DeJuan Blair

[NotYetGreat]

What happened? I thought he was a lock for the first round and I heard that a lot of teams needed/were interested in him. How did he slip to 37th?

[DirtBag]

I think they were worried about him not having ACL's in both his knees

[JustinJDW]

GM's were scared because of his injures, although they overexxagerated. He didn't miss one single college game or practice.

Screw all those GM's though, the Spurs got the steal of the night with this guy. Blair and Timmy D are going to be awesome. ****ing Awesome!

:rockon:

[DonDadda59]

Teams didn't want to take the chance because he has had two ACL surgeries on each leg.

Dumb though, he didn't miss college games for it.

And he did this to the #2 pick:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WASWhKKQfY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTnDkOAuwYs&feature=related


DOMINATION :bowdown:

[plowking]

Spurs are always the fcukers that snatch up these brilliant picks. It's no wonder why they are the most consistent team, and have been among the top of the standings for 25+ years.

[SCdac]

Blair seems to have a chip on his shoulder, judging from some postdraft comments... and the Spurs brass' think they got an absolute steal in him. They didn't hesitate in taking the chance.

[quote]

[JustinJDW]

And he did this to the #2 pick:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WASWhKKQfY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTnDkOAuwYs&feature=related


DOMINATION :bowdown:Holy ****! This mother ****er is going to go side by side with Timmy D!

Best Front Court in the League? :confusedshrug:


"They were the one team that believed in me,” Blair said by phone late Thursday night. “Since they believed in me, I’m going to give them 1000 percent."Now that's the **** I want to here. People talk about the Bynum Hype. It's time to start the Blair Hype mother ****ers!

[HylianNightmare]

this guy is tough as nails and is in my opinion the steal of the draft at 37, now he has somthing to prove to all the teams that passed up on him

[Brujesino]

if 20 to 25 games into the season blair is beasting it iam getting his jersey

NO MATTER WHAT!!!

[NotYetGreat]

And he did this to the #2 pick:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WASWhKKQfY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTnDkOAuwYs&feature=related


DOMINATION :bowdown:

Exactly, and this was already after the surgery/ies.

[unknown101]

I think he will be kind of like Charles Barkley if the whole ACL thing doesn't ruin his career.


GJ by the Spurs

Pick up Dionte Christmas in free agency and you got 2 of the biggest steals in the draft

[DuMa]

Spurs are all about late first round/2nd round steals. if blair doesnt develop into what they think he will then no loss

[JustinJDW]

Good steal, but best frontcourt? :oldlol:I didn't really mean that, it just bursted out in the heat of the excitement. :D

[unknown101]

Are they gonna have Bonner play C Duncan at PF and Blair off of the bench or do you think they might put Duncan as C and let Blair start?

[JustinJDW]

I think Blair should begin his NBA Career coming off the Bench as a backup for Duncan. Then after he starts getting the feel of things, have both Duncan and Blair start. If Blair becomes anywhere near as good as he was in College, then him and Duncan will be an absolute beast of a Big Man Lineup.

But I have faith in what Pop chooses to do. I trust him. Damn, it feels good to have a Coach and a Front Office a Fan can trust.

:rockon:

[Brujesino]

I think Blair should begin his NBA Career coming off the Bench as a backup for Duncan. Then after he starts getting the feel of things, have both Duncan and Blair start. If Blair becomes anywhere near as good as he was in College, then him and Duncan will be an absolute beast of a Big Man Lineup.

But I have faith in what Pop chooses to do. I trust him. Damn, it feels good to have a Coach and a Front Office a Fan can trust.

:rockon:

i hate you:mad:

[mattreis62]

:ohwell:

Best Frontcourt is easily Bynum/Gasol. They have proven to worked.

Blair is a 6'6 PF. He''s strong as hell, that's why he abused Thabeet.

This has good potential for the Spurs, but no one knows if this guys game can translate to the L because of height concerns and players will be much stronger than in college.

Good steal, but best frontcourt? :oldlol:

I do agree that people seem to be overrating Blair since he slipped so far in the draft, but the bolded portion sounds exactly like what people said about Paul Milsap in 2006 and Carl Landry in 2008. If there's one skill that translates from college to the NBA, it's rebounding. I'm positive that Blair will at least be a rotation guy if his knees hold up.

[Butters]

:ohwell:

Best Frontcourt is easily Bynum/Gasol. They have proven to worked.


Gasol has proven he can play.Where the hell is this Bynum guy i hear so much about?What did he do this finals?He must be Uber good to have such a following.:ohwell:

[snipes12]

http://www.hoopsvibe.com/IMG/malik_rose-arton21168-240x240.jpg

[NotYetGreat]

Are they gonna have Bonner play C Duncan at PF and Blair off of the bench or do you think they might put Duncan as C and let Blair start?

