-DM-, I'm reading through this, and I'm thinking to myself, "Darnell wrote an entire article on what constitutes a dunk? Massive, be shown for years Dunk. He hasn’t in a game since Dec. 12, 2019. With his last dunk of the competition Blake Griffin pulled off the dunk that people will remember for years. 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. • Joel Embiid this season. In his first season with Detroit he led them to the Playoffs and played 75 … Dwight Howards "dunk" that won the dunk contest was not a dunk, but it was pretty amazing. Besides, if you watch the video its clear there is almost no contact with the rim anyway. Those who remember David Thompson can attest to how not touching the rim doesn’t count as a dunk. Todd, I've definitely done worse things. This is the same Blake Griffin who immolated Timofey Mozgov and leapfrogged a Kia, who twice led the NBA in total dunks last decade. In the second, his hand comes [...]. However, i am not the writer of the post, so i shut up. 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. This poster is … Centers with 30+ points and 10+ free-throw attempts per game in a season: • Wilt Chamberlain (7x) Presumably, that future does not include suiting up for the Pistons again. 2X All-NBA Third Team. His hand came down on top of the rim following the ball - its a dunk. The question many have began asking is whether it was an actual dunk. But he is currently averaging a career-low 12.3 points points per game this season. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about forward Classic highlights. Is this an article or not an article? #Kevin Garnett. The Pistons are now trying to trade Blake Griffin, which is next to impossible. The Jazz have taken 77 more threes than their opponents in their last 4 games. Not for a lack of talent, but for his inability to refrain from whining and flopping all over the place. 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. 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 … 61.4 FG% (1st, min 20 att) “That might be as impressive of a dunk as I have seen in the NBA in 23 years,” Gentry said. • Walt Bellamy 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. Donnie Butcher and Ray Scott did it in 1964. Darnell is right on this one. I'd call it the "Evel Knievel Dunk." Many people have deemed Blake Griffin the most untradable player in the NBA, and for good reason. ♂️. Maybe Griffin can find his … Darnell: Not a dunk. 12.3 PPG (career-low) 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 36.5 FG% (2nd worst in NBA*) Also popularized by: LeBron James, Blake Griffin, Zion Williamson . 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. Blake Griffin, (with the help of a pesky wittle wabbit,) takes on Marvin the Martian in an earth-shattering dunk contest. 3 years ago. Who knows, Russell Westbrook was traded — for John Wall. NewsOK.com (blog) In the first video, Griffin touches the rim. “That might be as impressive of a dunk as I have seen in the NBA in 23 years,” Gentry said. The ball touched the rim! 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. “I don’t care if it was a charge. A star at the University of Oklahoma, he was preparing for the big leap. 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. But his dunks haven't always been so impressive. The question many have began asking is whether it was an actual dunk. Although he does not dunk anymore, he creates his own shots around the paint. Dunk, Dunk, and Dunk ! Griffin, an All-American at OU, even got booed at the Ford Center last year. Blake Griffin's professional career is reaching unexpected tinges if we travel back in time to 2008. That being said, it may be harder to do the throw-in than a dunk! If you touch the rim, it’s a dunk. This was a throw-in. Joel Embiid is averaging 30.2 points this season. Now he’s ground bound; time comes for us all. Blake Griffin Dunk Contest 2011 (VIDEO): Clippers Sensation Leaps Car For Victory. Blake Griffin is one of the NBA players who have been forced to stay on the sidelines. To add insult to injury, he's also going to dunk it in style. The predictions placed him at number one in his promotion, that of 2009. • Higher PER than LeBron. 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. 31.5 3P% (2nd worst in NBA*), *(min 10 FGA per game, min 6 3PA per game). Back then we called it crafty. The predictions placed him at number one in his promotion, that of 2009. His contract is truly massive, with $36.6 million owed for the 2020-21 season and a … Keep in mind that not everyone who goes to a Thunder game is also an OU fan. Embiid is the only one shooting 80%+ from the line. 60.0 3P% (1st, min 15 att) 02/13/2021, 12:51 AM MAR 5, 2021 - Let’s take another look at Blake Griffin’s monster dunk from Monday night. Giannis is the first player in NBA history to shoot 100% on 10+ attempts in the All-Star game. 9 — Eddie Jones in 1999 72.2 W% (3rd). 