Blake Griffin - White Chocolate

[THRILLHO]

I would jump... but I don't have a "team" I just enjoy watching NBA and the games I watch on league pass generally involve GSW, Bos, Port, Sac and now the clips.

I'm the same. I've tried to pick a team, but I just enjoy watching players rather than teams. It's one major difference over AFL. There's just so many enjoyable personalities and playing styles to watch.

Players I watch:

-- Griffen
-- Heatles
-- Amar'e
-- CP3
-- Rose
-- C's
-- Lakers (lol, I mean Bryant)

 

[youngsaint]

I'm the same. I've tried to pick a team, but I just enjoy watching players rather than teams. It's one major difference over AFL. There's just so many enjoyable personalities and playing styles to watch.

Players I watch:

-- Griffen
-- Heatles
-- Amar'e
-- CP3
-- Rose
-- C's
-- Lakers (lol, I mean Bryant)

Yeah i'm exactly the same. Wasn't brought up on basketball so didn't have a team forced onto me so now just love watching the exciting players.

 

[cptkirk]

there's too much player turnover to have a team, back in the day i was a kemp and sonics man though

i started a b'ball team called the clippers cos they were so bad and we were good, and they're still going after i'm long gone i hear

 

[Papa Juggs]

The human highlight reel.

Fast becoming the biggest name in the game.

[YOUTUBE]UN0CbEuzO4A[/YOUTUBE]

 

[kaysee]

The human highlight reel.

Fast becoming the biggest name in the game.

[YOUTUBE]UN0CbEuzO4A[/YOUTUBE]

1st thought was he travelled... but nice.

His game against Pacers was better... career best 47 points (and 14 boards) and showed his all-round game. Banking shots at range, handling the ball well, dribbling between the legs (for a big guy), spinning, and up-n-under kisses off the glass.

*****

 

[Bourky23]

Fast becoming the biggest name in the game.

my word he is

despite KD35's consistent dominance since being drafted, I haven't seen so much hype (and rightfully so) surrounding a young player like Griffin since LeBron was drafted.

 

[JR#8]

After the last few games it has really made me want to go and get a #32 Clippers Jersey.

 

[HSSB]

After the last few games it has really made me want to go and get a #32 Clippers Jersey.

www.9jersey.com/

$25 for a jersey, $20 for Postage US

 

[Darealrath]

He's mental.

 

[kaysee]

www.9jersey.com/

$25 for a jersey, $20 for Postage US

Mine got Red Griffin LAC top delivered today (from 9Jersey)... and it is sweettttt!

Along with a Blue Howard Orlando top.

 

[Shaxx Attaxx]

Very cheap. Are they rip offs?? Adidas replica? Swingman?

 

[WALL-e]

Is he the anti LeBrone?

The Superstar we love to love.

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

Is he the anti LeBrone?

The Superstar we love to love.

You're right.

He doesn't confiscate tapes, he makes them!

 

[kaysee]

Very cheap. Are they rip offs?? Adidas replica? Swingman?

TBH I am not sure on some aspects... so will list what I DO know 1st:

- comes toggle tagged with the Adidas Swingman and NBA tags.
- exactly the same materials, colours, badges, trim, and labels used as on the "official" NBA jerseys available in sports stores.
- the stitching looks good (but I haven't compared it to "official" gear so can't say if it is the same or not.
- my XL size fits me perfectly (6'2" about 95kgs)... they come with the x2 length (and the Adidas x2 length tag and namespace label on thte Front-Bottom-Right when facing the jersey).
- Package did come from China (more in a sec)

These have been my 1st jerseys purchased for about 5 years and I don't have any current official ones to compare them to, but my work colleague who buys about 5-10 official jerseys a season from Rebel Sport (yeah he loves them) can't spot any differences and is mightily impressed with their quality.

What I don't know and so these are my guesses:

- Inside collar Adidas label states "Made in Vietnam"... but who know's if they actually are?
- My guess is 9jersey has access to the manufactors/suppliers that produce the official gear for the NBA (and other pro sports). These manufactors/suppliers can probably produce more than the NBA/Adidas require, do so and supply suppliers like 9jersey, so they can sell online (cutting out the other supply/shipping middlemen).
- The package/consignment note and invoice did come from China... so whether or not the goods were made in Vietnam and moved to China for retail, or simply made and sold via China directly... who knows.

