Everyday, it seems that there is just a lot more stuff on Blair. DraftExpress had a collection of the NBA Combine interviews with the media.
Blair, to what should surprise no one, had the longest interview at nearly 8 minutes. Duke’s Gerald Henderson was the only other to break the 7 minute mark. Most of the other were under 4 minutes. You can bet the beat reporters will be hoping that Blair gets selected by the team they cover.
With all the buzz on the appearance of Blair, here are the numbers.
DeJuan Blair: 12% body fat, 33-inch vert, 18 reps on the 185-lbs. bench, 11.50 agility, 3.50 sprint
The only player with higher body fat was UConn PG A.J. Price. (Sam Young checked in with 4.9% body fat).
As a brief mention about Blair’s conditioning at Pitt versus what it was like at Pitt. Pitt has been very good at improving players conditioning over time. Not overnight. Blair’s conditioning from his freshman to his sophomore year was good, but when compared to the difference of non-stop conditioning and diet control down at the IMG academy it doesn’t compare. One of the big thing is controlling diet. That, no doubt, had a significant impact on Blair’s improved physique. Much, much better controls and little chance to grab a Big Mac or any high fat and big calorie food.
The Milwaukee Bucks blog Brew Hoops has a very interesting analysis of DeJuan Blair and whether he would be worth it for the Bucks to take him at #10. Looking closer at the players to whom he draws comparison makes for good reading when you consider where most of them were drafted. In a way it really points out just how weak this draft is (and why Blair was smart to come out this year).
