<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class="bi">Hill Out 6 To 8 Weeks</div> <div> <span style="font-style: italic">Oct 29</span> - Rookie big man Herbert Hill, the No. 55 overall pick, is out for at least 6 to 8 weeks. He is scheduled to undergo surgery tomorrow by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala., for a torn meniscus in his left knee.</p> </p> The 6-10 Hill, the Big East's Most Improved Player award-winner last season at Providence, had been the surprise of training camp and the preseason. He couldn't pinpoint a specific moment when he suffered the injury, but first reported pain and swelling on last Tuesday's chartered train ride to New York.</p> </p> "It could have happened any time," Hill said. "It's been a long summer and a long year. Maybe it's just normal wear and tear. -- <font color="#000000">Philadelphia Daily News</font></p></div></div>