Blair should definitely come off the bench first. I have a feeling they'll give him more minutes than Bonner though. Once he gets familiar with the feel of playing in the NBA, he should definitely start, in my opinion.

[Big One]

:ohwell:

Best Frontcourt is easily Bynum/Gasol. They have proven to worked.

Blair is a 6'6 PF. He''s strong as hell, that's why he abused Thabeet.

This has good potential for the Spurs, but no one knows if this guys game can translate to the L because of height concerns and players will be much stronger than in college.

Good steal, but best frontcourt? :oldlol:


he was obviously being sarcastic u dumb *****, did he hurt your feelings? and you just had to run to the rescue to defend your love for the men on the lakers team? lol ****in fanboys

[Big One]

:cry: :cry: :cry:

:oldlol:

hah exactly thats what i thought, typical response from somone who got owned:lol

[Kebab Stall]

Steal of the draft by far. As some of you may know, I was going bat sh!t insane in the draft thread, because of how far Blair was slipping and how much I wanted him on the Grizzlies.

He's my favourite player in the draft and is now my favourite player in the NBA, despite not even have played yet. But I don't care.

I absolutely love rebounding specialists. Hence my love for Rodman(my fave player of all time).

I'm going to need to get a Blair Spurs jersey shipped off to my house as soon as possible.

I'm not worried about his height. The guy was one of the hardest working players in college and never gave less than 110%. His wing span is incredible. 7'2 I believe and he's only 6'5/6'6. He doesn't stop working and he just knows how to get the ball. He knows where it's going and he's got the girth and pure strength to take out a small town, so I have worries about him being able to rebound well in the NBA.

Excellent pick from the Spurs.

Memphis are f*cking 'tards (nothing new there) for not picking with the pick before.

[brandonislegend]

Steal of the draft by far. As some of you may know, I was going bat sh!t insane in the draft thread, because of how far Blair was slipping and how much I wanted him on the Grizzlies.

He's my favourite player in the draft and is now my favourite player in the NBA, despite not even have played yet. But I don't care.

I absolutely love rebounding specialists. Hence my love for Rodman(my fave player of all time).

I'm going to need to get a Blair Spurs jersey shipped off to my house as soon as possible.

I'm not worried about his height. The guy was one of the hardest working players in college and never gave less than 110%. His wing span is incredible. 7'2 I believe and he's only 6'5/6'6. He doesn't stop working and he just knows how to get the ball. He knows where it's going and he's got the girth and pure strength to take out a small town, so I have worries about him being able to rebound well in the NBA.

Excellent pick from the Spurs.

Memphis are f*cking 'tards (nothing new there) for not picking with the pick before.

You're too negative today.

Sam Young was a great pick we got a lot of size today and we need rebounding/shot blocking

[Meticode]

If Blair remains healthy, it's a steal for the Spurs in-my-opinion.

[thejumpa]

Blair was the steal of the draft and the one guy who I think is physicaly ready for the NBA. Well, him and Blake Griffin. Blair is a 6'6 277lbs....probably more like 265 after slimming down....and like someone said earlier...he is strong as hell. The thing that bothers me about him is the knee surgeries...but I think he can overcome it. I thought he was going to be really late 1st round or early second round but hey.....

Given the chance, I think he could really do damage in the league. The Spurs definitely made a good pick.

[Meticode]

Blair was the steal of the draft and the one guy who I think is physicaly ready for the NBA. Well, him and Blake Griffin. Blair is a 6'6 277lbs....probably more like 265 after slimming down....and like someone said earlier...he is strong as hell. The thing that bothers me about him is the knee surgeries...but I think he can overcome it. I thought he was going to be really late 1st round or early second round but hey.....

Given the chance, I think he could really do damage in the league. The Spurs definitely made a good pick.

I agree. Hopefully Tim Duncan can take him under his wing and help develop the guy. She shows great progress as a banger inside and his footwork near the hoop is pretty good.

[thejumpa]

I agree. Hopefully Tim Duncan can take him under his wing and help develop the guy. She shows great progress as a banger inside and his footwork near the hoop is pretty good.

Yup......so surprising that he went so late though.....

[Kebab Stall]

You're too negative today.

Sam Young was a great pick we got a lot of size today and we need rebounding/shot blocking
I know Young was a good pick, but Blair would have been a better pick. Young does give us stronger bench, but Blair would have really strengthened our rebounding along with Thabeet.

