Blake Griffin's Summer

Post #1 » by **og15** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 5:42 am

There's only so much in the off-season, so here are some clips I found of Blake this summer

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoQ1r4-t-3M[/youtube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_9IWjTXnwM[/youtube]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z8QDnZ_puU

Blake and Sasha seem to hang out / work out together a lot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ_CtJ59qGc

JonBones · Post #2 » by **JonBones** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:33 pm

Looks like he improved on his shooting form. His old jump shot used to look like he waited until he was descending before he released the ball. Now it looks like he shoots while going up

Wammy Giveaway · Post #3 » by **Wammy Giveaway** » Sat Aug 30, 2014 4:01 pm

He's also working on his 3-pointer. Very important when he transitions to the small forward spot.

mttwlsn16 · Post #4 » by **mttwlsn16** » Sat Aug 30, 2014 4:56 pm

Wammy Giveaway wrote:He's also working on his 3-pointer. Very important when he transitions to the small forward spot.

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Wammy Giveaway · Post #5 » by **Wammy Giveaway** » Sat Aug 30, 2014 6:05 pm

mttwlsn16 wrote:?

We're going to be seeing a Griffin-Hawes-Jordan lineup lots of times this season.

Quake Griffin · Post #6 » by **Quake Griffin** » Sun Aug 31, 2014 2:37 pm

No signs of back injury here.

Looking for us to take the next step in terms of our finishes in the west...and for this guy to snag the MVP when we do so.

mj_shoefanatic · Post #7 » by **mj_shoefanatic** » Sun Aug 31, 2014 3:09 pm

That elbow jumper gonna be lethal this season. :nod:

Lindecision · Post #8 » by **Lindecision** » Mon Sep 1, 2014 6:47 am

Improving his jump shot is great and all, but I'd rather Blake add a post move or two.

LACtdom · Post #9 » by **LACtdom** » Mon Sep 1, 2014 8:00 am

I hope a better jump shot doesn't mean he will shy away from attacking the basket. Also I'm hoping he has a 75%+FT season

Post #10 » by **og15** » Mon Sep 1, 2014 12:41 pm

Lindecision wrote:Improving his jump shot is great and all, but I'd rather Blake add a post move or two.

If we look at Blake's post success last season, he was quite fine. Blake is limited in what he can do by his length, a great jumpshot as well as very good FT shooting will actually produce better on court results and production for him than any marginal improvement in post moves.

Blake shot 37.2% FG from 16-23 and 39.8% FG from 10-16. Combine those were 34.3% of his FGA. He shot 71.5% FT. A player who Blake can sort of be compared to is Amare.

Amare in his prime years shot 45.6% from 16-23 and 45.0% from 10-16 and those shots were 31.7% of his FGA. He shot 78.1% FT.

Blake averaged 24.1 PPG this last season. If Blake shot 44% FG from 10-16 and 16-23 he would have made 29 more FG's which would be 58 more points. That would have given him an average of 24.9 PPG. 78% FT adds another 43 pts. He shoots 44% in those ranges and 78% FT and Blake without taking more shots would have averaged 25.4 PPG. 1.3 more PPG. That probably wins you 1-2 more games. Blake hitting so well from those ranges makes defenders stick with him more which could give him a few better shots at the basket attacking a close out.

Blake hit 50.5% FG on hook shots and 66.6% FG on layups. So that's his non dunk finishing. He had a 0.95 PPP on post-ups, which ranked him 34th in the league among all positions. That's in the top 10% of the league. He shot 47.5% when posted up, so this is including jumpshots from the post. A jumpshot will actually also add to his post game because his post jumpshot becomes more accurate and a better weapon. Will 1-2 post moves have more impact than those shooting improvements? Not at all. 1.3 PPG without taking more shots is a big deal.

Of course the assumption can't be made that he's working on only shooting and nothing else, no player does that, but even more so, continuing to develop his face-up game will be an important thing for him after his jumpshot.

Post #11 » by **QRich3** » Mon Sep 1, 2014 3:35 pm

Lindecision wrote:Improving his jump shot is great and all, but I'd rather Blake add a post move or two.

Keep on perpetuating that myth! Blake is by far the best scorer in the league close to the basket, not all of that are post opportunities but he's really good on those ones as well. If he could get an elite midrange shot, and maybe even expand to the 3PT line in a year or two, he'd be in the conversation for best player in the league. Expanding his shooting range is gonna help us a lot more than having prettier footwork.

nurseryc · Post #12 » by **nurseryc** » Tue Sep 2, 2014 12:46 pm

What about his defence? I would like to see him improve the most in this area

Lindecision · Post #13 » by **Lindecision** » Tue Sep 2, 2014 1:10 pm

QRich3 wrote:
Lindecision wrote:Improving his jump shot is great and all, but I'd rather Blake add a post move or two.

Keep on perpetuating that myth! Blake is by far the best scorer in the league close to the basket, not all of that are post opportunities but he's really good on those ones as well. If he could get an elite midrange shot, and maybe even expand to the 3PT line in a year or two, he'd be in the conversation for best player in the league. Expanding his shooting range is gonna help us a lot more than having prettier footwork.

I wasn't trying to perpetuate that myth. Don't get me wrong Blake is still one of the best post players in the entire league, but I want him to be elite in that category and adding a go-to post move would go a long way to achieving that. Like that lefty hook we've seen.

Quake Griffin · Post #14 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed Sep 3, 2014 6:10 am

He's not ta or long enough.

He's never going to be Kevin McHale.

supermelo · Post #15 » by **supermelo** » Wed Sep 3, 2014 4:52 pm

Some inforgraphics of BG enclosed:

Career Stats trend

http://www.fansboard.com/careerStats?pl ... ke-Griffin

Radar Chart last season

http://www.fansboard.com/playerAbility? ... ke-Griffin