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Clipper Nation Soldier
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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The Puppeteer
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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Clipper Nation Soldier
Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade
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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Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade
Dude must have looked like Magic running the point at that size.
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Game. Set. Match.
Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade
You can say the same thing for tons of NBA players.
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I rule the local playground
Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade
Not surprised. Explains why his post game sucks.
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Clipper Nation Soldier
Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade
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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Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade
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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Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade
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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Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade
Originally Posted by MASH Transit
Not surprised. Explains why his post game sucks.
Lmao well played
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Clipper Nation Soldier
Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade
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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I rule the local playground
Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade
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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Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade
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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Clipper Nation Soldier
Re: Blake Griffin played PG till 10th grade
Originally Posted by abuC
Wow. Thanks. That's crazy.
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Titles are overrated
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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