Nazr takes some parting shots...

[furry_spurry]

in his press conference in Detroit. He claims everything was fine with the Spurs until he left camp to be with his wife and baby, and that it was never the same after that. As I said last week, anyone who was even remotely close to the Spurs knew he was leaving a long time ago.

[timvp]

I saw that on the news. Don Harris hyped it up as Nazr was "trashing" the Spurs. It was far from it. Nazr was classy and just pointed out that he left training camp to take care of his sick wife and when he came back he had lost his starting spot.

Rasho had harsher "parting shots" than that.

[exstatic]

I knew he was gone then, too. In 2005, a lot could be written off as not knowing the team and needing a full training camp. He never got the full training camp, and never learned the system, offense or defense. The only thing that kept him in the rotation was his O glass work. EVERYTHING else about his game sucked.

[SequNets]

wtf did Rasho say?

"I asked for Tampons but only received pads?" WTF?

[Please_dont_ban_me]

He's right.

I like Nazr, in fact...I'm looking for a Mohommed jersey in silver/black. :D Anybody wanna' hook it up?

[furry_spurry]

I saw a different channel. Greg Simmons claimed that Nazr pointed to one single moment as the reason he left the Spurs- when he lost the starting job in training camp.

I saw Rasho's entire press conference in Toronto and listened to all his radio interviews, as well. He did not publicly say one bad thing about the Spurs. He actually went out of his way to compliment Pop. All he said about players was that playing alongside Bosh would be more like playing alongside KG than Timmy. That seems pretty obvious.

As for private comments- let's just say- they both were unhappy and leave it at that.

[T-Pain]

yeah i like nazr too. too bad we mistreated him.

[timvp]

I saw a different channel. Greg Simmons claimed that Nazr pointed to one single moment as the reason he left the Spurs- when he lost the starting job in training camp.

I saw Rasho's entire press conference in Toronto and listened to all his radio interviews, as well. He did not publicly say one bad thing about the Spurs. He actually went out of his way to compliment Pop.

As for private comments- let's just say- they both were unhappy and leave it at that.

I watched KSAT and WOAI and they both played the exact same clip from the press conference. Simmons made it sound worse than it actually was.

Rasho said he was frustrated by not playing. While barely registering as a "parting shot", that's more of one than what Nazr said.

[Budkin]

I would have actually been fine had we kept Nazr. I know he had butterfingers and fucked up his rotations a bunch but I still feel that if he could have just played more he could have been more consistent. Oh well, thanks for helping us win a championship Nazr. Here's the 3 moments I'll remember you most for:

1. The block against Ben Wallace in Game 7 of the Finals
2. The crazy ass backwards scoop shot in Game 1 of the Finals
3. The posterization of Dampier in the early March game against the Mavs

[Pistons < Spurs]

I listened to the Presser on the radio, and thought Nazr came off very well. He was well spoken, and seemed to be a very positive person. I definetly didn't feel any slight towards SA in his comments. He did express his dissapointment in his minutes and loss of the 'starter' designation, but it was more in passing rather than a purposeful intent to bitch and moan.

I'm glad he's a Piston. I think he may be a bit better than he was while w/ the Spurs as we should be giving him more minutes than he received in SA. Wish us luck w/ him! Hopefully he won't totally frustrate me all year long w/ his 'soft hands' ...

[baseline bum]

I hope Nazr tears it up in Detroit. I was disappointed in his play last season, but he was huge in 2005... especially in the Phoenix and Denver series from what I remember.

[spurs=bling]

I listened to the Presser on the radio, and thought Nazr came off very well. He was well spoken, and seemed to be a very positive person. I definetly didn't feel any slight towards SA in his comments. He did express his dissapointment in his minutes and loss of the 'starter' designation, but it was more in passing rather than a purposeful intent to bitch and moan.

I'm glad he's a Piston. I think he may be a bit better than he was while w/ the Spurs as we should be giving him more minutes than he received in SA. Wish us luck w/ him! Hopefully he won't totally frustrate me all year long w/ his 'soft hands' ...

glue can fix that.

[furry_spurry]

Rasho said he was frustrated by not playing. While barely registering as a "parting shot", that's more of one than what Nazr said.
Find me the quote from HIS press conference. :)


He (Nazr) did express his dissapointment in his minutes...

