72.2 W% (3rd). As Blake Griffin is expected to join the Brooklyn Nets, we wanted to review the most iconic moments of his career through photos. Presumably, that future does not include suiting up for the Pistons again. Centers with 30+ points and 10+ free-throw attempts per game in a season: • Wilt Chamberlain (7x) And there is no way in the world anybody can legitimately claim that Howard’s attempt was an actual dunk. Hands down, without a doubt, absolutely, positively, it was a dunk. Blake Griffin's time in Detroit appears to be coming to an end. The predictions placed him at number one in his promotion, that of 2009. I also think that laptop computers are getting to be more and more popular right now, and now are often the only sort of computer found in a household. Despite having a 48-inch vertical, Thompson only dunked one time in college. “I don’t care if it was a charge. He's going to turn into a combination of Chris Paul(ultimate flopper) and Tim Duncan (ultimate whiner). Is this a dunk or not a dunk? But his biggest weapon has arguably been his usage of the three-pointer. by Jorge Alonso December 7, 2015. The play was legal, and it popularized the alley-oop, which players these days more commonly finish with dunks. 6X NBA All-Star. He's shooting 35% from the inside of 20 feet, can't guard anyone anymore, and is left alone at the three point line because he is shooting just 27% from there over the last two seasons, which ruins floor spacing. Is DM a good writer? If you don’t, it’s not. February 15, 2021 11:59 AM Blake Griffin is averaging 12.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists over 20 games with Detroit this season. Also not a dunk. His very interesting blog can be read here: [...]. He has 47 dunks this season, and he's lost his athleticism a bit because of injuries but he is also way more skillful now, back then all he did was dunk, also dunking is not that easy when youre a 6'10 250 guy, it takes a lot of energy. He hasn’t in a game since Dec. 12, 2019. The 1990 Lakers, Celtics and Pistons had 3 All-Stars each. If your hometown Oklahoma crowd boos you, you need to reconsider how you're acting out on the court. Blake Griffin’s mission in coming to Brooklyn isn’t about padding stats or winning slam-dunk contests, and certainly not about making money. Yes! Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images. Those gentle put-ins easily could be dunks if the player just grabs the rim. Back in 2018 Blake Griffin was traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, a 2018 protected first-round pick and a 2019 second-round pick. His hand came down on top of the rim following the ball - its a dunk. His contract is truly massive, with $36.6 million owed for the 2020-21 season and a … However, i am not the writer of the post, so i shut up. “I don’t care if it was a charge. Blake Griffin joined Bleacher Report for an AMA on Monday and discussed why he signed with the Nets, his favorite players growing up, his most memorable dunk, some of … The Pistons are now trying to trade Blake Griffin, which is next to impossible. It was so amazing Phoenix Suns coach Alvin Gentry was quoted as saying. In the second, his hand comes [...]. Should Giannis be in the MVP conversation? • Walt Bellamy • Higher PER than LeBron. Post #23 » by Beethoven » Thu Mar 4, 2021 10:48 pm After dunking over a Kia in last year's NBA Dunk Contest, Blake Griffin has created a niche for himself in the automobile world. Blake Griffin: 2020-21: DET: 14: 32.3: 13.1: 5.9: 4.1: 0.7: 0.1: 1.7: 4.4: 11.2: 38.9: 2.3: 6.6: 34.4: 2.1: 3.0: 69.0: 452: 183: 83: 58: 10: 2: 24: 28-12 He has the highest +/- out of all the above players. • Higher TS% than Lillard Darnell is right on this one. It is because at the same time that they are becoming more and more reasonably priced, their computing power keeps growing to the point where they can be as highly effective as pc's out of just a few years ago. Blake Griffin: Solid in back-to-back Griffin recorded 12 points (4-11 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 1-2 FT), six assists and four rebounds Friday in a 108-102 win at Boston. Is this an article or not an article? ⌚️ 61.4 FG% Thanks for your article. The ball touched the rim! But, for whatever reason, they choose not to. [...] Blake Griffin’s dunk-of-the-year Monday night against the Thunder has spawned all kinds of discussion about basketball’s most popular play. But that wasn’t a throw-in. This is the same Blake Griffin who immolated Timofey Mozgov and leapfrogged a Kia, who twice led the NBA in total dunks last decade. LordGerald - Since when is a dunk not a dunk because the ball touched the rim? • More RPG than Embiid If you want to label throw-ins dunks, then Dwight Howard’s ‘Superman’ attempt in the 2008 dunk contest would be considered a dunk. This is seemingly an example of wear and tear on the body. This was a throw-in. Many times, players opt to go up for a dunk but gently put the ball in the basket without touching the rim. Blake's dunk last night was a dunk. 92.2 FT%, Clutch minutes: For those who don’t know, Thompson was a 6-foot-4 swingman who starred at N.C. State and went on to become an NBA All-Star and Hall of Famer. It’s that simple. 