Is Blair...

[kaji157]

I would deal him in a second. He has nothing between his ears. He did nothing to improve this summer and it shows. I would love to see him get delt for a vet big. Spurs need a bigger more mobile player up front. Anderson V would be a great pick up....dont know how we could make the Money work but he would fit nice.

I don´t think there is a big market for Blair like players, even last year when his value was sky high, most similar experimets Leon Powe, Carl Landry, failed miserably on the defensive end, and Landry is the only one getting significant NBA minutes.
Not so say that Landy´s have Milsap range, who i won´t put in this list because he is a better player than Blair in my mind.

[Zelophehad]

Blair was at his best as an undersized center who could outwork backup 5s unfortunately since you guys have another, probably better backup center he's without a role can excel in on this team.

[mingus]

Blair has potential to be a very good player. everyone expected to see him with a jumpshot and it didn't happen. i think it will eventually. once he gets a jumpshot he'll be able to use his footspead to get to the rim and score easier. what he can and should have improved for this year is defense. horrible defender.

[Sofaking]

Damn a lot of y'all giving up on Blair 14 games into the season? I think this season, Spurs fans has got it too good. Blair is a quality big and on another squad like say Raptors or even the Thunder, he could put up atleast 13 and 9. He's in a lil slump but it's not his fault Pop played him against a 3 point shooting SF in Lewis totally negating his strengths. I remember when we played the Lakers last yr and Pop put him on Artest and that move nullified that match up. IMO a Duncan, Splitter starting Line up is too frail right now. Both Guys are not bruisers and I think that's where Blair fits in. I mean, dude is only in his 2nd season,21, sop re slumps are bound to happen. It took Parker 3-4 yrs to get it straight. The rockets sometimes starts Chuck Hayes(who is actually smaller than Blair) and we've seen him give Gasol, Bynum and even Timmy a lot of problems. Later down this season when Blair Breaks out against a contender, I'll revisit this thread

[Cessation]

Let blair start, as long is he doesnt get too many minutes. Its good that pop sees what blair is about, and subs him out quickly, if hes getting owned.

Blair is rather one dimensional, a rebounder, he played well last year because he was playing against second string big guys. Hes too short to score and rebound over taller, more skilled starting pfs. On the defensive end, opposing big guys with any kind of jumper shoot in his face with abnormal confidence.

The offence completelly stalls if duncan isnt hitting his outside shot, since blair has no range. On top of that he turns the ball over and makes silly fouls with regularity.

He wont grow any taller, and he wont get any more skilled, since he barelly takes jumpers, on which he supposedly worked all summer, and is too short to lay it in, for the most part. He could clean up his turnovers and fouls, but again if timmy is cold outside grind the offence to a halt, thats why bonner is getting so much playing time, instead of blair.

I dont see him getting significantly better. To the point where he can hold his own and be productive for the team, against the elite frontlines in the west come playoff time. I think hes starting and getting any kind of minutes, because splitter is still getting used to the nba. Tiago got 22 minutes of the bench vs blairs 5 against the twolves, might be a sign of things to come.

[BackHome]

Blair is a great player in certain situations. His energy and nose for the ball are things that simply can't be coached. He's talented enough to crack the rotation of a legitimate contender, but not as a starter/finisher. Give the man 15-20 minutes and let him beast.

Bonner is great in certain situations, too.

In all honesty, the Spurs need Splitter to develop into a very good all-around big if they hope to contend for a le. Blair and Bonner and McDyess are great luxuries to have depending on the opponent, but Splitter and Duncan need to be the meat and potatoes.

+1
I kinda think that Blair is falling in the same bad path that Malik followed when he tried to play outside his game and go offense. Blair is a good player a spark for the bench who should focus on what he does best and that is rebound and geat easy dunks and put backs.

He still needs alot of work on his outside game but he need to be patient and understand that it takes time.