Yeah, I'll be surprised if he makes our roster - and if he does, back-up power forward will still be a huge weakness for us. BNM
And now we got a "PG" whose weaknesses are: - Ability to get to free throw line - Ability to play at different speeds - Decision making - Not a true point guard - Settles for bad shots - Shot-selection - Ability to contest shots - Defensive fundamentals - Level of competition - Assist to turnover ratio - Ability to finish through contact - Frail frame - Undersized - Low shooting percentages Great, just what we needed BNM
How do you know that if the Spurs were in Portland's position they wouldn't do the same? Maybe the Spurs had Pendergraph and Cunningham rated higher than Blair, given health issues.
I didn't know guys that are picked 55 have high expectations. Who gives a shit if he sucks, its a useless pick anyways
Mills is nothing more than a pick used for a maybe... Our backup PG spot was improved with Sergio out and JB in. It's that simple.
Lee who? Lee Majors? Hey, I'd take the 6 Million Dollar Man over anyone we drafted. And, at $6 million, a guy who can run and jump like that and see into the other team's huddle would be a bargain in today's NBA. BNM
And who's our 3rd sting PG now? What if Blake gets injured? I'd rather have Blake/Bayless/Sergio than Blake/Bayless/Mills as out PG rotation. Of course, I'm hoping this means there will be a trade or free agent signing that will bring us back on upgrade at PG. BNM
One would guess this makes sense. With so many point guards taken in the draft - there will be some that will be at least as good as Sergio available. Heck - with Minni taking about 62 of them - maybe we can bring Bassy to backup the backup before Mills...
I don't know that. I know I would have taken Blair over either of those guys - without hesitation. Blair, as a 20-year old sophomore averaged 18.1 REB/40. Pendergraf, as a 22-year old senior averaged 10.1 REB/40. Blair had a PER of 38.9. Pendergraph had a PER of 28.4. Blair had an EFF/40 of 35.6. Pendergraph had an EFF/40 of 24.5. Blair had a WS/40 of 21.8. Pendergraph had a WS/40 of 13.4. And Blair put up his stats in a tougher conference. Blair is younger and better. Concerning the health issues - in two years at Pitt Blair never missed a single game, or a single practice. How unhealthy can he be? He would have filled a need and I'm disappointed we passed on him multiple times in the 2nd round - and that he will make the Spurs better. BNM
Valid points for sure, the trouble is that with a couple of balky knees it's not what happens this year or next, it's 3 years, 4 years, 5 years into his career. Can he hold up? I'm not so sure.
You don't have to point out the stats to me. I know them well. Prior to tonight I rated Blair very high, and higher than the two 4s we drafted. There's two things I hadn't considered though, that I'm glad our managers did. That's defense and longevity. What if our medical doctors found something very troubling with his knees? Something that would lead them to believe that his career would not be a long one. Or, what if they didn't care for his character, personality? These are trivial things to some, but have been reasons why Portland has been successful. Do you think these types of "details" aren't important? Who knows in the end what the reasons are. I'm sure though that their are reasons why they decided against Blair.
He has skills that will be needed next year. Super fast. He can hit the 3. He can get to the rim. You just want to ignore this? He's not perfect. Then again, he's being selected in the second round. Maybe he won't amount to anything more than Taureen Green. I don't believe this to be true, but maybe. Or, he could be a second round streal. Either way, it's a low risk/moderate reward type move. Pretty smart to me.