This is how I imagine the NBA supply chain might work, who gets cut in $ and how it compares to 9jersey (again these are only my thinking and not "proof"):

1) US Retail Supply
China/Vietnam suppliers -> C/V production -> China to US Shipping -> Adidas -> US Adidas Distributors -> Retail Outlets -> YOU

2) AUS Retail Supply
China/Vietnam suppliers -> C/V production -> China to AUS Shipping -> Adidas -> AUS Adidas Distributors -> Retail Outlets -> YOU

3) 9Jersey Supply
China/Vietnam suppliers -> C/V production -> 9Jersey -> 9Jersey to YOU shipping.

* Costs are normally low early in the chains with large hits/taxes being applied towards the end of the chains. Again this is just my guesswork.

HTH answer some questions.

 

[West123]

In case you weren't aware how good he was. This is from the EPSN Insider.

Normally at this time of year, I might write a column that compares the various Rookie of the Year candidates in order to help sort out a tight race.

Uh, not this year.

Blake Griffin has run away with that honor, with Monday night's 47-point outburst against the Pacers serving as the exclamation point on what's almost certain to be a unanimous vote. (Unfortunately, we're required to say "almost" given the long history of moron homer votes that have kept other obvious winners from unanimity).

Griffin is blowing away the competition so badly that he has a seven-point player efficiency rating lead on his closest rookie rival, Washington's John Wall; Griffin's estimated wins added (EWA) is greater than that of his five closest rivals combined. Overall, he ranks 14th in the NBA in PER and, in spite of his team's awful record, seems a near-lock to make the All-Star team. That's through half a season of work, but given that most rookies see their numbers improve in the second half of their first season, he's likely to move up the charts further.

Sunday's explosion added to his massive list of superlatives, while placing him in some rather select company. According to Elias, Griffin's point total was the most this season. His 19-of-24 shooting, for 79.2 percent, was the best percentage by a rookie taking at least 20 shots in more than a quarter center (Hakeem Olajuwon shot 18-of-22 on Dec. 6, 1984). He joined Shaquille O'Neal as the only rookies in the last quarter century to have a 45-10 game, and joined Michael Jordan and Rick Barry as the only rooks to have at least 47 points and 14 rebounds in the same game.

Griffin is 12th in scoring, fourth in rebounding, and has an amazing streak of 27 straight double-doubles. He's been so good that the Clippers have become a must-see team in spite of the fact that they're 10 games under .500 and, having played more home games and fewer road games than any team in the league, are likely to slip even lower.

So there's no Rookie of the Year race to analyze. Instead, we're left with a more historic question: Is he having one of the best rookie years ever? And if so, where does it rank?

Great recent rookie seasons, pace-adjusted to 2010-11
PAP40=Pace-adjusted points per 40 minutes;
PAR40=Pace-adjusted rebounds per 40 minutes;
PAA40=Pace-adjusted assists per 40 minutes
Player PAP40 PAR40 PAA40 PER
David Robinson, 1989-90 24.9 12.3 2.1 26.3
Michael Jordan, 1984-85 27.4 6.3 5.7 25.8
Blake Griffin, 2010-11 24.1 13.7 3.6 23.3
Shaquille O'Neal, 1992-93 23.7 14.0 1.9 23.2
Terry Cummings, 1982-83 23.6 10.6 2.5 22.8
Tim Duncan, 1997-98 22.6 12.8 2.9 22.6
Chris Paul, 2005-06 18.6 5.9 9.0 22.1
Chris Webber, 1993-94 20.4 10.6 4.2 21.7
Hakeem Olajuwon, 1984-85 21.0 12.1 1.4 21.1
Alonzo Mourning, 1992-93 22.9 11.2 1.1 20.8
Elton Brand, 1999-00 22.5 11.2 2.1 20.6
Magic Johnson, 1979-80 17.6 7.6 7.2 20.6
Larry Bird, 1979-80 21.3 10.4 4.5 20.5

To answer that question, I went to the archives. As it turns out, Griffin's rookie year (so far) isn't the best in history … I'd say Wilt Chamberlain has that pretty safely salted away by jumping out of the gate with a 37.6-27.0 campaign in 1959-60.
Nonetheless, it's still pretty amazing. The first thing one notices is the players he's being compared to -- Griffin is on a trajectory that few have approached, and rookies of this quality virtually always turn into superstars. For instance, Griffin is on pace to be the seventh rookie to average more than 22 points and 12 rebounds in a season; five of the other six are in the Hall of Fame and the sixth, Shaquille O'Neal, is a mortal lock to join them.

