Blake Griffin Is Completely Overrated

Blake Griffin isn’t all he’s cracked up to be, especially in Los Angeles.

With Blake Griffin’s suspension ending on Sunday, it gave me time to think about how much he can benefit this Clipper team, but at the same time how much better he should be right now.

Let’s be honest, Blake Griffin is overrated and most people won’t admit to it. I’ll briefly explain the reasons why he’s overrated.

Offensively, Griffin has gotten better since his rookie season. His jump shot has improved the most but his post moves are still pedestrian at best.

Griffin doesn’t have a go-to post move offensively, and at the age of 27, that’s frightening due to the deficiency of aging knees in basketball players.

The large majority of his points are still dunks at the rim and when those knees start to give out, his jumping ability won’t be so incredible.

Actually, playing with a great point guard should’ve helped him elevate his game to elite status, but I guess not.

Griffin plays very hard and that’s amazing about him as an athlete. He’s improved his free throw shooting, passing ability and play making ability, but there’s still plenty of room to grow.

However, the guy needs to get his footwork together in the post and take advantage of his quickness against other defenders.

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Defensively, for his athletic ability, he should be at least averaging a block per game and that’s not the case. Also, he should be averaging at least 10 rebounds per game too.

However, that is also not the case.

As a matter of fact, he hasn’t averaged double digit rebounds since the lockout season in 2011-12. For a player of his stature and athletic ability, that’s unacceptable.

Rebounding is about effort, timing and willingness to do the dirty work.

DeAndre Jordan is gobbling up most of the boards with 14 per game, but that’s no excuse for Griffin.

At the end of the day, the Clippers need Griffin if they hope to get out the first round of the playoffs.

And to make at least the Western Conference Finals, Griffin must play like a super star.

Griffin can’t play like a sidekick to Chris Paul in this postseason.

It’s going to be interesting to see how Doc Rivers inserts Griffin into the lineup after all the time he has missed. Up until this point, he’s played only 30 games and the playoffs start in about two weeks.

Griffin will be elite once he thrives in the playoffs and thus far we have yet to see him thrive in postseason play.

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This postseason will be a make or break for Griffin going forward due to all the distractions he caused the team this season.