Dejuan Blair's Jumpshot.

Well I went to University of Pittsburgh before I transferred last year and I played pickup basketball with Dejuan Blair maybe 15-25 times. During these times, Blair would shoot a plethora of jumpers each time. The funny thing is, he can make them. He was streaky though. Some games he would look like Brandon Roy, hitting 8-10 in a row with pressure in his grill, and sometimes he would go 1-9. Now I know its been 2 years since that time, but Blair has the "ability" to develop a consistent jumper. One negative is that his release was kind of awkward, but I think the Spurs can fix that. All in all, I wanted to give some input after playing with him many times up close. If you guys have any other questions about his game you don't know, I can try to answer as many as I can

How was his rebounding?


/sarcasm

If he develops this he improves tremendously as a captain of the bench.

However, he might fall in love with his jump shot and forget his roots. The path to the Dark Side, this is.

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Originally Posted by Cant_Be_Faded

If he develops this he improves tremendously as a captain of the bench.

However, he might fall in love with his jump shot and forget his roots. The path to the Dark Side, this is.

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Dont know that will happen. I was talking to him after one game and I said "That jumper going to come out again this season?" And he said "Hell no, owning the glass is what I do"

you never played with blair

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Originally Posted by sananspursfan21

you never played with blair

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If you say so? Why is it so hard to believe? Pitt players always play pick up ball

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Originally Posted by RenaldoBalkman

If you say so? Why is it so hard to believe? Pitt players always play pick up ball

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i spose i have to believe you cuz i used to play with anthony tolliver at this brutha spot in springfield. you're claim to fame is significantly better though :(

Can't we all get along? I believe both of you...then again I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night. :toast

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Originally Posted by Phila_Chamberlain

I watched him throughout the year. In the pre-season his shot was very weird, but oddly consistent. It was a 3 part shot, very slow and not NBA form. At the end of the year it was much more fluid, but not as consistent. If he keeps working at it he'll be fine.

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Yeah its a really weird shot. It takes an hour to get off, but it goes in even with pressure in his face. He has the ability to make it part of arsenal though.

blair = malik rose clone, without the pumpfake master skillset yet to his repetoire which i hope he doesnt add

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Since we're all naming players we've played pick up with...

Antonio Daniels at Homecourt America and Lifetime
Jared Jackson at Homecourt America
And last but not least....Amall McAskull at Full Life

If Blair can get a jumpshot he will be a absolute beast!

I think some of us underestimate how good the competition at the NBA level is. It's one thing hitting a bunch of jumpers in pick-up with a bunch of other pick-up players. Totally different running up and down the court at full speed and then being tightly defended and jumpers extremely contested by 6'5 to 7'0 world class athletes. I think some of the worst "shooters" in the NBA probably could look like Ray Allen in a pick-up game with average joes who aren't exactly playing all NBA defense.

My senior year at Michigan, one of my friends from the dorms made it as a walk-on on the basketball team. Short Greek kid who played high school ball and was a good baller. Lol I remember that spring after basketball was done, he'd come to the gym a couple times and shoot 30 footers in pick-up games, make them all. No rim. It was like nothing. He was in business school too. Not like he was a full-time, make his career professional basketball or anything like that.

I really think even some of the bad jump shooters in the NBA would be lights out shooters in pick-up or just shooting around the gym.

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Originally Posted by JamStone

I think some of us underestimate how good the competition at the NBA level is. It's one thing hitting a bunch of jumpers in pick-up with a bunch of other pick-up players. Totally different running up and down the court at full speed and then being tightly defended and jumpers extremely contested by 6'5 to 7'0 world class athletes. I think some of the worst "shooters" in the NBA probably could look like Ray Allen in a pick-up game with average joes who aren't exactly playing all NBA defense.

My senior year at Michigan, one of my friends from the dorms made it as a walk-on on the basketball team. Short Greek kid who played high school ball and was a good baller. Lol I remember that spring after basketball was done, he'd come to the gym a couple times and shoot 30 footers in pick-up games, make them all. No rim. It was like nothing. He was in business school too. Not like he was a full-time, make his career professional basketball or anything like that.

