Not that I propose trading Blair, but as has been mentioned earlier the best time to trade a player is after he has played well...not when he has been sucking. I admit as much as I like Blair I suppose I would be open to trading him for the right player. Its clear his lack of size will sometimes limit him against bigger lineups despite how well he played tonight. Likewise, I expect that he will have a short than average career due to his missing ACLs despite the fact that this does not pose a problem now.
That being said I doubt we would get anyone his equal in a straight up trade. We would end up having to packaging a few players and I would hesitate to give up players that know our system considering how difficult it seems to get new players comfortable with it.
If we are going to win another championship within the next few years this is the year we do it. Unless we can manage an absolute steal with a trade I would not mess with that this year.
Lol, that is some of the most irrational hate i've seen on these boards. Blair's play erased any iota that Splitter is a better option right now.
Splitter is out of his league right now. Maybe a few months down the road he can get some consistent playing time. But Blair is clearly the better option to any rational person.
I'll give you a better defender. Everything else is debatable. Better Shooter? Have you seen Splitter make a jumper in the NBA? Post player? Blair has some nifty moves to be so short and good footwork. Tiago is a better pick and roll player. So far from what I've seen(again...in the NBA) he hasnt been able to properly execute his post game. I guess that will come in time. I've seen 85% of Spurs games this season and that's a cot damn lie that Spitter played better in the first weeks unless you meant the first 2 weeks. From then on, Blair has been the better player overall.
I agree. I know it must of been killing them to see him play well.
You asked why people want him to start. I stated why some folks think he should. Since I've defended keeping Blair in the starting lineup while he struggled, your'e going to have a really hard time making a case for irrational hate. If you don't want an answer, don't ask the question.
Splitter's getting the same ty treatment now that Blair got last year. Neither one deserved it. Defending either one just makes you look stupid.
Blair is finally starting to play well now, and had a very good game, but let's not pretend he's done this all season long, especially during November.
Neither one of them is winning the three point contest any time soon, but Splitter's a better shooter. Blair is enormously crafty around the basket, and he's really starting to show it more as his game's coming to him. He's not the solid post player that Splitter is. I would say that you're underrating Blair as a pick and roll guy. Both are good, and can move without the ball and have good hands near the basket.
Are you suggesting that Spurs fans are rooting for Blair to play poorly?
I've seen posters downplay his better games this season. Dejuan could be having a good game, score a bucket and it doesnt get comment on in the game thread. The moment he fouls or misses a rotation, 4-5 comments on it. A lot of nit picking and ing really.Are you suggesting that Spurs fans are rooting for Blair to play poorly?
Then you should probably call those people out instead of dogpiling on a reply to one of my posts, because I don't do that.
Starting Splitter allows Blair to come off the bench. It keeps Blair out of early foul trouble, and puts great hands and great offensive rebounding against the opposition's second team. As a starter, Blair is facing giants every game, and he's useless as a low post scorer. He's not even a good low post defender against other team's starting centers. He would be against their backups however.
Tiago can at least contest shots from those bigs, and he would get to play with Tim Duncan and learn some things.
Like it or not, we need Splitter to be up to speed. We cannot win in the playoffs without a good big in the starting role. With the Spurs, it's always been the bench that comes in and stretches the lead. Blair would really add to that punch with his great one handed rebound and outlet in one move to Hill or Neal, or later even Anderson on the break.
That's called "something to prove". New players don't get instant respect because they had good seasons off the bench last year. Blair's play has been suspect all year. No Spur fan wants Blair to fail. We all want him to be the end all in power players. He's not. You need to accept that or just wave his banner and move on.
That's a ed up way to argue. Anyone who doesn't agree with you is irrational. That really puts you on the "doesnt' ing matter" list for debates.
I could post up stats too, but, according to you, objective analysis is worthless as well.
Some on here are clamoring for Splitter to start and say Blair needs to come off the bench, etc.... They forget that Blair is only in his 2nd year and still needs time to develop. IMO, its not going to be easy to develop Blair and Splitter, although Pop does seem to be giving Splitter a bit more playing time. My hope is that Blair continues to improve and for Splitter's minutes to increase enough where he is in the rotation come playoff time.Are you suggesting that Spurs fans are rooting for Blair to play poorly?
NFW Blair will get a dub-dub against the Lakers...oh, wait...
When you call someone irrational because they do not see it your way, you have already put yourself into an irrational position. Any further debate with you then becomes trying to convince you that I am rational, not that I am right.
Too much energy for no reason. Think what you want.
Blair homers are out of control!!
We aren't saying he needs to come off the bench forever. We are saying it for this year. This year... that's the point. What he does next year isn't important right now. We can discuss that then.
17 and 15 against the best and biggest frontline in the NBA tends to do that. You feel this is unwarranted?
IMO the only way to develop Splitter and Blair at the same time is to do what we did tonight:
McDyess - DNP
What a luxury to have no? A vet PF who can mix it up with LA if really needed, and he doesn't even play. Man this team is way stacked.
Personally I don't care if Blair starts or not. IMO, it seems Pop is starting Blair to instill confidence in him, not necessarily because Blair is the best option.. I actually think Dyess should start. But considering the Spurs have 5bigmen, with 2 (Blair, and Splitter) still raw, and needing more playing time, etc..., Pop is gonna have to do a of a juggling act as far as distributing minutes.
+1. Was pleasantly surprised to see Splitter out there early in the game. He was schooled alittle by Gasol, but it was a good learning opportunity for Splitter, going up against the Lakers frontiline.
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