Sport Specific Training Discussion => Basketball => Topic started by: adarqui on November 21, 2010, 04:34:14 pm
Title: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: adarqui on November 21, 2010, 04:34:14 pm
man he is so athletic for his size, can fly..
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: Ice-O on November 21, 2010, 05:41:32 pm
speechless
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: Raptor on November 22, 2010, 05:54:27 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zthqrc5DyYg
0:40
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: adarqui on November 23, 2010, 03:53:47 am
man this dude is a beast, im so looking forward to his career full of highlights.. 6'10 with near 40 RVJ ..
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: Jard on November 23, 2010, 05:24:08 am
Dude actually had a couple of SICK misses too that game against the knicks, can you blie dat?
3;18 6;40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUNHbSIc5uo
Also; Amar'e approves;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqs0Zf_TJ2c
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: adarqui on November 23, 2010, 03:27:10 pm
man if he would have landed that dunk at 6:40, would have been insane.. pretty close.
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: adarqui on November 27, 2010, 06:34:08 pm
word
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: Jard on December 03, 2010, 05:15:15 pm
Underground Griffin dunks;
Sick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxrtlDfETNw
how did this not make ANY top 10? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pCuAWY2jMI
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: LBSS on December 03, 2010, 05:25:35 pm
Jesus Christ.
Quote from: freedarko.com
From a fan's perspective, Blake Griffin is one of the most amazing athletes I have ever watched, as well as one of the most frightening. It is these same qualities that also likely make him one of the best. I said last night that Griffin is this NBA season's sole must-watch. Why? Pumped-up excerpts don't do him justice, and neither does the removed act of "having the game on". Griffin plays a different sport than everyone else. Wall would swoop in and scramble expectations. Griffin simply ignores that there was anything there before or since, or that showmanship and brute effectiveness need, for practical purposes, go their separate ways in a blink. His method isn't expert chaos, but a space-aged roar that makes you shout out in joy and pain at once -- at both the "how" and the "what".
This is the heart of spectacle, and when you're sucked in, you can't tell which way is up and which is down. It is the end and the beginning, for the game and for the way we parse it. Sometimes, I'm not even sure whether I'm supposed to love or hate him. Once upon a time, man discovered fire. According to the Greeks, Prometheus paid a price, but for an adjective like that, I would give my liver to a buzzard who knew more than I did.
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: adarqui on December 03, 2010, 06:40:51 pm
how did this not make ANY top 10? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pCuAWY2jMI
agreed, that was NASTY.
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: clink88 on December 04, 2010, 09:21:59 am
He makes the clippers with their worst record in the NBA, one of the more exciting teams to watch. The dunk on gallinari is dunk of the year. Give it to him now! He cant do better then that...can he? :P
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: adarqui on December 04, 2010, 03:16:11 pm
He makes the clippers with their worst record in the NBA, one of the more exciting teams to watch. The dunk on gallinari is dunk of the year. Give it to him now!
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He cant do better then that...can he? :P
can't wait to find out, he's a human highlight reel.
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: Jard on December 10, 2010, 05:54:54 am
Even the way he fouls people is sick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC2xWGlhoS0
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: adarqui on December 10, 2010, 07:06:22 am
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: nba8340 on December 11, 2010, 03:06:17 am
shit that was insane, the crowd went crazy too
i wonder if he'll be in the dunk contest, in a way i hope not just because i don't know if he would do that well in it i think he's a much better in game dunker
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: adarqui on December 11, 2010, 04:33:04 am
i wonder if he'll be in the dunk contest, in a way i hope not just because i don't know if he would do that well in it i think he's a much better in game dunker
ya i dno, i think he'd still be impressive though given his size + vert, kind of henry bekkering-ish.. i'd like to see derrick rose in it.. isn't there gonna be some guest dunker this year, or maybe tfb/sprite is bs'n.. i thought the guy who wins that/gets voted in, is actually competing in it.. should be really cool if it happens lol.
pc
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: ghettoracer on December 12, 2010, 06:43:10 pm
awee dude that was NOT a foul. Odom fell asleep and DID NOT BOX OUT. i never realize Griffin is 6'10" until this thread. seen a few random high lights of him on news and that was it (uhh yah where have i been lol haven't really watched NCAA for years)...
