Eduardo Najera | F
Born: Jul 11, 1976
Height: 6-8 / 2,03
Weight: 235 lbs. / 106,6 kg.
College: Oklahoma
Years Pro: 7
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A real pain in the ass like this comes along only so often.
If the Spurs are going to give up on Bonner, Najera is the perfect replacement. Out of nowhere he became a good three-point shooting bigman last year. The Spurs have long coveted him and this might be the time to get him.
I'm not a huge fan because he's not that great of a rebounder but the Spurs need a perimeter shooting bigman ... whether it be Bonner or someone else.
Is he a big man in any sense of the word, though? He doesn't rebound and doesn't have the physical tools to play defense in the paint - or anywhere else, for that matter.
The weird thing is, he seems to grab key rebounds against the Spurs. At least it feels that way.
I stand corrected - he isn't that bad a rebounder. Only slightly worse than Rasheed Wallace is, overall.
But he is a midget.
Najera would make a fine Spur. He's tough, plays D, hustles, and grabs rebounds. And he can shoot a little.
He's not the answer to our shortcomings with shooting and athleticism, but he'd be a great addition to our bigs.
Sure. But undirected hustle and toughness means absolutely nothing.
Against whom? He's too short and weak to guard the post, too short to guard jumpshooting big men, and too slow to guard swingmen. And he's not exactly a flopping genius on help defense, either.plays D
I can't recall his ever having done a good job defending anyone, to be honest.
It's funny you say that because he had a game against Duncan this year where he guarded Duncan better than anyone did all year. He mixed up fronting and playing behind him until Duncan didn't know where Najera was and Najera totally took Duncan out of the game. And then he scored his career high on the other end of the court, IIRC.
Najera was the best player on the court that game. Seeing how the Spurs always seem to sign players who do well against them, that's even more of a reason why he could be in the equation this summer.
BTB.....Better Than Bonner.
Every dog has his day. And as Duncan continues toward the back end of his career, more of them will be having their days against the Spurs' frontcourt.
Update: here are the games they played in this season:
Duncan 8-11 for 23, 9 reb vs. Najera 8-10 for 19, 8 reb
Duncan 7-15 for 23, 18 reb vs. Najera 1-3 for 4, 2 reb
Duncan 7-20 for 20, 14 reb vs. Najera 3-4 for 6, 4 reb
Duncan 4-10 for 8, 5 reb (in 20 min), Najera 3-5 for 6, 2 reb
Najera sucks.
Not a big fan of this guy.
Wouldn't give him more than the LLE though.
Here,Here
A real pain in the ass like this comes along only so often.
get 'em
He must have had a lot of days this year because he put up the best defensive stats of anyone on the Nuggets. That's not saying much obviously but Najera is a solid defender.
I'd think he'd be an upgrade over Bonner. Can anyone imagine Bonner trying to guard Duncan - even in practice?
It's ridiculous to even compare him to Bonner.
Added bonus of getting a Mexican national on the team. Bonner is from NH, which is basically Canada.
Tough, hard-nosed player with a decent 3-pt shot, to boot. Would help offset the loss of Horry.
I can see it now...instant, Spanish speaking fan favorite. Move over Manu.
pshh
Sign him
Just say No!
Would make a good Horry replacement, is he quick enough to stay in front of guys like nowitzki, west, odom ? Not stop stop them, just keep up with them in order to have less mismatches
What would it take contract-wise to get him ?
I'm a little concerned if we sign him, with kurt and fabricio, Ian may not have enough playin time to develop
Najera got Spurs written all over him.
No thanks.
If NBA fans hate us already for being dirty, imagine if this guy plays with us.
i hate this guy
We'd then be considered the Oakland Raiders of the NBA
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