Blair co-MVP

[nbaman99]

Evens just said that he share the MVP award with Blair who pulled down 23 rebounds tonight. So blair is the co-MVP tonight

Go Blair.

[Das Texan]

Retarded that he wasnt flat out named mvp.


whoever votes on that shit is fucking retarded.

[alchemist]

:lol that was a bit embarrassing (the stat padding)...but I'm very happy for Blair, the guy is the underdog every time he steps on the floor.

[LOL@MavsFan]

Should of been MVP

[EricB]

No, he's not co mvp...

[Buddy Holly]

:lol that was a bit embarrassing (the stat padding)...but I'm very happy for Blair, the guy is the underdog every time he steps on the floor.

Stat padding? Dude wasn't shooting open J's. He got his points and rebounds like a man.

[Mal]

wow, still noone realised that he is a true beast ?

[exstatic]

Stat padding? Dude wasn't shooting open J's. He got his points and rebounds like a man.

He clanked the last FT on purpose so he could get another board and a bucket. Just ask Moses Malone if you can't pad rebounding stats.

[tothrowed]

hes not officaly co-mvp but everybody and their mama knows that he should have won mvp even the winner tyrike evans said it damn he got robbed but its all about politics more people are evans fans then blaie fans

[hater]

is it me or was Evans being booed cause Blair was not named?

[EricB]

He also slapped the ball at the backboard 3 times on purpose just to get rebounds....

[alchemist]

Most of the Rooks were excited for Blair, but I noticed Jennings wasn't too happy about Blair getting those last couple rebounds/shot attempts :lmao.

[exstatic]

Hey, he said he wanted the rebound record, and he got it. Shit, he probably could have had 30 if he hadn't missed time to get stitched up after his cut.

[exstatic]

Most of the Rooks were excited for Blair, but I noticed Jennings wasn't too happy about Blair getting those last couple rebounds/shot attempts :lmao.

Jennings should have been barred from the game for that ridiculous Gumbi 'do. Someone thought that would be a good look?

[DPG21920]

Blair is a pimp. For real. He was not padding stats any worse than anyone else. I would do it to if Jennings would not pass me the ball after I was boxing out the entire Sophmore front line.

Jennings can eat a d.

[Libri]

is it me or was Evans being booed cause Blair was not named?

I think I did hear some boos.

[EricB]

Jennings should have been barred from the game for that ridiculous Gumbi 'do. Someone thought that would be a good look?


Armon Gilliam thought it looked pimp.

[ShoogarBear]

:lmao @ Armen Gilliam. :tu

[Doctor J]

He is not co-MVP. He IS the MVP of this game, no doubt.

Anybody can score 40+ points in this type of defence-less game. But getting a 20+ rebounds is a different thing. Blair broke the record set by Elton Brand (21 rebounds).

[FilSpursFan]

Most of the Rooks were excited for Blair, but I noticed Jennings wasn't too happy about Blair getting those last couple rebounds/shot attempts :lmao.

I dont like Jennings. He is a ballhog and has big mouth...:blah:blah:blah:blah

[Kriz-Maxima]

Jennings should have been barred from the game for that ridiculous Gumbi 'do. Someone thought that would be a good look?

Jennings hair is awesome. Almost as awesome as Baron's beard.

No joke.

[EricB]

:lmao @ Armen Gilliam. :tu

Armen my bad.

Wearin the hideous Sixers iron on logo jerseys with the stars trailing up the arm pits.

[spursfan1000]

I was not able to watch the game but damn I just saw Blair had a 20 20 night and didnt get the MVP!!!! I'm just glad he was such a steal and is on the Spurs.

[ElNono]

LOL Second Round
LOL Brandon Jennings ball hog black hole
LOL Rookie Wall
LOL Man among Kids

[alchemist]

DeJuan Blair on 3 hours of sleep is still better than 99.9% of the world. He probably woke up with 5 rebounds, 2 of them offensive.

http://dimemag.com/2010/02/live-from-the-rookie-sophomore-practice/

:lol

[Hooks]

I'm not surprised, Blair has had a pretty tough rookie season, he's had to earn every single thing. Just like in the OKC game when he fouled out.

[Obstructed_View]

Don't bitch about the outcome of the MVP if your fucking cheap ass didn't vote.

