The Spurs' Blair Rich Project

[Solid D]

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Word

[Solid D]

http://image.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/dejuan_blair_pitt.jpg

[EricB]

Looks like getting the spork at lunch was a good omen :)

[Solid D]

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Bring it

[onarollbaby]

wow!! what a wingspan..

[Solid D]

Looks like getting the spork at lunch was a good omen :)

Maybe I should dig it out of the trash and wash it. :lol

[Ditty]

please don't be like a jackie butler :depressed

[EricB]

Maybe I should dig it out of the trash and wash it. :lol

Or get a new one on July 1st ;)

[Solid D]

http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2009/04/large_dejuan_blair_nba_draft.jpg

Stomp it out

[Spurs_9_20_21]

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Word
He got some long arms!

[Solid D]

7'2" Wingspan and mits of steel

[Libri]

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[EricB]

Thats a big boy...

Damn.

[Solid D]

http://www.courant.com/media/photo/2009-03/45433714.jpg

Who says Thabeet goes on?

[Ditty]

a 20 year old ben wallace :)

[Ditty]

No way in hell this guy is anything like Jackie Butler.

First off he went to college, and is smart. Second and more importantly he hustles. He wants to be the best he can be. Jackie gave us no effort, this guy will come night in and night out to win.

Just the way he battled with Thabeet this past season shows how tough he is. He was smaller and didn't back down and then tore him apart.

Jackie Butler never had the passion to do that. If he did then Jackie would be a solid forward in the NBA. He had a ton of talent, but just didn't give any effort.


yah your right i dont knowmaybe because there both big :lol

[jaffies]

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[Spurm]

Hahahahahaha

[Solid D]

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0fy93oc1JP58S/610x.jpg

Ain't gettin' this one.

[peskypesky]

a 20 year old ben wallace :)

:lmao

I sure as hell hope so. But his game looks different. Seems like he's got more offensive moves. But definitely a beast like Wallace. Nothing soft about his game at all. And that is exactly what the Spurs have needed for a loooooooong time...a stud in the paint with Timmy.

[jaffies]

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[Libri]

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/08sSdko2RZ0y2/610x.jpg

Maybe someone can Photoshop fire, lightening, some type of power coming out of his hands.

[Big P]

Elton Brand lite?

[EricB]

I'd be happy with a Paul Milsap clone.

[Thompson]

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/08sSdko2RZ0y2/610x.jpg

Maybe someone can Photoshop fire, lightening, some type of power coming out of his hands.

He'll consume the Lakers with fireballs from his eyes, and bolts of lightning from his a**.

[Spurm]

Elton Brand lite?
:nope

[Spurm]

He'll consume the Lakers with fireballs from his eyes, and bolts of lightning from his a**.
:nope

[Spurm]

I'd be happy with a Paul Milsap clone.
Nope

fat lips

[Kori Ellis]

So since he has no ACLs, what would happen if he blew out what should have been his ACL? Would he just be crippled?

(This is a serious question.. I never heard of guys having no ACLs)

[onarollbaby]

Elton Brand lite?

yeah.. ther's quite a resemblance

[zepn]

So since he has no ACLs, what would happen if he blew out what should have been his ACL? Would he just be crippled?

(This is a serious question.. I never heard of guys having no ACLs)

According to Dylan, When you ain't got nothin', you got nothin' to lose...

[objective]

couldn't he just get a cadaver ligament?

[Chomag]

So since he has no ACLs, what would happen if he blew out what should have been his ACL? Would he just be crippled?

(This is a serious question.. I never heard of guys having no ACLs)

Well now that you think about it, you can't injure whats not their so that one thing we don't have to worry about.

J/k, but on a seriouse note I honestly don't think it will effect him at his age, but it may be something that will catch up to him a couple of years down the line and shorten his career. If he could give at least 7 solid seasons in the NBA I would call his career a success.

[scottspurs]

:tu:tu:tu:tu:tu:tu
He'll consume the Lakers with fireballs from his eyes, and bolts of lightning from his a**.

great stuff

[zepn]

And Bill Lear (Learjet) said if you don't put it in, it can't break...

[velik_m]

The Blair Reach Project?

[Solid D]

http://www.courant.com/media/photo/2009-03/45450055.jpg

Space creation at work

[objective]

Ed O'Bannon tore his ACL early in college and had a cadaver ligament graft and was able to have a great college career. Garbage in the pros, but hey, he's got zombie legs.

[EricB]

Ed O'bannon stuck around in the pros a bit with the Pistons, but he was the typical overhyped name College player.

I remember one big rebounder out of Colgate with the same body type.

Adonal Foyle. Hopefully he works out better than him.

[objective]

Lol, I remember hoping the Spurs could land Foyle about halfway through the disaster season because I thought they had no chance to get Tim Duncan.

[EmantheSpursFan]

So since he has no ACLs, what would happen if he blew out what should have been his ACL? Would he just be crippled?

