Has there ever been a rookie from Pitt with the initials DB who has had a 20/20 game?
I will wait for someone to research and let me know.
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Has there ever been a rookie from Pitt with the initials DB who has had a 20/20 game?
I will wait for someone to research and let me know.
When's the last time a rookie had at least 24 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 blocks, and 2 steals in a game? Why don't we find that out?
where's Bynum? :hatQuote:
Originally Posted by 024
Pop's comments last night reminded me of his remarks about Blair during the pre-season. From an October McDonald article:
Blair as Tim Duncan
You get a new rookie, the tendency is to want to coach him up right away. You look at all he can't do, and you want to start making corrections and fiddling with his game.
When it comes to first-year forward DeJuan Blair, the Spurs coaching staff is fighting that temptation for now.
They aren't remaking his shooting form. They aren't in his ear constantly about playing defense. They aren't trying to teach him post moves he doesn't have. They aren't trying to make him Mark Price at the foul line, or Dikembe Mutombo at the rim.
For the time being, they are just letting Blair be. In that, the Spurs are just doing what they once did with another prized frontcourt rookie.
"We didn't even try to coach Tim Duncan at the beginning," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "We watched him. Once we figured out what he does, then we tried to do what we could to make it better."
Popovich is taking the same "observe and report" approach with Blair this preseason.
"We're going to watch him play and see what his strengths and weaknesses are," Popovich said, "rather than put him in a box."
Popovich has to like what he's seen from Blair so far. Though a bit undersized, Blair is leading the Spurs in scoring (14.7 ppg) and rebounding (8.2) in just 18 minutes a night. He's also flashed a unique ability to turn a game in a hurry. Blair has 17 points and 10 rebounds against the Thunder, despite not entering the game until midway through the third quarter.
Blair still has a lot to learn and a long way to go. For now, however, the Spurs aren't going to overthink him.
http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblog...as-tim-du.html
I can't believe that Tim Duncan and Charles Barkley are on the same team.
Using the link given by BrunoQuote:
Originally Posted by Brazil
#1 Mourning 28 min
#2 McDyess
#3 Howard
#4 Jayson Williams
#5 Kemp
#6 Blair 31 min
to be fair, it seems like Blair was in better shape his rookie season, he had a monster dunk against the Mavs in the playoffs I remember, and seemed more fleet footed. And the Blair/Manu connection his rookie season seemed stronger. For some reason in the last season it seems he was even more of a "below the basket" player than he already is. The % of shots of his getting blocked from close range jumped from 10% to 15% according to 82games.com, and he attempted/made less dunks... granted, I thought he was playing well as a starter in the first half of the season when we were on a roll. He's got to be productive off the bench, though, because he might always be a bench player (on a playoff team), you never know.