According to a person who attended that charity basketball game between the 49ers and Raiders on June 17, injured 49ers receiver Derrick Hamilton wasn’t exactly running the floor and playing with the intensity of Michael Jordan. “It wasn’t ‘Hoop Dreams’ out there,” a witness said.
Still, coach Mike Nolan said he knew nothing about Hamilton playing basketball just one day after the 49ers’ off-season practice program had concluded. Hamilton was not cleared to take part in 11-on-11 drills.
“Usually if a guy is not cleared, they have a policy to keep them from doing things like a basketball game,” a 49ers spokesman said. Nolan said in the future he will make sure the club’s policy is communicated properly.
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ed gein said:
if nolan really didnt know, hamilton may be out faster than u can say….....fuck the raiders
2 hours after the fact.Forrest said:
Big Ham is one of thoes “huge upside” type players. Hopefully he can get his act together and actually contribute this year.
7 hours after the fact.EezyE said:
We took Hamilton in the 3rd round so I doubt we act too quickly to cut him. He may not make the team, but there’s no rational reason for cutting him ASAP. If everybody is worried about “wasting” a 2nd or 3rd round pick on Brooks in the supplemental draft, then everybody should also be worried about cutting Hamilton right away. To my knowledge, he has not had any significant playing time due to injuries. Now, if he has been healthy and just can’t cut it, then forget everything I said in this comment and cut his ass
9 hours after the fact.Erickson said:
EezyE…how is cutting Hamilton any different than getting rid of Woods. Only thing that seperated them was where they were drafted. Both have been injured, and both have basically done jackshit.
15 hours after the fact.EezyE said:
honestly, i wasn’t really thinking when i wrote that. it was kinda late at night. there really isn’t any difference i just wasn’t sure whether Hamilton had been injured the whole time he’s been with us or not. I thought last year he was supposed to be like our No. 3 receiver but then he got hurt or something in training camp? I don’t know if that’s correct or not but that’s kinda what made me think we should keep him a little longer. Then again, I could be 100% wrong
20 hours after the fact.Erickson said:
EZE…yes he was looking to be the #3, but he injured himself. You are correct. I just love how I seen where Hamilton gets a pass, where Woods didn’t. And the only difference was their draft position. I’d love for Hamilton to live up to his potential, but I don’t think he will.
22 hours after the fact.