[blacknapalm]

somewhere popovich is laughing hysterically :roll:

[knickballer]

He reminds me of Jason Maxiell alot. Good pick for the Spurs, he won't be starting and will never be a really good player but he'll be a good role player for sure. If he was 6'11 he probably would of been a top 10 pick. He'll probably get 10-15 minutes a game, he won't be starting and he has to play along side a Tall center(Duncan). I like the pick gives them more depth now, gives them minutes for the loss of Oberto and Thomas. They just need to sign a another big(preferably center) to go along with a great off-season they had.

Parker/Hill
Manu/Mason
RJ/Udoka/Bowen?
MLE or Gooden/Bonner/Blair
Duncan/Bonner/Mahinimi?

They definitely need another big, Duncan is not getting younger and I'm not sure they can count on those young guys too give them big minutes. They can possibly resign Gooden and sign a MLE big(if they have the money). Also vet minimum signings will help them out.

[Interminator]

Definetly the steal of the Draft, thats why after we passed on him it took only 1 minute for San Antonio to make the pick and have Adam Silver announce it.

At first thought I think of Malik Rose, who Popovich loved and San Antonio gave a horrible long term contract to after winning 2 Championships in San Antonio.

If Blair can come off the bench like Rose did and put up equal production as basically an undersized big body workhorse at PF then he should have a role immediately.

[JustinJDW]

somewhere popovich is laughing hysterically :roll:Totally. :rockon:

[wang4three]

He's a case of NBA GMs putting too much emphasis on height. He's got the length/reach and body type to make up for it. He's a BIG body, just look at him next to Thabeet, it's ridiculous. Plus he has a lot of game and good agility/mobility and great hands. He's a guy people from 20 on down will regret on.

[Molson]

IMO he fell strictly because of the medical assessments during the assessment process. I don't think anyone wanted to give him a guaranteed contract in the first round.

He didn't miss any time in college, but there is a HUGE difference in the strain that an NBA schedule puts on the body versus college.

That being said, he should have been the first guy taken in the second round.

If he stays healthy, that's a heck of a steal.

[artificial]

I'm in for the Dajuan Blair bandwagon.

How can't you love a guy that is always giving 100% -and anyone can see that-. I knew about his ACL problems before the draft, but I just couldn't believe he was falling to the 2nd round.

I was really shocked last night about his situation. I mean, just a couple of weeks ago Blair was a consensus lock for the lottery.


San Antonio is a great place for him. He will get a chance top play and prove doubters wrong.

And besides Blair's game, you have to love his good humor. Off court guy always seems to be smiling and making jokes. SA will love him.

[Lebron23]

They said that Blair was undersized because he was measured at 6'5.25" (without shoes), but this guy was one of the best PF's in College.

Blair averaged 16 ppg, and 12 rpg in his Sophomore Season.

His wingspan is 7'2" that's why I think he's going to be solid rebounder in the NBA ala Prime Anthony Mason and Paul Milsap.

[boozehound]

Spurs are always the fcukers that snatch up these brilliant picks. It's no wonder why they are the most consistent team, and have been among the top of the standings for 25+ years.
WTF? The spurs were nothing until the late 90s. SO, thats basically a decade, not 25+ years. and for every "brilliant" pick by the spurs, you can find another wasted one. The only brilliant picks were parker and manu, both foreign players (which the spurs were way ahead of almost everyone else on). Mason and the other recent picks are still in the making, so we'll see.

[kumquat]

The guy knows how to get position and has an uncanny knack for sniffing out the ball. The dude is going to be a beast.

[Dasher]

I think he will be kind of like Charles Barkley if the whole ACL thing doesn't ruin his career.


GJ by the Spurs

Pick up Dionte Christmas in free agency and you got 2 of the biggest steals in the draftCharles Barkely played above the rim for the majority of his career, and had perimeter skills to compliment his work in the post. DeJuan Blair is not much of a leaper, and is still raw in the post. He gets it done on offense mostly due to his brute strength. It remains to be seen whether or not he will be able to bully the grown men he will face in the NBA. His ceiling is more than likely going to be that of former Spurs player Malik Rose.

[Papaya Petee]

WTF? The spurs were nothing until the late 90s.


And how about the prime David Robinson times?

[boozehound]

And how about the prime David Robinson times?
pretty much all the late 90s. (last half of the 90s)

[Kebab Stall]

Here's an article on Blair, put up a couple of days ago...

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sacultura/50354512.html

Enjoy!

I can't wait to see this guy in the NBA, it's about time we seen a guy come along and show as much determination on the boards as Blair does.

