Wizards Interested in DeJuan Blair!

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Splitter plays to soft for my liking i want a more physical player like Blair.

I am not a big fan of Splitter but I think he's solid.

I love what Blair would bring to the Wizards. He is physical, not soft.

Deals I prefer would keep Ariza for now and not acquire Splitter. However, I do like the deal Super suggested earlier a lot, even with Splitter added to the Wizards.

[truwizfan4evr]

Splitter plays to soft for my liking i want a more physical player like Blair.

Deal would bring Splitter AND Blair, adding a nice mix of skills.

Splitter would be on the court with the likes of Blair, Nene, Booker, Okafor at all times. He would mesh well with any of them IMO.

I would love it if Blair is involved.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

So we need a stretch 4 and we're willing to expel w/e assets we have for Blair? I'd sign him for the minimum or a little more, but wouldn't trade anything worth a damn for him (although we don't really have anything worth a damn outside of Ariza and picks). I absolutely believe Booker is a comparable, if not more useful player (I think Booker had better range on his J the season before when he was healthier) the problem is that Booker hasn't proved that he can stay healthy.

I think Blair is a good "energy" forward but I'm not sure exactly how good he is offensively. Does he have some post moves? How developed is his jumper? I guess I should be excited that we could get someone better Jan/Singleton.

His career high is 28 points, which he's done three times. Booker's career high is 23 points. Blair also shoots a very respectable percentage.

How good is his offense? It's underrated. His highlights below are over a lot of familiar players. (Okafor, Varejao, Turiaf, and even Ben Wallace with a few being posterized).

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqZHWYYZrNo[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJcN_4-3J8Y[/youtube]

[mhd]

I don't know if Blair should sign here given his injury issues. Blair+Wiz medical staff???

[AFM]

He has no ACL so theres nothing for our medical staff to mess up on.

[hands11]

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_ ... oblem.html

Interesting.

[hands11]

So we need a stretch 4 and we're willing to expel w/e assets we have for Blair? I'd sign him for the minimum or a little more, but wouldn't trade anything worth a damn for him (although we don't really have anything worth a damn outside of Ariza and picks). I absolutely believe Booker is a comparable, if not more useful player (I think Booker had better range on his J the season before when he was healthier) the problem is that Booker hasn't proved that he can stay healthy.

I think Blair is a good "energy" forward but I'm not sure exactly how good he is offensively. Does he have some post moves? How developed is his jumper? I guess I should be excited that we could get someone better Jan/Singleton.

His career high is 28 points, which he's done three times. Booker's career high is 23 points. Blair also shoots a very respectable percentage.

How good is his offense? It's underrated. His highlights below are over a lot of familiar players. (Okafor, Varejao, Turiaf, and even Ben Wallace with a few being posterized).

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqZHWYYZrNo[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJcN_4-3J8Y[/youtube]

Actually his moves around the basket remind a lot of Bennett.

[truwizfan4evr]

Blair is a very good rebounding forward witch wizards need. He was consider a steal in the draft for spurs a few years ago i actually think he can be a double, double guy if given more min's.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

I don't know if Blair should sign here given his injury issues. Blair+Wiz medical staff???

His knees only need to be healthy the days Nene's feet are sore.

Unfortunately if Blair is injured, the Wizards medical staff might commence amputation.

If the Wizards can add enough talent, they can better protect against injuries by sheer depth. Besides, Booker's been far more injury-prone than Blair and you like him, as I do, mhd,

Hopefully, guys who are just not that talented are traded and Blair is brought in. (Singleton, IMO Seraphin, and Vesely even though I've advocated he is serviceable are not that talented but do have upside).

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Blair is a very good rebounding forward witch wizards need. He was consider a steal in the draft for spurs a few years ago i actually think he can be a double, double guy if given more min's.

My only concerns are his fouls.

I'm certain he's a double double player given minutes.

[Nivek]

If the Wizards send Ariza out for Blair, they need to get something else too. Ariza is more productive.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

^ Already posted something like that in the trade thread (added Booker going to SA).

I was going to lock this thread, but figured I'd let CCJ have this one.

Thanks!



LR, I was supposed to go to the gym about two hours ago but this has been fun. Crossing my fingers that it happens.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

If the Wizards send Ariza out for Blair, they need to get something else too. Ariza is more productive.

Nivek, think about age and salary of the two players. Which is the better value pick? I'm sure Ariza produced better this past season. Not so much the three seasons before.

From a money ball perspective, I consider Blair a real bargain providing he's not asking more than $3-4M per season. He is worth that IMO but not coming off his last contract and playing status. I hope he ends up getting some like 7M over the next 3 seasons.

[gwizz]

^ honestly if we can get Blair for 3 yr 6-7 mil, that would be perfect! But I have to agree Ariza skill set + contract we need to get something else in there.

[Dat2U]

Splitter is not an option. Spurs are not trading him (can't trade him immediately anyways). He's too important to what they do.

[barelyawake]

Being the one who wanted Splitter here years before he was in the NBA, I have to say his price tag is unacceptable (see Ersan thread).

Any acquisition of players that hate the Heat is a move I love. The more the better. Especially those who have been effective against the Heat on the highest stage -- which the Spurs' bench has been. But, you can't sell the future for them.

I have little doubt that our players would do great in the Spurs' system. Ves, Singleton and to some extent Booker are expendable. Seraphin less so. Cap (which Ariza represents) is not. Picks are not.

If we pick-up some Heat-tested players (that expire) for a season, I'm all good. In fact, I'm glad our players could blend with those players (in a development year, as we get playoff experience). Anything beyond that is selling ourselves incredibly short.

[dorianwrite]

1st: We are not getting Splitter, especially not for the pu pu platter of Ariza, Seraphin, and Vesely. Please lay down, and step away from, the crack pipe.

2nd: The Wizards publicly state, for quite a number of weeks now, that they want a stretch 4...which Blair solves HOW? If they want to trade our spare parts for San Antonio's spare parts, that's fine, but it certainly does nothing re: the stretch 4 question.

[hands11]

1st: We are not getting Splitter, especially not for the pu pu platter of Ariza, Seraphin, and Vesely. Please lay down, and step away from, the crack pipe.

2nd: The Wizards publicly state, for quite a number of weeks now, that they want a stretch 4...which Blair solves HOW? If they want to trade our spare parts for San Antonio's spare parts, that's fine, but it certainly does nothing re: the stretch 4 question.

You can say, we are not getting ... fill in the blank .. to almost any trade since most trades don't happen.

[penbeast0]

Booker v. Blair . . . is there a big advantage to Blair? Booker's been more fragile but Blair's health issues are more of the recurring nature. Blair is clearly the better rebounder, Booker the better defender. Blair's younger. Offensively, both are short widebodied players without great range. About equivalent efficiency but Blair has the higher usage -- shoots more, passes more, turns the ball over A LOT more, fouls more.

I don't see a real advantage to Blair over Booker other than moving the pieces around to see if either respond to a new environment . . . maybe an even up swap or throwing in a 2nd on our part (or Singleton).

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

I think Blair is significantly better than Booker, and is potentially a well-above-average NBA starter.