"Kirk Hinrich is having an outstanding year," said the scout. "They have a great guard rotation with Rose, Gordon and Hinrich. They have so many guys now who can score."
As for this quote, first off, I think this was taken completely out of context. I am pretty sure there was more to that, but as we all know, as objective as reporters say they are, their work is still subjective, because you have to sell papers and get site hits.
I will say this for Kirk though. I believe he is having a much better year than last year, as is everyone, and has been outstanding in filling out his new role. He has gone from being the starting PG his whole career to now coming off the bench, and much like BG has been professional when he was in the same role, the same can be said of Kirk now. And when given those extra minutes, he has produced. And produced better than in the previous 2-3 seasons. In the 8 games this season that Hinrich has played 30+ mins, we are 6-2, and he is averaging 18ppg, 5apg, & 2.5 stpg. That's pretty damn good for Kirk.
Unfortunately, he will probably be traded away this summer while the real theif, who will not play another game this season, and who does not fit in this offense, will be back to bring his lead footed drives to the hole, and standstill jumpers from 1 step inside the 3pt line.