[T-bomb 25]

Charles Barkely played above the rim for the majority of his career, and had perimeter skills to compliment his work in the post. DeJuan Blair is not much of a leaper, and is still raw in the post. He gets it done on offense mostly due to his brute strength. It remains to be seen whether or not he will be able to bully the grown men he will face in the NBA. His ceiling is more than likely going to be that of former Spurs player Malik Rose.I disagree somewhat Blairs skillset is higher than Malik Rose and he's a better athlete,Now he isnt as athletic as Maxiel but again,he's a better rebounder with a higher skillset,he will be better than both of these guys,he could be about as good as Clareance Wheatherspoon was,he was as athaletic as Maxiel or Wheatherspoon before the knee surguries.

[Dasher]

I disagree somewhat Blairs skillset is higher than Malik Rose and he's a better athlete,Now he isnt as athletic as Maxiel but again,he's a better rebounder with a higher skillset,he will be better than both of these guys,he could be about as good as Clareance Wheatherspoon was,he was as athaletic as Maxiel or Wheatherspoon before the knee surguries.What skill set? Blair is not on the court busting out reverse pivots. He is not crossing guys over. He is just a very strong player who positions himself for rebounds well. He does not have the skillset of Clarence Weatherspoon who came into the league with an advanced skill set on the offensive end. You can talk about the athlete he was, but it does not matter now. His knees are gone, and he can not play above the rim. His reach is impressive, but you have to note that there are taller players who are even longer than him.

[T-bomb 25]

What skill set? Blair is not on the court busting out reverse pivots. He is not crossing guys over. He is just a very strong player who positions himself for rebounds well. He does not have the skillset of Clarence Weatherspoon who came into the league with an advanced skill set on the offensive end. You can talk about the athlete he was, but it does not matter now. His knees are gone, and he can not play above the rim. His reach is impressive, but you have to note that there are taller players who are even longer than him.True about Wheatherspoon who got to freelance more at S.Mississippi and he actually didnt show his outside game until about his 3rd year in the league as it stands Blair is not a athletic freak like Wheatherspoon was,seems that Blair is commited to rebounding no matter what level he plays on,and he's got a few post moves,which is already ahead of what Maxiel and Rose can do,I think Blair can average nearly the rebounds he did in college,i havent seen offensive rebounder like him in College in a long time.

[beasted86]

A 6'6" guy carrying around 270 lbs is likely going to have knee problems.

At best this guy is Jason Maxiel. A guy who can be productive in limited minutes off the bench.

[Kebab Stall]

A 6'6" guy carrying around 270 lbs is likely going to have knee problems.

At best this guy is Jason Maxiel. A guy who can be productive in limited minutes off the bench.
His weight has dropped a lot since the start of all the draft workouts. I think he was around 250ish (not sure though). If you look at him during workouts and in his press conference with the Spurs, he looks considerably thinner than he did when he was PITT.

[Anaximandro1]

[QUOTE]In his highly anticipated summer league debut, Blair

[kumquat]

Sweetness, I hope he makes all the teams that passed on him regret. Second round.....rediculous. The guy is a beast.

[GOBB]

I came in and easily got annoyed by the Spurs fan going gaga googoo over this guy. Why do fans do that? You dont see me going ape shyts over Jrue Holiday who was a steal at 17. And dont tell me its different because both went later than they were projected. And Holiday was rated higher than Blair.

[highwhey]

I came in and easily got annoyed by the Spurs fan going gaga googoo over this guy. Why do fans do that? You dont see me going ape shyts over Jrue Holiday who was a steal at 17. And dont tell me its different because both went later than they were projected. And Holiday was rated higher than Blair.
Spurs fans are uptight pieces of sh!ts. there is no reasoning with them. :banghead:

[SCdac]

I came in and easily got annoyed by the Spurs fan going gaga googoo over this guy. Why do fans do that? You dont see me going ape shyts over Jrue Holiday who was a steal at 17. And dont tell me its different because both went later than they were projected. And Holiday was rated higher than Blair.

You can't blame (us) spurs fans. You have to look at it from our perspective. We were the oldest team by far last season, ranked 18th in rebounds, are in need of big men.... and for the first time in 10 years got knocked out of playoffs in the FIRST ROUND!... Blair was projected as a first round talent, but he fell to us... **** yeah were excited.

[Big#50]

I came in and easily got annoyed by the Spurs fan going gaga googoo over this guy. Why do fans do that? You dont see me going ape shyts over Jrue Holiday who was a steal at 17. And dont tell me its different because both went later than they were projected. And Holiday was rated higher than Blair.
31k posts of ****.

[SayTownRy]

lousy spurs fans and their petty excitement over getting a probable steal at #37 when every year they have to pick late and stand virtually no chance of getting actual fortified nba caliber talent in the draft.

jerks.

[lakerHater]

I just hope his freakin knees hold up!!

