LoneyROY wrote:KyletheDingbat wrote:nickhx2 wrote:I think it's been fairly evident that since his second year, blake's been willing to sublimate his game for the sake of re-inventing himself. This year's not really different, except he's doing it for the sake of long-term self preservation. Getting into the playoffs with major injuries hasn't done anything for him so I like his more toned down approach.
Of course I'm just speculating, but I'd like to think I'm more reasonable than people who think he's lost a foot off his vertical or that he's missed his steroids cycle.
I don't want to think he's lost a foot off his vertical, I'd just like to see a play where he gets more than a foot closer to his highest leaps from last year. His best highlight has been that dunk in Phoenix and his head was closer to the bottom of the net than the rim. He'd regularly get head high to the rim every other year of his career.
Blake has 37 dunks in 33 games so far. He had 176 in 82 games last year, so he's getting less than half the dunks he got last year. I'm sad! SAD!
You're right. I wish you weren't, but based on what we've seen this season it's true.
Look at a dunk from just last season:
His head is ABOVE the rim.
Blake hasn't had a dunk this season come remotely close to this level of athleticism. And if it does have something to do with the HGH testing, I hope he finds a way to beat the test. Dead serious. I want Super Blake back.
Blake with his explosion/athleticism from last season paired with his jumper and passing from this season is UNSTOPPABLE. That guy would be battling Kevin Durant for best player in basketball.
Great post. Catch me up, HGH testing?
I agree with not seeing ONE dunk that has made me think to last year/every other year of what a freak athlete he is. Can't understand this at all...
