Open Thread: Sweet Sixteen, Part II

by Tom Ziller on Mar 27, 2009 2:09 PM PDT in NBA Draft

Thank goodness Syracuse-Oklahoma is an early game. Wouldn't want to have to decide between Blake Griffin and Spencer Hawes, after all.

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Some good prospects tonight!

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
- lend the eye a terrible aspect
and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Mar 27, 2009 4:19 PM PDT reply actions

Arizona struggling versus the Louisville press

I haven’t watched Louisville this season…do they press all game?

Lonely people mixing with one another? Breeding? Creating an even lonelier generation? You're not allowing natural selection to do its work. You're like the guy that invented the seat belt.

by otis29 on Mar 27, 2009 4:21 PM PDT reply actions

yup

by jstnblke41 on Mar 27, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Jordan Hill doesn't post up very deep

I haven’t seen much of him though, just one bad game a few weeks ago.

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
- lend the eye a terrible aspect
and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Mar 27, 2009 4:24 PM PDT reply actions

Hill isn't anything to get excited about.

He played in a conference that lacked size this year and stood out because of it.

by cabz on Mar 27, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions

The Pac10 Was pretty small this yr.

He doesn’t look like a future Star in this game

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
- lend the eye a terrible aspect
and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Mar 27, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Nice block by Samuals

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
- lend the eye a terrible aspect
and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Mar 27, 2009 4:26 PM PDT reply actions

Budinger can play

no suprise there

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
- lend the eye a terrible aspect
and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Mar 27, 2009 4:39 PM PDT reply actions

Getting ugly early

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
- lend the eye a terrible aspect
and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Mar 27, 2009 4:40 PM PDT reply actions

that Griffin guy is pretty good.

by supamang08 on Mar 27, 2009 4:56 PM PDT reply actions

not sayin anything new...but griffin is so tough

the thing that impresses me, is that teams just zone up against oklahoma to pretty much deny him the ball. with rebounding and positioning, he still manages to get at least 20 and 10 every game.

imagine if teams allowed him to get the ball in the post!

by thisismellow on Mar 27, 2009 5:10 PM PDT reply actions

im sure he can average a lot more points

if he was more selfish, but he likes to pass

by supamang08 on Mar 27, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions

agreed

his 20 points come pretty effortlessly. However, it does pose the question of whether he has the offensive game for the pros, if only because we don’t get to see it in action???

by thisismellow on Mar 27, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions

He Cruuushed Johney Flynn!

get outta the way little fella!

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
- lend the eye a terrible aspect
and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Mar 27, 2009 5:19 PM PDT reply actions

Did you hear the announcers

say they were seeing Griffin in person for the first time and were suprised that he’s even more buffed-out than the TV shows?

Ouch

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
- lend the eye a terrible aspect
and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Mar 27, 2009 5:21 PM PDT reply actions

I do not think there is anyone that dislikes Griffin.

He is a beast and he surprises you because the reality is better than the stories you hear.

by mayfieldcol on Mar 28, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions

Samardo Samuels

looks the exact same sz as Jordan Hill

no- maybe an inch smaller as advertised. Hard to tell with Jordan’s hair..

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
- lend the eye a terrible aspect
and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Mar 27, 2009 5:26 PM PDT reply actions

Earl Clark a likely looking SF

Budinger out there all alone offensively for AZ

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
- lend the eye a terrible aspect
and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Mar 27, 2009 5:29 PM PDT reply actions

Blake Griffin

just hit his head on the backboard while throwing down a monster dunk.

Wow.

by jveezy on Mar 27, 2009 6:22 PM PDT reply actions

he wants to wear a Bobby Mask

by betweentheeyes on Mar 27, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions

I feel sorry

for the backboard. What a beast.

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by section214 on Mar 27, 2009 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions

yes - thats the word

Beast.

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
- lend the eye a terrible aspect
and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Mar 27, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions

I’m torn between Griffin and Rubio

by kingme on Mar 27, 2009 11:44 PM PDT reply actions

good problem to have

I hope GP ends up having to make that decision.

Ball movement ... is like jogging for most people: They do it occasionally, and it makes them happy. Then they go back to not doing it. - Henry Abbott

by Kfan in Korea on Mar 27, 2009 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions

That is a good problem to have

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by pookeyguru on Mar 28, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions

I think

Griffin is the choice right now but with the second pick in the NBA draft I would be more than happy to pick Rubio; Griffin is Micheal Beasley except bigger, stronger, and has a way better motor.

Hope

by Ultrakingsfan on Mar 28, 2009 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions

He is more like Boozer.

I hate to say this but he reminds me of Karl Malone. He just batters people around by the basket. IT is easy to fall in love with Blake Griffin.

by mayfieldcol on Mar 28, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions

More of a bruiser/punisher than Boozer

More athletic too. He’ll start scoring 20 right away, we’ll see about the rebounds and D.

But he looks like a 20/10 NBA PF to me (very early in his career)

Karl Malone sounds right, everyone is thier own player, different, but a good comparison.

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
- lend the eye a terrible aspect
and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Mar 28, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions

I really like Rubio but I’m scared that he might turnout to be a Mike Conley Jr. type of player. Westbrook, on the other hand, is a different story. Griffin seems like the real deal though. I’m glad I’m not the one who has to make this decision

by kingme on Mar 29, 2009 8:15 AM PDT reply actions