(This is a serious question.. I never heard of guys having no ACLs)

According to one doctor i had no ACL or a Lateral Meniscus with a torn MCL. But i switched to Dr. Schmidt who is actually the spurs team physician , and right away he knew what was wrong with my knee. It was a quick fix although it required surgery. After meeting him and having him perform on me personally i have faith that he's going to take care of our new boy Blair for us!
:lobt2::chestbump

If he Blew out his ACL they could use tendons from his hamstrings thats what they did for me :flag:

[EricB]

Lol, I remember hoping the Spurs could land Foyle about halfway through the disaster season because I thought they had no chance to get Tim Duncan.

Same here!

I looked at Foyle leading the NCAA in rebounding and was like "damn that would be awesome next to David! Hope hes there at 2 or 3!"

:lol

[Kori Ellis]

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If he Blew out his ACL they could use tendons from his hamstrings thats what they did for me :flag:

Well he blew out his ACLs a long time ago in high school. But when doctors looked at him prior to the draft, they said he has no ACLs -- that's why his stock in the draft. So I was just wondering what would the ramifications of another knee injury for him at this point. Hopefully now that he's lost some weight, he'll be less apt to get hurt.

[Bukefal]

He is good. Im happy!

[taps]

Hello all,

I found this piece on USAToday.com and haven't seen it on the boards Please delete the post if I am not allowed to copy & paste this article.

Spurs draft Pitt All-America Blair

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Writer

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs grabbed one steal to start the week. They think they ended it with another.

The Spurs drafted Pitt forward DeJuan Blair with the 37th pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night after the All-America selection fell into the second round and into the eager arms of San Antonio, which didn't think it had a realistic shot at the 6-foot-7 forward.

"You don't find a guy falling like that very often," Spurs general manager R.C. Buford said.

The Spurs then drafted Miami guard Jack McClinton with the 51st pick and guard Nando De Colo from France with the 53rd pick.

San Antonio was hardly counting on the second round to snare a rookie who could make the roster right away. But the Spurs may have caught a break with Blair: their frontcourt needs replenishing after dealing Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto in a trade for Milwaukee's Richard Jefferson.

"This is the perfect situation," Blair said. "I'm on a beautiful team."

Jefferson came over Tuesday in what was a salary dump for the Bucks, which wanted to unload the $29.2 million owed to the scoring swingman over the next two years. In return, San Antonio only gave up Thomas, Oberto and Bruce Bowen -- three aging bench players.

Blair averaged 15.7 points and 12.3 rebounds for Pitt and was the Big East co-player of the year with Connecticut's Hasheem Thabeet, who was drafted No. 2 overall by Memphis.

Blair was the only Pitt player in the last 50 years to make first-team All-America. But while the Spurs were thrilled to get him, Blair said he was little upset being passed up in the first round.

When he declared for the draft in April after just two seasons at Pitt, the 20-year-old was confident that it would be NBA commissioner David Stern calling his name, saying at the time that "nobody's got me going in the second round."

Back in Pittsburgh -- where Blair watched the draft from a hotel weight room because he was so nervous -- Blair said other teams will wind up wishing they took a chance on him.

"All the teams that didn't pick me, I'm with the Spurs now," Blair said. "I'm going to make them regret it."

It was no secret that teams worried about Blair's two reconstructive knee surgeries -- Blair himself didn't want to risk another one after two years at Pitt. He's also struggled with his weight in his school, ballooning to more than 300 pounds before settling to around 260 in college.

But Blair also led the nation in offensive rebounds and was fourth in rebounds overall. Tim Duncan has been asking the Spurs to get him help on the boards.

Buford said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was equally glad to get Blair so late, especially after San Antonio couldn't swing a deal to move up in the first round.

"He likes having a guy who led the country in rebounding," Buford said.

McClinton averaged 19.3 points as a senior for the Hurricanes and set an ACC record with a career 3-point percentage of .440. DeColo, 22, spent the past three seasons playing for Cholet Basket and averaged 12.3 points a game last season.

[timvp]

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He's got Elton Brand arms and mitts.

[toki9]

Well he blew out his ACLs a long time ago in high school. But when doctors looked at him prior to the draft, they said he has no ACLs -- that's why his stock in the draft. So I was just wondering what would the ramifications of another knee injury for him at this point. Hopefully now that he's lost some weight, he'll be less apt to get hurt.

I read that as well (about no ACLs), but couldn't really understand it. How can you not have ACLs (or reconstructed ACLs) and play basketball? How are his knees stabilized? Sounded really bizarre. Can someone with medical background shed some light on this, please?

[HarlemHeat37]

it's very interesting..not only "play basketball", but dominate at the college level..

[sexinthatsx]

I read that as well (about no ACLs), but couldn't really understand it. How can you not have ACLs (or reconstructed ACLs) and play basketball? How are his knees stabilized? Sounded really bizarre. Can someone with medical background shed some light on this, please?

