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good . i woke up excited.
What do you mean, 2nd best in the draft? Most reasonable NBA fans are actually wondering how they got a slight upgrade from Tim Duncan at the 37th pick.
At the least, he'll be a David Robinson type player with better leaping and more durability.
good . i woke up excited.
Huh, I don't understand how he plays with no ACL's but it's worked for him up until this point.
Yep...really weird...they checked him and no ACLs showed up on the X-ray...but he's been that way all through college and it hasn't stopped him yet. I guess if you don't have ACLs, you can't tear them.
Yep...really weird...they checked him and no ACLs showed up on the X-ray...but he's been that way all through college and it hasn't stopped him yet. I guess if you don't have ACLs, you can't tear them.
I've had worse!
I've had worse!classic..I actually dressed as that dude for Halloween one year. Had the severed arm and everything.
Lol, JA Adande with the line of the day: If you don't have ACL's you can't tear them.
lol no. He would just get them fixed the way you are suppose to get them fixed lol. Then he would be like any other athlete that has come back from ACL surgery. Aka Sean Elliott and whoever else you can think of.
I was thinking of more like Paul Millsap, Glen Davis is 290lbs of fat while Blair is around 270lbs of muscle he's only got 12% body fat.
I can't wait to see him go after boards and box out people, should be fun to watch hopefully he'll get us a lot of offensive boards.
This +1000
Nobody is expecting him to be the next Charles Barkley or Karl Malone. If the guy can be Malik Rose part 2 then it will be termed a great pick because its very hard to even find guys who can be solid role players espescially in the second round. I think the reason 30 teams passed him in the first round had everything to do with him having no ACL's and the thought of him having a serious injury probably scared them. Blair getting picked in the second round is a low risk high reward deal.
It's funny how may posters cannot comprehend that it is completely possible to play with no acl's. They are making all types of up...
In fact, Sean Elliott played with no acl's in one knee. Of course, Blair's career will be shorter than average because of his knee issues. But barring any other catastrophic injuries to his knees, he should work out really well for the immediate 3-5 years or so. This was a no risk and high reward pick for the Spurs anyway at 37.
It's not that people can't comprehend the idea of someone getting their ACL surgically removed, or of a torn ACL not being repaired, as was the case with Elliott-- the problem is the explanations given so far. They are either badly worded, or just medically incorrect. If Blair's ACLs are now completely covered by scar tissue to the point where an MRI only shows scar tissue and no actual ligament, that makes sense. But the original wording made it sound like they had magically disappeared, which I don't think is the case.
It's funny how many posters cannot comprehend that ACLs do not vanish into thin air.
Chances are, no one here really understands right now completely what the exact situation with his knees is.... especially you. Why do you feel the need to criticize others who are trying to figure it out?
Last edited by Tully365; 06-27-2009 at 01:48 AM.
Doesn't matter. A 37th pick rookie isn't going to make or break the Spur's season.
He was projected mid 1st round. Considering the Spurs lacked physicality and toughness last season, I think he will do wonders for the Spurs.
You obviously haven't spend any time on the Spurs board
6'6 no ACL's just won them their fifth le.
Alot of the people in the Spurs forums aren't saying he will be a "savior" of any kind. We are mostly excited that could very well be a solid rotation big that will bring toughness and intensity to the boards. The rotation big that I can remember the Spurs having that did that was Malik Rose. He was undersized, but he played his heart out and battled with the likes of Shaq and the other giants down low. If he works out, then the Spurs will have another piece that will help bring the LoBT back to San Antonio. Alot of us still think the Spurs still need a proven big.You obviously haven't spend any time on the Spurs board
6'6 no ACL's just won them their fifth le.
If anything, maybe Blair is our version of Brandon Bass who has proven to be a steal by the Mavs.
You're not winning a championship unless you get serious PROVEN talent on the frontline alongside Duncan.
The Spurs backcourt has never really been an issue. Parker and Ginobili is enough. You will not get past the Lakers until you are capable of at least slowing down Odom, Gasol, and Bynum.
I think the Spurs will improve next season but they still aren't on the Laker's level yet.
Bynum is a question mark himself and Odom isn't a lock to return next year. At this point no rookie is proven, so many are going off of potential with no one really knowing either way what a newcomer will actually be able to contribute.
Blair will be a good NBA player. I think he'll make a positive impact on the spurs next year. Just wait and watch.
It's kinda funny that all this time spur fans have been giving Laker fans for massively overrated Bynum, and they're doing the same thing with Blair.
My point proven. You're making up your own diagnosis.
The article regarding Blair's NO ACL's and why he has no ACL's in the Spurs forum is correct. His tissue was reabsorbed and he has no ACL's. This is not unusual or impossible. This, in fact, happens. It's apparent you'd rather make up what you believe makes sense rather than comprehend the actual explanation. You're comment in bold above about the MRI is truly laughable.
Last edited by Spursmania; 06-27-2009 at 08:52 AM.
So far, no body has said that Dajuan Blair's worst case scenario is Tim Duncan with more athleticism. So its nothing like the Laker fans with Bynum.
Since the draft, iv yet to see one post saying the guy will be even starting - let alone making an All-Star game, or the HoF. He just gives the Spurs something they really need, rebounding.
I think the fact that he was pegged as a lottery pick since about half way through last season adds some excitment too. Nothing wrong with that.
LOL. dirk4mvp has risen up to be possibly the worst poster in the NBA Forum. Being excited about having a big who can rebound for 15-20 minutes a night is a pretty far cry from Laker fan saying Bynum will be better than Howard.
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