I can see him ing over the fact miami has interest. He doesnt seem like the type to challenge himself in San Antonio when he can ass pat his way to a ring in south beach. He clearly seems headed there if he has his choice.
Andray Biatch... He's a chemistry killer. He is the ultimate anti-Spur. He does not know how to play team basketball and he never will. The Spurs play the game the right way. He can't.
He'll never sign in San Antonio, more importantly I doubt the Spurs would seriously consider him.
Last edited by G-Dawgg; 08-07-2012 at 12:28 AM.
Blatche really doesn't have a lot of choices. If he comes to the Spurs, he wouldn't have a choice. Either he buys in or GTFO.
There isn't any one person that could come on this team and be a "chemistry killer" or some "lockroom cancer". With the big 3 here that just isn't possible. If the Spurs are seriously interested they will be up front with him and tell him how it's going to be. If he wants to try it at that point then cool.
..he sucks so bad though... If he touches the ball, everybody will stand around watch him play by himself. Believe me. I'm not joking when I say that he doesn't understand the concept of team basketball.
I guess its possible that he can still learn....
Indeed...and I don't see why everyone is so hung up on Diaw carrying extra weight anyway. It actually seemed to help him defensively dealing with bigger players and he didn't seem to lose much quickness because of it.
Reason why he would love Miami see #9
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...JmrW_blog.html
11 other reasons the Spurs are probably not really interested
For the min it's a deal, and the Spurs aren't going to find much else at the bargain bin. Spurs desperately need size and athleticism at the 5 spot although Blatche obviously is about as raw and dumb as experienced players can be....Ian Mahinmi 2.0, sometimes these guys just need a change of venue and opportunities to compete
Blatche will get minutes too. Duncan will likely average another career low in minutes, Splitter isn't cut out for heavy minutes and is fragile himself (plus Spurs might want to keep his value low), and that's about it when we're talking the centers of the team. Spurs could also use some breathing room when it comes to foul management for the 7 footers. Also the fewer minutes that undersized and/or fat players like Diaw, Blair, and Bonner have to play center, the better....
Ginobili will make things happen with Blatche
Last edited by Cane; 08-07-2012 at 07:08 AM.
Found it...He was 215 lbs when with Phoenix...Now he is atleast 240-245...Our Conditioning Coach really needs to work his ass off and get some of that weght off of him...I think he would be a much better player...It is actually Charlotte fault making him get that way so he could be their Center
I think he is in the 265 area and has been for at least a year now - as benefactor mentioned given his age and the role the Spurs are asking him to play I think Diaw would be fine at 240-250 range, maybe even better off in that range than getting too small and get pushed around in the post
And the spurs gave him a 2 year, $9.2 million dollar contract? Does the FO know he needs to loose weight? This is ridiculous.
can you guys shut the about Diaws weight? Diaw is gonna be fine he is a good fit. Lets focus on getting a proper 4th big that isn't Blair or Bonner.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...96c8_blog.html
So either Spurs have given up or they are waiting on something. Both are solid options. Spurs could have decided to give up on Blatche after a talk with him and a more in depth look at his situation. They could too wait the end of Olympics to be sure everyone is healthy or wait to see what they can get for Blair in a trade.San Antonio and Miami have both reportedly expressed exploratory interest in Blatche but teams have yet to make a serious pitch to employ the former Wizard, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
If they really wanted him they very easily could have made an offer knowing highely likely it's a min offer. There is nothing to wait on because whatever the variables there is no risk. It's more likely that they aren't really interested.
As a PF, we don't want Diaw at 215 anyway. There aren't many post-up PFs around, but at 215 he may as well be a SF.
But he was a beast at that weight, he could play the 1-5 and did it well...Not many people with that kind of talent...Think the last person you could ask to do that and did it well was Magic Johnson
LeBron can and has.
Diaw does look bulkier tho, he needs to tone down and build his stamina up.
Last edited by Spurs da champs; 08-07-2012 at 10:06 PM.
Yeah, let's redirect back to the original subject - the possibility of the Spurs adding Blatche.
I know the guy has really questionable work ethic and has made some really bone headed decision, but at his best in Washington, i remember thinking he had the potential to be one of the better 4's in the game. He put together some really dominant stretches at times, showing off good range, inside game, and even some nice ball handling skills. I've read that he's willing to accept the minimum, so why the not? Should he work hard and put in the effort, I see no reason why he couldn't be starting next to Tim come playoff time. Then again, I've always liked something about Blatche, even when he's been at his worst.
Tbh I don't think Splitter is really scaring anyone away from thinking they won't have a chance at getting played above him.
Splitter is basically a failed project imo. He's nowhere near what I thought he'd be. Yeah, I had high expectations, but he isn't even meeting up to my then changed lower expectations. I could easily see Blatche get playing time ahead of Splitter if he plays anything that remotely resembles a tough defense while not choking around the basket on offense.
Splitter's defense is mediocre. . .his offense is okay. . .when he's open or half open. His 1v1 post offense is nothing special though. He gets most of his on pick and rolls or cuts.
Then again, Blatche does sorta strike me as one of those lazy thug type players like Carmello Anthony. Still, I don't think he'd really be any worse than Splitter. And with how inconsistent and injury prone Splitter is, Blatch would get plenty of time out there.
Blatche is a complete bonehead, almost in the league of Ricky Davis, but if he wants to come to the SPurs for a shot at redemption on a min salary, why not. Huge physical talent, and maybe Pop/Tim/Manu/Tony can turn him around ala Jax.
his official twitter account, @andrayblatche, has been suspended.
that isn't his twitter handle, this is:
https://twitter.com/drayblatche
my bad.
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