After seeing Blake play in person for the first time last night, I am sooo not drinking the kool-aid!
Yes he is a beast. Stands maybe 6'9 or just a bit under (was at least an inch shorter than Durant and did not measure up to Jeff Green either) but plays as big as a power forward should. Ok well he dunks like he is their size, anyway.
And he can pass the ball. Especially when he is about to have his skull cracked trying to bang his way to the rim with half the other team pouncing to prevent a 'poster shot'
What he can't do is shoot. Or play defense. Sure he might get off a big block from time to time, dude can leap over a car! But when you watch the moments NOT featured on sports center, Blake Griffin looks more like a spoiled brat who hasn't been spanked in way tooo long.
He whines to the refs even after gettin the foul call, leans/shoves into players desperately trying to recover enough to make a basket, calls for the point guard to pass him the ball well before they cross half court, and trades off guarding players with any offensive game.
I have heard sports animal guys say Blake has a chance to become the best power forward ever to play in the NBA. After seeing the raw, over-hyped phenom play in person... I am not convinced he is the best player on his team. Bledsoe has great moves, and plays defense, and a very good jumper. If he gets a decent 3-point shot, and can guard some of the bigger PG's down the stretch, he will be a much better player to build around than Blake.
The comparison Blake Griffin brings to mind to me is Shaq. A player that was more powerful and athletic than the other players at his position, and one who was willing to bang his body around night after night even though he knew the free throws would rattle and bounce instead of swish. Shaq could rebound, block shots, and dunk. But when his legs got old, and the refs stopped blowing their whistles every time he flopped or begged, he hurt his teams alot more than helped.
If I am in the Clips front office the clock is ticking. The next 'Decision' special on ESPN will be after the 2013 season when Blake looks to take his talents to...
anywhere but OKC. Puh-leeez!~!!
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