Blake Griffin's second season wasn't the smashing success his first season was. Alright, well there were plenty of smashes on other players' faces but his second season certainly wasn't as well received as his first. He didn't have this vast improvement that everyone said he needed to have and he gained a reputation as either a cry baby, a flopper or both. So the expectations grew, his game didn't as much and since he wasn't the hot new thing people began to pick his game apart. For a guy who can't shoot, doesn't defend and is undersized for his position, he's off to a pretty amazing start to his career.
Still, as Yahoo!'s Johnny Ludden writes, Griffin's bank account is about to grow by leaps and bounds due to a contract extension (he's technically in his third season) and for his sake and the Clippers', his game better not be too far behind.
"Nothing less than the Clippers' future depends on Griffin returning ne...
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Crossover Chronicles:
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Tim Duncan,
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Dwight Howard,
Stan Van Gundy
TEAMS: San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Orlando Magic
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