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Blair deserves to be in the dog house.
To which I say, good riddance!
It's unfair for him to completely bear the burden for the developing trend that is this team constantly starting slow, but someone has to take the fall for this and that someone is him.
Splitter should be starting, so as to keep McDyess' minutes down, but let's face it, that isn't going to happen. So they might as well get on with it and start McDyess now. He was always eventually going to start anyway, might as well do it now. His minutes can still be limited and the occasional game he's given off, Blair can start those, since it's so imperative to keep Splitter off the court when Duncan's on it. Wouldn't want to not be undersized on the front line.
Blair deserves to be in the dog house.
This thread has literally been started after every game this season.
He'll probably keep the spot until the Spurs start losing.
really? man.. that's pathetic.
No he doesn't. Blair's played well when given the chance. If he had half the leeway that Bonner does, he'd have played the whole game.
The Spurs need Blair. He's the toughest player on the team and the best rebounder. Those are two things every team needs for success in the playoffs. Small ball, Bonner, ie, the alternatives, are not going to get it done.
Blair is definitely playing the poorest out of all the bigs but I don't exactly know if you change anything right now at 14-2.
I'l like to see Timmy and Tiago at same time, that shold be pretty scary for who attaks the rim
Lmao...yeah its blairs fault he has to guard guys a foot taller...how about POP and his stupid ass game plan with bonner and Blair...
He is always going to have to guard a guy a foot taller???... Not sure what you're getting at here.
There has also been very little if any at all Bonner/Blair lineups this season. Do you even watch the games?
Its obvoius the gameplan for every team is to attack Blair from the start. Its unfair to Blair and im sure its a matter of time till Mcyess starts.
Pop im sure is just getting Blair used to playing the big boys and wants to see what he can do. Hes not doing so well but im sure he will be fantastic off the bench.
Blair hasn't played well all year.
Manu is the toughest.
Tim Duncan is the best and I like dice on the boards as well.
Bone head mistakes and poor defense are two things that will keep every team from success. Blair does both.
Start splitter.
blair is obviously a fail, only the blair appologists have yet to realize
i also say start dice, maybe play him limited minutes to save him, but we cant be falling behind every first quarter, good teams will make us pay
pops starting to get it right, though, 15 minutes for blair and ginger combined, nice1!!
Splitter should get Blairs minutes eventually. Splitter is clearly the superior talent IMO. Saying that, I am not exactly sure you make that change now, especially when sitting at 14-2
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Its obvious the gameplan for every team is to attack the weak part of the defense from the start. Its unfair that that happens to be blair and I am sure it a matter of tim till dice starts.
I think on occasion Blair HAS played well. Its just arguable whether his good play outweighs his bad. Especially in recent games, Blairs struggles are really apparent. At this point I would prefer if he came off the bench as well. Much less pressure on his shoulders and he can go back to owning 2nd string players.
I think starting Splitter (maybe Dice) is a really good idea. Potentially sets the defensive intensity and we still have plenty of time to make in game adjustments.
Blair hasn't played to his potential a single time this season in sixteen starts. I don't think he's a incapable of contributing, but it's pretty clear that he shouldn't be starting. The problem is, Splitter isn't going to get his spot if he goes to the bench, Bonner will.
Blair would be great against opposing second-string bigs. Splitter starting next to Duncan would be ideal.
Other then the James Anderson injury and the Tony Parker sexting fiasco, Blair has been the biggest disappointment of 2010-2011 for the Spurs. The Spurs are trying to involve him early on in the game which often leads to turnovers since he's too undersized and predictable. He did lose weight and seemed to have worked on his free throw shot but still has no midrange game at all which he desperately needs if he wants to be a NBA rotation player.
I remember rebounding used to be a problem for the Spurs so its good to have Blair as an option but he seems like a starter in le only which is no surprise for Spurs fans since they often close the games out with a different lineup in the past few years, but that was because Manu was coming off the bench....
Until he finds a way to score against taller players his problems will continue. He doesn't know how to score from the outside either. He can rebound and pass well on occasion but not much else at this point. However, teammates had more confidence in him last year. He and Manu ran the pick and roll amazingly well and they've gone away from that. Not sure if Manu lost confidence in Blair, or Pop is choosing to call other plays.
Either way - he needs to focus on being a rebounding machine and hopefully his confidence will return.
To be fair, Blair has no business going up against the opposing team's starter. He would be better suited to come off the bench as the Spurs energy guy (something he excelled at last year). I think Pop is just looking at how well the second year player can do against starting bigs. So far its been a failed experiment. It doesn't change anything because Blair is still an important part of this team. It will only be a matter of time before he becomes a top contributor for this team.
He hasn't shown anything this year, how is he going to be a top contributor? Hes the fifth big right now.
Only so many minutes to go around, even sucka ass ginger playing better than him and with splitter improving. Hows blair gonna be an important part if hes not on the court?
lol at blair appologists
once blair hits the pine, replaced by splitter or most likely dice, its basically garbage minutes for him
Blair will start all games to rest McDyess and b/c Splitter is a rookie. Blair will continue to lose minutes overall if his play does not improve.
Well, you better hope your assessment is wrong because if that's the case the Spurs don't have a snowball chance in to win anything.He hasn't shown anything this year, how is he going to be a top contributor? Hes the fifth big right now.
Only so many minutes to go around, even sucka ass ginger playing better than him and with splitter improving. Hows blair gonna be an important part if hes not on the court?
lol at blair appologists
once blair hits the pine, replaced by splitter or most likely dice, its basically garbage minutes for him
Blair is best suited to come off the bench where he can contribute because it is painfully obvious that if Bonner isn't draining threes he is totally useless.
Blair has at least shown a willingness to board and has proven he can be better suited to go up against opposing teams' second unit.
You start McD at the start of the season and he'll fade down the stretch. And this talk about starting Splitter is complete . It is apparent that Pop doesn't think this guy is ready to start or get any significant playing time.
My hope is that Splitter can show enough to be a starting option sometime this season.
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