hill said. "If it feels good I'll go. If not, I won't." The sight of Hill lying on the floor grasping his knee wasn't just chilling for fans. It scared his teammates -- and Hill. "A guy stepped on my foot," Hill said. "My ankle is a little sore, too. It was a little weird. I fall a lot, so I'm used to falling. But that one I knew something was wrong right away. It could have been worse. I have seen"
Grant Hill exits game with right knee sprain, could play Tuesday
January 10
Arizona Republic
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"With Robin Lopez and Channing Frye in the starting lineup, the Suns (15-20) found the floor to be spread better, and they made 13 3-pointers, their highest total since Dec. 15. Reserve Jared Dudley made five and led the Suns in scoring for the fifth time in the past nine games with 21 points. Frye had been slumping but found his shot, making 4 of 6 3-pointers, and had his first double-double since Dec. 2 by halftime. Dudley was needed because the Suns lost Grant Hill to a right-knee sprain four minutes into the game, when he had his left foot stepped on and his right knee in the air as it got hit by a Cavaliers player. Hill and Goran Dragic, who suffered a right-knee bruise, will be held"
Collins, Hill recall times together
December 30
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"Early in the preseason, when the 76ers were struggling to comprehend new coach Doug Collins' offensive and defensive systems, and the coach was trying to figure out how to best put together the pieces of a puzzle that had won just 27 games last season, Collins got a call on his cell phone. On the other end was Grant Hill, the former Duke teammate of Collins' son, Chris, who also played for Doug Collins in Detroit. All Hill wanted was to see how his former coach, his forever friend, was handling the new situation, the return to coaching after 8 years away from the sideline. "I was struggling trying to figure things out, wondering how I was going to get everything the way it should be and"
Grant Hill gets under skin of Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin
December 27
Arizona Republic
 
"Clippers rookie Blake Griffin is a gladiator on the court, but it is possible to get under his skin. It took a 38-year-old small forward to prove it. After Griffin's 18-point, nine-rebound first half, Suns defensive fix-it-all Grant Hill took the assignment and held Griffin to two points (on free throws) and two rebounds in the third quarter. Griffin made two shots in the second half - a jumper and a 3-point play - before fouling out with five second-half fouls. "He has the effort and desire to want to do it," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said of Hill. "He takes pride in it. You have to be close enough (to Griffin) to get under his skin." Hill defended Griffin physically whether he had the ball"
Grant Hill turning back the clock, deserves All-Star consideration
December 24
Arizona Republic
 
"On the night before the night before Christmas, a festival of newness came to Phoenix. A King was in the house. There was the ceremonial unwrapping of our new Polish Hammer. There was an overhyped team in one corner, a revamped team in the other and two players wearing Suns gear for the very first time. And with all this novelty attached to a showdown against the star-studded Heat, the biggest spectacle was the oldest man in uniform, the one who migrated from Orlando a long time ago. Grant Hill, 38, is making a push for the All-Star Game. "He's a youth machine," Heat star Dwyane Wade said. Granted, it's a long shot. Hill was only averaging 15 points and 5.0 rebounds per game entering"
Steve Nash, Grant Hill lead Suns past Thunder
December 20
The Oklahoman
 
"After a six-player trade that transpired one day earlier, Phoenix was without its three new acquisitions Sunday night against the first-place Thunder. What the Suns still did have were the services of future hall-of-famers Steve Nash and Grant Hill, who stepped to the forefront in a 113-110 survival that snapped the Thunder's five-game winning streak before a sellout crowd of 18,203 inside Oklahoma City Arena. The 38-year-old Hill finished with a game-high 30 points and 11 rebounds. "I don't know how he does it, and he looked as good as he's ever looked," Thunder coach Scott Brooks afterward. The 36-year-old Nash added 20 points (7 for 9 from the field; 2 for 2 from 3-point range) and 10"
No matter what happens, Grant Hill is at peace
October 24
Arizona Republic
 
"A swing at the ring would be nice. A berth in the NBA Finals would be a storybook ending. Either way, Grant Hill already is at peace. "Yeah, every year you want to win," Hill said. "But if the best it gets is what I experienced last year, then that's not bad." For apprehensive fans, those words may sound fatalistic. They seem to confirm the fears we all have about the 2010-11 Suns, a vulnerable team that will struggle to make the playoffs. The decision to not pay Amar'e Stoudemire could haunt this franchise for years. Still, that's not what Hill is talking about. The Suns forward simply has reached a level of professional contentment, mostly for what he's accomplished since joining the"
Grant Hill turning 38, but still defies age
October 5
Arizona Republic
 
