Poor Blake Griffin

[plowking]

clips will trade kaman

Miami is listening.

[GiveItToBurrito]

Miami is listening.

What could the Heat give the Clippers, though?

[BRINKER]

What could the Heat give the Clippers, though?

jermaine o'neal's expiring deal

[boozehound]

RUbio is Spanish, not Italian.
But anyone from the Meditteranean with taste in culture and food will be in hell in Memphis or OKC.

something tells me you havent been to memphis.

[Sinox]

The worst scenario is that he will be trapped on a bad team for a few years.
The upsides are LA, money, and face of the franchise.

[OneMoreSucka]

The worst scenario is that he will be trapped on a bad team for a few years.
The upsides are LA, money, and face of the franchise.

Is it even possible to be the face of the Clippers? Who has been their "face" in previous years?

[bdreason]

Not like the Kings or Grizzlies are any better.

[bdreason]

Anyone think that Griffin will be better then Beasley?

He won't ever be better than Beasley.

Beasley's offensive game is better now than Griffin's will ever be.

[G-train]

Yeah, most def. He's not as skilled at this point, but he's (IMO) a superior athlete with better size. I think Griffin will be a legit PF while Beasily will always be somewhat of a tweener.

If you watched a Heat game you would see he can play the 4 very well. And no he is not a superior athlete... he may have a slightly higher leap, but Beasley has a massive leap also. He just does efficient moves. Plus Beasley has loads more talent.
However Griffin is a better rebounder and defender

[BRINKER]

He won't ever be better than Beasley.

Beasley's offensive game is better now than Griffin's will ever be.

beasley's offensive game is better than a lot of players whose overall value much exceeds beasley's

[bigkingsfan]

Not like the Kings or Grizzlies are any better.

He would of gotten 35+ mins, guarantee starting spot with both teams. Zbo is locked for another 2 years, so his early development will be hinder as a backup role. As a NBA fan, you won't see him running for ROY...

[Cerebral Jedi]

Poor Blake indeed. He should pull a Danny Ferry and force a trade.

[bdreason]

beasley's offensive game is better than a lot of players whose overall value much exceeds beasley's

The difference is that Beasley can work on his defense and rebounding.

Griffin will never be as talented an offensive player as Beasley, even if he practices all day, every day, for the rest of his life.

[oh the horror]

He would of gotten 35+ mins, guarantee starting spot with both teams. Zbo is locked for another 2 years, so his early development will be hinder as a backup role. As a NBA fan, you won't see him running for ROY...

There is no damn way they keep Blake coming off the bench for Zach....I would FIGURE they'd trade Randolph and try to develope Blake, no?


Or, have him coming off the bench early on, and make a trade in the season to get Randolph the hell outta town. I mean the guy is a complete idiot on the ball court....



Right??

I just dont see them benching Blake for long, just to play Randolph like that.

[bdreason]

He would of gotten 35+ mins, guarantee starting spot with both teams. Zbo is locked for another 2 years, so his early development will be hinder as a backup role. As a NBA fan, you won't see him running for ROY...

Clips are going to dump Randolph, or Kaman, or both.

I bet Grifffin gets 25-30 minutes a game a few months into the season... much like Gordon last year,

Also, Griffin will be playing with guys who can score, so he can focus on what he is good at; Rebounding, Defense, and Hustle.