Link: <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <p class="News">But Nash did help decide the outcome by collecting 7 of his 15 assists in the final eight minutes, when the Suns outscored the Bulls 29-17.</p> <p class="News">After the game, Nash shared his thoughts on the Bulls' fifth-year point guard.</p> <p class="News">"I think he's a little bit better athlete than me physically," Nash said. "But he's a really good player -- skilled, tough, smart. I like his game a lot."</p> <p class="News">One popular knock on Hinrich is he doesn't run a team well enough from the point guard spot. Hinrich had 7 assists against Phoenix and scored all 17 of his points in the second half.</p> <p class="News">"I don't think he was always a point guard," Nash said. "I think in college, he played a lot of two (shooting guard). So he's doing a very admirable job of being a point guard and a combo guard. Not a lot of guys can do that. You've got to give him a lot of credit for being able to be a point guard, for one. A good one, too.</p> <p class="News">"And I think one that could potentially be even better. Of course with experience, the game will get easier to him. I know he's had a slow start. But if you look at his career to date, he's having a pretty good career and can get better."</div></p> <p class="News">I agree, but it'd be nice if he'd shut up and do it.</p>
The praise from Nash should boost Hinrich's confidence for the game tonight that the Bulls better win.</p>
This is the kind of praise that you see when a contender is talking about a non-contender. Let's hope the Bulls turn this around.</p> </p>
That thought occurred to me too. I remember lots of "<insert your favorite C here> has a great future ahead of him" back in the bad old days.</p>
