Found April 07, 2009 on msn.foxsports.com:
Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin will give up his final two years of eligibility and head to the NBA after a sophomore season that ended with him being recognized as college basketball's top player. Griffin announced his decision Tuesday at a campus news conference alongside coach Jeff Capel, saying it was time to take his game to the next level...

12 Comments:
  • The guy would have been crazy to play another year and risk seriuos injury, especially when he plays the way he does. Hate to see him go because I think they could make a serious national championship run with Warren AND Griffin still there.
  • Two words ,its time.Thanks Blake for a great year of basketball.
  • WOOP DEE DOO!!

    One things for sure.. they*re aren*t any Andrew Bynum*s in this years draft.. Meaning: A Diamond in the rough!!
  • Blake Griffin,Michael Beasley and Kevin Durnat Damn! The Big 12 has produced some serious players over the Last 3 seasons,Griffins gotta be hands down the overall #1 Pick in the NBA Draft..Dude can flat out play..Good Luck to him at the next level ...
  • Welcome to the Wolves...wait the wolves suck at drafting, even if they somehow get the top lotto pick they would probably trade him for someone like Christian "LAIM"teir (Duke guy). well we can always hope.
  • Thanks for the show Blake..You will be a stud in that league too
  • If he doesn't develop an offensive game then he won't be a star in the NBA..The guy can dunk like a Stoudemire or a Howard, but he's only 6'7 or 6'8 and that is not going to cut it against top NBA forwards...
  • He's 6'10 and runs the floor like a gazzelle. Tim Duncan and Rasheed Wallace couldn't shoot that well when they came into the NBA. Check out the article I just posted about Griffin. This guy is not going to be a bust. He's just a sophomore and still deveoping his game. Here is a clip of it:

    In Kansas City, another ex-Dukie, Mike Gminski, saw Griffin live for the first time and "was just blown away by his body,” Capel said.

    Gminski called Griffin the prototypical NBA power forward. The Sooners went to Memphis, and another NBA-ex, Clark Kellogg, echoed the same thing.

    "I think he’s going to be a better pro than he was a college player,” Capel said
  • They said the same thing about DeAndre Jordan...He was the next "Dwight Howard"..He had the body he just needed to develop an offensive game..The guy can barely get off the bench for the Clippers..Griffin is no lock and the guys is no 6'10..Around draft time you'll see the guy is around 6'8
  • It's the Clippers for crying out loud would you wanna get off the bench for that team??? Blake Griffin is way better then DeAndre Jordan just look at their College stats..
  • Griffin has a lot better work ethic and better background. The guy wants to excel. He's going to be the number one pick. Just look at the numbers the guy put up just in the tournament games and without a real big supporting cast. If the guy played for NC, Memphis, or CT, his numbers would probably be off of the charts because he wouldn't have had to deal with all of the double or triple teams all season. Sure, only time will tell, but I don't think you will find many basketball analysts that are going to tell you this guy is going to be a bust.
  • Carlos Boozer??? Thats exactly who he is...oh yea he is an all star
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