All I said was, I hope Anderson finally can get a spot he likes in the NBA and how Blair is being treated now reminds me of what they used to do to Anderson....never did I question the coach, never did I say that Pop should play him out of feeling bad for him. Don't know where you got any of that from and I don't see how it even goes along with what you quoted.
Wouldn't say I'm a fan of the "underdog" players/stories, and I definitely didn't say anything in support of Anderson because "I'm hoping he turns out to be an underdog". But talking about most Spurs fans in general...I wouldn't know, it doesn't seem that way to me. Unless referring to the entire Spurs organization as underdogs then sure, but Spurs fans always rooting for the underdog....nawh, I wouldn't say that.
But Green the dunking master does...
He was a tad slow but it's not like some of the remaining players are worlds better...
James Anderson is a ty player. Danny Green is serviceable. I've seen Anderson give the ball up at the rim on a fast break a number of times. Dude has tried to dunk in every game and is almost always denied.
You certainly don't see many Lakers fans using pics of people like Darius Morris as avatars. Spur fans uses end of the bench players. Lakers fan uses Kobe. Everyone else is trade bait.
Blair had another chance to prove his worth to the team against the Raptors tonight, and to be honest, I didn't like what I saw. I'm comfortable with him being completely out of the rotation at this point.
His knees are shot. He'll be out of the NBA next year. Oh, well...at least he got paid.
Maybe he will be able to play a few more seasons in the D-League.
Though technically correct to say he went from "starting to out of the rotation" in a matter of weeks, the reality is, he was a starter in name only. Really, he went from being their 10th man to their 11th man.
As many have said, his physical deterioration means his days in the league are numbered. It's unfortunate for him obviously, but fortunate for the Spurs (and fans) that this is unequivocally apparent now and that it's coincided with Pop finally losing faith in Bonner. Those two things in conjunction means they're essentially forced to make a move for a competent fourth big by the deadline.
Then again, Spurs fans will take any chance to down/talk about a player that s(excluding Duncan and Kawhi, from what it seems). We have a better all-around team than LAL, so of course more people will support the bench than LAL fans do their's.
Still wouldn't say even most are "underdog" fans. I think it's just certain individuals(and some who are from the same country) who are like that. Really can't just base it all off of the avatars, tho. lol
haters must have missed yesterdays game ..... blair changed the game with his steals & defense ....... welcome back to the rotation blair ...... u will be needed in the playoffs when diaw wont shoot & splitter cant post a guard .......
Blair is short, fat, whiny, and lazy. Tbh, it's hard to be an NBA player with all those character traits.
Well, we're all speculating on whether it's mental or physical, but there is one FACT. Dejuan Blair tweeted that 'dude just doesn't want me out there' or something like that. What was he thinking? That dude would play him more? I don't think he would have done that if he was having problems physically. And his playing time and skill level seemed to go south after that.
I did wonder if his dramatic weight loss was to reduce the stress on his knees, though.
Yes, while I can't dispute those who have made a good argument that Blair's knees are deteriorating, is there any realistic chance he has a more common, more mundane injury that is affecting him? That this isn't the beginning of the end, but a temporary setback?
Of course, if it were a temproary thing, Blair would probably be tweeting about "can't wait to get healthy" , if it were just a benching, he'd be implying that Pop won't play him as he's done before. Maybe the comparative silence does show that this is the knees after all.
This.
I don't think that the knees of a 23 years old break down this fast, within weeks, without a specific incident, with or without ACL.
There might be something else.
Personally, I think it's mental, Spurs tried to shop him, failed, he knows that, he got in TC in shape to prove, but never really got into some rythm.
Now he knows he won't play in SA next year and has taken it personally.
Let's move on, he was a bargain regardless.
Blair's dunks:
09-10: 33
10-11: 26
11-12: 7
12-13: 0
Double Doubles for Blair:
09-10: 8
10-11: 17
11-12: 8
12-13: 1
word thats what happens when you try turning a bully in the paint into a jump shooting diaw type player .......
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