Monday, December 10, 2012

Blake Griffin Destroys Kendrick Perkins


The above is a piece of art by Blake Griffin, NBA star Power Forward of the Los Angeles Clippers.
 In one of the most electrifying and humiliating (for Kendrick Perkins) dunks in recent history, 2011 Sprite Slam Dunk Champion Blake Griffin runs a perfect pick-and-roll play with NBA star Point Guard Chris Paul on Oklahoma City Thunder Guard Russel Westbrook and Power Forward Serge Ibaka, leaving Center Kendrick Perkins to brace the impact of what many players and fans have called the "best dunk EVER."
           Blake Griffin is a professional basketball player who played college basketball for the University of Oklahoma. Griffin was one of the most highly touted prospects coming out of high school, and in his freshman year at Oklahoma, he averaged 14.7 points and 9.1 rebounds in only 28 minutes per game.  His season was ended by MCL sprains in both knees (in succession), but bounced back in his sophomore season to average 22.7 points, 14.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game on his way to winning all six national player of the year awards.
Following his sophomore season, he declared for the NBA draft and was taken first overall by the Los Angeles Clippers. In yet another stroke of bad luck, Griffin injured his kneecap during his final preseason game and was forced to sit out the 2009-2010 season.  Since returning from his injury, Griffin has played at an All-Star caliber level while maintaining his health and avoiding any major injury. Even though he lacks a refined post game and is nearly invisible on defense, Griffin has unmistakably changed the Clippers franchise. In the 2011-2012 season (essentially his rookie year), Griffin recorded monster averages of 22.5 PPG (points per game), 12.1 RPG (rebounds per game), and 3.8 APG (assists per game) while shooting an average 50% from the field in 38 MPG (minutes per game). Those numbers have since taken a slight dip with the arrival of guards Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford, Chauncy Billups and center Deandre Jordan, but Griffin has nonetheless proven to be one of the most lethal big men in the NBA because of his incredible athleticism and improving perimeter shooting.

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