[Pharcyde]

I came in and easily got annoyed by the Spurs fan going gaga googoo over this guy. Why do fans do that? You dont see me going ape shyts over Jrue Holiday who was a steal at 17. And dont tell me its different because both went later than they were projected. And Holiday was rated higher than Blair.


It's probably because Blair was actually good in college and Holiday is unproven and completely based on potential, which doesn't make him a steal at all.

[All Net]

Alot of Spurs fans on spurstalk seem very high on this guy and seem to expect alot from him even this year. Not sure I see why. Guy is younger sized and has had some bad injury problems. A guy dropping to the 2nd round in such a weak draft is hardly that impressive.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

I came in and easily got annoyed by the Spurs fan going gaga googoo over this guy. Why do fans do that? You dont see me going ape shyts over Jrue Holiday who was a steal at 17. And dont tell me its different because both went later than they were projected. And Holiday was rated higher than Blair.

So what's the difference between the Spurs fan being happy with drafting Blair at 37 and you inconveniently labeling Jrue as a steal in that post?

Someone feels self conscience.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

31k posts of ****.

:oldlol:

[Wonder Bread Kid]

Alot of Spurs fans on spurstalk seem very high on this guy and seem to expect alot from him even this year. Not sure I see why. Guy is younger sized and has had some bad injury problems. A guy dropping to the 2nd round in such a weak draft is hardly that impressive.

lol

Did you watch him in college? And undersized, really? Dude is 6'7 with a 7'2 wingspan. Ask Barkley or Millsap if they're undersized.

And he doesn't have any injury problems. He didn't miss one practice or game in college.

[All Net]

lol

Did you watch him in college? And undersized, really? Dude is 6'7 with a 7'2 wingspan. Ask Barkley or Millsap if they're undersized.

And he doesn't have any injury problems. He didn't miss one practice or game in college.

There have been different reports on how tall he is

some have said

6'5

some have said around 6'6 and now you say he is 6'7. Either way he is undersized for a big man in this league. Just means he has to work harder than everybody else.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

There have been different reports on how tall he is

some have said

6'5

some have said around 6'6 and now you say he is 6'7. Either way he is undersized for a big man in this league. Just means he has to work harder than everybody else.

He's 6'5 and a half in socks and 6'7 in shoes. Since they play basketball in shoes his height is 6'7. He also has a 7'2 wingspan.

Again, he may be undersized but that hasn't hurt many other players his height who play the 4 like Barkley or Milsap.

He has a sixth sense for getting the rebound. It's amazing. I watched the Spurs game yesterday and he had 3 rebounds in his first minute of action. Our nearly 7 foot center had 4 rebounds total for the game.

[SCdac]

It's being reported that Blair has signed a 3 year contract with San Antonio worth 2.7 million. :rockon:

[lolwut]

He's a beast and the spurs stole him in the second.

[Finger Roll]

I didn't really mean that, it just bursted out in the heat of the excitement. :D

2nd best only to the likes of
HEDO
IL MAGO
BOSH

:confusedshrug: I kid...

[DoubleTech]

He's 6'5 and a half in socks and 6'7 in shoes. Since they play basketball in shoes his height is 6'7. He also has a 7'2 wingspan.




so if he's 6'7 in SHOES do we start measuring all NBA players while they wear shoes? Chris Bosh is 6'11 without shoes... so I guess I can start calling him a 7 footer cause he plays basketball with shoes on even though he's not actually 7 feet tall?

i know you're just trying to defend the guy (when you don't have to) but the guy is only 6'5, but he can ball... that's the only thing you should be worrying about.

:hammerhead:

[AznTacoLover]

damn I seriously wanted blazers to get him.. brings hustle and can rebound pretty well playing behind aldridge.. . Damn spurs got him for a steal . :O

[hwliuLAP]

so if he's 6'7 in SHOES do we start measuring all NBA players while they wear shoes? Chris Bosh is 6'11 without shoes...


He's 6'11 with shoes, 6'10 without

[Wonder Bread Kid]

so if he's 6'7 in SHOES do we start measuring all NBA players while they wear shoes? Chris Bosh is 6'11 without shoes... so I guess I can start calling him a 7 footer cause he plays basketball with shoes on even though he's not actually 7 feet tall?

i know you're just trying to defend the guy (when you don't have to) but the guy is only 6'5, but he can ball... that's the only thing you should be worrying about.

