The Griffin Brothers

TheMan44 · Post #1 » by **TheMan44** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:40 pm

Although they are working out separately, both Taylor and Blake are BEASTS when it comes to hard work and dedication.

Tay was in SoCal pumping nearly 315 lbs on the bench (that's 3 plates on each side). Guy's like a football player. Guess he will still play small forward instead of power cause of his shooting ability and shorter height. But still not a Suns contract so gotta see if Suns pick him up.

But anyways, Blake works out up in San Fran and has been doing the dune hill workouts running up and down a bunch of sand. Both bros have a yoga/workout/bball routine. Both are very dedicated and fully think Taylor will most definitely stick in the NBA for a very very long time. He has the Corey Maggette / Kendal Gill / Linas Kleiza thing going for him - except I think he is much stronger than those guys.

After Big Ben buyout, you're looking at:

C Frye-Lopez
F Amare-Lou
F Hill-Dudley
G JRich-Barbs
G Nash-Dragic

11- Clark
12- Tucker
13- TAYLOR or SASHA if not waived

I sure hope the 13th guy is Taylor over Sasha cause people are going to love his game.

DirtyDez · Post #2 » by **DirtyDez** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:06 pm

Yeah i did see 'The Rookie' show w/ Blake Griffin and it showed them running dunes in Cali holding 80 pound bars... Nuts! Who knows how T-Griff could work out, will be exciting to see

Post #3 » by **lilfishi22** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:16 pm

Hmmm any chance we could turn him into a Dejuan Blair kinda undersized banger PF ?

Sun Scorched · Post #4 » by **Sun Scorched** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:28 pm

My sister goes to OU and I had a chance to see Taylor play several times in person.

He's scrappy and get's garbage points, he can dunk and had one or two plays worhty have standing up and clapping mildly... but that's about it. He doesn't have 3pt range. He's undersized and won't get many boards. I like the Kleiza comparison, probably the best way to describe him physically, but I'm not sure the talent is or ever will be close.

At the end of the day, we would still pay him around 300k to 400k less than a vet FA, so we may keep him as #13 for that reason.

TXSun · Post #5 » by **TXSun** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:31 pm

same thing we were sayina about RoLo and the guy dissapointed me to the max. Not expecting anything from this guy. Need to see to believe.

YouTube · Post #6 » by **Kerrsed** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:24 pm

TXSun wrote:same thing we were sayina about RoLo and the guy dissapointed me to the max. Not expecting anything from this guy. Need to see to believe.

But at least this guy was picked in the late 2nd round and NOT the mid 1st like Lopez!
At least Griffin leaves us with..........

JohnVancouver · Post #7 » by **JohnVancouver** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:44 pm

Sun Scorched wrote:My sister goes to OU and I had a chance to see Taylor play several times in person.

He's scrappy and get's garbage points, he can dunk and had one or two plays worhty have standing up and clapping mildly... but that's about it. He doesn't have 3pt range. He's undersized and won't get many boards. I like the Kleiza comparison, probably the best way to describe him physically, but I'm not sure the talent is or ever will be close.

At the end of the day, we would still pay him around 300k to 400k less than a vet FA, so we may keep him as #13 for that reason.

I'm no expert on his game but form all I've gathered he could be a Kris Humphries type if he gets his jumper going a bit better. Or a Joey Graham, in terms of strength.

Post #8 » by **rsavaj** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:57 pm

He should just be our awesome hustle player...poor man's Amundson/Dudley hybrid.

nevetsov · Post #9 » by **nevetsov** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:00 am

Fact Or Fiction: Taylor Griffin will get at least one ROY vote, like Robin Lopez did last year

WTFsunsFTW · Post #10 » by **WTFsunsFTW** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:05 am

rsavaj wrote:He should just be our awesome hustle player...poor man's Amundson/Dudley hybrid.

A poor man's amundson?

talk about low expectations

Post #11 » by **rsavaj** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:10 am

WTFsunsFTW wrote:
rsavaj wrote:He should just be our awesome hustle player...poor man's Amundson/Dudley hybrid.