"Grant Hill gets no time to feel his age. He was busy starting last season for the Suns' conference finals run, taking the top defensive assignments and playing in all but one game over the past two seasons. But at Tuesday's shootaround for the preseason opener at Sacramento, Hill will be reminded about turning 38 when the Suns rookies sing "Happy Birthday." Three were born when Hill was in high school. Hill is near the top on a list of oldest active NBA players, being just a day younger than Chicago's Kurt Thomas and seven months younger than Boston's Shaquille O'Neal. But he is not near the end, expecting to play beyond this final season of his second Suns two-year contract. "I know I'm"
Grant Hill plays hoops with Barack Obama
August 19
Arizona Republic
 
"Suns forward Grant Hill returned to US Airways Center this week for daily individual workouts. He did some scrimmaging last week, playing with a slew of NBA stars and a gangly, 6-foot-1 world leader. Hill was part of President Barack Obama's basketball-and-barbecue birthday bash Aug. 8 in Washington, D.C., along with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant (spectator only) and other current and past pros. "It was great to be in the presence of the president and play ball with him," Hill said. "We were not playing too hard but it was still competitive. It was kind of what you'd expect from NBA players playing pickup ball in early August. I wasn't running the court like I run"
Grant Hill will return to Suns
June 9
Arizona Republic
 
"Phoenix Suns forward Grant Hill will return to the team next season after exercising the one-year player option on his contract, the team announced Tuesday evening. "The decision to stay in Phoenix was easy," said Hill. "Our team's success on the court last season was the result of the efforts of a great group of guys and I'm looking forward to building on that with them and being a part of this team next season." Hill (6-8, 225) averaged 11.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game last season, 9.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in the postseason."
Phoenix's Hill enjoying trip to conference finals
May 19
L.A. Daily News
 columnist Vincent Bonsignore
"Grant Hill sat courtside at Staples Center Tuesday morning and faced his inevitable grilling. A little more than 12 hours before on the same court he now sat adjacent to, Hill and the Phoenix Suns let Kobe Bryant and the Lakers torch them for 128 points in a blowout loss to the defending world champions in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. Bryant was Hill's responsibility and defensive assignment, and with the Lakers superstar scoring 40 points in one of those vintage Bryant performances, Hill had some explaining to do to the group of reporters gathered around him. He answered every question with a smile. He contently explained each defensive lapse, every potential adjustment the"
Suns' Grant Hill has trouble defending Lakers' Kobe Bryant
May 18
Los Angeles Times
 
"Shane Battier meant well. Really. The Rockets' forward, two times a member of the NBA's all-defensive team, had some time on his hands and got to thinking about his buddy Grant Hill taking on the heavy assignment of guarding Kobe Bryant in the Western Conference finals. So Battier sent off an e-mail. There is some debate as to its length — Hill says it was short, most definitely not the five pages mentioned by TNT's Doug Collins. "You can't believe everything you hear," Hill said, smiling. It might as well have contained a computer virus for all the good it did Hill on Monday night in Game 1 of the Lakers-Suns series at Staples Center. Bryant ripped through the Suns — first Hill and then,"
Phoenix Suns' Grant Hill finding new life
May 15
Arizona Republic
 
"Like models and dancers, athletes' careers usually fade to dark before the athlete is ready to leave the bright lights. It can be trying for the superstar to handle the aging he can't see or accept, just as Allen Iverson hastily exited this year. That is what makes the renaissance of Grant Hill's career in Phoenix remarkable. He reinvented himself, like a chameleon blending into his desert. Hill came to Phoenix in 2007 on the first of two contracts that have paid him $6.8 million in three years - after he had collected $16.9 million for his final season in Orlando. That was the megastar contract that put him into nine-figure career earnings, money for finishing third in the 1997 MVP"
Grant Hill is kicking tail, including his own
May 14
Arizona Republic
 columnist Dan Bickley
"Grant Hill is having the time of his life. Well, most of the time. "I'm kicking myself right now," Hill said. In the big picture, Hill is enjoying great acclaim, tasting playoff success for the very first time. In rare rumblings of regret, he is lamenting what could have been had he followed his instincts. Last summer, he had two big choices. Where to play, and should he write the book bubbling up inside of him? The first choice was complicated. His wife told him that if he really wanted to win, he needed go to Boston. Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni really wanted Hill to come to join the circus in New York. Meanwhile, the Suns' initial offer was downright insulting. But as long as Steve Nash"
Grant Hill finally wins a series
May 9
The Oklahoman
 
"Phoenix forward Grant Hill has played 16 NBA seasons and underwent numerous surgeries, including multiple screws placed in his foot. This is the first time Hill has played on a team that won a playoff series. The third-oldest player in the league, Hill last won a playoff game in 1999 with Atlanta. The Spurs have struggled guarding 3-pointers in their semifinal series with Phoenix. The Suns have made 31 treys, shooting 47.7 percent beyond the arc after shooting a near record 41.7 during the regular season. Suns' guard Jason Richardson is fourth among players still in the playoffs in scoring average (23.1) behind LeBron James (32.0), Kobe Bryant (25.3) and Deron Williams (24.3). Orlando's"
Suns forward Grant Hill's versatility pays off again
May 6
Arizona Republic
 
