Just an observation but Blake Griffin does boneheaded things.
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that other big $#%*+! is bothering Gasol and Zbo much more than Griffin, and they both can box him up pretty well. Most of his points are in large part due to Chris Paul, who is just sick good. Also a whiner. But really good.
can rebound and has some post up moves. He is also one of the best big man ever on the fastbreak. He is a serious weapon on the offensive side because at any time he can just dunk the ball basically forcing the defense to guard the rim at all times. He's also looking to embarrass you and will do it eventually so he gets in head of the other team. He's the greatest dunker of all-time and his dunks demoralize the opponent.
At least one analysis doesn't agree with your complete assessment of his post moves. The dunking yes. The post....not so much.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7529141/person-interest-los-angeles-clippers-blake-griffin
<h3>Blake in the Post</h3>
The shortcomings in Griffin's post game come from his college days,
when, as Oklahoma's center, he racked up numbers by outmuscling and
outjumping opponents. In the pros, two truths about Griffin have been
exposed: (1) he's not 6-foot-10, and (2) he plays too
physically. When you watch Griffin over several possessions, you begin
to see the influence of all those highlight reels and the confidence of a
young player who understands, and perhaps overvalues, his athleticism.
Tim Duncan can create space by clearing his elbows and squaring up to
the basket. Griffin, mostly because he's shorter than many NBA power
forwards, tends to get smothered when he faces up. He's an excellent
ball handler for his size, so you'd expect him to blow by his defender
and get to the rim. The reality is a lot clunkier.</p>
On about half of his possessions in the post, Griffin pivots and
faces up to the rim. He almost never goes directly into a move. Instead,
he robotically sets his feet and squares his shoulders. From that
position, he either tries to blow by the defender, or, if he's on the
right block, he spins left and attempts a bank shot. If the defender
stays in front of him, Griffin turns into basketball's version of Dwight
Freeney — spinning, spinning, and spinning until he can create
separation. And when he finally gets that space, he, too often, goes
into something called …</p>
The Clunkin' Duncan. This dance goes like this: You bash your
shoulder into your partner's chest, spin, bash your shoulder into his
chest again, spin, and lose your balance. As you fall backward, you toss
the ball up off the backboard and yell that you've been fouled.</p>
Blake's reliance on the Clunkin' Duncan comes from his desire to
impose his strength and athleticism on defenders. This strategy worked
in the Big 12, but it doesn't work when Blake tries to bowl over gully
NBA veterans like Nazr Mohammed.</p>
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7529141/person-interest-los-angeles-clippers-blake-griffin
<h3>Blake in the Post</h3>
The shortcomings in Griffin's post game come from his college days,
when, as Oklahoma's center, he racked up numbers by outmuscling and
outjumping opponents. In the pros, two truths about Griffin have been
exposed: (1) he's not 6-foot-10, and (2) he plays too
physically. When you watch Griffin over several possessions, you begin
to see the influence of all those highlight reels and the confidence of a
young player who understands, and perhaps overvalues, his athleticism.
Tim Duncan can create space by clearing his elbows and squaring up to
the basket. Griffin, mostly because he's shorter than many NBA power
forwards, tends to get smothered when he faces up. He's an excellent
ball handler for his size, so you'd expect him to blow by his defender
and get to the rim. The reality is a lot clunkier.</p>
On about half of his possessions in the post, Griffin pivots and
faces up to the rim. He almost never goes directly into a move. Instead,
he robotically sets his feet and squares his shoulders. From that
position, he either tries to blow by the defender, or, if he's on the
right block, he spins left and attempts a bank shot. If the defender
stays in front of him, Griffin turns into basketball's version of Dwight
Freeney — spinning, spinning, and spinning until he can create
separation. And when he finally gets that space, he, too often, goes
into something called …</p>
The Clunkin' Duncan. This dance goes like this: You bash your
shoulder into your partner's chest, spin, bash your shoulder into his
chest again, spin, and lose your balance. As you fall backward, you toss
the ball up off the backboard and yell that you've been fouled.</p>
Blake's reliance on the Clunkin' Duncan comes from his desire to
impose his strength and athleticism on defenders. This strategy worked
in the Big 12, but it doesn't work when Blake tries to bowl over gully
NBA veterans like Nazr Mohammed.</p>
I don't often see much of him other than the highlight reel on SC, but I've noticed a lot of the same things from the first two games. I guess I didn't evaluate it to the depth of the guy in the article you posted, but I've definitely been surprised at how raw Griffin still is. When you see his stat line, you just assume that he's another Boozer or Love, but he doesn't have near the skill set of either. He relies 100% on his athleticism and strength and I'd say his jumper is average at best. The Clunkin Duncan description is hilarious because that is EXACTLY what he does. The only thing the writer left out was that Blake travels a couple times every time he does that.
A dumbass like you would love Perkins, dude is the most overrated player in the NBA. Griffin is a *****, he wont last 7 games against Randolph unless the refs keepbailinghim out, which they did several times last night.OzarkaNSW said:
he can jump out of the gym, but that's about it. He's on track to be like Dominique Wilkins. A tremendously athletic player, exciting and high flying, but not a complete game. Don't get me wrong, Wilkins had a very good career. But pretty much anyone would trade Griffin for Kevin Love right now. He's not one of the top all around players in the league.
Even Shaq and Barkley agree. Barkley says he just needs two moves on each block, and he'll be great. But for now, he doesn't have that.
Even Shaq and Barkley agree. Barkley says he just needs two moves on each block, and he'll be great. But for now, he doesn't have that.