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6:30 in is how I originally heard the "saltine" joke. Apparently, it's a popular one.
I don't see any other possibility, Unless your counting on TP, RJ or Hill to do something.
The spurs prior to the RJ trade, have never really made any blockbuster trade, or paid big bucks for a franchise players before, I don't see them changing that philosophy. So yeah Blair is the answer.
6:30 in is how I originally heard the "saltine" joke. Apparently, it's a popular one.
I'm not convinced on Tony being a franchise player on a contending team but Blair's a worse option. You don't see hustle guys becoming franchise players. If Blair was 3 inches taller, you'd have a point.
Blair's a better offense, less defense version of Chuck Hayes.
If it's a current Spur as the future, it'd be Tony.
Both have talent no doubt but neither are on Duncans level where you can build a team around. If you really think otherwise then you obviously haven't been watching basketball long. Duncan in his prime was a monster not just a beast.
He is no better than Bynum, at least for now.
Blair, will be a very very good role player in the league in the future. I don't see him being as versatile and as good as Sir Charles, but who knows? He's still young and he I believe he can improve his game in the future
lol@ people comparing blair to barkley. barkley was beastly athletic , blair doesnt even have ACLs.
Blair looks AWESOME so far, but it's waaaaaaaay too early to be proclaiming that he's better than Bynum after a couple of good games.
Right now, Bynum is clearly better.
I think it's been way too long sence you have had a young player play well if you guys truely believe what I read. He's a great role player.. possibly first big off the bench on a championship team. He is a better Jason Maxiell.. The guy isn't Charles Barkley.. he isn't a player you build a team around.. He is a great peice to use to build a good team.. That's great. I don't really understand why people get mad when someone says to a spurs fan that Blair will be a great energy/ bench player. He's a second round pick.. that's a complement. That's saying he's a good player. But God I can't believe in one thread I read someone say that Blair is the best rookie out there.. then make the argument that evans is only better then blair cause he gets mins... then comparing blairs mins/ and rebounds to evans (who is a pg) and saying he is better... Now someone is comparing bynum to him and barkley? jesus.. he's good but give me a break.
Nobody thought Sir Charles would be anything his rookie year either. Sir Charles was good enough to be on the US Olympic team, Bob Knight kicked him off the team cause he was too fat. He said he wanted him and was good enough but there had to be some criteria for paring the roster down. For Sir Charles, it was his weight. Both Blair and Sir Charles have roughly the same skill set. Both are undersized wide bodied power forwards that occupy a lot of space. They both have long arms and play like 7 footers. Sir Charles aka the Round Mound of Rebound avg'd 14.9 pts and 8.6 boards his rookie year.
Jason maxiell has long arms and plays like a seven footer.. he is also wide bodied and a power forward that occupies a lot of space.. So should I start going back and trying to buy as many Jason Maxiell rookie cards because he's going to be Barkley.. because Barkley was the 1 out of 1000 guys that played in this league that fit that discription and ended up being one of the great players?
You know Robert "Tractor" Traylor had a build like barkley too.
Pretty bleak future if a second rounder with no ACLs is considered your post-Duncan successor. I mean, he is playing decently, but he's no Duncan. He's no Bynum either. He needs to get up to Millsap level first.
Who spots out talent in a second rounder a few weeks into the NBA season anyways. Especially since this was a game where he looked great. He's had lots of mediocre games. Still a rookie.
Blair has a bright future, lack of ACLs permitting. Definitely a steal, but the jury hasn't even left its seats yet.
Man wtf as a fan I'd be a annoyed if they rebuilt around blair. Im used to seeing the Duncans, manus, tp's Drob's... all the crazy players we've built around in the past.
Blair's a good player but as a fan I want the best! Can any of you see him leading us to a ring by himself? or even with tp? NO! Nuff Said.
We needa go get a crazy sg and big man for tp to work with in the future!
This reminds me of when the Rockets thought Kelvin Cato was the replacement for Hakeem Olajuwon. He's a good piece, but remember he lacks ACLs--both of them--and he might break down. Rapidly.
His knees won't keep him in the league longer than 4 seasons. If not that issue, he'd be the next barlkey.
Let's just hope his legs last more then 3 years.
I see the next barkley dominated tonight
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