A poor man's amundson?

talk about low expectations

Any higher is too high I think.

ray ray · Post #12 » by **ray ray** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:11 am

I was told that he's a Dudley type of player but with some athletic ability. I've been told that scouts have also compared him to Matt Harpring. Very physical, has athletesim and can shoot from 18ft.. I would keep him if he's anything like Matt Harpring...

RaisingArizona · Post #13 » by **RaisingArizona** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:19 am

nevetsov wrote:Fact Or Fiction: Taylor Griffin will get at least one ROY vote, like Robin Lopez did last year

Fact

Some sports writer will once again confuse our inferior version of the two brothers.

YouTube · Post #14 » by **Kerrsed** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:58 am

nevetsov wrote:Fact Or Fiction: Taylor Griffin will get at least one ROY vote, like Robin Lopez did last year

You my friend, have been hacked.

LOL@ the Anti-Sec movement.

And i thought us in Anonymous were just teh 7331 script kiddies.

nevetsov, you have to go to imageshack and re upload your Sig. Anti-Sec hacked Imageshack and has reeked havoc on a ton of website that have used them to host files.

BobbieL · Post #15 » by **BobbieL** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:20 am

TXSun wrote:same thing we were sayina about RoLo and the guy dissapointed me to the max. Not expecting anything from this guy. Need to see to believe.

How can you judge Robin Lopez after one year?

Jermaine O"Neal sat on the bench his first four years in Portland before going to Indy in year 5 or 6 before developing

Tyson Chandler took a good 4 years to develop in Chicago before moving to New Orleans and showing his true game

Even a guy like Hilton Armstrong has taken a couple years in New Orleans

I realize Chandler and O'Neal came out of high school but at least give Robin Lopez a chance to play before labeling him a bust. He was a rookie that didn't play very much at all.

As for Griffin - Taylor - I think we need to sign a guard that can defend over this bench warmer - but maybe he beats out Tucker.

Vernon Maxwell · Post #16 » by **Vernon Maxwell** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:34 am

WTFsunsFTW wrote:
rsavaj wrote:He should just be our awesome hustle player...poor man's Amundson/Dudley hybrid.

A poor man's amundson?

talk about low expectations

lmao

TXSun · Post #17 » by **TXSun** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:37 am

BobbieL wrote:
TXSun wrote:same thing we were sayina about RoLo and the guy dissapointed me to the max. Not expecting anything from this guy. Need to see to believe.

How can you judge Robin Lopez after one year?

Jermaine O"Neal sat on the bench his first four years in Portland before going to Indy in year 5 or 6 before developing

Tyson Chandler took a good 4 years to develop in Chicago before moving to New Orleans and showing his true game

Even a guy like Hilton Armstrong has taken a couple years in New Orleans

I realize Chandler and O'Neal came out of high school but at least give Robin Lopez a chance to play before labeling him a bust. He was a rookie that didn't play very much at all.

As for Griffin - Taylor - I think we need to sign a guard that can defend over this bench warmer - but maybe he beats out Tucker.

I'm judging his 1st year, not his whole life. Many could agree with me that his expectations were much much higher than what he gaves us his 1st year. Like you, I hope his 2nd year is a turn around/break thru year.

Austin · Post #18 » by **Austin** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:08 pm

I like what I've seen from Taylor Griffin and I think he would be fine as our 13th man... obviously it doesn't really matter because he'll probably play 20-30 minutes the entire season...

PHXTERROR1987 · Post #19 » by **PHXTERROR1987** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:16 pm

it would be interesting to see what he could do. but after looking at our roster and already having 13 players not including wallace and sasha, we really need a more developed player at this time to sign with us.

chriscringle95 · Post #20 » by **chriscringle95** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:21 pm

Taylor Griffin will be a pro for a long time in the NBA because he is athletic and can defend multiple positions. He has a decent mid range jumper and appears to possess solid fundamentals . I expect him to play well Monday during the NBA Summer League. His work ethic and character will allow him to improve down the road.

Overall I think he is a perfect fit for the Suns because they can always use some toughness and grit on the defensive end.