YouTube Gold: The Greatness Of Grant Hill

Photo by Noren Trotman/NBAE via Getty Images CHICAGO, IL - FEBRUARY 15: Grant Hill #33 of the Detroit Pistons handles the ball against Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls on February 15, 1998 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.A lot of people may not know this, but when Calvin and Janet Hill were trying to name their newborn son, Calvin’s Dallas Cowboy teammate, Roger Staubach, got irritated and told them the kid’s name should be Grant.

And so it was.

At Duke, Hill was a phenomenal player, and he helped Duke win back-to-back national championships, and did it with an uncommon elegance.

When he got to the NBA, Hill was an immediate sensation and looked primed for a long run as an NBA…