35 Results for dejuan blair

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott Remember when Greg Oden and Kevin Durant first joined the league? There was a metric ton of hype. Then Oden was out for the year, ...

Blog | November 12, 2009

DeJuan Blair 10 seconds away from being a Cavalier

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...on "Mike and Mike in the Morning'' today: According to information gathered from multiple league executives, DeJuan Blair was 10 seconds away from joining "King James'' and "The Big Shaquisition'' in Cleveland. On draft...

Blog | November 05, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...News: "A little more than two weeks into his first NBA training camp, rookie forward DeJuan Blair says his knees are feeling just fine, thank you. Blair arrived from the University of Pittsburgh...

Blog | October 13, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...to the locker room to receive a dose of instant humility, delivered by coach Gregg Popovich, DeJuan Blair had scored 15 of the Spurs' 33 fourth-quarter points, all in the final six...

Blog | October 12, 2009

Blaming the Doctors is a Cop-Out

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

DeJuan Blair, drafted 37th overall despite projecting to be one of the best players in this draft, nabbed...

Blog | October 08, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Charles F. Gardner of the Journal Sentinel: "Brandon Jennings admitted he was in awe playing at the Palace on Wednesday night. But that feeling q...

Blog | October 08, 2009

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...PG-13 for language). 37th pick in the draft, playing in his first pre-season game. DeJuan Blair was lucky to even get  22 minutes for a veteran team like the San Antonio...

Blog | October 07, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the second round' draft picks." Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News: "DeJuan Blair was a smash in his preseason debut, scoring a team-leading 16 points and grabbing 19...

Blog | October 07, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Broderick Turner and Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: "Derek Fisher, 35, in his 14th season and the final year of a contract that pays hi...

Blog | October 06, 2009

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles has a brilliant way around the NBA's ban on criticizing replacement referees: "A huge percentage of our fouls,&q...

Blog | October 05, 2009

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Arenas won't entertain us with off-court wit ... who will? The Spurs drafted, in DeJuan Blair, a player who grabbed a greater percentage of offensive rebounds than some teams. Blair, by himself...

Blog | September 30, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel: "A day after it was confirmed that Michael Beasley had entered a Houston rehab facility, a clear...

Blog | August 26, 2009

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...team many are picking to win it all: "The Spurs added Richard Jefferson, Antonio McDyess, DeJuan Blair, Marcus Haislip, Malik Hairston, Marcus Williams and Theo Ratliff. Ian Mahinmi is functionally a rookie. Manu...

Blog | August 24, 2009

Late Thursday Mini-Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...this season. Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili are too old for Richard Jefferson, Antonio McDyess and DeJuan Blair to spend the year in training wheels." A threat to Petteri Koponen's title...

Blog | July 30, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jonathan Abrams of The New York Times: "The Knicks' off-season has created much discussion but little movement, with the organization at a stands...

Blog | July 24, 2009