Results 41 to 50 of 86
-
03-30-2009, 06:37 PM #41
When he's being guarded by KG, I have a hard time believing he'll get those calls.
-
-
03-30-2009, 06:37 PM #42
Don't twist what I said. He's not one dimensional. From inside 10 feet, he'll be one of the best scorers in the NBA. He's pretty good defensively. He's an amazing rebounder. He's as athletic if not more so than the guys he'll be guarding and vice versa. He's not going to be guarding 7'0"+ guys, so he's going to be at a 3 inch disadvantage in the worst situations.
What power forwards in the league are both great low-post scorers and rebounders and also great scorers from 12-15'+? I can think of Garnett off the top of my head. LeBron James, but he isn't the same type of player.
He's going to be an All-Star.
-
03-30-2009, 06:37 PM #43
6'9" or 6'11", that's not that much of a difference - Ben Wallace was the starting center for the Pistons and Bulls, and he's 6'9" - Amare is 6'10" and was the starting center for years - an inch isn't going to make that much of a difference, especially when you have the athleticism Griffin possesses.
And what would be the point of staying in college one more year? He's already proved he's a star at the college level - he hasn't won the NCAA title, but I don't think that would affect his decision of going to the NBA or staying in college for one more year.
He'll be a decent player - Dwight Howard-like, probably not, but he should be a decent star 4/5, depending on which team drafts him.
-----
Back on topic, this thread was asking who the 2nd pick will be - of course, it's depending on the team who has the #2 pick, but it'll probably be Thabeet if they need a big, Sam Young if they need a middle-sized player, or Brandon Jennings/Ty Lawson/Jonny Flynn if they need a PG.
-
-
03-30-2009, 06:42 PM #44
This statement and the one about how it's sad how people would choose the NBA over a 3rd year in college pretty much cripple your credibility.
I guess Michael Jordan is a money-first guy because he skipped his last year. He could've won two championships. Chris Paul came out early. Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, and Dwight Howard passed up the chance to be a winner in college for the NBA.
Yes it's truly sad when people make good financial decisions that will help provide for their families for the rest of their lives...
-
03-30-2009, 06:44 PM #45
For his size 6'8''-6'9'', he's going to need to learn how to shoot, because he won't be able to bull through the small/weaker guys from college in the NBA. LeBron is pretty much the same size maybe an inch less, but he basically plays point because he can dribble, shoot and drive. All I've seen Griffin do is post up and score or get a foul called.
-
-
03-30-2009, 06:46 PM #46
You know there is a life after they quit the NBA, and with the way these guys spend, they aren't set for life either...Only the Stars (LeBron, Kobe, Paul and a few others) will be because they can get endorsements after they retire, but the rest of the guys won't have a degree to fall back on at all...
-
03-30-2009, 06:46 PM #47
Griffin can score in traffic and handle the ball better than a lot of the NBA 4's he'd be compared to. I agree he has to improve his mid-range game. But the place to do that is the NBA. It's not like he's going to be drafted by a title contender. He's going to have time to grow as a player.
-
-
03-30-2009, 06:47 PM #48
It really depends right now, with pretty much what you said about what the team needs really.
-
03-30-2009, 06:47 PM #49
Don't forget Al Jefferson!
Oh yes, I went there Dan! 
-
03-30-2009, 06:50 PM #50
What's the #1 pick guaranteed? $15 million? It's pretty easy to be set for life once you have accumulated $15 million in 3 years. His status as a former #1 pick will be more valuable financially than a college degree. It's not even close. A college degree is highly overrated, especially when someone has as much talent in other areas as does Blake Griffin.
EDIT: If he plays long enough, his NBA pension is probably a better paycheck than what the average college grad could do job-wise.
-
Originally Posted by gladdyontherise 
