Why DeJuan Blair Must Start

[Obstructed_View]

The starters can always use energy, and Blair provides it far better than Diaw does. Having Diaw as a facilitator with the second unit also fits into the lack of a true backup point guard.

[ElNono]

Not gonna last... the reason tonight was Bonner being out with the flu... Once Bonner can play, one of Blair or Tiago is gonna get demoted again

[freetiago]

still too stupid and cant finish around the rim anymore
basically worthless now
ive wanted diaw to play more minutes
i think he played 40 mins with the bobcats and they were a top tier defensive team
diaw should be able to handle around 33 minutes and get some time with the second unit

[TDMVPDPOY]

why cant the spurs just dump blair at whotter burger and let them deal with him...fkn spurs FO fail

[Drom John]

Bonner was sick. So it's possible that Pop moved Blair from #5 to #2 for just last night.

[will_spurs]

One of the main reasons to start Blair is that he tends to be horrible off the bench, so if he's going to get some minutes anyway he might as well start, have a semblance of production, and not whine on Twitter.

[Poolboy5623]

There are teams with small forwards taller than Blair. If we MUST start an nonathletic fatass, I'd rather just roll with Curry...

Our depth at the center position is just atrocious.

Um ..there are teams with guards bigger than dejaun!! If he's starting its not good for the Spurs..that's all there is to it. He should getting getaround 10-15 min a game, at most! The fact they have no one else playing in his place is their own fault. His size has been exploited for awhile now.

[Poolboy5623]

One of the main reasons to start Blair is that he tends to be horrible off the bench, so if he's going to get some minutes anyway he might as well start, have a semblance of production, and not whine on Twitter.

This is the nba, not junior high..you dont have to play guys just to make them happy...his whining will get him released eventually, and I don't see teams lining up to sign him. Tractor trailer 2.0.

[will_spurs]

This is the nba, not junior high..you dont have to play guys just to make them happy...his whining will get him released eventually, and I don't see teams lining up to sign him. Tractor trailer 2.0.

Any decent coach will still utilize the available players in a way that maximizes their performance. As far as Blair is concerned, that means starting him.

[Fabbs]

Spurs record when Blair starts?

[Poolboy5623]

Spurs record when Blair starts?

Come on, man! There are spurs fans that actually want Blair to start(let alone play at all)? He has been awful so far this year and also seems to be a "mental midget." The spurs and dejuan need to go their seperate ways...sadly, though they don't have any better options:-(

[Fabbs]

I was fine with his starting in his 2nd year (2010-11) when the Spurs went like 50-15 (somethin like that) and then 2011-12 (started 62 of 64 games as Spurs nailed #1 seed) with Blair starting and felt since the chemistry/makeup/AT UDE was set almost the entire season long, the Spurs Head Coach should have just kept up the same rotation in the playoffs. At least for the starting lineup that had just gone a combined about 110-30 over two seasons. Instead Blair has NEVER started a Spurs playoff game and his minutes were cut in half in '11 and then 3/4ths last years playoffs as Coach Numb Nutts ran his post 2007 playoff record to about 4-12 in getting punked in the 1st round by Memphis with Matty Bonner and Jefferson at the power forward spot and then last years 2-0 to 2-4 in the OKC shrivelfest.

Now? I find it hard to believe a guy with no ACLs can hold up as long as Blair has. I'd rather we had taken the Championship with Blair continuing starting in 2010 and now I'd like to see Splittsville start alongside Duncan.

At any rate, yeah, I'd like to see the combined career record when Blair started alongside Timmy Dunkar.

CoachRumpHumpermvp

Why don't you look it up yourself?

If nobody else has it handy i just might do that.

[Poolboy5623]

They dont win trophies for regular season records...and you don't continue to start a player in the playoffs, after he's been exposed by much better teams. You want to know what their record is with dejuan starting? I'll say how many les have they won with DeJuan even on the team? Face it, when he's starting he immediately becomes the weak link against most teams that are worth a damn.

[superjames1992]

We should have never drafted DeJuan. He played for the University of Pittsburgh which makes him cancerous right from the start. Is it a coincidence that we haven't won a le since he got here?

Probably.

[Fabbs]

They dont win trophies for regular season records...and you don't continue to start a player in the playoffs, after he's been exposed by much better teams. You want to know what their record is with dejuan starting? I'll say how many les have they won with DeJuan even on the team? Face it, when he's starting he immediately becomes the weak link against most teams that are worth a damn.

Umm then why start him all year long if you *know* he's going to be exposed in the playoffs?
Pop-n-Bonner.

[Sean Cagney]

I'd much rather Blair than Bonner. That is not even in question for me.

Ehhhhhhhhh this is sad in 012 we are still arguing over these two bums This is seriously pathetic thinking either can start in this league. I wish the Spurs had another big besides the great one.

[ChumpDumper]

At any rate, yeah, I'd like to see the combined career record when Blair started alongside Timmy Dunkar.

CoachRumpHumpermvp
If nobody else has it handy i just might do that.

Doubt it.

[Frenchie]

Tonight in his radio show, Tony Parker just said exactly what timvp wanted to said at the beginning of this topic. He also said that's a way to get Bonner out of the rotation.

[racm]

We should have never drafted DeJuan. He played for the University of Pittsburgh which makes him cancerous right from the start. Is it a coincidence that we haven't won a le since he got here?

Probably.

The Spurs haven't won a le since Tim Duncan was named to his last All-NBA First Team selection. Coincidence?

Tonight in his radio show, Tony Parker just said exactly what timvp wanted to said at the beginning of this topic. He also said that's a way to get Bonner out of the rotation.

[Paranoid Pop]

Tonight in his radio show, Tony Parker just said exactly what timvp wanted to said at the beginning of this topic. He also said that's a way to get Bonner out of the rotation.

He didn't say that, he just said that Bonner was playing a bit less.

[Josepatches_]

I don't care if he starts in November or December.

But It's not a good sign when you have to change your rotation in the playoffs like we did last 2 seasons. You should play your playoff rotation after the all-star break to build chemistry.

[DAF86]

Blair must be traded away, he's a ing cancer.

[DAF86]

Bonner > Blair

Internet Explorer > Blair

Bag of > Blair

you timvp for making this thread and Pop for going through with it.

[timvp]

Tonight in his radio show, Tony Parker just said exactly what timvp wanted to said at the beginning of this topic. He also said that's a way to get Bonner out of the rotation.

you timvp for making this thread and Pop for going through with it.

[crc21209]

When Bonner comes in and makes an immediate impact in the 4th quarter, that's not good news for Diaw, Splitter, and Blair...