Of course, most of the great rookie seasons happened in the 1950s and 1960s, when (a) players rocketed into the league with four years of college experience, and (b) the college game was a better learning ground because everybody else stayed four years too. Griffin, for instance, won't be touching Wilt's rookie numbers, or the Big O's near triple-double campaign of 30.5-10.1-9.7 in 1960-61.
In the past four decades or so, however, players have routinely left school early and taken more lumps as NBA rookies. In that light, Griffin's rookie season seems even better. Only two rookies in the past 40 years have exceeded Griffin's current 23.26 PER, and one of them was a 24-year-old David Robinson. The other was a fairly decent player by the name of Michael Jordan.

Everybody else takes a back seat to Griffin. EVERYBODY. Shaq, Duncan, Magic, Bird -- no dice, fellas. The comparison of Griffin to other dominant big men of recent vintage is particularly noteworthy. Once we adjust for pace and minutes, as I've done in the chart, his rookie season seems completely in place next to those of Robinson, Duncan, Shaq, and Olajuwon. And in one respect (his passing ability) he's already far beyond them and nearly into Larry Bird/Chris Webber territory.

The other thing you'll notice from the chart, again, is the quality of the comparables. Of the other 12 best rookies in the past three decades, all but two are either in the Hall of Fame or well on their way. We'll try really hard to ignore the fact that the two exceptions both played for the Clippers.

Keep in mind, too, that we're comparing Griffin's half-year numbers against the other player's full-year numbers. But Griffin is still ramping up -- his scoring, rebounding and assist numbers have improved dramatically every month. Griffin averaged only 20.9 points and 11.7 boards in November; in January he's at 27.6 and 14.4. At this rate, his April numbers are going to be the stuff of video games.

Sum it all up and we're left with only one conclusion: Griffin isn't just another Rookie of the Year. He's, most likely, a superduperstar. Basically, his career represents the collision of two trends that have had few, if any, exceptions: The first, that players who play this well this early virtually always become all-time greats, and the second, that the Clippers are cursed. L.A.'s "other" team will have its fingers crossed that the first trend can overcome the second.

 

[Borgsta]

formatting is your friend. That is unreadable.

 

[Shaxx Attaxx]

Did wilt Chamberlin play against the handicapped league or something?

Thanks for the ESPN insider, I was keen to see his comparisons, pretty crazy hes up there with the admiral and MJ.

 

[Vegas.]

Did wilt Chamberlin play against the handicapped league or something?

Nah, he was just a stat hog in an era of 120ppg (on 42% shooting) with a hell of a lot more rebounds available (around 75% more, plus no shot clock).

 

[mdc]

Nah, he was just a stat hog in an era of 120ppg (on 42% shooting) with a hell of a lot more rebounds available (around 75% more, plus no shot clock).

...and most centres were 6"5 and white.

 

[Vegas.]

...and most centres were 6"5 and white.

And that, except for the greatest centre of all time.

 

[WALL-e]

...and most centres were 6"5 and white.

Relevance?

....oh yeah

 

[mdc]

And that, except for the greatest centre of all time.

Nah, Kareem wasn't around until later in Wilt's career.

 

[Vegas.]

Nah, Kareem wasn't around until later in Wilt's career.

Do we wanna go there? I can copy & paste all of Simmons chapter if you like.

 

[mdc]

Do we wanna go there? I can copy & paste all of Simmons chapter if you like.

So that I can snicker at his sloppy writing and cringeworthy pr0n analogies?

Simmons watched just as much of Russell as I have, which is to say f-all.

 

[Shaxx Attaxx]

Thanks Kaysee. Was going to get another BD jersey before at the start of the season off the Clippers site but I might just grab it off this site now. I have the blue alt from previous years but I could sadly only get a replica, it's sooo much worse than my swingman.