"Even though Grant Hill heard praise for his defense on San Antonio's Manu Ginobili in Game 1 of their playoff series, he wasn't so sure when he saw the 27 points Ginobili scored. So he sought advice from an unlikely source — his dad, former NFL running back Calvin Hill. "Believe it or not, I spoke to my dad," he said. "He played football and he played on offense so I don't know how much knows but, he said stop looking at the ball and looking at his shoulders, look at his waist. "There were a couple of times in the last game where he blew right by me. He's so crafty and good with the ball, so I tried to focus on his waist and midsection and stay in front of him. And our bigs did a really"
Phoenix Suns' Grant Hill used defense for 1st playoff advance
May 1
Arizona Republic
 
"After Portland's Game 1 win with Andre Miller's 31 points and eight assists, Suns forward Grant Hill, coach Alvin Gentry and a few thousand Suns fans had the same idea: put the Suns' best defender on the player who hurt them the most, as Phoenix often had done with Hill on point guards. "After Game 1, I went in and knocked on Alvin's door and said, 'Coach, I want to guard Andre,' and he said, 'We've already discussed it,' " Hill said. "I felt like I could free up Jason (Richardson) a little bit and let him go more on offense and I could use my length on him and keep him out of paint." Richardson became the series' top scorer, averaging 23.5 points while making 22 of 43 3-pointers."
Phoenix Suns' Grant Hill, Jason Richardson lead rebound effort
April 30
Arizona Republic
 
"The last game that didn't count for the Suns has wound up counting a lot. When the Suns closed the preseason in October with Portland outrebounding them 50-28, it was the final bell on an alarming rebounding issue. The Suns were going to have to crash the glass by committee. Suns starting wings Grant Hill and Jason Richardson took heed and one or the other posted a double-digit rebounding game in six of Phoenix's first 11 games. Now that it counts most, the Suns swingmen had been the team's leading rebounders entering Game 6, with Hill averaging 7.6 rebounds per game in the series and Richardson at 6.8 per game. "The one thing the two of us have done this season is rebound pretty well from"
Grant Hill wins 3rd Sportsmanship Award
April 27
Arizona Republic
 
"It's almost like the NBA Sportsmanship Award was created for Grant Hill. During his second NBA season in 1995-96, Hill saw Detroit teammates Joe Dumars win the inaugural NBA Sportsmanship Award that would eventually have its trophy named after Dumars in 2000. Now, Hill is the only player to win the award three times. Hill was the only player to win the award twice before the NBA players selected him again this season over the other five divisional finalists. Last year's winner, Denver's Chauncey Billups, was second, followed by Boston's Ray Allen, Cleveland's Antawn Jamison, Atlanta's Al Horford and Houston's Luis Scola."
Grant Hill mixes efficient offense with great defense to key win
April 21
Arizona Republic
 
"Grant Hill wouldn't admit it. He didn't have to. A day before the Suns faced Portland in Game 2 of their Western Conference playoff series, reporters asked Hill if he might end up getting the defensive assignment on Trail Blazers guard Andre Miller, who had used his strength and craftiness to slice up the Suns en route to 31 points in a Game 1 Portland victory. It is no secret that Hill has the versatility to defend big and small players and, despite being 37 years old, is the club's stopper. "We'll see," Hill answered after hesitating. "You're going to throw me in the fire." Sure enough, when Game 2 tipped off Hill was in the fire - and on fire. He dogged Miller on the defensive end,"
Ex-Piston Grant Hill, 37, appreciates Suns' success
April 3
Detroit News
 
"Nearly 10 years after his departure from Detroit, Phoenix Suns forward Grant Hill still has a familiar feeling when he walks though The Palace. "It's always fun to come back -- just driving around town, getting to the hotel, it brings back a lot of good memories," Hill said Friday ahead of the Pistons-Suns game. Hill finished with 17 points, six rebounds and eight assists as the Suns beat the Pistons, 109-94. As a young NBA player with the Pistons, Hill's popularity was rivaled only by Michael Jordan's, and Hill was possibly the best all-around player in the game, a triple-double waiting to happen. In his first six years (1994-2000) he averaged 21.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.2 assists."
Grant Hill back in starting lineup for Suns tonight
January 28
Arizona Republic
 
"Suns forward Grant Hill is slated to return to the starting lineup for tonight's home game against Dallas. Hill ended his streak of 128 consecutive games played when he sat out Tuesday night's loss against Charlotte because of a bruised right heel. He played only the first four minutes of Monday night's loss at Utah after bruising the heel during Saturday's win against Golden State. Hill's reward for returning tonight: guarding Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki. "Way to throw me on the fire," joked Hill, who went through a full shootaround this morning and ran and jumped on the foot. "That's all right. I'm looking forward to it." Hill had his first streak of five double-digit scoring games until"