[tothrowed]

Most of the Rooks were excited for Blair, but I noticed Jennings wasn't too happy about Blair getting those last couple rebounds/shot attempts :lmao.
ur wrong here chek out jennings and kevin durants twitter oh yea did yall see lopez try to stop blair from scoring and did u see him shaking his head when tyrek won

http://twitter.com/MosTWanTEDlilb/status/9042418889
http://twitter.com/MosTWanTEDlilb/status/9042223906
http://twitter.com/KevinDurant35/status/9041882934

[FeZZy]

Did you guys see the Brook Lopez shake his head? Like he got robbed haha

[DPG21920]

That was one of the funniest moments I have seen watching Lopez tackle Blair. My respect for Lopez definitely went up.

[ace3g]

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[nbaman99]

Yes if you kept listing till the end Craig Sager called Blair the co-MVP

[FeZZy]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100213/capt.4030f0a481be4abeb881aaa3b5f60556.all_star_bas ketball_dna121.jpg

Haha flynn ROOKIES UNITE

[jimo2305]

this game made me proud once a again to be a spurs fan lol.. i know dat sounds bad but its true.. there's one glimmer of light amidst this downward season

[DPG21920]

The picture says everything. Blair carried the team on his back.

[ace3g]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/04/fullj.4953ff5a79c2b67e0e28ad68d39cc97a/4953ff5a79c2b67e0e28ad68d39cc97a-getty-95700805jm030_2010_nba_all_.jpg
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[EricB]

lopez tackling Blair and them falling to the floor laughing was a priceless moment.

[DPG21920]

Blair is damn cool. He is like a mookie crew of his own.

[The Red Hood]

So was that the record for most boards in a Rook/Soph game?

[DPG21920]

Yup. From what people have been saying the previous was Brand with 21.

[ace3g]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100213/capt.2af383103be4498b9565f3a2692e11de.all_star_bas ketball_dna221.jpg

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Blair is damn cool. He is like a mookie crew of his own.

I thought you said "cool", not "gay".

[DPG21920]

I thought you said "cool", not "gay".

:wow

[ElNono]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100213/capt.4030f0a481be4abeb881aaa3b5f60556.all_star_bas ketball_dna121.jpg

Flynn was besides himself all game on every Dejuan move to the basket...

[Budkin]

Jennings should have been barred from the game for that ridiculous Gumbi 'do. Someone thought that would be a good look?

That shit was so Bobby Brown circa 1990-91, but then had a big ass gash taken off the top with a weed wacker or some shit. Not good.

[The Red Hood]

Yup. From what people have been saying the previous was Brand with 21.
Nice. :tu That's a mighty big stage to do all this on, it's no wonder players are twittering. :lol

And what were his stats for the OKC game again?

[ElNono]

Jennings tonight reminded me all that is wrong about Allen Iverson...

[Refocus]

Didn't even know the Rookie v Soph game was on.. damn! Saw a highlight on nba.com of a sweet Dejuan dunk tho. :D

[DPG21920]

Jennings tonight reminded me all that is wrong about Allen Iverson...

He does not seem to be like that in real games though. Plus, Iverson was amazing.

[ElNono]

He does not seem to be like that in real games though. Plus, Iverson was amazing.

Exactly...

[Manufan909]

Pop will put him in the doghouse for that dunk. And I hope there's a vid on youtube of the tackle.

[Parker2112]

Pop will put him in the doghouse for that dunk. And I hope there's a vid on youtube of the tackle.

You know what? Fuck Pop. I'm tired of his bitch-ass ways. We need a new coach. There, I said it.

And fuck Finley, Bonner, small ball, sorry ass interior D, Blair not getting enough pt, Ian on the bench all year, international play, and losing to the good teams. Pop, quit already. Let Avery get this shit fired up.

Go Spurs Go.

[Parker2112]

This showing by Blair pisses me off. Pop needs to learn to trust young guys.

Oh yeah, and fuck the no-tape-watching, non-beast respecting refs, who make it hard on blair and hill.

[greyforest]

Pop will put him in the doghouse for that dunk.

pop doesnt give two shits about allstar weekend

[Parker2112]

pop doesnt give two shits about allstar weekend

He can take his ass down the road is what he can do.

[jdev82]

Most of the Rooks were excited for Blair, but I noticed Jennings wasn't too happy about Blair getting those last couple rebounds/shot attempts :lmao.

did you see his twitter after the game? he had nothing but praise for dejaun.

[slick'81]

thought the game was tomorrow lol good thing i can catch the replay tonight on nba tv

[duncan228]

San Antonio’s DeJuan Blair told his fellow NBA rookies before the game that he was going to try to get every rebound. Then he went out and set a record.

Blair grabbed a record 23 rebounds and scored 22 points for the first 20-20 game in the Rookie Challenge, leading the first-year players to a rare 140-128 victory over the sophomores on Friday night.

