He is thinner – he’s been dropping weight over the summer.

I fuckin love this guy.

He likes Sponge Bob!

I especially like what he said about having the opportunity to learn under Duncan

He started losing weight last winter — as of November 2008 he weighed ten pounds less than he had the previous season. SI published an article about it subtitled “The Blair Weight Project.” ::groan::

And as rikiddo said, he has continued to lose weight. I think I heard the ESPN guys on draft night say he has lost 30 more pounds since April.

I still want him beefy, so he can bully all the weak bigs.

I’m really curious to see how he and Shaq match up.

Just wait till the training staff puts him on a workout routine. Because he lacks ACLs in his knees, his entire career is going to depend on how strong they keep his quads and hamstrings. As long as his foundation is solid, he’s not getting pushed around. I love this kid.

Hah, he said that the only thing that he’ll focus on is rebounding, not scoring or anything else. Much to learn young rookie, I’m sure he’ll be saying defense and rebounding after the end of training camp. I still love him too though.

He said that he’s kinda like Millsap, I don’t think he’s quite there yet. I see him as a rich man’s Jason Maxiell, since his offense and footwork is better than Maxiell, specially after seeing him tear up Thabeet. However, he’s not yet at the offensive level of Millsap. I hope/think he’ll be better than both of them in rebounding though.

I love his attitude, which can be summed up by

It’s not about starting, it’s about finishing.

He said “I’m a winner on these knees.” I have nothing to add.

After the question about Blair’s knees, R.C. jumps in as Blair’s answer and goes on a little leave-the-boy-alone-about-his-knees rant. Then he finishes with “I hope that’s not an issue.”

Translation: Unless there’s an injury we tell you about, that’s the last question I’m going to let you guys ask DeJuan about his knees.

For his career.

Understood?

He seems so down to earth. This kid has Spur written all over him. A chip on his shoulder with something to prove. Just the way I like my 2nd round picks.

DeChosenJuan has spoken.

Every time you guys say Blair doesn’t have any ACLs, I think about Hank Hill’s father, Cotton. You know, the guy who was super-short (hey! another resemblance to Blair!) because he lost his shins in WWII.

I was 14, just a little older than Bobby. But I knew Uncle Sam needed me, so I lied and signed up. We had beat the Nazzys in Italy, and they shipped me to the Pacific theater. A Tojo torpedo sent our troop ship to the bottom. I could only save three of my buddies: Fatty, Stinky, and Brooklyn. They were kind of like you fellas [to Bill, Dale, and Boomhauer], only one of them was from Brooklyn. Out of the sun came a Tojo Zero and put fitty bullets in my back. The blood attracted sharks. I had to give ’em Fatty. Then things took a turn for the worse. I made it to an island, but it was full of Tojos! They were spitting on the U.S. flag! So I rushed ’em, but it was a trap. They opened fire and blew my shins off. Last thing I remember, I beat ’em all to death with a big piece of Fatty. I woke up in a field hospital, and they were sewing my feet to my knees.

(In this picture, former president Jimmy Carter negotiates a peace agreement between Hank and Cotton.)

This dude is a stud. He’s got Spur written all over him. I like that he knows what he is and that’s what he’s going to be. Awesome, I’m super stoked about this guy.

PITTbull

He looks thin even.