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Griffin may be game's next Mailman
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08:09 AM ET 10.01 | Blake Griffin hopes he's improved his mid-range shooting this offseason, and a compacted stroke may help him reach greater heights. When Lamar Odom looks at [Griffin's] future, he sees great players from the past. After Sunday's practice at the team's facility, Odom didn't blink in comparing Griffin's game to a pair of the NBA's all-time best: Karl Malone and Charles Barkley. Like those players, Odom said, Griffin is a force at the rim, using athleticism and physicality. And like those players, Griffin will eventually have to play more from the perimeter. "It just takes time," Odom said. "He's great at being an athlete. But he understands the game and understands what he needs to do. He'll be a hall of famer."
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Blake is too fragile to ever be the Mailman, plus the Karl could shoot the jumpshot and hit ft's.
All about the Apple
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That dude gets a mid range game and all hell will break loose......
Detroitsportsisthebe…
Detroit , MI
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so who's the next stockton then?
ClevelandGuy
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Those candys R making effects on Odom. On practice everyone can make a jump shot. Why not wait until after the season and see if Griffin indeed improves he's jump shooting, then U can start making comparitions with Hall of Famers.
TitoLike
Rio Grande , PR
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Chris Paul?
TitoLike
Rio Grande , PR
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Not early on in his career. Malone relied heavily on his athleticism, then his game evolved as he got older. I could see Blake becoming a player like the Mailman.
Klockwork33
Chicago , IL
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Thinking back to the series-clinching game for the Bulls in '97, I recall Karl Malone blowing 2 or 3 straight FTs.
BrownQJ: Bulls Gone…
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EXACTLY!!! not many people remember Karl Malone his first few years in the league... Dude dunked on Dudes like it was no tomorrow... Blake is alot like Karl Malone athletically.. a more injury prone version that is and doesn't run his mouth as much as the great Mail Man did...
Swauny Jones
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You said it all!!!!
The Oldtimer
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Who cares what Lamar Kardashian thinks?
Otis B. Driftwood
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Don't Give Me 'All That Jazz', Bro.
I Love LA
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But if you recall Mailman couldnt do those things when he first came in the league (yeah Im old enough to remember that)..he was something like a 51% ft shooter his first few years but worked on his game to become one of the best FT shooting PFs...if Blake wants to, he can improve the same way
DR_Universal
Charlotte , NC
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Flop Griffin is one of the NBA's most overrated players. He's got a LONG way to go before any comparison to the likes of Malone even remotely makes sense.
Mempho
Memphis , TN
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Stockton was responsible for making the Mailman who he was. One thing he was not was athletic. IF Griffin develops a midrange jumpshot, he'll be unstoppable. But at this stage he still has a way to go the reach Kevin Love.
Hllywd: Olskool
Columbus , OH
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Barkley had that intensity though...thats something you cant teach. "Round Mound" would be on the glass relentlessly and was very athletic, could handle the ball on a break and had a better jump shot than he was initially given credit for. I used to love to watch him play in Philly....ANIMAL!
DR_Universal
Charlotte , NC
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