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His lack of ACLs mean he can't get lift anymore, tbh.
A few weeks ago, Blair was in the starting lineup; fast forward to now and he's not even in the rotation and is the last player to leave the bench even in garbage time! What has changed in Blair and his game between his time as a starter and now? Has his game gotten any worse? What caused him to fall out of favor with Pop?
His lack of ACLs mean he can't get lift anymore, tbh.
He didn't have ACLs entering the NBA, so why should that start affecting his play now?
clown who has no jump shot, doesnt even attempt to jump for contested rebounds.....wont pass it out when he receives it so he can perform a circus shot bad shot selection
looking for his own in a contract year then feeding the open man.....
spurs actually payin this clown minimum to be a pylon when a pylon only costs about 2 bucks at walmart
He can't shoot for crap, whether it's because of his lack of minutes or not, trading him would be a good move. ( Wait, who wants him?)
What caused him to start is my first question
the only reason he started, maybe pop was tryin to show his game so he can look for traders....
if u cant trade him, might as well keep him at the end of the bench and not play him....
its time spurs should start focusing on other players
He got worse because he has a ty work ethic
I bet he slacks off during the offseaon
no confidence
It's fun to root for the underdog, but beyond that cheap thrill, who cares?
"But-but-but we had a winning record with him in the lineup. And he's a bargain!"
And he was quickly exposed in the playoffs as a extremely limited player that you couldn't afford to keep on the floor. We parted company with Hedo on similar grounds.
Blair's "little engine that could" story is cute, but altogether worthless when it comes to competing for a championship. Give him a gold star for trying and yourself a pat on the back for believing in Rocky-esque fairy tales.
There's no basketball reasons to believe in him.
too busy thinking about emo tweets
He looked awful tonight....even in garbage minutes vs trash, he looked, slow, uninterested, and like his BBall IQ was switched off. Maybe he's being paid to play fuking awful so Bonner looks pro and they can at least get some value for one of their sorry asses.
he lost confidence, motivation, playing time, rhythm, conditioning
He knows he has no future in SA. No PT, crap numbers and no big contract next season. Kind of hard to remain interested, but he had 4 years to improve his game and he hasn't done . He has only himself to blame tbh.
I think he has a place in the NBA as an energizing guy off the bench, but it won't be in SA.
this clown is worster than rose final season at the spurs b4 he got traded...
haters......
I've never been more stunned about someones drop off, I think we held on too long probably cost out getting any better than protected 2nd rounder (top 45 maybe)
He had 2 20-20 games his rookie season, his Per 36 was 13pts 14 rebs.
-He average 10pts and 5 rebounds last season and had flashes of strong play, but was benched again in the post season.
-He still hustles but his shooting has gone way south 46% for a Center (undersized, but still...) is embarrassing. The league average, off the top of the head should be like 51or 52% most of his baskets are assist to, i believe.
In an interview for Spurs Live Gary Neal was talking about how Pop & the big three set a tone in practice and the locker room to where if you don't play your role and embrace the team concept you are an outcast.
I immediately thought of Dejuan Blair.
no matter where in the half court u pass it to him, dont expect to see him pass it back...cause his going to try dribble past his man for a circus shot, or throw up a jumper...
it seems like he has also given up playin any form of defense also...
Spurs fans are good at being obtuse when they want to be. It's obvious something is physically wrong with him. The guy can't move out there. He was barely cutting it earlier in the season when he was moving relatively well. Take away his ability to run and jump ... and he just doesn't have a chance. It's not that he's lazy or dumb or doesn't want it enough. It looks like his knees have deteriorated to the point he's no longer an NBA-caliber athlete.
Not having ACLs was always going to shorten his career. I said at the time the Spurs signed him to his four-year deal that he might be done at the end of the contract. Looks like that may be the case.
Anyways, humans have ACLs to stabilize their knees. Blair's lack of ACLs puts extra stress on the rest of his knees ... most notably his cartilage and the four other main ligaments. His quad muscles have also had to play a bigger than normal role in keeping his knees from exploding.
Tough break for Blair if it's really his knees giving out (which it looks like it is) but certainly not surprising.
dude doesnt even box out for rebs or do anything besides just another player making up the numbers....u dont see him setting high screens and
he has been outplayed and outproduced by bonner even with the limited time he got this season...
if diaw and bonner continue to produce, blairs days with the spurs will be outnumbered....
He lacks motivation. Neal has a similar contract and was signed the same season, his situation is different. Blair got plenty of pt, a starting position, but something is lacking. Splitter was lost a lot of time, Diaw looks bad this season, Bonner doesn't play much anymore, its not just Blair. Pop demands too much from the bigs.
i think if blair and bonner doesnt work out......pop is going to shortened the playoff roster rotations maybe down to 8/9 players....guys like decolo, mills, blair, bonner fightin for that 9th rotation spot dependig on matchups....
The guy is done. Sad but thats the way it is. Pay him his money, tell him thanks and cut him lose.
If you look at his whole NBA career, Blair hasn't really improved since his rookie year. He is still doing the same rookie mistakes.
Right now, there is also an obvious physical issues. Last summer rumor, that his knees were done, seems to be true. That's tough for him.
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