...Griffin is ready to score some second-chance points

Post #1 » by **mkwest** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:28 pm

Not that Griffin is overly concerned about ROY sweepstakes.

"I would, in a heartbeat, give up that trophy for a playoff run," Griffin said.

He added, for emphasis: "In a heartbeat."

Negativity almost cast a spell on Griffin, challenging and angering him at the same time along the rehabilitation trail. There was, and is, a push-pull thing going on in revealing introspective moments.

Griffin mentioned he didn't like being sent a link to a story saying he was forgotten last season. Still, he acknowledged he wanted to read it and to know what was being written, realizing motivation is motivation, no matter where it comes from.

Put it this way: Griffin is not likely to forget one-liners about the Clippers should they emerge from the basketball abyss any time soon.

"I take that personally," he said. "I take that very personally. I couldn't stand last year, having to sit and hear all these jokes about Clippers this, Clippers that."

That is what endeared him immediately to teammates and long-suffering Clippers fans. Griffin walked into the gym sans noticeable swagger or artifice, showing up early and staying later than anyone else, and that hasn't changed.

Lisa Dillman, LA Times

Recently · Post #2 » by **Recently** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:16 am

I get all tingly reading stuff like this.

Canomad · Post #3 » by **Canomad** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:03 am

me too and im not a clippers fan. cant wait to catch blake 2morrow night. ive never been this pumped to watch the clippers in my life.

Jase · Post #4 » by **Jase** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:06 pm

You guys got an absolute gem. Awesome for your team.

83SixersRocked · Post #5 » by **83SixersRocked** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:54 pm

Ditto. It only took watching about 5 minutes of the game to see that the guy's going to be an absolute terror.

Post #6 » by **og15** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 4:05 pm

Glad the season has started b/c I really didn't have much to say over the off-season. I don't know if Griffin's aggressiveness scares anyone else as much as it scares me, but I love how he plays on the court. He actually did look tired at one point in time, and I can't blame him with how much effort he's putting out on the court. I was really glad and surprised to find this game on ESPN, but then Sporstcenter came on...then luckily I stumbled upon it on ESPN 3D online and watched it there. I think the quality was even better than on TV, lol