“He started getting the rebounds for us. He did what he said he was going to do,” said Sacramento’s Tyreke Evans, who had 26 points and was the game’s MVP. “That’s why I wanted to share the (MVP) trophy with him.”


“Everyone came out and contributed,” Jennings said. “DeJuan Blair … that’s amazing right there.”

[polandprzem]

Haha that was funny. Blair was waiting there to take the trophy and show that he is co-MVP :D

Well Evans attitude is phenomenal. He is gonna be a great player.
Blair was playing against good froncourters, he was basicly there alone for the rooks.
I got to see the game though.

[Manufan909]

Haha that was funny. Blair was waiting there to take the trophy and show that he is co-MVP :D

Well Evans attitude is phenomenal. He is gonna be a great player.
Blair was playing against good froncourters, he was basicly there alone for the rooks.
I got to see the game though.

Lucky.:depressed

If this game is archived on LP that's a major selling point for me.

[VivaPopovich]

dejuan blair is one

big

man

hehe. what a good break for us. beating denver and our boy blair getting mvp of the rookie-sophomore challenge. now all we need now is for tim duncan to pack the shit out of lebron in the all-star game

george hill get in the dunk contest, common!

[5in10]

It was interesting to see some of the stuff blair is capable of doing, but not allowed to do with the spurs. He had a really nice handle on the ball and was even taking jump shots. Some of the stuff he did on the court reminds me way people say hes the next Barkley.

[blkroadrunners]

Jennings tonight reminded me all that is wrong about Allen Iverson...

Eh, his game's more like Nick Van Exel's, imo.

[DJB]

Getting 22 and 23 and not receiving the MVP is absolutely beyond me. That is absurd. Tyreke Evans is sick but c'mon...

[Sisk]

Are people seriously complaining about him padding stats in an ALL STAR EVENT?!!?!?!

wtf is wrong with you people?

great performance by blair

[Sisk]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100213/capt.4030f0a481be4abeb881aaa3b5f60556.all_star_bas ketball_dna121.jpg

Flynn was besides himself all game on every Dejuan move to the basket...

i thought i was the only one to notice this.. dude went crazy for blair

[hector234]

Blair was beasting

[jag]

You know what? Fuck Pop. I'm tired of his bitch-ass ways. We need a new coach. There, I said it.

And fuck Finley, Bonner, small ball, sorry ass interior D, Blair not getting enough pt, Ian on the bench all year, international play, and losing to the good teams. Pop, quit already. Let Avery get this shit fired up.

Go Spurs Go.

:lmao

[Pentagruel]

I think Evans deserved it as much as Blair. I have no problems with Blair padding his stats slightly at the end of the game at all but its not inconceivable to give Evans the MVP. He was integral to the rookies when the game was still in doubt and helped set the tone for the game (as did Blair).

I just enjoyed watching the game mostly. Blair is such a fun player to watch. He seems to have so much fun playing basketball and its infectious to just watch.

[slick'81]

evans deserved it imo but co mvp would have been fitting

[foodie2]

You know what? Fuck Pop. I'm tired of his bitch-ass ways. We need a new coach. There, I said it.

And fuck Finley, Bonner, small ball, sorry ass interior D, Blair not getting enough pt, Ian on the bench all year, international play, and losing to the good teams. Pop, quit already. Let Avery get this shit fired up.

Go Spurs Go.

I was with you till you said Avery.

All I'd need to break me would be to see his little cockroach ass screaming on the sidelines. Come on.

[outmap]

i thought i was the only one to notice this.. dude went crazy for blair

Maybe he wants to play here. http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=yfdvh57
:hat:downspin:

[Spurs Brazil]

The Beast

Head of the Class? He Likes Being Called the Beast - DeJuan Blair Postgame Video #AS10
If it were ever more clear than at tonight's Rookie Challenge, DeJuan Blair is a beast. The Spurs sensational rookie put up 22 points and 23 rebounds (a Rookie Challenge record in boards, and DeJuan insists he had 24) in a spectacular performance in Dallas. http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/notebook.html

[weebo]

Sadly, this might end up being the highlight of the Spurs' season.

[exstatic]

did you see his twitter after the game? he had nothing but praise for dejaun.

THAT"S why you don't trust internet personas. If he's running around looking butt hurt after the game and scowling, well, body language and facial expressions don't lie. People on FB and Twitter often do.

