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herbert hill arrested for dwi
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:25 pm
by doodh_wali
Philadelphia 76ers rookie Herbert Hill, a 6-foot, 10-inch forward, registered twice the legal alcohol limit when he was pulled over early today on the Saw Mill River Parkway and charged with drunken driving, police said.
Hill’s blood-alcohol content was measured at 0.16 percent on a Breathalyzer — 0.08 percent is the threshold for driving while intoxicated — Westchester County police said.
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Re: herbert hill arrested for dwi
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:59 pm
by sixers hoops
This makes things tough for Herb. Teams overlook arrests if the player is good enough. However, a fringe player like Herb could easily be replaced by a project without the DWI. Depends how much potential they think he has.
Re: herbert hill arrested for dwi
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:22 pm
by deltaeagle
Was he in the team's plans for the future anyway? He's not on the summer league roster, and our frontcourt is already looking full (with Brand, Daly, Thad, Smith, Evans and Speights playing 4 or 5).
Sorry in advance if this has been discussed already...
Re: herbert hill arrested for dwi
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:55 pm
by yashi
I'm guessing this happened around the time he found out the Sixers signed Elton Brand and drafted Speights...
Re: herbert hill arrested for dwi
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:33 pm
by Skates
Wasn't he cut loose a while ago along with Shav and Lou A.?
Re: herbert hill arrested for dwi
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:59 pm
by sixers hoops
Skates wrote:Wasn't he cut loose a while ago along with Shav and Lou A.?
They just didn't extend offers to those players. They could sign them at any time if they were needed.
Re: herbert hill arrested for dwi
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:19 pm
by Sixerscan
yashi wrote:I'm guessing this happened around the time he found out the Sixers signed Elton Brand and drafted Speights...
well yeah...
Re: herbert hill arrested for dwi
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:22 am
by Ballings7
Very unfortunate and bad decision by him... I like Hill as a player, so hope he can get a spot somewhere, if not in the league, then in Europe, then try the NBA more.
Re: herbert hill arrested for dwi
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:25 am
by dbodner
I have a hunch Herbie will be overseas shortly.
Re: herbert hill arrested for dwi
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:08 am
by Sixerscan
"Herbie Fully Loaded"
Re: herbert hill arrested for dwi
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:52 pm
by Kunlun
This is just going to make it that much more difficult to stay on the team.
Re: herbert hill arrested for dwi
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:26 pm
by The Guilty Party
Herb Hill=Major Impact
*ask STChaser all about it. 
Re: herbert hill arrested for dwi
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:41 am
by Laz-E-Boy
This guy's my cousin on my mom's side. I'm not close to him but I do know about the family history. DWI's are practically tradition with his family. His father and grandfather always got them.
Hopefully he can get back up from this and the surgery and find some kind of success, whether it be in the NBA or overseas.