[Tek_XX]

I listened to the Presser on the radio, and thought Nazr came off very well. He was well spoken, and seemed to be a very positive person. I definetly didn't feel any slight towards SA in his comments. He did express his dissapointment in his minutes and loss of the 'starter' designation, but it was more in passing rather than a purposeful intent to bitch and moan.

I'm glad he's a Piston. I think he may be a bit better than he was while w/ the Spurs as we should be giving him more minutes than he received in SA. Wish us luck w/ him! Hopefully he won't totally frustrate me all year long w/ his 'soft hands' ...


Things will be different, probably lots of frustrations

[Tek_XX]

I listened to the Presser on the radio, and thought Nazr came off very well. He was well spoken, and seemed to be a very positive person. I definetly didn't feel any slight towards SA in his comments. He did express his dissapointment in his minutes and loss of the 'starter' designation, but it was more in passing rather than a purposeful intent to bitch and moan.

I'm glad he's a Piston. I think he may be a bit better than he was while w/ the Spurs as we should be giving him more minutes than he received in SA. Wish us luck w/ him! Hopefully he won't totally frustrate me all year long w/ his 'soft hands' ...

Oh and Nazty can't defend Shaq

[ShoogarBear]

I think Nazr will have solid offensive numbers with consistent minutes. He's not the type of guy who can do well playing sporadically. However, he will always be what he is. With the ongoing Flipification of the Pistons, his defensive lapses won't be viewed as critically by the coaches.

[judaspriestess]

Well they both are NBA champions. That is definatley a beautiful positive treasure to take with them. No one can ever take that experience from them.

Best wishes to both of them.

[Pistons < Spurs]

If you're interested, here's a audio clip from him on our local radio station this morning following the presser:

http://www.mlive.com/pistons/audio/index.ssf?/pistons/audio/audio05.html


I did notice listening to it again, that he commented on SA as being a "bunch of good guys, good team, good orginization" .... and Detroit as "bunch of good guys, great team, great orginization"

But I still can't attribute that as a slight towars the Spurs. I think he was just looking for words, and trying to express his happiness on his new team.

[Russ]

Nazr seems like a big city guy who would never be that happy in San Antonio.

That said, he greatly helped the team win the title in '05 and always behaved professionally. I just think he was never that comfortable with the Spurs and neither he nor the Spurs made the effort to bring him into the "family." Part of it may have been because he was the guy they traded Malik for.

[Dre_7]

I did notice listening to it again, that he commented on SA as being a "bunch of good guys, good team, good orginization" .... and Detroit as "bunch of good guys, great team, great orginization"

Thats just cuz he is talkin about his former team and his current team.

I was a big Nazr fan. But I think it will end up better if SA can somehow manage to get both Elson and Butler. I will always like Nazr (despite his faults) but once he plays against SA, hes just another opponant in my eyes. Good luck Naz.

[Dre_7]

1. The block against Ben Wallace in Game 7 of the Finals
2. The crazy ass backwards scoop shot in Game 1 of the Finals
3. The posterization of Dampier in the early March game against the Mavs

Yes, those were great moments. Along with his play down the stretch of the 04-05 season, and his play in the playoffs, and his play in games 1 and 2 of the finals.

I dont think he will help Detroit at all though. Matter of fact, I think Detroits championship hopes are gone.

[T Park]

As for private comments- let's just say- they both were unhappy and leave it at that.

Lets hear em sunshine.

[velik_m]

Lets hear em sunshine.

you do know what private means?

[ChumpDumper]

Privately?

F 'em.

They should've played better.

[T Park]

you do know what private means?




If they are bitching about the team lets hear it.


Fuck them.

They had zilch to say shit about.

[angel_luv]

I saw the KSAT teaser and following coverage.

I agree with everyone who said it was grossly over rated.

Nazr was taken out of context. They should have aired the question he was answering.

[angel_luv]

He's right.

I like Nazr, in fact...I'm looking for a Mohommed jersey in silver/black. :D Anybody wanna' hook it up?


I actually saw someone with one during the season. I remember because I was pretty surprised about it, which in retrospect I guess is kind of mean.

