According to Chad Ford (Insider) Blair's knees have been "red flagged" Word from the physicals is that his knees aren't in great shape at all. Link
No way he falls to us, so no use in talking about him. I can nearly guarantee that New Jersey will take him with #11 and if they don't then Chicago would take him with #16.
Maybe KP's spreading rumors again.... Aso, he'd fit in pretty well here considering BRoy and GO were both flagged prior to being drafted.
For New Jersey it's either him, Johnson or Clark. But Rod Thorn is smart, he may pass on him now, allowing him to fall.
That's good news if we don't trade up. He would be a great value pick at that point. I wonder if those knees would hold up for just 10-18 minutes a game.
Yeah, he probably wouldn't even need to survive 18 MPG. Aldridge should be a 35 MPG player, which leaves 13 MPG for a backup to absorb.
Now there's no point in drafting him. We can't use his knees anymore for a knees transplant with Oden.
Yes Ed O I do know that. If you read my post, I say no way is he going to fall to us. Anyone outside of the top five isn't worth trading up for, and I certainly don't think we should give away integral pieces for a backup PF.
I think this is nothing but good news for Portland. At #24 you take him because he is then a high risk/high reward guy. This draft sucks, and while there may be some good players to emerge from it, I think it's a crap shoot where we are picking. If the Blazers somehow keep the pick....which I doubt.....he would be a fantastic one if he is still there.
How many games did he miss in college due to his knees? http://stats.nj.com/cbk/players.asp?id=73251 hmm... looks like zero.
Your post did not contain the final sentence, and I'm not sure that your position stands up to scrutiny. The Blazers have second round picks and Paul Allen money and the #24. Getting up to the mid-teens with those pieces doesn't seem at all out of the question. As for whether Blair is WORTH trading up for? That's what we are discussing, but you said it's not worth discussing since he won't slide to us. Ed O.
