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    Default Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade

    . I always wondered why he had such great handles, passing and court vision for his size... and I just heard a podcast of a Thunder reporter who's followed Blake since his freshman year in HS. He said Blake Griffin was a 6'3 PG going into 10th grade who played primarily on the perimeter while his brother Taylor played in the paint.

    He said in 10th grade Griffin had a massive growth spurt and got to the nearly 6'9 height without shoes he is now. Pretty crazy and something nobody probably would have known.

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    Default Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade

    Lol I envy this massively. I was 6'0 in the 7th grade and never grew another inch. I am 23 now.



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    Quote Originally Posted by FireDavidKahn
    Lol I envy this massively. I was 6'0 in the 7th grade and never grew another inch. I am 23 now.


    Haha... same kind of situation for me.

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    Default Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade

    Dude must have looked like Magic running the point at that size.

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    Default Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade

    You can say the same thing for tons of NBA players.

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    Default Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade

    Not surprised. Explains why his post game sucks.

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    Default Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade

    Quote Originally Posted by bdreason
    You can say the same thing for tons of NBA players.
    Only the most versatile ones. Lebron, Odom, Iggy etc. You can tell which players played PG growing up that are bigs now based on ball handling, passing ability etc.

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    Default Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade

    Quote Originally Posted by FireDavidKahn
    Lol I envy this massively. I was 6'0 in the 7th grade and never grew another inch. I am 23 now.


    You must have seen porn. Or started *********ing.

    It was a mistake.

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    Default Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade

    Quote Originally Posted by Clippersfan86
    Only the most versatile ones. Lebron, Odom, Iggy etc. You can tell which players played PG growing up that are bigs now based on ball handling, passing ability etc.

    Curveball, Dwight Howard was a PG.

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    Default Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade

    Quote Originally Posted by MASH Transit
    Not surprised. Explains why his post game sucks.
    Lmao well played

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    Default Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade

    Quote Originally Posted by abuC
    Curveball, Dwight Howard was a PG.
    In HS? Seems odd because his handles, court vision and passing are sh**. He must of been a bad prospect before his growth spurt.

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    Default Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade

    Quote Originally Posted by Clippersfan86
    Only the most versatile ones. Lebron, Odom, Iggy etc. You can tell which players played PG growing up that are bigs now based on ball handling, passing ability etc.
    Griffin isn't anywhere close to being one of the most versatile players in the league though. Great scorer and rebounder, solid passer. Sucks on the defensive end, iso and help, and is limited in post skill.(can't create his own shot) Inconsistent jumper, and doesn't always fully commit to screens.

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    Default Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade

    Quote Originally Posted by Clippersfan86
    In HS? Seems odd because his handles, court vision and passing are sh**. He must of been a bad prospect before his growth spurt.

    Yeah a late growth spurt, he wasn't nationally ranked until I think his junior year, he was 5"9 and shot up to 6"9 in one year.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX6c4...layer_embedded

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    Default Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade

    Quote Originally Posted by abuC
    Yeah a late growth spurt, he wasn't nationally ranked until I think his junior year, he was 5"9 and shot up to 6"9 in one year.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX6c4...layer_embedded
    Wow. Thanks. That's crazy.

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    Default Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade

    Dwight surprises me. Other than Sabonis I cant think of any true bigmen who started as points. Sabonis shot up to 7'3'' out of the blue I believe.

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