State First Impressions Nazr????

[whottt]

I just checked the game log. I think some observers you queried might have an east coast bias, but seeing that he seems to have done well against Dallas, Sacramento and Houston (1 out of 2 games for each one, but there you go) makes me think he could do the same for us.

I think Sac and Dallas could be considered the types of lines you would expect him to well against...

Houston is surprising...but if he plays Shaq and Yao well...then it's easy to see why Pop was willing to give up two #1's and Malik to get him.

I don't suppose you know how he did against Detroit do you?

[ChumpDumper]

His stats were pretty mediocre against Detroit. None of the Detroit bigs really went off; Detoit basically smothered everyone else offensively in their big win.

Houston doesn't surprise me too much if he kept the pace up against Yao. He and Rasho should do quite well tiring him out on opposite sides of the court and Nazr on boards that require more than just reaching. I think Nazr will help prevent a guy like Juwan Howard from going off like he did last time. You'd have to like that.

[whottt]

It sounds to me that the Spurs are building a plan of attack for Yao and Shaq similar to how they attacked Kobe...Remember in 03 they had Bowen working Kobe on D and Manu and Jax working him on O...Unlike previous years when Kobe didn't have to play D...there was never any let up on Kobe for that entire series, and it showed, Kobe was worn down by the end of that series...

In this situation you got Rasho being the defender and Nazr being the attacker, and Horry I guess being the stretcher.....Yao and Shaq are not going to get a free pass on O or D for the entire game.

[ChumpDumper]

Really, I'm just pleased that we can speculate about how a Malik replacement might do, instead of knowing that he'll never see the floor like a straight salary dump. I also like that there is at least some overlap into the Scola era in case he sucks or is slow to develop. Not a slam dunk by any means, but the Spurs could have done far worse -- and I'm sure they considered it.

[Kori Ellis]

Nazr talking at practice today.

http://video.woai.com/launcher/89311,565/

[whottt]

You'd have to like that.

I'd like Juwan to be taken out for good...guy has no business playing in the NBA, and I've seen him deliberately injure enough players.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I was concerned about his propensity for fouling in the first game Monday, but now I read he hadn't even practiced with the team prior to the game.

That's no longer a concern for me.

[whottt]

I was concerned about his propensity for fouling in the first game Monday, but now I read he hadn't even practiced with the team prior to the game.

That's no longer a concern for me.

He averages 3.1 fouls per game...that's a pretty steep number of fouls...and that's without trying to play D. He's no Danny Fortson, but he is foul prone.

[wildbill2u]

He averages 3.1 fouls per game...that's a pretty steep number of fouls...and that's without trying to play D. He's no Danny Fortson, but he is foul prone.

I'm not as concerned with how many fouls he averaged as what kind of fouls? If he's playing in the paint with some toughness and letting players know they can't roam through his territory with impunity, then I'm down with it. We could use a little enforcement on the Spurs, especially against Wade if it comes to Miami/Spurs

If he's getting silly touch fouls because he's not moving his feet or really trying to play D, then that's another story.

But I hear he's pretty agile around the basket, so I'm hoping for the best.

[PM5K]

Well we can't really use his first game to judge how foul prone he may be, all of our big men got in foul trouble in that game, I guess we'll get a better idea of that tonight....

[Dario]

When seeing cavaliers game, rasho is to nazr what duncan is to rasho = a superstar But its like many of you said, you can't judge him by first couple of games, i think he will do just fine, although i still believe this trade isn't a win win situation, imo nazr will watch most of the playoffs from warm pops doghouse