![]() ![]() You really are.įirst since 2019 □ /5DuaGU22M6- Complex Sports March 22, 2021 While it was cool to know that Griffin and I had something in common, as in not dunking a single basketball in 2020, I tip my cap for his courageous bravery to willingly get off the ground and elevate. Of course he did it in his first game with the Nets. 2qQVT0CO4N- Legion Hoops March 22, 2021īlake Griffin has dunked for the first time since 2019. His first game as a Brooklyn Net, and he throws down a two handed dunk. ![]() Seeing Griffin robbed of all of his athleticism broke our hearts, but to watch him go vertical again brought a smile to all of our faces.īlake Griffin hasn’t dunked since December 2019. We have been bamboozled /l4hzz9AApa- Rob Perez March 22, 2021īLAKE GRIFFIN JUST DUNKED LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO- Big Cat March 22, 2021īLAKE GRIFFIN❗️SLAM DUNK❗️ /6hbXShx2sx- Brooklyn Nets March 22, 2021 This is exactly how I expect Nets fans to feel right now.īlAkE gRiFfIn DoEsNt DuNk AnYmOrE /dKjuwyoI7z- Brooklyn Nets March 22, 2021īlake Griffin, who has not dunked since 2019, first bucket as a Brooklyn Net IS A DUNK The last time I got this excited over an in-game dunk, Kyle Korver proved he was more than a 3-point shooter for my beloved Atlanta Hawks. Griffin slams FTW! The Detroit Pistons were clearly holding Blake Griffin back from dunking No more “Point Blake” nonsense or ultra-finesse 3-point shooting. I am not saying the Pistons were holding him back, but … oh, who am I kidding? That is exactly what I am saying! The world is healing, as Griffin is getting back to what he does best: Dunking the basketball. The man who built himself a Hall-of-Fame career by dunking over Kia Optimas was back at it again. Detroit Pistons fans are channeling their inner Jack Buck, as they do not believe what they just saw. Well, guess what? It is 2021 baby, and Griffin is jamming it down in his first game with the Brooklyn Nets. He wouldn’t have to lead the offense in Portland if his shot recovers, a passing, scoring “decoy” at power forward might be enough to push the Blazers over the top.It took one game for Blake Griffin to get back to his dunking ways, now on the Brooklyn Nets.Ģ020 was a COVID year and a year without Blake Griffin dunking. Go ahead and read Ellis article, then come back and answer: Would you do it? If Griffin gets better, Detroit’s incentive to trade will get lower and price to acquire him higher. On the other hand, underperforming in Detroit is the exact lever that could make a trade work reasonably, providing the highest potential upside for a deal. Portland would be committing an enormous amount of money to Griffin in salary and luxury tax penalties. That question echoes through potential trade scenarios with the Blazers too. The bottom line: Is $110 million over the next three years worth it for a superstar who is not playing super and may never do so again? It’s not good when the coach is saying the team’s best player can help by being a decoy.Īnd the Pistons are faced with the prospect that this is the new normal for Griffin, who is owed $75.5 million for the next two seasons.Įllis’ article is extensive and includes quotes from Griffin himself, his teammates, and his coach. There are things he can do to help us win.” “Players go through that, but out of that, I think he’s a good facilitator. “He’s not shooting the ball well that’s the bottom line and it’s no fault of anybody’s. “Teams are playing straight up,” Casey said. His 23.8% three-point shooting percentage is miserable, and his lack of overall production allows opponents to change their defensive plans against the Pistons.Įllis quotes Pistons Head Coach Dwane Casey on the lack of double-teaming against Griffin: ![]() After averaging 24.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game on 46.2% shooting in 2018-19, Griffin stands at only 15.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 36.3% this year. Writing for USA Today, Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press chronicles Griffin’s struggles this season. Based on Griffin’s performances this year upon returning from a knee injury, that pie may be plummeting to earth. Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin has been a pie-in-the-sky trade acquisition dream for the Portland Trail Blazers since their current roster took shape last July.
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