:hammerhead:

Dude seriously. Why I'm I going to say he's 6'5 when the height of the player only matters when they're playing basketball. So it would seem the height of all players is what they are in their shoes. I mean seriously, it's not that hard of a concept. It's why they measure in socks and in shoes at the combines.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

In his second SL game he put up 20 pts and 5 rebs in 27 minutes of action.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

so if he's 6'7 in SHOES do we start measuring all NBA players while they wear shoes? Chris Bosh is 6'11 without shoes... so I guess I can start calling him a 7 footer cause he plays basketball with shoes on even though he's not actually 7 feet tall?

i know you're just trying to defend the guy (when you don't have to) but the guy is only 6'5, but he can ball... that's the only thing you should be worrying about.

:hammerhead:

Just to add.

You do know all NBA heights listed are their "in-shoes" height plus 1 or 2 more inches for added effect. Seriously, NBA heights on bios are the least reliable method of accuracy as nearly all or a great majority of NBA players add an inch or two to their "in-shoes" height starting point.

[ShaqAttack3234]

Just to add.

You do know all NBA heights listed are their "in-shoes" height plus 1 or 2 more inches for added effect.

Nope. Check out the pre-draft measurements for Shaq, Kevin Garnett, Chris Bosh, Kevin Durant, Andrew Bynum, Dwyane Wade, Vince Carter, Chris Paul and Marcus Camby and then check their NBA listings. All of them except for Paul, Wade and Carter are atleast their NBA listing in barefeet, and Paul and Wade measured just 1/4 inch below it while Carter was just a half inch below.

The NBA lists players different ways. Some barefoot, some in shoes and some higher or lower than those. The correct way to list them would be barefoot, but unfortunately they don't do that consistently.

[NotYetGreat]

Damn. I didn't think this thread would last this long. Well, how's he doing now? I heard he was going to sit out the Summer League, but it seems that he is playing.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

Nope. Check out the pre-draft measurements for Shaq, Kevin Garnett, Chris Bosh, Kevin Durant, Andrew Bynum, Dwyane Wade, Vince Carter, Chris Paul and Marcus Camby and then check their NBA listings. All of them except for Paul, Wade and Carter are atleast their NBA listing in barefeet, and Paul and Wade measured just 1/4 inch below it while Carter was just a half inch below.

The NBA lists players different ways. Some barefoot, some in shoes and some higher or lower than those. The correct way to list them would be barefoot, but unfortunately they don't do that consistently.

For legit big men it's easier for undersized big men and guards heights are usually exaggerated for perception and ego.

Robert Horry measured 6'8 without shoes but was always listed at 6'10 in the NBA. His in-shoes height.

Drew Gooden was measured 6'8 without shoes but has always been listed at 6'10, his in shoes measurement.

Troy Murphy was measured 6'9 without shoes but is listed 6'11 which is his in shoes height.

Again, for the most part, the NBA listing is about perception. If the player wants the perception to be he's a big man, he'll list a big man's height. If he's a scoring guard and wants the perception to be that he's a big or small SG, they'll list whatever height gives them that perception.

But bottomline, whatever height you want to label Blair go ahead. The guy plays like a 6'10 PF and that's all that matters.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

Damn. I didn't think this thread would last this long. Well, how's he doing now? I heard he was going to sit out the Summer League, but it seems that he is playing.

He was never going to sit out of SL. The Spurs and his agent asked him to sit out game 2 while they ironed out his contract. Nothing more.

He's wrecking the SL. :cheers:

[NotYetGreat]

He was never going to sit out of SL. The Spurs and his agent asked him to sit out game 2 while they ironed out his contract. Nothing more.

He's wrecking the SL. :cheers:

That's good. I heard he isn't his usual self on the boards lately, though. Weird because rebounding's usually the one trait that carries over to the league. Well, at least that's what I've seen from others so far.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

That's good. I heard he isn't his usual self on the boards lately, though. Weird because rebounding's usually the one trait that carries over to the league. Well, at least that's what I've seen from others so far.

Huh?

He had 10 rebounds in 22 minutes his first game.

Tonight, his second game, he had 5 rebounds in 27 minutes but that was due to the Spurs shooting 54 percent and many of the rebounds being long. Even though he had 5 boards he scored 20 points. He showed some really nice low post moves. :eek:

[NotYetGreat]

Huh?

He had 10 rebounds in 22 minutes his first game.

Tonight, his second game, he had 5 rebounds in 27 minutes but that was due to the Spurs shooting 54 percent and many of the rebounds being long. Even though he had 5 boards he scored 20 points. He showed some really nice low post moves. :eek:

Same ones he used to defaecate on Hasheem Thabeet?

[Wonder Bread Kid]

Same ones he used to defaecate on Hasheem Thabeet?

Pretty much. :oldlol:

[kumquat]

2nd roiund is rediculous for blair, glad he went to a good system in the spurs.

[Kiddlovesnets]

Spurs got a steal again...

