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Blair does not promote tall ball.
I know how much Kori enjoyed this when, in an effort to promote TallBall i did a Frankie Elson 20+ Spurs record in 2007. (It was like 20-2).
Well, with the injuries to his beloved wife Michael and his mistress Matt Bonner, Lord Poppy has been virtually forced to give more minutes to the NBAs co leader in rebounds per minute, 60% shooting super rookie Dejuan "Grizzy" Blair.
Besides the current 4 game winning streak (granted vs mostly patsies), the games in which Blair did play 20+, the Spurs are:
8-2!!
2 losses where in no way shape or form Blairs fault as he did 9-11 shooting with 11 boards to boot in only 22 minutes vs Boston as Moronovich limited his minutes.
The other loss to Utah, Blair did 7-10 shooting and snapped down 9 boards (5 offensive) in only 21 minutes.
If you want to drop it to 15 min per game, the record is 6-1.
I'll let the board PopApologists do the math on Spurs record when Grizzly Blair is forced to sit and play less then 15 minutes. "I just don't know what to do with him" -Greg Popavich Nov 2009.
Blair does not promote tall ball.
Nonsense.
blair plays more minutes when he is playing well, or when he matches up well. when he is not, perhaps the spurs are not doing as well, but that is not pop's fault.
Exactly. He may promote big ball and he may have a nice impact in a lot of games, but he certainly does not promote tall ball.
so whats the big suprise? blair is performing amazingly for us. But to be honest, i want mcdyess to perform as well, because I am very concerned about the rookie wall. And the PO's are pretty intimidating for anyone, especially a rookie, so a solid backup in mcdyess would be immensely helpful. So Pop better keep all the options primed so we have enough of a backup plan in the PO.
Blair: 6'7
RJ: 6'7
If you have Blair starting at "C", that is 6'7 and tall ball.
If Pop puts RJ at "C", that is 6'7 and small ball.
Blair: 7'3 wingspan
RJ: 7'0 wingspan
His increase in minutes meaning the temporary end of pussyball with Finley and Bonner, resulting in Spurs wins.
No surprise to basketball realists.
Blair almost always is in the highest 2 or 3 +- players in the box score. I know Pop doesn't understand his game, but for a young guy, he has SUCH a good feel for how to play in the paint. He understands how to use his body to create space, how to use the rim to protect his shot most of the time, and has decent footwork. There are guys who have been in the league for 3,4,5 years that don't have that understanding. To me, seeing the results of what he learned in two years of Big East play is the argument FOR college. Tall guys who come into the league have no clue how to play in the paint. Case in point is Dwight Howard. He gets by on PURE athleticism. If he were Blair's size, he wouldn't even be in the league.
Typical faulty analysis.
A lot of variables have been contributing to the Spurs improvement, so it's impossible to prove that DJB is the causal variable.
It will be very interesting how Pop treats DJB after MB is back.
His increase in minutes meaning the temporary end of pussyball with Finley and Bonner, resulting in Spurs wins.
No surprise to basketball realists.
THe Beast has some of the best hands that I have seen in a long while. Maybe even one of the best hands in the league.
agree 100% Finley holds us back. He is done. and Bonner is a nice regular season guy but i dont trust he has the all around game to be a real threat in the playoffs when teams really focus on taking away open 3s. I think our mix of players is great without the two.
Have you guys noticed how much more Pumped up Tim looks when Blair is on the floor with him. These 2 are really forming a nice bond and chemistry together.
See this is stupid. Having options never hurt anyone. Best to keep them all primed. What if blairs performance drops off? We are left in the cold. Try to manage everyones minutes and keep everyone "warm" for the PO. We have to utilize all our players/strengths. Not just hone one strategy. In fact it was bonner who kept us in many games with his ridiculous shooting this year.
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Fabbs, you are sooooooo right about everything. I see two guaranteed successful careers for you
a) The next San Antonio Spurs head coach
b) The next Jim Rome
I wish you luck on either path you choose...as long as it means you take your genius efforts somewhere else.
Bon Courage!
Yup. Nice to actually see us playing with a set. Dejuan has been all heart since college. Only if rj had a set we'd really be tough. We are a very good but finessed team. Dejuan is not the best by a longshot but he is without a doubt our toughest player.
Absotively Posolutely!
And this is in no small measure a part of the equation.
Same with GNob and Blair.
It's not just the wingspan, it's his wide body and weight.
Still does not change the fact it is not "tall ball" with Blair on the court. May be "big, wide body ball", but certainly not tall ball. Blair has his problems as well match up wise and it is like going small ball to a certain degree having him out there.
That is not to say it is a bad thing. . .
To clarify DPG21920 I'm not suggesting it's exactly the same as having another 6'10" - 7 footer next to Dunkan. But as was brought out on another thread, it's brought back the paint to the Spurs. The pussified three point chucking/no post presence on offense or defense/NO help for Tim joke the Spurs have become under FinleyPopperBonner is gone. For now.
We agree on that.
8-2 and counting!
Blair really is a nice player to have next to Tim Duncan. Ideally Blair would be 7'0 and able to protect the front of the rim, but he really does bring a lot to the team.
He is a very active partner next to Tim Duncan and is absolutely relentless on the glass. He even has nice anticipation on blocking shots but his height holds him back in this area. His points come on put backs and plays where he is picking and rolling.
We get it, you don't like Pop.
The Spurs' improvement is not soley because Blair is playing 20+ minutes, like you imply. There are other factors to contribute to team improvement.
Manu has been playing better and better in the past couple of weeks or so, I think this is an even bigger reason.
Tony is playing better as well, much like he was last season.
Even though RJ's numbers aren't overwhelmingly huge he has done the little things pretty as of late.
McDyess coming off the bench w/Manu gives the 2nd unit a veteran inside presence.
As much as you hate Pop, his rotations are solidifying, which helps the chemistry immensely, whether you want to admit it or not.
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EricB is so patient when it comes to nitwits. Eric, please bestow upon me the championship level patience you possess when dealing with conversations between nitwit2nitwit!
I always get so annoyed by the fact that these roaches never get discouraged when someone "puts their in check". I just write some sarcastic, mean-spirited rant but EricB effectively makes his point by simply asking Fabbs to backup his charlatan claims.
I'm wondering two things:
1) Why nobody else is high-5'n EricB?
2) Why Fabbs keeps ignoring the obvious burn marks on his threads? How does one person get proven to be an idiot yet still have the peanuts to keep posting Bolshievek?
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