On Tuesday, Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin stops by to chat about the upcoming NBA draft.
After a stellar career at Oklahoma, Griffin emerged as the No. 1 overall pick by the Clippers in the 2009 draft. However, he suffered a knee injury just days before the start of the 2009-10 NBA season and he missed his entire first year in the league with the injury.
Prior to entering the NBA draft, Griffin put together two impressive years at Oklahoma. In his sophomore season, and last at Oklahoma, Griffin averaged 22 points and 14 rebounds per game, earning him the Naismith and John Wooden players of the year awards.
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Blake Griffin SportsNation Chat & Other Interviews
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Austin (Porter Ranch, Ca)
Concerning your knee, how is it feeling right now and do you still have that explosive step we've all been waiting to see since you got drafted by the LA CLIPPERS?
Blake Griffin
(1:47 PM)
My knee's feeling great. I'm just working out right now, getting ready for next year. As far as my explosiveness, I feel like it's back to where it was.
Jared (Fishersville)
15 years from now how do you think your carrer will look like
Blake Griffin
(1:47 PM)
I'd like to be a hall of famer in 15 years.
Joe (LA)
How do you model your game after?
Blake Griffin
(1:57 PM)
There are a couple of different guys - Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire.
CP (Reno)
How sick are you of hearing about the Clippers Curse?
Blake Griffin
(1:52 PM)
It gets pretty old, but we have to do something to change that and I plan on it.
The rest of the questions/answers can be read here.
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Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin says he has been working out 100 percent for about a month and a half as he recovers from surgery on his left kneecap. He has played with teammate Chris Kaman.Griffin says he has "shaken up some of the rust and gotten some of the rhythm back."
Griffin says he will not play in the NBA summer league. He will, however, practice with the team in Las Vegas.
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There's also an audio interview of Blake on Mike & Mike in the Morning
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Blake Griffin has a little Q&A session with Ryan Reed of NBADraft.net
Q: At the eight spot in the draft there looks to be a lot of good small forwards available. With the core you have in Los Angeles (Eric Gordon, Baron Davis, Chris Kaman, and yourself) it would appear that small forward would be an area of need. Is there anyone in particular you would like to see the Clippers target?
A: Yeah, I like Al Farouq Aminu and Luke Babbitt. I like both of them a lot. I think they are both good players and would fit into what we have already.
Q: With the core you have plus adding a top end prospect, do you have any predictions for next season?
A: I mean, definitely to make the playoffs is our goal. That’s what we will be pushing for every year and I think that it is a very plausible goal for us this year.
Q: There has been so much made of the 2010 free agent class. Have you been talking to anyone or have you been out on the recruiting path yet?
A: Not yet, but I’ll do whatever anyone wants me to do.
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Blake Griffin can't wait to restart his career with ClippersBut Griffin, a few days before Thursday's NBA draft in New York, talked about a recent breakthrough and sounded like a little kid who had been allowed to sit at the table with the adults.
"I was so excited just to play one-on-one again," he said in a telephone interview. "I was asking Craig [Smith] and Mardy [Collins] if they wanted to, 'All right, can we play one-on-one?'"
The self-deprecating Griffin chuckled, adding: "It was kind of sad.""You're going to see the normal Blake," he said. "I might save the jumping over the scorer's table for the regular season. I'm gonna play hard, though; that's how I was taught to play. It's the only way I know how to play."
For him, the bottom line is defined by the court.
"It's not really about being remembered or being forgotten," Griffin said. "For me, it's about playing. I don't need to have the feeling of being remembered or anything like that. Once we get out there and start playing, everything will take care of itself."
Lisa Dillman, LA Times
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Blake Griffin Talks NBA Draft, Recovery and Training Subway's Jared
WB: That's good stuff. I'm curious -- because, you know, the Clippers are in a state of flux without a coach or a GM right now -- how much input the team has had on your training and recovery and workouts recently?
BG: Well, I've been with the team since the end of the season, working out there and finished up my rehab and doing my workouts and just making sure they know what's going on with everything. So I'm staying pretty closely connected with the team.
WB: Anything in particular you're focusing on while you're working out? Like, is it a "get healthy" workout or are you really focusing on parts of your game?
BG: Um, definitely working on pick-and-pops and being able to hit a jumpshot, stuff like that -- really working on my shot. Not so much the driving, and a lot of overall stuff, but mainly my jump shot.
WB: Alright, switching gears to the NBA Draft -- a lot of mocks [Ed. Note: Including ours!] have you guys taking Al-Farouq Aminu out of Wake Forest or Ed Davis out of Carolina ... what do you think the Clippers need to add in order to make you guys competitive next year?
BG: You know, a guy like that, who's definitely a guy who can be versatile and come in and play the three for us is what would be good. Like you said, Al-Farouq is a great player and so is Ed Davis. I also like Luke Babbich from Nevada, so, you know, any of those guys
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Great Stuff I can tell Blake just wants to hurry up and get te season started
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