[Rob123]

so if he's 6'7 in SHOES do we start measuring all NBA players while they wear shoes? Chris Bosh is 6'11 without shoes... so I guess I can start calling him a 7 footer cause he plays basketball with shoes on even though he's not actually 7 feet tall?

i know you're just trying to defend the guy (when you don't have to) but the guy is only 6'5, but he can ball... that's the only thing you should be worrying about.

:hammerhead:


You're joking right... 5,000 posts and you think NBA heights are measured without shoes?

What would be the point? They dont play in socks, they play in shoes their shoe height is their NBA height. And Bosh is 6'11 in shoes, you'll never see people talk about an nba players height in socks, that's completely retarded, just like you're post.

For NBA purposes Djuan Blair is 6'7, is height without shoes is irrelevant unless you wanna date the dude or something.

[kumquat]

creatures that go "bump" in the night.

[ZeN]

great bump :applause:

[NotYetGreat]

Well, I'm actually pretty excited to see him play. I can kinda relate since I'm new on the team (although I'm a junior) and I'm pretty much an undersized Forward/Center.

[Lebron23]

Blair will become Sir Charles favorite NBA player.

[G-train]

don't forget why he fell so low...........

[HylianNightmare]

Rookie DeJuan Blair took advantage of the playing time with 16 points and 19 rebounds in 22 minutes.

[josh99]

Rookie DeJuan Blair took advantage of the playing time with 16 points and 19 rebounds in 22 minutes.
Thought that must have been a typo until I looked up the boxscore. 8 out of 19 were offensive rebounds... talk about beasting even if it is only a pre-season game. If you equated that to 36 minutes that would be 31 rebounds.

[SayTownRy]

don't forget why he fell so low...........

also don't forget that he didn't miss a single game or practice in college.

[dr8ked]

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: The rebounding is sick. There are 7 footers in the league who can only dream of getting those rebounds. How tall is he ??

[abuC]

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: The rebounding is sick. There are 7 footers in the league who can only dream of getting those rebounds. How tall is he ??


6"6 in shoes, but has a 7"2 wingspan and 8"10 standing reach which is higher than Blake Griffins.

[MJ(Mean John)]

I knew this dude was going to be a beast,

**** man.

I love his game. I like how he plays with contact.

Stupid lakers, could have drafted him.

I'm still upset with that,

We could have drafted him and NOT re-signed Mbenga or powell. or atleast sign 1 of them.

(sigh)

This guy is going to be a good, solid player in this league.

Theres a reason the spurs took a chance on him and gave him a 4 year deal...

[SAKOTXA]

I knew this dude was going to be a beast,

**** man.

I love his game. I like how he plays with contact.

Stupid lakers, could have drafted him.

I'm still upset with that,

We could have drafted him and NOT re-signed Mbenga or powell. or atleast sign 1 of them.

(sigh)

This guy is going to be a good, solid player in this league.

Theres a reason the spurs took a chance on him and gave him a 4 year deal...

Phil already made it clear that he was gonna use a 3 big rotation, i doubt that he would get any PT

[Wonder Bread Kid]

don't forget why he fell so low...........

Unnecessary fear?

[Big#50]

6 points and 7 rebounds in 22-25 minutes would be ideal. No doubt he plays that much.

[Phenith]

Look who he played against... quite possibly the team most hurting for quality big men.

Not trying to say he wasn't a steal, cuz he was... but lets not go overboard on a good performance on a weak team during the pre season.

[Big#50]

Look who he played against... quite possibly the team most hurting for quality big men.

Not trying to say he wasn't a steal, cuz he was... but lets not go overboard on a good performance on a weak team during the pre season.
GTFOH!

[OneMoreSucka]

also don't forget that he didn't miss a single game or practice in college.
Also don't forget that the NBA plays nearly triple the amount of games than the NCAA in a season.

[Big#50]

Also don't forget that the NBA plays nearly triple the amount of games than the NCAA in a season.
Can't believe people actually want a player to get injured. Haters Gonna Hate.

[A.M.G.]

Are they gonna have Bonner play C Duncan at PF and Blair off of the bench or do you think they might put Duncan as C and let Blair start?
That is a vexed question. Bonner is a 6'10, 240 lb PF who shoots threes, Duncan is a 6'11 260 lb F/C who scores in the paint, rebounds and blocks shots. When they are on the court together, Duncan is 103% the center.

Anyways, Dejuan Blair doesn't have bad ACLs. He doesn't even have ACLs. The doctors couldn't find them when he had surgery. I don't even know wjhat too make of that, but most likely one bad knee injury would end this guy's career.

But I hope that doesn't happen, because he's an awesome undersized banger.

[dr8ked]

Look who he played against... quite possibly the team most hurting for quality big men.

