How Is It DeJuan Blair Is Still Playing?!

[ABM]

Wasn't he supposed to have, like, no knee(s) cartilage?

Yeesh, we coulda had that guy.....late! :MARIS61:

 

[PapaG]

Blair plays 15 mpg for the Spurs in his 4th season. Have another drink.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Blair plays 15 mpg for the Spurs in his 4th season. Have another drink.

More than Roy...

 

[ABM]

Blair plays 15 mpg for the Spurs in his 4th season. Have another drink.

Yeah, the Blazers pass on him (for medical reasons), yet take a chance on Roy. Go figure.

 

[PapaG]

Yeah, the Blazers pass on him (for medical reasons), yet take a chance on Roy. Go figure.

The Blazers passed on DeJuan Blair, who barely plays, yet drafted Brandon Roy, who was a ROY, All-Star, and All-NBA player.

Horrible decision, considering the two weren't even in the same draft class.

 

[Pinwheel1]

If you think we lost out on him then we can sign him now. He is a free agent and SA has no intentions on making an offer. He will only be 24 next year. (And still only 6'7") He will come cheap.

 

[ABM]

The Blazers passed on DeJuan Blair, who barely plays, yet drafted Brandon Roy, who was a ROY, All-Star, and All-NBA player.

Horrible decision, considering the two weren't even in the same draft class.

Blair, the 37th pick, playing for a perennial title contender, has average nearly 19 minutes, 8 points, and 6 rebounds per game. This, for a guy the Blazers' medical staff passed on. I'm only making the comparison to Roy, because the Blazers took a HUGE gamble on him @ #6.

 

[ABM]

If you think we lost out on him then we can sign him now. He is a free agent and SA has no intentions on making an offer. He will only be 24 next year. (And still only 6'7") He will come cheap.

Perhaps, not a bad idea at that.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Cheap and an upgrade to a horrible bench.

I'm sure someone will be along directly to explain why that is a bad idea........

(Sadly, I'm not kidding.)

 

[PapaG]

Blair, the 37th pick, playing for a perennial title contender, has average nearly 19 minutes, 8 points, and 6 rebounds per game. This, for a guy the Blazers' medical staff passed on. I'm only making the comparison to Roy, because the Blazers took a HUGE gamble on him @ #6.

He's only playing 15 mpg this year and couldn't defend you.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Cheap and an upgrade to a horrible bench.

I'm sure someone will be along directly to explain why that is a bad idea........

(Sadly, I'm not kidding.)

Not me. I have no opinion on Blair.

 

[PapaG]

Cheap and an upgrade to a horrible bench.

I'm sure someone will be along directly to explain why that is a bad idea........

(Sadly, I'm not kidding.)

Aren't you supposed to be bashing LMA and Leonard in another thread?

 

[PapaG]

Not me. I have no opinion on Blair.

Yeah, I shouldn't get roped into this.

Sign Blair. It won't matter either way.

 

[ABM]

He's only playing 15 mpg this year and couldn't defend you.

I respectfully disagree.

That said, perhaps the knee is catching up after all.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Yeah, I shouldn't get roped into this.

Sign Blair. It won't matter either way.

Kinda the thing. He's not really a difference maker but on our bench he'd certainly be no worse than any other big guy (other than Hickson who's a better version of Blair).

 

[PapaG]

Kinda the thing. He's not really a difference maker but on our bench he'd certainly be no worse than any other big guy (other than Hickson who's a better version of Blair).

At the vet minimum, why not, as I think about it.

If Pop is willing to let him walk, though, I guess I don't see how comparing passing on him and drafting Roy is at all relevant.

Hickson is a MUCH better version of Blair, though. JJ could start or play a key bench role for a team that doesn't need primary scoring or paint defending from their undersized PF. He would have been a great player on the Boston teams that were good a few years ago. He's been very good for the Blazers, and I appreciate how he helped make the team competitive for most of the season.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Aren't you supposed to be bashing LMA and Leonard in another thread?

I didn't say one word about LMA tonight. (until now)

If you are trying to make me feel guilty about bashing Leonard - not gonna happen.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

At the vet minimum, why not, as I think about it.