The great thing was that DeJuan got absolutley MOBBED at the buzzer. You could tell that his Rookie team mates genuinely liked him. He was probably the biggest reason that they won. If you looked at the game rosters, the Sophs CLEARLY had the size advantage, yet the Rookies outboarded them by 10, and won the game by 12. The next highest rebounder in the game after DeJuan's 23 was 7 by a couple of other players. Those extra possessions were critical.

[vander]

props to evans for doing that

[wut]

I dont like Jennings. He is a ballhog and has big mouth...:blah:blah:blah:blah

yeh watching the game, it was very clear that Jennings was trying to prove he could play (but to do this he had to sacrifice playing with the team....he completely never looked for the pass unless he was trapped and had to give up the ball).

Guys like Jennings don't play on great teams and there's a reason for that.

[ElNono]

props to evans for doing that

No props to dejuan? Bitter much? :lmao

[wut]

I also wanted to make another point... it's pretty clear how the NBA wanted the "story" to be told. You look at NBA.com's (http://www.nba.com/allstar/2010/rookie.challenge/index.html) version of last night's game which tries to dismiss Blair off. 'Jennings and Evans set the tone.... fans chanted MVP for Blair...however Jennings and Evans set the pace and tone'.

Compare that to the AP's version of the story which ESPN is running, is vastly different and tells how Blair lead the rookies to victory.

As a fan of basketball it's just alarming that the NBA continues to undermine the game for their foolish belief of what makes them profitable.

You never see this happen in the NFL.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The NBA.com recap by Blinebury is a friggin' joke. :td

[silverblackfan]

I also wanted to make another point... it's pretty clear how the NBA wanted the "story" to be told. You look at NBA.com's (http://www.nba.com/allstar/2010/rookie.challenge/index.html) version of last night's game which tries to dismiss Blair off. 'Jennings and Evans set the tone.... fans chanted MVP for Blair...however Jennings and Evans set the pace and tone'.

Compare that to the AP's version of the story which ESPN is running, is vastly different and tells how Blair lead the rookies to victory.

As a fan of basketball it's just alarming that the NBA continues to undermine the game for their foolish belief of what makes them profitable.

You never see this happen in the NFL.

I think part of the problem is no one knows about Blair...YET. Check out how the local news paper listed him as a 1st round pick.

http://www.star-telegram.com/287/story/1966426.html

[exstatic]

No props to dejuan? Bitter much? :lmao

Uh, DeJuan didn't give half of his award to Evans. Butthurt much?

[Muser]

It's a rookie challenge, i'm sure Dejuan doesn't really care about a meaningless MVP, he got one hell of a sick dunk though.

[ABrooks111]

Jennings should have been barred from the game for that ridiculous Gumbi 'do. Someone thought that would be a good look?

Outside of Blair, the Jennings hairstyle was one of the only things worth seeing last night.

[leemajors]

That shit was so Bobby Brown circa 1990-91, but then had a big ass gash taken off the top with a weed wacker or some shit. Not good.

Way off. Best fro since Tupac in Juice:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PA6KBW-kNt0/SdVeMuuq_oI/AAAAAAAABpI/FshYFeuO2_k/s320/tupac+juice.jpg

[5in10]

Anyone else think Blair needs to wear a headband more often?

[Spurs Brazil]

Grades by Tim Legler


DeJuan BlairF | San Antonio Spurs
A+
In a game where no one is making an effort to box out you knew Blair would gobble up some boards and he looked like he had glue on his hands. Once he's a full-time starter for the Spurs (or someone else) he will lead the league in rebounding. Love the fact he played hard and showed some handle.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/allstar2010/news/story?page=scorecard2010/rookies

[ElNono]

Uh, DeJuan didn't give half of his award to Evans. Butthurt much?

I thought he meant winning the MVP, not sharing it. Sounded to me like he didn't want to give props to blair.

Evans gesture was great, and he also deserved the MVP. He had mad moves all night.

[exstatic]

I thought he meant winning the MVP, not sharing it. Sounded to me like he didn't want to give props to blair.

Evans gesture was great, and he also deserved the MVP. He had mad moves all night.

Evans is going to be a beast in 3 years. Big, physical PGs don't come along that often. It was a VERY cool gesture for him to want to share the award with DeJuan. Apparently, there were some rumblings in Sacto that he was a ball hog. I don't think ball hogs want to share anything, so that's probably sour grapes from someone with less talent.

[ShoogarBear]

Apparently, there were some rumblings in Sacto that he was a ball hog.

Might be somebody in Sacramento who would be upset and/or threatened by Evans' success.

Although I can't imagine who that would be.