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: adarqui on December 13, 2010, 06:19:54 am
awee dude that was NOT a foul. Odom fell asleep and DID NOT BOX OUT. i never realize Griffin is 6'10" until this thread. seen a few random high lights of him on news and that was it (uhh yah where have i been lol haven't really watched NCAA for years)...
ya he doesn't move like a regular 6'10'r.
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: vag on December 23, 2010, 12:11:03 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqzF_0LWwHg
adarq , html this at 720p :D
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: ghettoracer on December 23, 2010, 09:23:06 pm
dang that was high. he could just about kiss the rim with his lips.
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: adarqui on December 23, 2010, 11:45:43 pm
sure thing vag, that was NASTY
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: nba8340 on December 25, 2010, 04:02:02 am
these were blake's combine stats. I think his vert is a little bit higher than this though
H w/out shoes with weight wingspan reach body fat no step vert no step vert reach Blake Griffin 6' 8.5" 6' 10" 248 6' 11.25" 8' 9" 8.2 32.0 11' 5" max vert max reach bench agility sprint drafted 35.5 11' 8.5" 22 10.95 3.28 NA 1
From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/?page=&year=2009&source=All&sort2=DESC&draft=0&pos=0&sort=12#ixzz1970z1d6B http://www.draftexpress.com
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: ghettoracer on December 25, 2010, 04:23:06 am
yah, head above rim is 38"+ for him... i think he's cracking 40.
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: adarqui on December 25, 2010, 09:10:18 pm
ya i think it's safe to say he's hit some 38+ RVJ's in the nba, definitely have seen him with the top of his head at or near rim level.
he could have had a bad day during the combine measurments, you never know, but more likely, is that he just jumps higher in games with more "adrenaline" flowing.
pc
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: Jard on January 14, 2011, 08:59:09 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIrAR_2YgBI
Never new dude had such a sweet skillset, only saw the dunks, didn't know he was much of a passer and had such a sweet midrange game DAMN.
he's going to be what LBJ was meant to be and what LBJ never will be... hahah, this is awesome. i'm a fan of Griffin fo sho. LBJ, NEVER.
why not a fan of LBJ? because he wants to play with his good friend d-wade down in SOUTH BEACH? the fans don't own players.. cleveland ohio doesn't own lebron just because he grew up there.. there is no "jordan rule".. lebron took his shitty team deep into playoffs many times, he's easily the best all around player in the league, we'll see if blake can do that.
kobe would have 0 rings if it weren't for his stacked rosters.. pretty sure he even missed the playoffs when he was "all alone", couldn't get out of first round either when he did make playoffs.
it's easy to give a guy like kobe alot of praise and a guy like LBJ none.. kobe threatened to leave the lakers plenty of times, but they threw the money at him and filled the roster with lots of talent.. it's alot easier playing in LA than "cleveland bumfuck ohio" :D
:)
peace man
edit: even if lebron went to some other team (not the heat), i wouldn't care.. im a fan of player's, not teams.. the players actually are the ones competing.. they have all the cards in their hands as far as im concerned.. "team loyalty" is full of shit, organizations will cut them loose in a second without even thinking twice about it.. fans will turn their back on them in a second without even thinking about it..
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: ghettoracer on February 05, 2011, 06:45:31 am
LBJ gave up. he was in position to build a great legacy but took the easy way out. no matter how great his achievement he will have in the future, he will always be remembered as the guy that left. some guys who never won a ring, but is still remembered well. LBJ won't be one of them...
franchise players shouldn't leave to begin with, and should not leave during their prime. especially not the way LBJ handled it.
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: adarqui on February 05, 2011, 12:51:18 pm
LBJ gave up. he was in position to build a great legacy but took the easy way out. no matter how great his achievement he will have in the future, he will always be remembered as the guy that left.
hope he starts a trend.. again, the fans & owner's have no loyalty to the players, so it's their choice where they want to go. the whole thing about legacy is dumb, people act like jordan's legacy is ruined because he came back trying to win it with the wizards.. this is just as delusional.
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some guys who never won a ring, but is still remembered well. LBJ won't be one of them...
if lebron wins 3+ in miami, no one will care that he left.. lebron will get rings in miami, probably this year too, as long as wade/bosh stay healthy in the playoffs.