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... Some people want to call it a throw-in. Lillard goes to a different level when it’s Dame Time this season. :). If your hometown Oklahoma crowd boos you, you need to reconsider how you're acting out on the court. It’s been 431 days since Blake Griffin dunked a basketball in an NBA basketball game. by Jorge Alonso December 7, 2015. Griffin … It’s that simple. Non-clutch minutes: Hey look, I just wrote something more interesting than Darnell did!! Blake Griffin appeared in 20 games for the Pistons this season. A big ol’ filthy, nasty, embarrassing, I can’t-believe-he-just-did that dunk. 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. • Higher FG% than Durant 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. 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. Griffin has played 626 minutes this season and hasn’t dunked once. It was so amazing Phoenix Suns coach Alvin Gentry was quoted as saying. The recent news that Blake Griffin has been shut down by the Detroit Pistons, currently the worst team in the East, is very sad. The play was legal, and it popularized the alley-oop, which players these days more commonly finish with dunks. Wow what an athlete. Most steals in a game without committing a single foul since 1985: 10 — TJ McConnell tonight 43.1 FG% 6X NBA All-Star. To me, if you throw it down from above the rim. But i think i share anyway! If you don’t, it’s not. He is on the block, but the chances of other teams dealing for him are not that promising. This is seemingly an example of wear and tear on the body. This is the first time a team from both conferences have 3+ All-Stars in the same season since 1990. • Moses Malone Those gentle put-ins easily could be dunks if the player just grabs the rim. After dunking over a Kia in last year's NBA Dunk Contest, Blake Griffin has created a niche for himself in the automobile world. It was so amazing Phoenix Suns coach Alvin Gentry was quoted as saying. Blake's dunk last night was a dunk. And there is no way in the world anybody can legitimately claim that Howard’s attempt was an actual dunk. Oct 17, 2012 - The league was dunkless and gamesless last night, so lets reminisce on the time that Blake Griffin dunked on Timofey Mozgov. He has the highest +/- out of all the above players. 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. Blake Griffin is a free agent. He’s on pace to become the first center to have a 30-PPG season since Moses Malone in 1981-82. 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. 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 … Despite having a 48-inch vertical, Thompson only dunked one time in college. Facebook Twitter Reddit Flipboard. Blake Griffin, only 23, first dunked 10 years ago. Sorry. 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. Post #23 » by Beethoven » Thu Mar 4, 2021 10:48 pm If the season ended today, Joel Embiid will have the most efficient 30/10 season ever. “I don’t care if it was a charge. If you want to label throw-ins dunks, then Dwight Howard’s ‘Superman’ attempt in the 2008 dunk contest would be considered a dunk. Man up and let your talent speak for itself. Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images. And all 6 had won it in consecutive years. Incredibly, he hasn’t dunked since 2019. 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. The 1990 Lakers, Celtics and Pistons had 3 All-Stars each. Blake Griffin might not be his athletic self now but can still add a lot to any team. Blake Griffin Dunks over Car to win the Dunk Contest Blake Griffin Nutrition Products: http://www.amway.com/benefitness Period. Griffin has had injury problems throughout his career and they finally caught up with him. Blake Griffin is in his third full season with the Pistons after being traded in the 2017-18 season. The dunk if you have not seen it is where Blake Griffin Dunked over Gortat. It’s clear. Was this news or not news? Commenting on NewsOK requires a NewsOK Pro or Oklahoman subscription. Griffin still hasn't earned my respect. Technically, there's no Jazz slander since KD drafted Mike Conley 3rd overall for the reserves. That’s the criteria. Also not a dunk. It came during a game in his final season, and the basket was immediately disallowed and ruled a technical foul. 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. This is for the power dunkers. It’s really simple. ⌚️ 60.0 3P% level 2. Plenty of folks around here still like Griffin though. Darnell Mayberry grew up in Langston, Okla. and is now in his third stint in the Sooner state. LordGerald - Since when is a dunk not a dunk because the ball touched the rim? So, yes, it was always going to end like this. 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Winner. Pause both videos at the 21 second mark and look for the difference. 9 — Rafer Alston in 2007. 92.2 FT%, Clutch minutes: A star at the University of Oklahoma, he was preparing for the big leap. As Blake Griffin is expected to join the Brooklyn Nets, we wanted to review the most iconic moments of his career through photos. 