Anyway I am guessing that they had it specially made. The only jerseys I have seen a lot of in stores are Timmy, Tony, and Gino's. I think I have seen Bruce's in a few places.

[Kori Ellis]

Here's the video of what Nazr said on WOAI, in case anyone missed it.

http://www.woai.com/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=276017

[timvp]

If they are bitching about the team lets hear it.


Fuck them.

They had zilch to say shit about.

This coming from Rasho's number one pimp when the Spurs signed him and also the guy who said he would trade Manu for Nazr and Nazr would be an All-Star.

Classic.

[exstatic]

Remember that guy that was always in the right place, and hustled his ass off? Nazr isn't him.

Here's what you get. He gets up and down the floor pretty well, grabs some offensive rebounds, and hits the occasional mid range jumper. That's it. That's the sum and substance of his game. Oh, and he can shoot FTs, but rarely gets to the line. His post game consists of getting roofed by a guard, or fumbling the ball out of bounds.

[Crookshanks]

I read this last year about Nazr - I think it was right at the end of training camp.

The article said that the Spurs were counting on training camp to really get Nazr knowledgeable about the Spurs system. When he had to leave and missed almost all of training camp, it really hampered their efforts.

Also, Nazr is a devout muslim and observes Ramadan every year. That comes during training camp. During Ramadan, muslims must fast from sunup to sundown. That must seriously affect your energy level and make it hard to really go all out in training camp. If Nazr had stayed, that would have been an issue every year.

[ShoogarBear]

Ramadan is a big deal, but it's not an excuse.

Hakeem somehow managed to get through it every year okay.

[SenorSpur]

I wouldn't necessarily call his comments a "parting shot". He simply explained the events that took place regarding his diminished role during the season and playoffs.

[pjjrfan]

But what he is saying is true. Everything was fine, the plan was that he and Rasho would compete for the job, with Nazr having the inside track and that the camp would get Nazr caught up as to how to play the Spurs system, especially the defensive end. When he wasn't there, and I might add it was for a legitimate reason his wife suffered from complications from the birth. The whole thing went south from there, when he finally got back Pop has his lineup set, and nazr was left out, but he was a regular part of the rotation, but he had too many games where he was inconsistent and unproductive. I wouldn't say he got his chance because he outplayed Rasho, but rather Rasho lack of rebounding and aggressiveness forced the Spurs to try Nazr again.

[Mixability]

the guy who said he would trade Manu for Nazr and Nazr would be an All-Star.

Classic.

This HAS to be a lie. :shootme

[easjer]

I don't think the Spurs intended to punish Nazr for going to be with his sick wife and newborn, that he left and was unable to accomplish what he needed to (getting the rotations down, etc). It was what it was and unfortunate for everyone.

[angel_luv]

Remember that guy that was always in the right place, and hustled his ass off? Nazr isn't him.

Here's what you get. He gets up and down the floor pretty well, grabs some offensive rebounds, and hits the occasional mid range jumper. That's it. That's the sum and substance of his game. Oh, and he can shoot FTs, but rarely gets to the line. His post game consists of getting roofed by a guard, or fumbling the ball out of bounds.


Nazr makes his free throws but they are an ugly thing to see. :lol

[alamo50]

I saw that on the news. Don Harris hyped it up as Nazr was "trashing" the Spurs. It was far from it. Nazr was classy and just pointed out that he left training camp to take care of his sick wife and when he came back he had lost his starting spot.

I was gonna post the exact same thing right after I saw the segment on WOAI.

I do wanna add one thing:

STFU Don "Screw You" Harris!

[ChumpDumper]

"peanut butter guts"

[weebo]

Nazr and Rasho both sucked. This team was going nowhere with those two as your centers.

[mardigan]

I listened to the Presser on the radio, and thought Nazr came off very well. He was well spoken, and seemed to be a very positive person. I definetly didn't feel any slight towards SA in his comments. He did express his dissapointment in his minutes and loss of the 'starter' designation, but it was more in passing rather than a purposeful intent to bitch and moan.

I'm glad he's a Piston. I think he may be a bit better than he was while w/ the Spurs as we should be giving him more minutes than he received in SA. Wish us luck w/ him! Hopefully he won't totally frustrate me all year long w/ his 'soft hands' ...

Hahaha! More minutes= more dropped passes