I really think even some of the bad jump shooters in the NBA would be lights out shooters in pick-up or just shooting around the gym.

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Yeah obviously its nothing compared to game speed. I am just saying it looked decent for him not shooting any jumpers in games at Pitt. One would think Blair has some goofy ass shot, but its not bad at all.

Its a given that Tony Parker and Rajon Rondo would absolutely annihilate anyone from 3 pointers in pickup.

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Originally Posted by RenaldoBalkman

Yeah obviously its nothing compared to game speed. I am just saying it looked decent for him not shooting any jumpers in games at Pitt. One would think Blair has some goofy ass shot, but its not bad at all.

Its a given that Tony Parker and Rajon Rondo would absolutely annihilate anyone from 3 pointers in pickup.

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true. ben wallace could hit more threes than any of us could. i do know i can shoot better from the ft line than shaq, no doubt lol

When Blair was schooling Thabeet, he was hitting some nice midrange jumpers and they were high arching shots. I don't know if he can make those consistently.

Last season, according to 82 games, 75% of Blair's shot selection were inside shots and only 25% were jumps shots. His eFG% for those jump shots was a low .352. It will be interesting to see if these stats change during his sophomore year.

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Originally Posted by Cant_Be_Faded

If he develops this he improves tremendously as a captain of the bench.

However, he might fall in love with his jump shot and forget his roots. The path to the Dirk Side, this is.

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If he develops a midrange game he will be a really effective player.

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Originally Posted by RenaldoBalkman

Well I went to University of Pittsburgh before I transferred last year and I played pickup basketball with Dejuan Blair maybe 15-25 times. During these times, Blair would shoot a plethora of jumpers each time. The funny thing is, he can make them. He was streaky though. Some games he would look like Brandon Roy, hitting 8-10 in a row with pressure in his grill, and sometimes he would go 1-9. Now I know its been 2 years since that time, but Blair has the "ability" to develop a consistent jumper. One negative is that his release was kind of awkward, but I think the Spurs can fix that. All in all, I wanted to give some input after playing with him many times up close. If you guys have any other questions about his game you don't know, I can try to answer as many as I can

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since you saw him move up close do you think he could ever play a SF position lol ??? serious question cause i have no idea how else to take down the lake show

I once dunked on Patrick Ewing. He cried a single tear.

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Originally Posted by senorglory

I once dunked on Patrick Ewing. He cried a single tear.

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lol he always gives that look on every facial

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Originally Posted by Leonard Curse

since you saw him move up close do you think he could ever play a SF position lol ??? serious question cause i have no idea how else to take down the lake show

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Maybe. He has some fluidity to him and lateral quickness, but its barely there. He could play 6-8 mpg, but not more at the 3. But it was when he was chunky and not lean like he is now. So maybe that has changed.

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Originally Posted by Eisfeld

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If he develops a midrange game he will be a really effective player.

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I think I remember that after the season ended that blair said the spurs were gonna work on his midrange game.

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Originally Posted by Nathan89

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Yeah, most of us carry a camera when we go to the courts.

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Originally Posted by dbestpro

Yeah, most of us carry a camera when we go to the courts.

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isn't renaldo the guy who lost his iphone at the courts :lol

A lot of you may not like this opinion, but if Blair becomes too reliant on a mid-range jump shot, it will take away a lot of his strengths away such as offensive rebounding because he would be "spacing the floor" and thus be further away from th ebasket, resulting in reduced offensive rebounding.

bopp

i scored on priest holmes a bunch (bball)

hes short.

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Originally Posted by Texas 2 Step

Crazy idea, but how bout Blair develop a post game, you know cause hes a post player....Guys who can score in the paint are far more feared and valued than jump shoting PFs.

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We're not talking about him solely becoming a jump shooter, we're just saying that maybe he can develop something reliable to use in emergency situations.

I'd prefer he make a big step in his team defense. Don't give a shit if he ever shoots a jumper. He's good at being in the paint and not getting in the way. That makes him the perfect guy to have next to Duncan or Splitter. The Spurs should want Blair to get the vast majority of his points without having to run plays for him. That means the only time they should be passing him the ball is when his defender leaves him to cover the other big.