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. ⌚️ 61.4 FG% Is DM a good writer? Darnell, you argument would technically apply to a Slam Dunk but not a Dunk. Blake Griffin hasn't dunked once in all 20 games this season. • Higher TS% than Lillard Let’s take another look at Blake Griffin’s monster dunk from Monday night. 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. He's going to turn into a combination of Chris Paul(ultimate flopper) and Tim Duncan (ultimate whiner). There had been 6 players to win multiple 3-point contests. • More RPG than Embiid 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. Very nice, but i would have a few ideas. In the first video, Griffin touches the rim. 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. Damian Lillard in the clutch this season: 92 PTS (2nd) Feb 11, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin (23) during the game against the Indiana Pacers at Little Caesars Arena. What Happened? No! Funny commercials. Read more ›. Yes! [...] Blake Griffin’s dunk-of-the-year Monday night against the Thunder has spawned all kinds of discussion about basketball’s most popular play. 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 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 [...] Post) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart, … Was Blake Griffin’s Dunk A Dunk? His very interesting blog can be read here: [...]. In the second, his hand comes nowhere near the rim. These days, we can only assume that he can still dunk. Facebook And no one here thought Paul was a flopper when he played in OKC. The one from last year - not a 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 … 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. But that wasn’t a throw-in. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports That's a dunk. Who cares? Steph Curry is the 7th to win it multiple times and the first one to do it in non back-to-back years. It’s been 438 days since Blake Griffin dunked a basketball. ⌚️ 100 FT%. The Detroit Pistons and former All-Star forward Blake Griffin have reportedly reached an agreement to end their time together. But his biggest weapon has arguably been his usage of the three-pointer. Embiid is shooting 52/42/86% (64.6 TS%) this season. Hands down, without a doubt, absolutely, positively, it was a dunk. Darnell Mayberry grew up in Langston, Okla. and is now in his third stint in the Sooner state. The Nets have won 10 of their last 11 games. 3X All-NBA Second Team. Blake Griffin's professional career is reaching unexpected tinges if we travel back in time to 2008. But that wasn’t a throw-in. Again, touch the rim while flushing the ball through the basket and it’s a dunk. Many times, players opt to go up for a dunk but gently put the ball in the basket without touching the rim. 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 … If you give Blake Griffin the freedom of the court, he's definitely going to score. Hands down, without a doubt, absolutely, positively, it was a dunk. But, for whatever reason, they choose not to. Blake Griffin's time in Detroit appears to be coming to an end. 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. The dunk if you have not seen it is where Blake Griffin Dunked over Gortat. Dennis Smith Jr and Mason Plumlee are the second teammates to have a triple-double in the same game in Pistons franchise history. OKC must have played *really* bad last night." Bleacher Report - The newest member of the Brooklyn Nets wasted no time opening up and answering questions after joining the championship contenders. Of course, I was never able to do either so I do not know. 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. Yes! 36.5 3P% Is this a dunk or not a dunk? 31.3 MPG Re: Blake Griffin hasn't dunked since December 2019 . Touch no part of the rim, and it’s a layup. There have been 23 seasons in NBA history in which a player averages 30 points and 10 rebounds. 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 … From the 2017-18 season, Griffin has averaged over 5 attempts from the three-point line. He becomes the first Knicks player with 10+ 25/10/5 games in a season since 1983. 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 … Thanks for your article. It was a throw-down. Kevin Garnett Turned Back Time And Dunked On Blake Griffin Then Talked A Massive Amount Of Trash. • More PPG than Jokic A big ol’ filthy, nasty, embarrassing, I can’t-believe-he-just-did that dunk. A dunk should be all net, with hands finishing on rim. Should Giannis be in the MVP conversation? Log in or subscribe to read and leave comments. 100 FT% (1st) Some people want to call it a throw-in. • Higher eFG% than Harden Blake Griffin’s mission in coming to Brooklyn isn’t about padding stats or winning slam-dunk contests, and certainly not about making money. 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. Perkins should just retire because Blake OWNED him. 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.
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