kind of OT: STFU about BLAIR

[Eastoff]

If Blair is so GREAT, why did none of the other GMs pick him? CLEARLY there is something wrong with him that he is touched less than michael jackson (too soon?) Get over it already! there must be some trades in the works so relax and wait for FA day

 

[BTOWN_HUSTLA]

yah...duh!

 

[free_lafrentz]

Yes.

 

[theprunetang]

From the Yahoo draft tracker:


Analysis: Big get for the Spurs. Blair was considered a possible lottery pick until teams were scared off by his knees. One team official even said he couldn't find Blair's ACLs on the medical scans. Still, the Spurs don't have to invest first-round guaranteed money in him. He's a bruiser, he'll work hard and for about 12-15 minutes a night Gregg Popovich could love him.



Couldn't find Blair's ACLs? Um....... ding ding ding, we have a winner.

 

[TehChad]

Because we passed on Blair with THREE PICKS, I am canceling my season tickets, declaring the Blazers and Pritchard a complete bust, and am in general no longer a Blazer fan. WHOS WITH ME!!

 

[Eastoff]

Because we passed on Blair with THREE PICKS, I am canceling my season tickets, declaring the Blazers and Pritchard a complete bust, and am in general no longer a Blazer fan. WHOS WITH ME!!

Obvious troll is obvious

 

[MAS RipCity]

Yea, that Spurs front office, they know nothing...

 

[alex42083]

I guess we'll see how Blair turns out, he might have an extra chip on his shoulder to prove people wrong. The Pitt coach said the guy never missed a practice or game because of his knees.

 

[hasoos]

So a 2nd round pick wasn't worth taking a risk on a guy who was projected as high as 4 before his knee problems were made public? 2nd round picks are a crapshoot at best, so why not take a chance on talent, even if his knees blow out in the first year, most 2nd round picks don't make it into training camp, let alone in the league. There was nothing to lose, everything to gain.

 

[Crimson the Cat]

If Blair's knees are toast, I'm glad Portland didn't waste any picks on him and instead got two other more serviceable bangers, one of which I think is going to have a pretty nice career.

 

[hasoos]

If Blair's knees are toast, I'm glad Portland didn't waste any picks on him and instead got two other more serviceable bangers, one of which I think is going to have a pretty nice career.

Yea I guess they are so toast, that San Antonio took him. How often has San Antonio fucked up on draft picks?

 

[Денг Гордон]

From the Yahoo draft tracker:


Analysis: Big get for the Spurs. Blair was considered a possible lottery pick until teams were scared off by his knees. One team official even said he couldn't find Blair's ACLs on the medical scans. Still, the Spurs don't have to invest first-round guaranteed money in him. He's a bruiser, he'll work hard and for about 12-15 minutes a night Gregg Popovich could love him.



Couldn't find Blair's ACLs? Um....... ding ding ding, we have a winner.

ESPN has been saying all night that Blair doesn't have any ACL's.

Hey, he can't tear what he doesn't have!

 

[PapaG]

Yea I guess they are so toast, that San Antonio took him. How often has San Antonio fucked up on draft picks?

They haven't drafted a starter since 2001, and Hill is the only draft pick since then in the rotation. Their best pick since Parker was Leandro Barbosa, who didn't even play for them. So the answer is...plenty of times.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/draft.html

 

[Crimson the Cat]

Yea I guess they are so toast, that San Antonio took him. How often has San Antonio fucked up on draft picks?

They took him because he was the best prospect left? How do you know that Portland wouldn't take Blair if Pendergraph and Cunningham were off the board.

 

[Zipperhead]

Yea I guess they are so toast, that San Antonio took him. How often has San Antonio fucked up on draft picks?

Uhhhh, do you even pay attention?

 

[hasoos]

They haven't drafted a starter since 2001, and Hill is the only draft pick since then in the rotation. Their best pick since Parker was Leandro Barbosa, who didn't even play for them.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/draft.html

Who said anything about starters? Plus you are wrong. One they drafted is starting somewhere else, his name is Luis Scola. Another is Benoh Udrih. Tiago Splitter is still overseas and would be solid contributor to an NBA team even if 2nd string. Leandro Barbosa in 2003.

Secondly, why are you limiting the timeline? Greg Popovich and his crew have been running that team for 20 years. Picks in the 2nd round include Manu Ginobili. Parker was picked 28th.

Oh by the way, no links needed. Go look em up.

 

[PapaG]

Who said anything about starters? Plus you are wrong. One they drafted is starting somewhere else, his name is Luis Scola. Another is Benoh Udrih. Tiago Splitter is still overseas and would be solid contributor to an NBA team even if 2nd string. Leandro Barbosa in 2003.

Secondly, why are you limiting the timeline? Greg Popovich and his crew have been running that team for 20 years. Picks in the 2nd round include Manu Ginobili. Parker was picked 28th.

Oh by the way, no links needed. Go look em up.

Scola never played for the Spurs. They received Vassilis Spanoulis in return for a guy who never played for them. Udrih plays for the worst team in the league.

You posted "how often has San Antonio fucked up on draft picks?". I gave plenty of examples; they miss more than they hit, and their second round track record since Ginobli is terrible outside of Scola, who never even played for them.

 

[PapaG]

Oh by the way, no links needed. Go look em up.

LOL

Yeah, I wouldn't check my link either if I were you.

