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Amen Brother!
I've said he's too short forever. He's not too short to be an effective role player, but the Spurs can't kid themselves. I know we're not in the playoffs yet, but I think most can agree that no team is winning an NBA championship with a 6'7" starting PF.
(unless he starts, doesn't play typical starter minutes, and the big man that plays most of the minutes next to Duncan is 6'10"+ with a solid game)
I guess time will tell depending on how quickly Tiago adapts to the NBA game.
Amen Brother!
You seriously were too young to remember Malik Rose weren't you?
the only shorty i trust.....he makes hustle plays most nights. if we have to have an unorthodox pop team, rather have a short long armed underdog, than a tall t-rex.
You dont need to be 7 foot-ish to rebound in the NBA, its all about positioning. And with that big'ol butt hes got he can move and box-out anybody. He reminds me alot of Charles Oakley!
I think against the Mavs he will be fine! He shined last year in the playoffs at times vs. them 20-20 final game too of the year). Malik used to ABUSE the Mavs all the time, I know their frontline was shyt then but he used to get 20/20 games against them, I will take that now.
Against LA he will struggle though I am afraid, good point there.
BTW LOL at SHorty and other names in here, I wish 6'7 were short, we would all be HUGE then. Thats tall as for a normal person, but for a starting C yes it's short.
I'm about the biggest Malik Rose fan I know and have been quite critical of DeJuan previously, but he has a lot more potential than Malik ever had, particularly offensively and is probably already equal to what Malik was at his best on that end of the floor.
Just because he is short, doesn't mean he can't play a big part for the Spurs. Malik was the 2nd best offensive bigman, 3rd best overall on a championship squad that had to get past teams with some legit size. No reason DeJuan can't do the same thing.
Never been a fan of him starting. Spurs need to put the best possible defensive starting lineup which doesn't include Blair.
We'll have to see after a few games but I think it will depend on who we're playing like others have said. Good against heat I think, bad against lakers. Also, especially if the 7' center isn't a great back-to-the-basket player offensively, I think you could still play blair. Otherwise, Tiago or Dice would have to be in.
Is this being serious? Did you really say wingspan doesn't matter on defense but DOES matter on offense?
Having a longer wingspan allows you to contest more shots, block more shots, tip more balls, rebound more effectively, and generally do everything on defense better.
That's what he was saying, essentially.
How young do you think I am?
Malik is the man
I agree, sounded like we have a "cliff jumper" mentality when it comes to Dejaun from the thread starter. Malik never rebounded like Dejuan does, but he did develop a good mid range jumper in his last season with us. It took Malik like 5-6 seasons before he won the le in 02' as he came in around the same time as Duncan I believe. At this point, at ONLY 21, Dejuan is already arguably better than Malik in his best season with the Spurs. Dejuan's patience is going to get better, and he will learn he is going to get called for fouls when he steamrolls the opponent trying to rebound. Not to mention, he isn't always going to be called for those ticky-tack fouls as he should be given the right to battle for the rebound.
I think we can agree that he shouldnt be looking for jump shots though. Bonners mid-range game makes Blair look D-League
I hated small ball when Malik defended Shaq and I still hate it
no that's not what i meant. i messed that part up. what i meant to say was that for Blair having a wingspan will help him on defense but not really on offense. it's on the offensive end where he is undersized, defensively, his wingspan allows him to play big.
If only he had ACL ligaments, a vertical and jump shot=30+ rebounds
He is not shorter than Charles Barkley...
Ok good. I agree that it doesn't really help him on offense but I think he does just fine on offense. Its the defense that needs work.
I thought he did OK for the big size disadvantage he has....where I thought he did horrible was on the defensive end....that's probably why he wasn't on the court late..
still rooting for you BEAST!!!
Blair is way too short as much as yall want to d ride him, his defense is terrible. WE NEED SPLITTER!
He looks ok when the opposing big man is West. too bad the top teams in the league are longer in the middle.
No Sherlock.
Everyone who ever defended Shaq was too small. Small ball was responsible for the comeback run last night. The problem was that Pop stuck with it too long. Once that small lineup got it down to 7, Pop should have put Timmy and Tony back in and made NO play Spurs tempo.
Blair isn't too short to play in the post. His instincts are good. He just needs to be more patient. More fakes and footwork, less goddamn jumpshots. And his defense is just not good at all. He needs to come off the bench.
I hope Splitter is the answer . . . I can't believe I miss Bonner.
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