02/13/2021, 12:51 AM A big ol’ filthy, nasty, embarrassing, I can’t-believe-he-just-did that dunk. No! It’s clear. And no one here thought Paul was a flopper when he played in OKC. But that wasn’t a throw-in. Thompson, affectionately referred to as “Skywalker” because of his jaw-dropping leaping ability, played his entire college career during the days in which the slam dunk was outlawed because of the “Lew Alcindor” rule. The Detroit Pistons and former All-Star forward Blake Griffin have reportedly reached an agreement to end their time together. Man up and let your talent speak for itself. 3X All-NBA Second Team. Funny commercials. 12.3 PPG (career-low) The Jazz have taken 77 more threes than their opponents in their last 4 games. That being said, it may be harder to do the throw-in than a dunk! It came during a game in his final season, and the basket was immediately disallowed and ruled a technical foul. • Joel Embiid this season. Some people want to call it a throw-in. To me, if you throw it down from above the rim. Back then we called it crafty. Griffin, an All-American at OU, even got booed at the Ford Center last year. 2X All-NBA Third Team. But his dunks haven't always been so impressive. These days, we can only assume that he can still dunk. Blake Griffin hasn't dunked once in all 20 games this season. Again, touch the rim while flushing the ball through the basket and it’s a dunk. Blake Griffin, only 23, first dunked 10 years ago. Embiid is the only one shooting 80%+ from the line. He’s on pace to become the first center to have a 30-PPG season since Moses Malone in 1981-82. If you remove your hands at the last second, that’s called a layup, although Merriam-Webster defines a dunk simply as “throwing the ball into the basket from above the rim.” Not so. NewsOK.com (blog) In the first video, Griffin touches the rim. But he is currently averaging a career-low 12.3 points points per game this season. Also popularized by: LeBron James, Blake Griffin, Zion Williamson . Lillard goes to a different level when it’s Dame Time this season. Massive, be shown for years Dunk. Hey look, I just wrote something more interesting than Darnell did!! Keep in mind that not everyone who goes to a Thunder game is also an OU fan. 9 — Eddie Jones in 1999 Not for a lack of talent, but for his inability to refrain from whining and flopping all over the place. He’s also gotten better as a shooter from his “all-he-does-is-dunk” days, though the last two seasons have been a total disaster. In case you haven’t heard yet, Blake Griffin dunked over a car at the 2011 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest, and the TNT camera crew almost missed it. If the season ended today, Joel Embiid will have the most efficient 30/10 season ever. • Higher FG% than Durant A big ol’ filthy, nasty, embarrassing, I can’t-believe-he-just-did that dunk. 31.3 MPG Was this news or not news? He becomes the first Knicks player with 10+ 25/10/5 games in a season since 1983. Blake Griffin's professional career is reaching unexpected tinges if we travel back in time to 2008. Kevin Garnett is one of the oldest players in the NBA but that doesn’t mean he can’t dunk on some of the youngi’s in the league. Blake Griffin's professional career is reaching unexpected tinges if we travel back in time to 2008. Donnie Butcher and Ray Scott did it in 1964. Darnell Mayberry grew up in Langston, Okla. and is now in his third stint in the Sooner state. • Higher eFG% than Harden Hands down, without a doubt, absolutely, positively, it was a dunk. Blake Griffin is one of the NBA players who have been forced to stay on the sidelines. Including our man Darnell Mayberry discussing exactly what constitutes a dunk. Blake Griffin, one of the best leapers to ever grace an NBA court, has not dunked the basketball during the 2020-2021 season. Some people want to call it a throw-in. A dunk should be all net, with hands finishing on rim. This poster is … It’s really simple. Blake Griffin has jumped over cars to win dunk contests, smacked his head on the sides of backboards, and once turned three consecutive passes from Chris Paul all into alley-oop slams in a span of about 30 seconds. A few years ago that would have been the headline across all of sports media, but in 2021 this holds a bit of a different significance. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about forward The question many have began asking is whether it was an actual dunk. In his first season with Detroit he led them to the Playoffs and played 75 … The recent news that Blake Griffin has been shut down by the Detroit Pistons, currently the worst team in the East, is very sad. Giannis is the first player in NBA history to shoot 100% on 10+ attempts in the All-Star game. -DM-, I'm reading through this, and I'm thinking to myself, "Darnell wrote an entire article on what constitutes a dunk? Who cares? 60.0 3P% (1st, min 15 att) Read more ›. Re: Blake Griffin hasn't dunked since December 2019 . OKC must have played *really* bad last night." There have been 23 seasons in NBA history in which a player averages 30 points and 10 rebounds. Wasn’t he just soaring over the hood of a Kia to win the slam dunk ... “It’s just happened so fast,” Griffin, a six-time All-Star, said in a recent phone interview, adding later: “I saw Blake Griffin might not be his athletic self now but can still add a lot to any team. Incredibly, he hasn’t dunked since 2019. Blake Griffin Dunk Contest 2011 (VIDEO): Clippers Sensation Leaps Car For Victory. 3/6 Blake Griffin gave back $13.3MM in his buyout with the Pistons, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets.The buyout agreement was officially announced Friday afternoon by the team and the former All-Star See More at HoopsRumors Griffin has played 626 minutes this season and hasn’t dunked once. James Harden in that span: He is the 6th player in NBA history to record a triple-double in the first game against a former team. From the 2017-18 season, Griffin has averaged over 5 attempts from the three-point line. Plenty of folks around here still like Griffin though. Blake Griffin joined Bleacher Report for an AMA on Monday and discussed why he signed with the Nets, his favorite players growing up, his most memorable dunk, some of … Dunk, Dunk, and Dunk ! The Nets have won 10 of their last 11 games. 31.5 3P% (2nd worst in NBA*), *(min 10 FGA per game, min 6 3PA per game). I'd call it the "Evel Knievel Dunk." Blake Griffin joined Bleacher Report for an AMA on Monday and discussed why he signed with the Nets, his favorite players growing up, his most memorable dunk, some of … ⌚️ 100 FT%. Technically, there's no Jazz slander since KD drafted Mike Conley 3rd overall for the reserves. Bleacher Report - The newest member of the Brooklyn Nets wasted no time opening up and answering questions after joining the championship contenders. Darnell Mayberry grew up in Langston, Okla. and is now in his third stint in the Sooner state. Many people have deemed Blake Griffin the most untradable player in the NBA, and for good reason. Besides, if you watch the video its clear there is almost no contact with the rim anyway. 36.5 3P% LOS ANGELES (Associated Press) — With a gospel choir at midcourt encouraging him to fly, Blake Griffin soared over a car and threw down a two-handed dunk. Wow what an athlete. This is for the power dunkers. 3 years ago. And all 6 had won it in consecutive years. He famously hasn’t dunked in a game since 2019, so if you’re signing him to add scoring punch, he’s going to be doing it in a more … Maybe Griffin can find his … Blake Griffin is in his third full season with the Pistons after being traded in the 2017-18 season. Log in or subscribe to read and leave comments. Dennis Smith Jr and Mason Plumlee are the second teammates to have a triple-double in the same game in Pistons franchise history. The dunk if you have not seen it is where Blake Griffin Dunked over Gortat. Non-clutch minutes: What Happened? Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports Yes! 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Winner. Of course, I was never able to do either so I do not know. Griffin still hasn't earned my respect. The question many have began asking is whether it was an actual dunk. The dunk if you have not seen it is where Blake Griffin Dunked over Gortat. ‍♂️. “That might be as impressive of a dunk as I have seen in the NBA in 23 years,” Gentry said. To get around the rule, Thompson and Wolfpack teammate Monte Towe would hook up on alley-oop passes in which Towe would toss high above the defense and Thompson would deposit into the rim. Most steals in a game without committing a single foul since 1985: 10 — TJ McConnell tonight Dwight Howards "dunk" that won the dunk contest was not a dunk, but it was pretty amazing. Touch no part of the rim, and it’s a layup. Classic highlights. In that litter that is talked about so much years later, ahead of James Harden, Stephen Curry, Ricky Rubio and other players with less history and exposure, Blake was the … Darnell: Not a dunk. Although he does not dunk anymore, he creates his own shots around the paint. Blake Griffin Dunks over Car to win the Dunk Contest Blake Griffin Nutrition Products: