DeJuan Blair

[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.

i hate you

[mattreis62]

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?

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]

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.

[snipes12]

[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]

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?

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]

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

[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