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BasketballNew Heights: The Cult of NBA Star Blake GriffinIn just half a season, the Los Angeles Clippers rookie has become a modern-day human highlight film. 25, 2011The one on the Russian is the best Authentic Jordan 5S. Haven seen it? Go to YouTube and look for the clip titled Dose of Insanity: Griffin vs. Knicks. one has already attracted nearly 1.5 million views. Blake Griffin, the 6-ft. 10-in. rookie power forward for the Los Angeles Clippers, catches a pass just inside the foul lane. As he starts to rise, each of his hands palms a different round object. In one hand, of course, is the basketball. But in his left hand, Griffin practically cups the head of 7-ft. 1-in. Knicks center Timofey Mozgov, then uses it to propel himself upward, as if it were a spare piece of gym equipment. Griffin is essentially eye level with the rim, and at that point he dunks it over Mozgov, his springlike body so high off the ground that his hands never actually touch the rim (the basketball cliché of it down has never been so apt). After the slam, and right before he whistles Mozgov for a foul, the ref body briefly recoils, as if he sees something, well, shocking. He might as well have screamed! before making the call. Griffin says he didn realize he used Mozgov head until he watched the film the next day. wasn a conscious decision, Griffin says. was just trying to brace myself. If I didn do that, I probably would have toppled over. (For the record, Griffin calls this dunk, off a fast break, his favorite of the year.) So does this guy have something against immigrantsAuthentic Jordan 6S? Not at all. and abroad. Just ask Anthony Tolliver of the Minnesota Timberwolves, a Missourian, about the poster treatment Griffin gave him in November. No wonder Griffin groupies pass his dunk clips around the Web like trading cards.
In fact, with the NBA season fast approaching its All-Star break, Griffin has given a generally unsurprising season its biggest (and a much needed) jolt. The San Antonio Spurs, at 39-7, are certainly better than people expected. But no one is shocked that a four-time NBA champion, albeit one with an aging core, has thrived. The Miami Heat may not be undefeated, as many pundits seemed to expect, but LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Co. are still leading their division. So are the Los Angeles Lakers, even if there is more Kobe Bryant-Phil Jackson bickering than in recent years and many observers (including former Lakers star and general manager Jerry West) claim the team is past its prime, and the Boston Celtics, last year Eastern Conference champs, who on many nights can look pretty unbeatable in their own right. On the other hand, no one thought Griffin, just a rookie, would come to dominate the highlight shows and become a viral sensation. He was the top pick of the 2009 NBA draft as a sophomore out of Oklahoma but broke his kneecap in the last preseason game Authentic Jordan 7S. Surgery cost him the entire season. Most young athletes take years to recover from these kinds of setbacks; recurring knee and foot injuries, for example, have stalled the career of Greg Oden, the top pick in the 2007 draft. Somehow, Griffin has come back even better than he was before. tried to turn the injury into a positive experience, he says. sitting and watching, for me, was just good. I knew what it was going to be like, so I was a lot more comfortable coming in. Entering the Clippers Jan. 29 game against the Charlotte Bobcats, Griffin is averaging a double-double: 22.6 points and 12.8 rebounds per game. At one point he notched 27 straight double-doubles. just always adding stuff to his game, says Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love, who is on a 31-game double-double streak of his own. got the dribble moves and that shot off the glass. He plays like every possession is his last. unbelievable Jordan 7 Raptors 2012. Bypop, he referring to Griffin ability to jump quickly, and high, off the ground while standing still. Griffin doesn need a running start to go grab rebounds, nor a dribble or two to dunk from close range. This makes him a more efficient player.
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