Griffin

[mkwest]

“A dunk takes the steam out of people, especially when it’s a big guy,” Davis told Y! Sports. “So when you’re dunking on people three to four times in a game, it just deflates you. It deflates your interior defense. The only retaliation is to cheap-shot somebody.

“I think it’s unfair because this kid is … not being brash or talking [expletive] to people. The only other way to protect yourself as a player playing against him is to cheap-shot him. So you see people jumping in his way. We throw lobs and people undercut him. It’s unfair.”

Whether it’s Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol pushing him during a dunk attempt, Blazers point guard Andre Miller tackling him, the Lakers’ Ron Artest hitting him in the face or several other opponents undercutting him during alley-oops, Griffin hasn’t retaliated. About the most he’s done is stare down someone like he did Miami Heat point guard Mario Chalmers after a dunk last Wednesday.

“I just started threatening people,” Davis said. “It’s not fair. He’s my teammate. As a team we’re going to protect him.

“Every game somebody tries to do something to him: undercut him, picking on him. You got to think, he’s still a rookie. People are going to try to challenge him and do all kinds of stuff like that. But we are not going to let that happen to him."

“Whether I got to get kicked out of a game, that’s not how it should be. But I’m a little old-school, so I am going to protect my teammates at all costs.”

Marc J. Spears, Yahoo! Sports

[mj_shoefanatic]

More power to you Baron Davis.
Haters gonna hate!

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Good job Baron and he's right. With every team we face the opponents either try to get to Blake physically or mentally. He has been poised and I see his calmness continuing.

[RiversideClips]

Wow, this is BDIDDY talking? Great leadership; Clipper Nation appreciates it!

[mike3]

Wow, this is BDIDDY talking? Great leadership; Clipper Nation appreciates it!

exactly. thats awesome to hear from B-Diddy..

[Canomad]

not only do i like how bdiddy is talking i like his play recently.

[mkwest]

Boom is definitely motivated. I love that guys are stepping up for each other and having each others' backs. A lot of players want to stick out their chests against Blake. Someone has got to stand up to that. We don't need Blake getting ejected or suspended, because an opposing player's feelings have been hurt. I'm sure they'd be sorry if he ever did react, but thankfully he has shown to be bigger than that.

[Starkiller]

That is awesome. The Clippers are the team to watch this season for sure.