http://www.amway.com/benefitness MAR 5, 2021 - Let’s take another look at Blake Griffin’s monster dunk from Monday night. A star at the University of Oklahoma, he was preparing for the big leap. Damian Lillard in the clutch this season: 92 PTS (2nd) Facebook Blake Griffin is a free agent. Embiid is shooting 52/42/86% (64.6 TS%) this season. • Moses Malone If you touch the rim, it’s a dunk. Feb 11, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin (23) during the game against the Indiana Pacers at Little Caesars Arena. Joel Embiid is averaging 30.2 points this season. However, he can still be a valuable player for a good team, and the Nets have reportedly already figured out how they want to use the six-time All-Star. The predictions placed him at number one in his promotion, that of 2009. Now he’s ground bound; time comes for us all. 9 — Rafer Alston in 2007. That's a dunk. There had been 6 players to win multiple 3-point contests. With his last dunk of the competition Blake Griffin pulled off the dunk that people will remember for years. Who knows, Russell Westbrook was traded — for John Wall. #Kevin Garnett. 61.4 FG% (1st, min 20 att) A star at the University of Oklahoma, he was preparing for the big leap. Pistons forward Blake Griffin dunks past 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) and guard Ben Simmons during the fourth quarter of the Pistons' 109-99 loss on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, in Philadelphia. In the second, his hand comes nowhere near the rim. This is the first time a team from both conferences have 3+ All-Stars in the same season since 1990. 36.5 FG% (2nd worst in NBA*) It was a throw-down. It’s been 438 days since Blake Griffin dunked a basketball. level 2. After a year and a half at Bishop McGuinness High, he finished his prep years in Falls Church, Va., before graduating from Norfolk State University in... When a player is shooting 31.5 percent from 3-point range and literally won't dunk after being one of the most explosive players in the league, it's time … To add insult to injury, he's also going to dunk it in style. “That might be as impressive of a dunk as I have seen in the NBA in 23 years,” Gentry said. ⌚️ 60.0 3P% Very nice, but i would have a few ideas. Blake Griffin appeared in 20 games for the Pistons this season. But i think i share anyway! Let’s take another look at Blake Griffin’s monster dunk from Monday night. In the first video, Griffin touches the rim. 43.1 FG% Oct 17, 2012 - The league was dunkless and gamesless last night, so lets reminisce on the time that Blake Griffin dunked on Timofey Mozgov. Griffin has had injury problems throughout his career and they finally caught up with him. It’s been 431 days since Blake Griffin dunked a basketball in an NBA basketball game. Pause both videos at the 21 second mark and look for the difference. For years, NBA insiders regarded Griffin as one of the game’s best passing big men, and even with his injury history that does not change. [...] Post) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart, … Was Blake Griffin’s Dunk A Dunk? The one from last year - not a dunk. He is on the block, but the chances of other teams dealing for him are not that promising. On Monday afternoon, Adrian Wojnarowski reported the team agreed to keep Griffin out of the lineup while they work with his team to figure out his immediate future. • More PPG than Jokic 100 FT% (1st) Facebook Twitter Reddit Flipboard. Griffin … Darnell, you argument would technically apply to a Slam Dunk but not a Dunk. Steph Curry is the 7th to win it multiple times and the first one to do it in non back-to-back years. January 31, 2021 8:15 pm Prior to the Kawhi Leonard and Paul George era, the LA Clippers were known as the “Lob City Clippers.” The credit for the name goes to Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, who were known for throwing insane alley-oop dunks from time to time. Todd, I've definitely done worse things. So, yes, it was always going to end like this. Commenting on NewsOK requires a NewsOK Pro or Oklahoman subscription. Perkins should just retire because Blake OWNED him. Those who remember David Thompson can attest to how not touching the rim doesn’t count as a dunk. Blake Griffin, (with the help of a pesky wittle wabbit,) takes on Marvin the Martian in an earth-shattering dunk contest. :). Period. If you’re not good enough to be on the worst team, that’s quite a hard fall from being the league’s biggest draw. If you give Blake Griffin the freedom of the court, he's definitely going to score. That’s the criteria. Kevin Garnett Turned Back Time And Dunked On Blake Griffin Then Talked A Massive Amount Of Trash. Sorry. It was so amazing Phoenix Suns coach Alvin Gentry was quoted as saying.
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