Briggs, I completely agree that Blair was the best pf after Griffin - definitely better than Hill. He embarrassed Thabeet one on one. But you and I aren't in the loop about the specifics of Blair's knee problem. The nba gm's are. That problem had everything to do with his falling as far as he did and we don't know the medical details.

dont forget the guy measured 6'5.25" without shoes and 6'6.5" with shoes and is a power forward. those guys don't get taken in the first round, no matter how well it worked in college.

The kid already dropped 30 pounds since the end of the season. If the Spurs took him there is a 90% chance he turns out to be a great role player for them.

If Toney Douglas becomes Charlie Ward part 2 then I will be very happy. Can he play the point?

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If Toney Douglas becomes Charlie Ward part 2 then I will be very happy. Can he play the point?

I watched about 30 videos and a couple hours of tape on him. He's not a PG by any stretch. He reminded me the most (on offense) of Reggie Miller. He's got a very quick release and can gets that jumper off very quickly. He's great from deep and from the mid range as well. The thing that reminded me of Reggie was how he would take to dribbles to get just to the defender's left or right. It didnt really create much space but kept the defender from getting a hand in his face. The other thing is how well he moved away from the ball. He's going to be a nightmare to chase around screens and picks.

On defense he really gets after guys. Really showed great lateral quickness. Very Gary Payton like. I can see why he was defensive player of the year. I am excited about him. Perfect two way guy off the bench. If Nate goes away this guy is going to have an immediate impact on both sides of the ball. I can see why Walsh was going to move the pick if he wasnt on the board.