Yeah man his 3's really killed in the playoffs.Bonner's trash get rid of him.
McDyess wouldn't have a problem coming off the bench. He did it for the start of the seaon last year.
The thing is, the more minutes he plays, the better he plays. Last season there were times when you know the Piston coaching staff were thinking they needed to get Dice off the floor and get him some rest. The problem always was that Dice was the guy hitting the shots, and making the plays.
Trust me, once he gets going you'll want him out on the floor as much as possible.
Murder? I respect Gasol's game, but isn't Blair the tough, physical kind of player that gives Gasol so much trouble?
Yes because he made 118 3pts (tied with Kobe for 39th in the league) while shooting 44% and playing 24 minutes with solid if not great defense. You are absolutely right that the Spurs could not use this type of player on the team.
Yes Bonner did not play well in the 5 playoff games we had, but Tony and Hill were the only Spurs to play well so why is Bonner singled out. (attacking Pop for not playing Hill should happen more than attacking Bonner for struggling)
we have to stop this overhyping...maybe he will be a breakthough player from day one, maybe just a good secondrounder.
keep your coolness!
what has he proved until now...is Joey dorsey the second coming of Dwight howard? No he isnt! Hopefulle Blair will be great and maybe even a starter for us this year. But wait until at least december!
every second thread is about him..."is he the second best pick?", "is he gonna start?", and so on and so on...every bonner tread is a Blai thread...every Summerleague thread is a Blair thread...
Hey, I'm just as excided as you, but at this point he is a nice second round pick, which will have to earn minutes behind Timmy, Dyess and Bonner!
Hopefully you can blame me for writing that come `10!
wrong thread
Team Discipline:
C-Tim Duncan
PF-Antonio Mcdyess
SF-RJ
SG-Roger Mason
PG-Tony Parker
Team Energy:
C-Ian Mahinmi
PF-Dejuan Blair
SF-Malik Hairston
SG-Manu Ginobili
PG-George Hill
Team Length:
C-Tim Duncan
PF-Ian Mahinmi
SF-Marcus Haislip/James Gist
SG-Manu Ginobili
PG-George Hill
Team Speed:
C-Ian Mahinmi
PF-Marcus Haislip/James Gist
SF-RJ
SG-George Hill
PG-Tony Parker
Team Small Ball:
C-Tim Duncan
PF-Marcus Haislip/James Gist
SF-Manu Ginobili
SG-George Hill
PG-Tony Parker
Team Defense:
C-Tim Duncan
PF-Antonio Mcdyess
SF-RJ
SG-Manu Ginobili
PG-George Hill
Team Shooter:
C-Tim Duncan
PF-Matt Bonner
SF-Michael Finley
SG-Roger Mason
PG-Manu Ginobili
Team Rebound:
C-Tim Duncan
PF-Dejuan Blair
SF-Malik Hairston
SG-Manu Ginobili
PG-George Hill
Team Down by or Up by 30 in the 4th:
C-Matt Bonner
PF-Marcus Haislip/James Gist
SF-Michael Finley
SG-Malik Hairston
PG-Roger Mason
Team Closer:
C-Tim Duncan
PF-Antonio Mcdyess
SF-RJ
SG-Manu Ginobili
PG-Tony Parker
It doesn't matter who starts. What matters is that the right lineup is out their on the court in the right situation. Pop will decide, we will enjoy.
would prefer a backup center that can play defense and block shots...so we can have a lineup or either center - mcdyness or center - blair....
mcdyness - blair just to small
I see Blair as a Ginobili type in that he's only gonna be good in bursts so to speak.
20 24 minutes a game, that good burst at the end of the first beginning middle second, and then end of the third finish game if he's playing better than Dyess.
Scott brings up a great point.
Pop is a matchup coach and if the roster goes forward as is, he has a gigantic amount of options, matchups, ways to go with his roster.
if Ian keeps playing the way he's been playing in Summer League and shows more progress, Bon Bon will be the de facto waterboy.man, you certainly think you know a lot about Spurs basketball.
there's a better chance of Bonner taking minutes from McDyess than Ian taking minutes from Bonner. Bonner's D is solid, better than anything Ian could amount to this year yet.
because TD will miss all that athleticism and jumping ability that he used to get shots the last few years?????
Duncan has been using strength, smarts, and fundamentals to get most of his shots since 2005. Those aren't going to deteriorate for a while still.
Assuming that his knees can come back to somewhere near full strength, we'll notice his game decline on the defense end long before it goes offensively.
cannot wait to see the team closer in action
a little bit too easy...you could use a computer to do the subing!
still have to decide who can do what on which opponent and which player has a ood day in certain areas.
but overall it shows our versatility
pnr defense is about mobility Shaq sucks at it too ...kg is betterat it than Perkins ...in the low block? i agree blair has advantage ..
you guys should know with ginobli as experience its not about who starts its about who finishes the games
I trust Kurt Thomas a lot more defensively than I do Blair..I know DeJuan is more mobile, but I don't think he's going to be better than an average defender this season..I just wouldn't trust having 2 undersized defenders together in the frontcourt, one of them being a rookie..if it's for like 5 minutes, then maybe, but otherwise, they would get killed by any above average big man IMO..
Nope. Hill, Ginobili, Hairston, Haislip, Mahinmi and Blair is an insane second lineup, and pop likes giving proven vets more minutes.
The more I think about it, the more I realize that we should keep Blair on the Bench. It wouldn't be smart at all to automatically throw him in the Starting Lineup and against the great bigs in the League. McDyess is a smart veteran who will do well with Duncan, and Blair will provide great energy off the Bench along with Ginobili and Hill.
Yeah, McDyess should start and Blair should come off the Bench, no doubt about it.
I am liking the thought of Mahinmi and Blair together. Their teamwork down low has been really impressing me.
Timmy is is verstile. He can hit from the outside and let Blair grab rebounds. He can man the post and let Big Mac hit the mid-range jumper. Both models work.
Well, it is insane since that lineup has 6 players
Seriously, if Finley and Bonner are still on the team, Pop will play them first. Hairston, Haislip, Mahimi and even Blair will have to fight for minutes and show Pop they are worth being part of the rotation.
There's no way to even guess until we see Blair in some real games. In theory, I'd love to pair him with Duncan as starters and just dominate the boards, while pairing McDyess with Manu off the bench for a 1-2 punch. But this is all unfortunately way premature.
Anyone who thinks Blair should start is re ed. Im all for being optimistic about Blair, but wanting him to start and labeling him a future star before he even plays a regular season game is becoming annoying. A bunch of you are overrating him way too much.
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