Blake Griffin = Poor man's Amare Stoudemire

[BGriffin's Dad]

if you think comparing rookie seasons is unfair, we can always compare their current season

2011-12 Season Averages

[COLOR="Green"]Blake:[/COLOR] 20.4 PPG, 11.8 RPG, 3.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.6 BPG, 2.8 TO, 51.7% FG, 100% 3PT, 51.2% FT
[COLOR="Red"]Amar'e:[/COLOR] 18.3 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.4 BPG, 2.8 TO, 40.8 FG%, 40.0 3P%, 80.0 FT%

[Dave3]

Offense: Griffin < Stoudemire
Defense: Griffn = Stoudemire

Griffin rebounds way more than Stoudemire, even more than he did in his prime. Rebounding doesn't count?

Secondly, Griffin in his rookie year shot 51% FG, Amar'e has never shot that high without Nash. Efficiency doesn't count either?

Third, Griffin is a better passer. Both more willing, and better court vision. Passing doesn't count?

You see why it's not close to him being a "poor man's" version? Griffin is already better at multiple facets of the game, and so far this year has been better offensively too.

[Sarcastic]

if you think comparing rookie seasons is unfair, we can always compare their current season

2011-12 Season Averages

[COLOR="Green"]Blake:[/COLOR] 20.4 PPG, 11.8 RPG, 3.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.6 BPG, 2.8 TO, 51.7% FG, 100% 3PT, 51.2% FT
[COLOR="Red"]Amar'e:[/COLOR] 18.3 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.4 BPG, 2.8 TO, 40.8 FG%, 40.0 3P%, 80.0 FT%

I said compare them at ages, not this year.

[Figlo]

I like the Amare comparison but poor man's amare WTF?

you'r probably the type of fan who only has seen 1 game with B.griff this season and judge after that one game...

[Kobr]

You have to rank them at ages, not rookie seasons, otherwise it's not a fair comparison.

Comparing players by age instead of seasons is wildly inaccurate. I don't know why some people on ISH insist on doing that. You wouldn't compare Iverson and Kobe at 21, for example. AI was in his rookie year at 21, while Kobe had been in the league for 4 years by 21.

[BGriffin's Dad]

I said compare them at ages, not this year.

that's stupid.. players enter the league at different ages..

[Clippersfan86]

Comparing players by age instead of seasons is wildly inaccurate. I don't know why some people on ISH insist on doing that. You wouldn't compare Iverson and Kobe at 21, for example. AI was in his rookie year at 21, while Kobe had been in the league for 4 years by 21.

That's the way Joyner likes to compare Durant to other legends. "At 21... he was putting up 30 ppg!"

[Haymaker]

Blake Griffin = Shawn Kemp (Let's not forget Kemp developed a solid post game, and he was fast as fvck for a PF, the jury's still out for BG)

[shallehalle]

pre injury Amare > Griffin

i want to see Griffin do what Amare did in the playoffs against Spurs

[Sarcastic]

Comparing players by age instead of seasons is wildly inaccurate. I don't know why some people on ISH insist on doing that. You wouldn't compare Iverson and Kobe at 21, for example. AI was in his rookie year at 21, while Kobe had been in the league for 4 years by 21.

That's exactly why you do it. Kobe was a young kid out of high school in his first year in the league. Comparing that to Michael Jordan's rookie year is wildly inaccurate when comparing the two of them. At around 21/22 is when you see their careers start to resemble each other.

[Sarcastic]

that's stupid.. players enter the league at different ages..

And that's why you do it. It's not fair to compare a kid out of high school to someone who played a year in the NCAA, and won player of the year.

[LA_Showtime]

Griffin rebounds way more than Stoudemire, even more than he did in his prime. Rebounding doesn't count?

Secondly, Griffin in his rookie year shot 51% FG, Amar'e has never shot that high without Nash. Efficiency doesn't count either?

Third, Griffin is a better passer. Both more willing, and better court vision. Passing doesn't count?

You see why it's not close to him being a "poor man's" version? Griffin is already better at multiple facets of the game, and so far this year has been better offensively too.

They remind me of each other because neither of them has much of a mental game. It seems like Amare's past the age where he'll ever develop that mental advantage that most superstars have, while Griffin still has time to do it.

[Kobr]

That's exactly why you do it. Kobe was a young kid out of high school in his first year in the league. Comparing that to Michael Jordan's rookie year is wildly inaccurate when comparing the two of them. At around 21/22 is when you see their careers start to resemble each other.

So you think it'd be fair to compare Kobe and Iverson at the age of 21? You don't think their discrepancies in NBA seasons played matters?

You don't see how two players can be the same age, yet one can be a rookie and the other can have 4 seasons under his belt?

[Sarcastic]

Kobe Bryant's 16th year in the league is very different from KAJ's 16th year in the league. Kobe is 33 in his 16th year, while Kareem was 37 at the same point. You are supposed to compare by the ages, not years played in the league.

[Kobr]

So you think it'd be fair to compare Kobe and Iverson at the age of 21? You don't think their discrepancies in NBA seasons played matters?

You don't see how two players can be the same age, yet one can be a rookie and the other can have 4 seasons under his belt?