DeJuan Blair NBA Player Comparison

[jay014]

[Da Spurs]

I guarantee you he's better than Malik Rose. At least he can actually catch a pass. Plus, he's much thicker. Malik at age 22 sucked. Took him several years before he was a decent bench player. Blair is already there. He was one of the top 10 players in college last year. We only got him because of his ........ never mind.

[raspsa]

Paul Silas

[mystargtr34]

He's remembered mostly for being a fat ass but I sincerely think there's something to the comparison. Really wide body, long arms, but not ideal height. Oliver wasn't very athletic but more athletic than he appeared. And he knew how to use his size to his advantage. Take away the extreme nature of his weight problem, and it's a fair comparison.

They look somewhat similar, but Blair was a far more dominant college player, especially in terms of rebounding. Plus, he was more athletic, not just in terms of vertical leap, but in speed and mobility for a big guy to get those rebounds.

He had virtualy identical numbers to Elton Brand in college - obviously its highly highly unlikely he will get close to that sort of career - but theres not much to the Miller comparison other than their body type.