Not trying to say he wasn't a steal, cuz he was... but lets not go overboard on a good performance on a weak team during the pre season.


Is Chuck hayes and carl landry not good enough ?? You making excuses for Pros being outplayed by a rookie. :oldlol: I Bet He does this more often. Like i said before, there are alot of 7"0' centers in the league who haven't and will probably never grab 19 rebs , preseason or regular season. Stop hating and give credit where it's due. dude is 6"6'.. :bowdown: :bowdown:

[Rob123]

Look who he played against... quite possibly the team most hurting for quality big men.

Not trying to say he wasn't a steal, cuz he was... but lets not go overboard on a good performance on a weak team during the pre season.


Yeah shame on him for dong well against the front court that took the lakers to 7 games just a few months ago.

[MJ(Mean John)]

Phil already made it clear that he was gonna use a 3 big rotation, i doubt that he would get any PT



it doesnt matter.. Thing is he would be the the best out mbenga,and powell.

I watne him because even tho phil will keep with the 3 man rotation, he is GOING to need another big in case someone gets in foul troubel, gets hurt(knocks on wood), and when we blow ppl out.
Also to try something new out there, it would have been great to have him in our deck of cards.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

Look who he played against... quite possibly the team most hurting for quality big men.

Not trying to say he wasn't a steal, cuz he was... but lets not go overboard on a good performance on a weak team during the pre season.

Scola, Landry and Hayes aren't crap. So please don't try to put a dent into Blair's performance.

He made Scola look like his *****. :cheers:

[Wonder Bread Kid]

Yeah shame on him for dong well against the front court that took the lakers to 7 games just a few months ago.

Exactly. He didn't beast against trash.

[TMT]

19 boards, even in a preseason game you can't say that's not impressive. 8 on the offensive glass alone, that's just outstanding. Blair is just a motivated player, when he comes to play he's there 100%. As long as we can keep his effort consistent throughout the season he will find his way onto the floor for a good 15-20 minutes a game.

[kurple]

It was very impressive, but let's wait and see how he does in the next games. I'm not trying to say this wasn't impressive, but he did it against maybe the weakest front court in the league.

[kurple]

But i don't think he will get much PT in the playoffs, maybe in the reg season to rest Dice and Timmy, but not in the playoffs cuz Duncan, Dice & Bonner would take almost all the minutes.

[G-train]

No one wants a player to get injured - I said lets not forget why he dropped that low.
The vast majority of team doctors said his knees are completely screwed. It was too risky. The spurs were willing to take that risk, where as other teams want more than 5 injury riddled seasons out of an undersized power forward that went missing under pressure.
Spurs had nothing to lose here, only some short term gain. Hopefully for Blair's sake, the doctors were wrong - but you have to go with their advice in this situation.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

But i don't think he will get much PT in the playoffs, maybe in the reg season to rest Dice and Timmy, but not in the playoffs cuz Duncan, Dice & Bonner would take almost all the minutes.

I guarantee Blair gets minutes in the playoffs. Aside from Duncan and Dice, there are no rebounders. That was one of our biggest problems last season.

[kurple]

I guarantee Blair gets minutes in the playoffs. Aside from Duncan and Dice, there are no rebounders. That was one of our biggest problems last season.

I would easly play Bonner over a rookie Blair in the playoffs

[SayTownRy]

george hill showed pop that some rookies deserve some run in the postseason last year.

he played well when given the chance and saw a pretty good amount of PT

[vinsane01]

someone make a motivational poster of a bear growling with a basketball in its hand and put blairs name underneath it. With the words blair = beast :D

Seriously this guy is a rebounding behemoth. His defense needs some improvement though, but pop and the spurs staff is probably the best in the league to mentor him in that department.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

I would easly play Bonner over a rookie Blair in the playoffs

After 82 games, if Bonner's still getting played ahead of him I will pay pal you 100 dollars. Seriously.

[kurple]

After 82 games, if Bonner's still getting played ahead of him I will pay pal you 100 dollars. Seriously.

that sounds good

[plowking]

19 boards, even in a preseason game you can't say that's not impressive. 8 on the offensive glass alone, that's just outstanding. Blair is just a motivated player, when he comes to play he's there 100%. As long as we can keep his effort consistent throughout the season he will find his way onto the floor for a good 15-20 minutes a game.

You know, I wasn't very interested in the draft this year due to Miami not having any great picks, though I tuned in midway around the 32nd pick and realized that Blair had not be taken yet. Knowing how terrible our rebounding was last year, I was hoping like hell he'd drop. Then I looked at the teams about 2 or 3 picks above us and saw the Spurs. I knew straight away that there was no point in hoping he'd drop any further...