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We all will probably like Brockman as a hustle player who leaves everything on the court, and his effort and toughness is something this team needs, but did GP, as well as other teams, make a mistake by taking Blair's knees too seriously?
His health and durability is one reason why he fell so far, but talent was never the issue with Blair. I know it's just preseason, but here are Blair's last 3 games:
11-13 FG, 28 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
6-15 FG, 16 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
2-4 FG, 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, in 11 minutes of play
Tonight, he had:
5-9 FG, 11 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal
Blair would have provided that post scoring option that we all hoped JT and Hawes might be, and he was there for the taking. Whether Blair remains durable enough for a 82 game season is yet to be seen, but what is clear is that Brockman will forever be a role player ala Pollard or Jeff Foster, and there's nothing wrong with that, but Blair has the potential to be a big man who can rebound and score very well and the Kings passed on him. Yes, so did other teams, but other teams aren't the Kings. It's GP's job to get the best talent in the draft, because this is the worst team in the entire league.
His health and durability is one reason why he fell so far, but talent was never the issue with Blair. I know it's just preseason, but here are Blair's last 3 games:
11-13 FG, 28 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
6-15 FG, 16 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
2-4 FG, 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, in 11 minutes of play
Tonight, he had:
5-9 FG, 11 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal
Blair would have provided that post scoring option that we all hoped JT and Hawes might be, and he was there for the taking. Whether Blair remains durable enough for a 82 game season is yet to be seen, but what is clear is that Brockman will forever be a role player ala Pollard or Jeff Foster, and there's nothing wrong with that, but Blair has the potential to be a big man who can rebound and score very well and the Kings passed on him. Yes, so did other teams, but other teams aren't the Kings. It's GP's job to get the best talent in the draft, because this is the worst team in the entire league.
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