If Pop is willing to let him walk, though, I guess I don't see how comparing passing on him and drafting Roy is at all relevant.

I get the "why did our docs pin their hopes on one guy only to get gunshy about another guy who's still playing?" thing, and I understand the "why did a fatass like Blair keep going when a stud like Roy fell?" thing too. It hurts a bit. But it's just the past.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I didn't say one word about LMA tonight. (until now)

If you are trying to make me feel guilty about bashing Leonard - not gonna happen.

That one play when Leonard shrieked and jumped away from a rebound like it was a snake biting him was embarrassing; sometimes I wonder about his brain. But he's a young kid who hasn't been tall for long. I liken him to one of those kids they dig up out of Africa once a decade, only with better hands offensively.

 

[ABM]

I guess I don't see how comparing passing on him and drafting Roy is at all relevant.

Let me spell it out again: Everyone in the room wanted the Blazers to take Blair in the 2nd round (virtually no risk).....yet passed because of the knee. Yet, they took a big gamble taking Roy with, apparently, the same issue. Oh, and they knew Roy had the knee issues. It was a case of denial.

But, yeah, it's the proverbial water under the dam.

 

[PapaG]

Let me spell it out again: Everyone in the room wanted the Blazers to take Blair in the 2nd round (virtually no risk).....yet passed because of the knee. Yet, they took a big gamble taking Roy with, apparently, the same issue. Oh, and they knew Roy had the knee issues. It was a case of denial.

But, yeah, it's the proverbial water under the dam.

Roy was a game-changer.

Blair is a scrub.

 

[ABM]

Roy was a game-changer.

Blair is a scrub.

Roy cost the team boat-loads in the end.

Blair could have been a nice little role player for this team....for pennies on the dollar.

 

[PapaG]

Roy cost the team boat-loads in the end.

Blair could have been a nice little role player for this team....for pennies on the dollar.

What did Roy cost the Blazers in the long run? You do realize how shitty the team was before Roy, right? PA may have sold the team without the Roy years.

I can't believe I'm debating Roy versus Blair.

Sleep it off...

 

[ABM]

What did Roy cost the Blazers?

A substantial contract he never fulfilled.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

A substantial contract he never fulfilled.

Let's be honest: Sebastian Telfair's effect on our subsequent years' draft strategy (CP3?) cost us way more than Roy's effect on our subsequent draft strategy (Blair?).

 

[Pinwheel1]

Let me spell it out again: Everyone in the room wanted the Blazers to take Blair in the 2nd round (virtually no risk).....yet passed because of the knee. Yet, they took a big gamble taking Roy with, apparently, the same issue. Oh, and they knew Roy had the knee issues. It was a case of denial.

But, yeah, it's the proverbial water under the dam.

Maybe they passed on him because he is a 6'7" PF. Add the knee issues into the equation and it makes more sense.
Bottom line is that he is now a free agent and we can still have him during his prime. Pop doesn't want him anymore. Has tried to give him away. But don't let that influence your decision. Pop was never good at evaluating talent.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Maybe they passed on him because he is a 6'7" PF. Add the knee issues into the equation and it makes more sense.
Bottom line is he now a free agent and we can still have him during his prime. Pop doesn't want him anymore. Has tried to give him away. But don't let that influence your decision. Pop was never a good at evaluating talent.

Yeah, we suckered him into taking Ime Udoka!

(...I miss Ime...)

 

[PapaG]

A substantial contract he never fulfilled.

He fulfilled that contract before he even signed it with his play. Didn't see you as a Roy Hater. Learn something new here every day.

 

[porkchopexpress]

Blair had and has no ACL. Something people feared he couldn't overcome, but in reality wasn't going to get worse. Roy had meniscus issues. His knees only became career threatening because he kept needing surgery. Once his knees were bone on bone it was basically over for him. Oh, and as Papag said, one was a game changer and one is a undersized PF.

 

[ABM]

I can't believe I'm debating Roy versus Blair.

Sleep it off...

You're not. The context is.....and I'll repeat.....if you can take the calculated risk on Roy, then why not on Blair?

OK, I'll work with you: Why draft Pendergraph ahaid of Blair?