Hill doesn't need championship and that's OK

[alldayeveryday]

They say winning cures all. Unfortunately losing has the exact opposite effect. That's why rumors about the Phoenix Suns possibly trading Grant Hill have spread faster than the flu this winter.

Many have said that Robert Sarver and Lon Babby owe it to Hill to give him a shot at a title elsewhere before his career comes to an end. But what if he doesn't want to chase a championship? What if he wants to stay in Phoenix? Should anyone hold it against him?

Hill is no stranger to changing opinions and criticism, just ask the fans and media in Orlando. He's been the center of attention for various reasons since college and yet he hasn't let it negatively impact him. That's because he's learned that speculation is just that, speculation.

"All this trade talk," Hill said, "I don't know where that all came from. Certainly not from me. When you are struggling there's always going to be speculation, there's always going to be talk. I understand it comes with the territory but it certainly hasn't come from me."

At 38 years old one could assume Hill would look at winning an NBA championship the same way most unathletic middle-aged balding men look at buying a convertible sports car: as some sort of midlife crisis that acts as validation of one's manhood. After what Hill has been through in his career, it would be tough to blame him for viewing things that way.

http://arizonasports.com/category/espo-blogs/20110130/Espo:-Hill-doesn't-need-championship-and-that's-OK/

[Kyler Murray]

Hill is the classiest player in the NBA by far, no surprise.

[TheJohnWallShow]

He is about as classy as they come. He doesnt let the game get to his head. If hes comfortable here in Phoenix, then that shows he puts his own good before moving around trying to bring a ring in unlike the Boston Celtics retirement home of a team. Had we not given them Rondo, their future would be absolutely awful.