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This is actually a good series of questions.
Dejuan is much improved over last season. However, I don't get all creamy when I see a good stat line. You have to see the game, watch the finer points of the person's play. DB has a knack for finding the ball, that's known already. He has improved his FT shooting (though he does rush that second one as he's anticipating getting back on defense it seems) and he's getting some minutes. He's not trade bait, that's for sure.
I used to critique Tim in the same way. Tim would bring the ball down in the low post and get stripped quite often, and that line drive shot is painful, but over the years you just accept he's worked on it over and over and it is what it is. With Blair, I feel strongly that he can probably be one of the best low post guys in the game, despite his height. I see things he can change, but then so do the Spurs trainers.
I am not here to change Blair, couldn't if I wanted to anyhow. I am here to tell you guys that his stats don't indicate the level of his game EVERY night. If they did, he didn't play so well tonight against the Blazers, but we all saw the game and I personally thought Blair was quite dominant. The stats won't show it though.
It would be refreshing to see some conversation around a player that didn't center on the box score. I suppose that would require someone who doesn't just glance at the score on occasion during the game, or flip over to it during the brief intermission in their video gaming.
