Blake Griffin Likes Tweet About Re-Joining Clippers

[esqtvd]

I was a huge fan of Blake. Heck, look at my avatar pic!
But I think he finished basketball in his head already. He can play when he wants to, but most games he is just checked out. He doesn't have anything to give our team.

Interesting. IMO that's why Lob City failed. And when Blake the Flake was given the leadership role after the CP3 trade, Ballmer dumped his a›s in NBA Siberia [the Pistons] within 2 months.

[KL2]

He’s agreed to a 1 year deal with the Celtics.

[Wammy Giveaway]

The NBA has what I'd like to call legacy teams, teams that have existed since its existence. It also applies to the top teams in each conference who have the most titles. DeAndre Jordan played for Lakers, established in 1947 and has 17 titles. And now Blake Griffin is joining Celtics, one of the original eight teams of the NBA from the 1940's (the league was formed in 1946), also with 17 titles.

There is a myth that players who have never gotten out of the 2nd round usually end up joining a legacy team in hopes of getting that elusive ring, even if they only get one before their retirement. It is often regarded as the easy way out, a cheat, a free ride: "If you can't beat 'em, join them." We're about to see if Celtics can save Griffin's career in conjunction with navigating a very scandalous event that could derail Boston's bid for a second chance, forcing them into a punishable rebuild.

[TrueLAfan]

He'll help Boston. It's interesting comparing Blake to Trezz right now, and what their acquisition says about the teams that picked them up. Trezz will help in the season, and will give the Sixers are different look when he's on the floor. His energy will be a plus. I think he'll have a good year and will help in the RS--but it will evaporate in the playoffs. He'll literally average half of his RS numbers. Trezz is a pickup made to get players rest and win some game when you're scrambling for playoff positions. In the playoffs, as I said in another thread, he'll be a 12th man type of guy--someone who can't/won't be on the court in any significant situations, unless there's some sort of emergency.

Blake can't play big minutes. His shot was questionable last year. If he gets it back--I think he will (and so, obviously, do the Celtics)-- but even if he does, he'll be a part time role player for Boston. He'll play half as much as Trezz. I don't see him playing more than 50-55 RS games. I don't see him playing 1000 RS minutes. If he does, it's bad. But it looks like Williams will get back about 30 games into the season. If Blake can play in 20-25 of the first 30 games and help out, he can miss half the remaining games--because Blake is there for the playoff run. Make no mistake about it. If he's rested and uninured, he'll play 15-18 mpg in the playoffs and be useful. He'll spread the court and get good position and draw fouls and pass the ball well, and will be on the court in the fourth in close games.

[MartinToVaught]

In the playoffs, as I said in another thread, he'll be a 12th man type of guy--someone who can't/won't be on the court in any significant situations, unless there's some sort of emergency.

You're forgetting who the Sixers' "coach" is. Trez will probably be getting more playoff minutes than Embiid.

[og15]

Boston needs him more, and they have liked passing bigs in their offense. Blake didn't make sense on the Clippers with the 900 forwards that aren't really C's on this roster. The roster needs a big that is more of a "real" C if they are adding another big, not another forward to add to the mix.

[esqtvd]

just keep your mouth shut Blake

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The 11-year NBA veteran has been critical of both the NBA and of LeBron James’ silence on human rights atrocities in China.

Kanter wore sneakers that trolled James — who was critical of Daryl Morey’s support for Hong Kong, and has a lot of business in China through sneakers and multimedia — as someone who bowed down to China’s chairman Xi Jinping and has also worn shoes supporting the Uyghurs, a Muslim minority that has been subject to slave labor and forced sterilizations in China.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10044015-enes-kanter-freedom-i-did-not-receive-one-single-offer-during-nba-free-agency

[og15]

Kanter's tweet is pretty stupid. Coach Udoka's response was that they are doing more switching, etc and that's why his minutes were down, and that it had nothing to do with social media. Pretty standard coach response, so he quotes that now to say what? Udoka got what he deserved for not giving him as much playing time as he wanted? Really? This has nothing to do with karma and has nothing to do with Kanter, ridiculous.

If Udoka had disrespected him and called him names and went after him personally, totally different, but this just makes Kanter seem like an idiot.

[nickhx2]

let's be real, we don't really need any new ammo to tell us enes kanter is an idiot lol

[Akklaim1]

Kanter is the FOX news version of Kaepernick: Out of the league because of political stance

[nickhx2]

trash can on the court and trash can off the court = no place in the league