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franchise players shouldn't leave to begin with, and should not leave during their prime. especially not the way LBJ handled it.
why? they are slaves? to the organization? the fans, city, and organization own them?
forgive me if i am wrong but, once a contract is over, it's the player's decision.
lebron has played his entire basketball life in ohio, first akron, then cleveland nba.. everyone in that city/state thinks they own lebron and he "owes them" by staying there his whole life.. im glad he took a big heaping shit all over those fans by going to miami, look how they reacted.. death threats, burning jerseys, booing him, tons of youtube video rants, etc..
_that's the point_, fans will turn on you in a second so there is no loyalty to begin with, and lebron understands that.. he's seen it happened to plenty of player's in the nba, nfl, mlb, etc.
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: Jard on February 06, 2011, 07:38:31 pm
lebron has played his entire basketball life in ohio, first akron, then cleveland nba.. everyone in that city/state thinks they own lebron and he "owes them" by staying there his whole life.. im glad he took a big heaping shit all over those fans by going to miami, look how they reacted.. death threats, burning jerseys, booing him, tons of youtube video rants, etc..
_that's the point_, fans will turn on you in a second so there is no loyalty to begin with, and lebron understands that.. he's seen it happened to plenty of player's in the nba, nfl, mlb, etc.
LBJ is probably the only franchise player to leave the team at/before his prime though. is there anyone else that did pulled this chicken shit stunt like he did??
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: LBSS on February 07, 2011, 06:17:09 pm
lebron has played his entire basketball life in ohio, first akron, then cleveland nba.. everyone in that city/state thinks they own lebron and he "owes them" by staying there his whole life.. im glad he took a big heaping shit all over those fans by going to miami, look how they reacted.. death threats, burning jerseys, booing him, tons of youtube video rants, etc..
_that's the point_, fans will turn on you in a second so there is no loyalty to begin with, and lebron understands that.. he's seen it happened to plenty of player's in the nba, nfl, mlb, etc.
LBJ is probably the only franchise player to leave the team at/before his prime though. is there anyone else that did pulled this chicken shit stunt like he did??
lebron has played his entire basketball life in ohio, first akron, then cleveland nba.. everyone in that city/state thinks they own lebron and he "owes them" by staying there his whole life.. im glad he took a big heaping shit all over those fans by going to miami, look how they reacted.. death threats, burning jerseys, booing him, tons of youtube video rants, etc..
_that's the point_, fans will turn on you in a second so there is no loyalty to begin with, and lebron understands that.. he's seen it happened to plenty of player's in the nba, nfl, mlb, etc.
LBJ is probably the only franchise player to leave the team at/before his prime though. is there anyone else that did pulled this chicken shit stunt like he did??
lebron has played his entire basketball life in ohio, first akron, then cleveland nba.. everyone in that city/state thinks they own lebron and he "owes them" by staying there his whole life.. im glad he took a big heaping shit all over those fans by going to miami, look how they reacted.. death threats, burning jerseys, booing him, tons of youtube video rants, etc..
_that's the point_, fans will turn on you in a second so there is no loyalty to begin with, and lebron understands that.. he's seen it happened to plenty of player's in the nba, nfl, mlb, etc.
LBJ is probably the only franchise player to leave the team at/before his prime though. is there anyone else that did pulled this chicken shit stunt like he did??
LeBron James is underrated/bashed soooo much by the media to the point of disgust...Personally, I never liked him much, but always gave him respect...I mean, srsly, HE IS AVERAGING 26-7-7, ON 3RD BEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE.
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: vag on February 17, 2011, 07:17:36 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg9ghgAGlac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-CS99OSxWM
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: adarqui on February 17, 2011, 08:27:24 pm
2nd vid is SICK
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: Jard on February 18, 2011, 10:13:53 am
Dude can spit too, mind you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue_kEreQeLg
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: Raptor on February 18, 2011, 12:42:12 pm
He reminds me of you, Jard.
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: Jard on March 21, 2011, 05:05:26 am
LMAO @ raptor, crazy eye for detail, how the in the world did you know? I get that sh*t all the time.
Anyways, dude pretty much did it again, ref's gon hate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ34Xi75qmE
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: JelloPuddinPup on March 21, 2011, 08:50:08 am
Poor Gortat. He was such a decent role player. RIP.
Can we create a "Punk'd" style show going around to NBA players that have been posterized, call it "Weis'd" and just jump them saying "You Got Weis'd!"? Please?
Also, I think Griffin's windmills look ugly. Not smooth at all. That being said, I wish my windmills were that ugly.
Title: Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
Post by: Raptor on March 21, 2011, 09:25:23 am