Dejuan Blair | 42 PTS 20 REB

[playblair]

spues current bigs = blair = toughness & rebounding spurs lack.......no spur has gotten close to blairs 3 20/20 games..........plz re sign blair

[SAGirl]

Where Jimmer is a star..

[exstatic]

Where Jimmer is a star..

This. I guess you can play in China with no knees. He lost all of his lift by the time he left SA, and that's also why he dropped like a rock in the draft, after being considered near lottery talent. He just wasn't built to last.

[james evans]

Had Blair not got himself suspended against us in the first round, we would have lost that series. And I just still don't understand. U got duncan, blair on the bench and parker on the floor to get a rebound and play defense in game 6 hahaha

[Chinook]

It would have been interesting to see if Blair could have survived in the modern era better than he could a few years ago. Dude wasn't a floor-spacer (obviously), but he wasn't a stiff either. The Spurs in particular would have benefited from his PnR dives off the bench. Dude had good hands and a variety of finishes. Defensively, things would have been dicey, especially with no ACLs. but I think his niche would have been more secure.

[cd98]

Where Jimmer is a star..

Don't tell Spurtacular. He needs to keep the Jimmer dream alive thinking that somehow what Jimmer does in China translates to the NBA.

[exstatic]

Had Blair not got himself suspended against us in the first round, we would have lost that series. And I just still don't understand. U got duncan, blair on the bench and parker on the floor to get a rebound and play defense in game 6 hahaha

hahaha. Blair was long gone before 6. hahaha.

[FireMicoHalili]

Have to feel bad for this guy to some extent. Pace and space killed big men who thrived in the post. Knees are doing him a favor. Will likely play out his career in obscure leagues as a traditional foreign center.

[Blake]

Lol op

[Chinook]

hahaha. Blair was long gone before 6. hahaha.

You mean mentally/heatlh-wise? Because he was on the bench for that. Not that he would have helped, and Tim allowed a game-winning three I think the very next season.

[Stabula]

The dancing bear

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

It would have been interesting to see if Blair could have survived in the modern era better than he could a few years ago. Dude wasn't a floor-spacer (obviously), but he wasn't a stiff either. The Spurs in particular would have benefited from his PnR dives off the bench. Dude had good hands and a variety of finishes. Defensively, things would have been dicey, especially with no ACLs. but I think his niche would have been more secure.

Playing with a near prime Manu was a big factor for Blair, he'd struggle massively with the current Spurs where no one can pass out of a PnR.

[lmbebo]

this is a first, someone pawning for Blair ...

[Chinook]

Playing with a near prime Manu was a big factor for Blair, he'd struggle massively with the current Spurs where no one can pass out of a PnR.

That's very true. The Spurs don't have a PnR guard any more than they have a PnR big right now.

[spurraider21]

OP thought blair/cojo/hanga was the spurs future core

[DaBears]

This. I guess you can play in China with no knees. He lost all of his lift by the time he left SA, and that's also why he dropped like a rock in the draft, after being considered near lottery talent. He just wasn't built to last.

For those that didn't know, Blair was a headache for PATFO, than he was for the opposing teams we faced, that is why he was not brought back..

[DaBears]

Lot lot of off-court drama, was not worth the hassle.

[TimDunkem]

OP thought blair/cojo/hanga was the spurs future core

Cojo dunked on Ibaka though. Isn't that better than a Kawhi/Jimmy Butler duo?

[keithington1]

Blair is associated with the Spurs dark period along with RJ.

[DJR210]

Blair could have gone for at least 26 in a wheelchair against these clowns.

[tholdren]

It would have been interesting to see if Blair could have survived in the modern era better than he could a few years ago. Dude wasn't a floor-spacer (obviously), but he wasn't a stiff either. The Spurs in particular would have benefited from his PnR dives off the bench. Dude had good hands and a variety of finishes. Defensively, things would have been dicey, especially with no ACLs. but I think his niche would have been more secure.

Yes. Blair was always active and a great offensive rebounder. No one likes to admit he made splitter look like garbage in the dal sa series.

[sananspursfan21]

Yeah but how many of those points were from downtown?????

[tholdren]

Cojo dunked on Ibaka though. Isn't that better than a Kawhi/Jimmy Butler duo?

So you are saying murray pau is better than blair joseph?... sad

[SpurOutofTownFan]

spues current bigs = blair = toughness & rebounding spurs lack.......no spur has gotten close to blairs 3 20/20 games..........plz re sign blair

Please do not forget to include a burger in the deal

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Did you see the stands in those highlights? I've played in bigger high school gyms. And the stands were less than 20% full. I'd bet that game had less than 1,000 people there.

I thought China was the most populated country on the planet??? You mean they can't get at least a 1,000 of those billions of people to show up to watch the great Dejuan Blair explode for 42 points??? WTF?!!