I'm actually 11 weeks in after a reconstructive ACL surgery using my patella tendon. Basically they replace the tendon where you ACL was torn, and after a series of physical therapy, you develop muscle back around the knee areas, and you will wind up being able to play sports and go on with rigorous activities. Prior to the surgery, I have been walking around with a torn ACL for about a year and a half, and not only did i develop arthritis around certain bones around the knee, i couldn't buckle my knee, causing me to hyper-extend it every time I walk in unparalleled grounds. When they said that Dejuan Blair was playing with no ACLs, they really meant that he's playing with two reconstructed ACLs, both in the left and right knee, but he's still able to compete and play basketball on a regular basis.

[TimDunkem]

Reconstructed ACLs sounds a little better than no ACLs. :lol Thanks for the clear up.

[toki9]

I'm actually 11 weeks in after a reconstructive ACL surgery using my patella tendon. Basically they replace the tendon where you ACL was torn, and after a series of physical therapy, you develop muscle back around the knee areas, and you will wind up being able to play sports and go on with rigorous activities. Prior to the surgery, I have been walking around with a torn ACL for about a year and a half, and not only did i develop arthritis around certain bones around the knee, i couldn't buckle my knee, causing me to hyper-extend it every time I walk in unparalleled grounds. When they said that Dejuan Blair was playing with no ACLs, they really meant that he's playing with two reconstructed ACLs, both in the left and right knee, but he's still able to compete and play basketball on a regular basis.

I assumed that he had reconstructed ACLs, but some of the reports mentioned that the doctors couldn't find his ACLs--which sounded bizarre. Anyways, thanks for the explanation and good luck with your rehab.

[Kori Ellis]

According to the MRIs taken in camp by NBA doctors, he has no ACLs. They claim they took MRIs.. and he didn't have ACLs. That's much different than just having them re-constructed, I'd guess.

[toki9]

According to the MRIs taken in camp by NBA doctors, he has no ACLs. They claim they took MRIs.. and he didn't have ACLs. That's much different than just having them re-constructed, I'd guess.

That's the part that sounds so bizarre...

[Kori Ellis]

That's the part that sounds so bizarre...

Yeah they aren't saying it like an expression as in, "he's playin' on no ACLs." They literally said, he didn't have ACLs on the MRI... I don't know how that would be possible :lol

[toki9]

Yeah they aren't saying it like an expression as in, "he's playin' on no ACLs." They literally said, he didn't have ACLs on the MRI... I don't know how that would be possible :lol

We're thinking the same thing...

[spurspokesman]

:lmao

I sure as hell hope so. But his game looks different. Seems like he's got more offensive moves. But definitely a beast like Wallace. Nothing soft about his game at all. And that is exactly what the Spurs have needed for a loooooooong time...a stud in the paint with Timmy.

Yeah lets just hope the fo doesnt f this one up. Big East baby:king. They better play him. Bonner to the back of the pine wood.

[Libri]

I did a search for Blair images and about a hundred pictures came up. They were all images of Blair except for one. Right smack in the middle was this image:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DZzNY4GvNVM/SWrGeMVlzII/AAAAAAAAAac/1htPZJ6A_S4/s320/gaygarnett.jpg

I think KG doesn't approve of the Spurs pick. :lol

[tp2021]

I did a search for Blair images and about a hundred pictures came up. They were all images of Blair except for one. Right smack in the middle was this image:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DZzNY4GvNVM/SWrGeMVlzII/AAAAAAAAAac/1htPZJ6A_S4/s320/gaygarnett.jpg

I think KG doesn't approve of the Spurs pick. :lol

Someone's gonna punk him and make him cry, and he can sense it...

[TDMVPDPOY]

Yeah they aren't saying it like an expression as in, "he's playin' on no ACLs." They literally said, he didn't have ACLs on the MRI... I don't know how that would be possible :lol

its simple, amares face didnt appear in the knees MRI....lol

[Spursmania]

Blair is the new bionic man :lol

[Agloco]

Hello all,

I found this piece on USAToday.com and haven't seen it on the boards Please delete the post if I am not allowed to copy & paste this article.

Spurs draft Pitt All-America Blair

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Writer

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs grabbed one steal to start the week. They think they ended it with another.


"All the teams that didn't pick me, I'm with the Spurs now," Blair said. "I'm going to make them regret it."


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CT4y-UiwdC0/SFmp45a6coI/AAAAAAAAAfI/mNDKfUWDalk/s320/the-hulk-superhero-400a062507.jpg

Sounds like some teams are about to be anally violated.......

[wildbill2u]

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Ain't gettin' this one.

Looks like he's a fullback trying for a touchdown on the one yard line.

[BlackBellamy]

"All the teams that didn't pick me, I'm with the Spurs now," Blair said. "I'm going to make them regret it."



:lol That's the spirit DeJuan!

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

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