 

[PapaG]

Spurs draft picks since 1994, when Pop started running the show.

94 - Bill Curley - 1 (22)

95 - Cory Alexander - 1 (29)

96 - no pick

97 - Tim Duncan (consensus #1 pick)

98 - Felipe Lopez - 1 (24)
98- - Derrick Dial - 2 (52)

99 - Manu Ginobli - 2 (57) (great pick)

00 - Chris Carrawel - 2 (41)

01 - Tony Parker 1 (29) great pick
01 - Robert Javotkas - 2 (55)
01 - Bryan Bracey - 2 (57)

02 - John Salmons 1 (26) - traded on draft day with Mark Bryant and Randy Holcomb for Speedy Claxton
02 - Luis Scola 2 (55) never played for them, traded for player not in NBA
02 - Randy Holcomb 2 (56)

 

[PapaG]

03 - Leandro Barbosa - 1 (28) - traded to PHX for future protected 1st round pick

04 - Beno Udrih - 1 (28) - traded for 2nd round draft pick, Jacque Vaughn replaced him
04 - Romain Sato - 2 (52)
04 - Sergei Keraulov - 2 (57)

05 - Ian Mahinmi - 1 (28)

06 - Damir Markota - 2 (59)

07 - Tiago Splitter - 1 (28)
07 - Marcus Williams - 2 (33) (waived during 2007 season)
07 - Giorgos Printezis - 2 (58)

08 - George Hill - 1 (26) - Pop rumored to have wanted Batum; got Pritchslapped
08 - Goran Dragic - 2 (45) - traded to PXH
08 - James Gist - 2 (57)

Hardly a home run in every instance.

 

[MAS RipCity]

I'm just pissed b/c we need help NOW and Claver won't even be over here till 2011...also, tired of the draft to stash, it doesn't work out very often..this seriously feels like Freeland 2.0

 

[OddEnormous]

Who said anything about starters? Plus you are wrong. One they drafted is starting somewhere else, his name is Luis Scola. Another is Benoh Udrih. Tiago Splitter is still overseas and would be solid contributor to an NBA team even if 2nd string. Leandro Barbosa in 2003.

Secondly, why are you limiting the timeline? Greg Popovich and his crew have been running that team for 20 years. Picks in the 2nd round include Manu Ginobili. Parker was picked 28th.

Oh by the way, no links needed. Go look em up.

Jesus christ.

You are fucking cluless.

Don't worry you have plenty of company on here.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Yep, we passed on Blair because of knee surgery he had in high school. Claver missed most of last season with a knee injury, but that is of no concern.

 

[maxiep]

So a 2nd round pick wasn't worth taking a risk on a guy who was projected as high as 4 before his knee problems were made public? 2nd round picks are a crapshoot at best, so why not take a chance on talent, even if his knees blow out in the first year, most 2nd round picks don't make it into training camp, let alone in the league. There was nothing to lose, everything to gain.

You said it far better than I could have. It's a fucking flier on a guy who could be everything you want in a backup 4.

 

[maxiep]

Yep, we passed on Blair because of knee surgery he had in high school. Claver missed most of last season with a knee injury, but that is of no concern.

I heard that Claver broke his ankle, not injured his knee.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Blair and Cunningham played in the same league, against the same people, for multiple years, and Blair owned him.
Pendergraph and Brockman played in the same league, against the same people, for multiple years. Brockman, while not "owning" him, performed better.

Of the 5 PFs we could have taken at 31 and 33:
Blair
Brockman
Pendergraph
Cunningham
Jerebko

is the consensus in here that the two Frye clones were the best choices with our picks? Not like, say, one banger and one finesse guy. Or one collegian and one euro. But Pendergraph and Cunningham? They're the best two fits?

 

[OddEnormous]

Yep, we passed on Blair because of knee surgery he had in high school. Claver missed most of last season with a knee injury, but that is of no concern.

Yep DeJuan Blair, a THE franchise changer isn't he?

Get a grip people.

All up in arms about a guy who went 30 something in the draft, has no ACL's, yet to play 1 minute of professional basketball AND you have no idea what Pritchard is going to do next....

You know the guy who went right past the stache.

 

[alex42083]

Yep, we passed on Blair because of knee surgery he had in high school. Claver missed most of last season with a knee injury, but that is of no concern.

Do you or anyone else have any info on that injury, or how he injured it? Hopefully it's nothing serious..

 

[alex42083]

Yep DeJuan Blair, a THE franchise changer isn't he?

Get a grip people.

All up in arms about a guy who went 30 something in the draft, has no ACL's, yet to play 1 minute of professional basketball AND you have no idea what Pritchard is going to do next....

You know the guy who went right past the stache.

I don't think anyone expected a franchise changer out of Blair, but he seemed to fit the mold of a backup PF and it was a second-rounder to take a small risk on. Why not do it? It's a legit question. If he doesn't pan out, then no harm.
I don't know where a guy like Dante Cunningham fits into this team...

 

[maxiep]

I don't think anyone expected a franchise changer out of Blair, but he seemed to fit the mold of a backup PF and it was a second-rounder to take a small risk on. Why not do it? It's a legit question. If he doesn't pan out, then no harm.
I don't know where a guy like Dante Cunningham fits into this team...

Agreed. Cunningham is the mind blowing one to me. To short and light to play PF and too slow and without an outside game to play the SF. Why not take a shot at a player that may actually make the team?