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Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by dharocks, Feb 6, 2014.

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  1. dharocks

    dharocks Member

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    43/15/6 last night in a great game against Miami. Averaging 27.0/8.2/4.5 with just 2.5 tov and 54.4% shooting since Paul went down, and the Clippers have gone 11-6 since Paul went down. His FT% is up to an acceptable level, around 70%. His boards are down this year, but a lot of that can be attributed to DJ absolutely beasting on the glass.

    Lowe had a great article a few days back de-bunking some of the myths re: Blake's allegedly one-dimensional game. I recommend reading the entire article, but here are some relevant excerpts:

    Re: "ALL HE CAN DO IS DUNK"

    "BUT HE'S GOT NO POST GAME"

    "OKAY, BUT HE'S STILL NO ZBO ON THE LOW BLOCK"

    "WHATEVER, HE'S USELESS AT THE END OF GAMES"

    "YEAH, WELL DEFENSE IS HALF OF THE GAME AND BLAKE SUCKS AT IT"

    I highly recommend reading the entire article, especially the part where Lowe breaks down the specifics of Blake's moves in the low-post. It's a great read.

    Now look, like every other young player (and keep in mind, Blake's still a month away from his 25th birthday), Griffin has flaws. But he's one of the very best players in the game on a very good team in a very good conference. Now I don't typically watch SportsCenter or ESPN, so maybe that's why I've never really understood the backlash against the guy and his apparent overexposure (and fwiw, I think his commercials are generally pretty funny). But for the most part, Blake seems like a decent enough dude, a guy who's pretty intelligent and funny (particularly by NBA standards), and he's a really fun player to watch. People harp on the flopping on offense, but Harden's an equally egregious offender in that regard.

    I don't get the hate.
     
    #1 dharocks, Feb 6, 2014
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    its the kia commercials..
     
    #2 GanjaRocket, Feb 6, 2014
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    He's a legit player. Playing w/o Paul has allowed him to shut up the naysayers.
     
    #3 TheRealist137, Feb 6, 2014
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    Inb4 clippy
     
    #4 Voice of Aus, Feb 6, 2014
  5. Play07

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    if he works with dream this summer he will be an allstar starter, OH wait hes already that, well he will be even better. His post up and midrange shot is starting to be money.
     
    #5 Play07, Feb 6, 2014
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    Both Blake and Dwight are shutting up the TNT Crew.
     
    #6 johnnytsunami, Feb 6, 2014
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    now he doesn't have cp3's ball hoggin ass turning him into a glorified tyson chandler. now he can show his full offensive repertoire
     
    #7 Mr. Space City, Feb 6, 2014
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    he isnt a good post player

    he puts his head down and charges into the defender it just doesnt get called.

    he has improved his jumper ill give him that
     
    #8 Pull_Up_3, Feb 6, 2014
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    He is good but not to make this a comparison thread but Davis will be better.

    The best PF's the next few years will be Davis, Blake and Love. LMA on the outside looking in.
     
    #9 FTW Rockets FTW, Feb 6, 2014
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    CP3 is overrated.
     
    #10 KingLeoric, Feb 6, 2014
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    Read the article. I'd bet anything that Zach Lowe has watched more Clippers game than you have this year.
     
    #11 dharocks, Feb 6, 2014
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    It's not that he's not a good player, the flopping is just a piss-off especially considering how damn strong he is.
     
    #12 Scolandry, Feb 6, 2014
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    He's also a outstanding passer for a big man.
     
    #13 Sydeffect, Feb 6, 2014
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    People really confuse aesthetics with effectiveness. Neither Blake nor Dwight look that smooth in the post (Dwight's better this year). But they have both been insanely effective.
     
    #14 VBG, Feb 6, 2014
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    34 shots for 43 points....... Vury guud
     
    #15 Mirri3000, Feb 6, 2014
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    I agree with OP. So many clutchfans have tried to dismiss Griffin, like they did Bosh and they are wrong in both cases.
     
    #16 SacTown, Feb 6, 2014
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    Lebron is just as big a flopper and just as strong, and he doesn't get as much hate for it as Blake does.
     
    #17 aesthetics80, Feb 6, 2014
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    I've been pretty skeptical on him the past few years. But recently, he is really coming into his own. He still needs to improve in his fluidity and while effective, his post moves are still awkward and ugly but putting up those numbers while winning games without your best player is really respectable.
     
    #18 RocketsJumer, Feb 6, 2014
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    Blake has improved his post game.

    Anyone who denies this has not been watching him play.
     
    #19 Zboy, Feb 6, 2014
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    I only wish Dwight gets the calls that Blake gets down low.

    Watching both of them play, the difference is night and day. Both players tend to out-power their opponent, but only one gets calls.
     
    #20 flamingdts, Feb 6, 2014
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