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slyboogie
United States3423 Posts
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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jmbthirteen
United States10734 Posts
On April 17 2012 14:42 slyboogie wrote: While I agree with you jmb, you are wrong on one point: Blake would suck at defense no matter how hard he tried. Because he is too dumb to not overhelp and look in the completely wrong direction when off ball. T________________T If he was a try hard he would just be a mediocre/average defender. Right now he is a horrific defender. On April 17 2012 14:50 Jerubaal wrote: My comparison to to Noah was that they both can only lay-up/in and dunk. Ibaka at least has a decent jumpshot. So I'm not sure why Ibaka deserves the hate and not the one-trick pony. Because Blake can do way more than just lay-up/in and dunk. He has a nice Tim Duncanish mid range bank shot. Also he can take you off the dribble as his ball handling is way above average for a big man. | ||
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
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Vindicare605
United States16121 Posts
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
On April 17 2012 17:18 Vindicare605 wrote: fuck yea! The Suns have caught the Rockets for the 8th seed. =[...fanastic time to lose 4 in a row...sigh... also blake is a more athletic noah? say what? they are almost exact opposites.... | ||
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On April 17 2012 14:59 jmbthirteen wrote: If he was a try hard he would just be a mediocre/average defender. Right now he is a horrific defender. Because Blake can do way more than just lay-up/in and dunk. He has a nice Tim Duncanish mid range bank shot. Also he can take you off the dribble as his ball handling is way above average for a big man. No he doesn't. His percentages on his midrange shots are abysmal. | ||
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VENDIZ
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Roggay
Switzerland6320 Posts
On April 18 2012 01:10 VENDIZ wrote: Am I the only one rooting for the Jazz to take the 8th spot in the Western Conference? Might be biased due to Hayward playing SC2, but still - they have had a lot of cool games this season (and I think they might take a game or two from OKC/Spurs) I actually want them to take the spot too, altho I didnt watch a whole lot of their games. | ||
XaI)CyRiC
United States4471 Posts
Blake is a gifted offensive player in that he has ridiculous athleticism and strength that he uses to attack the basket and finish where many other players wouldn't be able to. It's not just power, often there is an impressive amount of body control that goes into the crazy shots he makes. As someone else said, his ball-handling is quite good for a PF, and his passing ability is also above average for a big. He came into the league with a decent mid-range jumper, but he seems to have lost it this season. His shooting mechanics are solid, so I personally believe that it's something he can work on, bring back, and even improve upon. Right now, I see him as Amare with better passing/ball-handling, but worse shooting ability. Blake definitely needs to work a lot on his defensive awareness and effort. Part of me suspects that he may just be expending too much energy on offense at the expense of his defense, because there are many times where he looks tired on defense and then suddenly busts out with an aggressive drive or putback on the other end. One positive is that he has been blocking more shots this season, which is a step in the right direction because there's no reason he can't be a great shotblocker with his athleticism. | ||
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zeehar
Korea (South)3804 Posts
On April 18 2012 02:36 XaI)CyRiC wrote: because there's no reason he can't be a great shotblocker with his athleticism. he won't be a great shotblocker because he has short arms. tyler hansbrough has the same wingspan as blake griffin. his short arms will limit how good of a defender he will end up, but with much effort and learning he can be a good defender and a good shotblocker, as he does have good footspeed/lateral speed at the 4 position. | ||
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Rebs
Pakistan10726 Posts
But that having been said his athleticism alone means he can make plays that a conventional try hard should basically be incapable of making. As for defense. I just think he doesnt have the basketball IQ to be honest. Better coach wouldnt hurt either. | ||
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Roggay
Switzerland6320 Posts
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rei
United States3594 Posts
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Holcan
Canada2593 Posts
holy shit, blake isn't even a top 10 pf. man, and someone tried telling me that garnett wasn't better than blake, good ole fanboys. | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On April 17 2012 13:25 slyboogie wrote: Nothing sucks more than getting beat by a try-hard. I think you mean nothing sucks more than not having your own try hard.  Every championship team has them. | ||
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ranshaked
United States870 Posts
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slyboogie
United States3423 Posts
On April 18 2012 04:30 Holcan wrote: especially if he keeps chirping like he is a top pf in the league, its like shit son, you do a quarter of what garnett, lma, love, bosh, millsap, smith, gasol, z-bo, bargnani, scola, etc etc. holy shit, blake isn't even a top 10 pf. man, and someone tried telling me that garnett wasn't better than blake, good ole fanboys. What the fuck?!? It's fine to not like Blake. And he's full of shortcomings. But you must be kidding me. But you think Bargnani, Millsap, Josh Smith and Garnett are not just better but unquestionably better? What numbers are you using? What sport are you watching? What paint are you huffing? | ||
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slyboogie
United States3423 Posts
On April 18 2012 04:50 Jibba wrote: I think you mean nothing sucks more than not having your own try hard. Every championship team has them.God, what happened to Reggie Evans :c | ||
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On April 18 2012 04:30 Holcan wrote: especially if he keeps chirping like he is a top pf in the league, its like shit son, you do a quarter of what garnett, lma, love, bosh, millsap, smith, gasol, z-bo, bargnani, scola, etc etc. holy shit, blake isn't even a top 10 pf. man, and someone tried telling me that garnett wasn't better than blake, good ole fanboys. Ima? | ||
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