Blake Griffin vs. Tiago Splitter

[TheKingOfMIA6]

Blake Griffin

btw what position does Tiago play

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He was also 19 when he was drafted near the end of his growth cycle. You see the same issues begin to arise when Bynum was 19. Griffin was 20.

Are you really going to argue that reoccurring knee issues in young players is not a major concern?

Wow, you must know something that NBA teams don't. You should apply for a job telling them how stupid their past draft picks were.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Wow, you must know something that NBA teams don't. You should apply for a job telling them how stupid their past draft picks were.

Ummm, okay......

How much you want to bet that Griffin does not play 70 games next year?

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Ummm, okay......

How much you want to bet that Griffin does not play 70 games next year?

Do you even have a point or are you just padding your postcount?

[rascal]

Ummm, okay......

How much you want to bet that Griffin does not play 70 games next year?

You would not trade Splitter straight up for Griffin if it were possible?

[BadMotorscooter]

Griffin. If he is healthy and plays like he is capable, it wont even be close. A better comparision poll would have been Splitter or Cousins.

[Galileo]

Good . But I also want to mention something. Just scanning through the list, I see that more than half are all-stars. So the percentage of all-stars is quite high. And since this thread is about Splitter against Griffin, which is stupid since none of these people have stepped onto the NBA court for a regular season game, just looking at these players, I am thinking Blake Griffin can be someone special, someone who can leave an impact on the league somewhat. I am not thinking top 5 NBA player in his prime but he is going to be in the discussion for top 15 in the league in my opinion. And I voted for Griffin, because he has more potential and has the ability to prove himself as a Clipper. Looking forward to him trying to turn that cursed franchise into something. One last thing, looking at all of these players, with an exception of a few, it seems that these players find a way to stay in the league for a long time, so they are not bad by any means.

How many of these 27 players made at least one allstar team?

Laettner made one.

next.

[Chieflion]

How many of these 27 players made at least one allstar team?

Laettner made one.

next.

Jamison, Brand, Ewing, Jordan, Sampson, Duncan, Robinson, Durant, Johnson, Manning.

[Galileo]

Galileo's all-star take:

* DuJaun Blair has a standing reach 1 1/2 inches higher than Griffin

* Griffin is undersized and looks like the next van Horn

* Griffin missed his entire rookie season. Show me another all-star who ever did that?

* If they re-did the 2007 draft, http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2007.html , who would go ahead of Splitter now?

Durant
maybe Oden
Horford
maybe Green
Noah probably not

* if Splitter were in the 2009 draft, http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2009.html , who would go ahead of him?

Griffin possibly
Jennings possibly
Evans maybe

If Splitter was in then 2010 draft, http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2010.html , he would be the third pick.\

That's Galileo's AS take, like it or lump it.

[Galileo]

Jamison, Brand, Ewing, Jordan, Sampson, Duncan, Robinson, Durant, Johnson, Manning.

11 of 27?

[Chieflion]

Add Kenyon Martin. And I didn't count Jayson Williams, Blake Griffin, Evan Turner and Tyler Hansbrough.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

You would not trade Splitter straight up for Griffin if it were possible?

I doubt Griffin could even pass a physical right now.

[Galileo]

Add Kenyon Martin. And I didn't count Jayson Williams, Blake Griffin, Evan Turner and Tyler Hansbrough.

12 of 27.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Do you even have a point or are you just padding your postcount?

Give me a break. You were going off on a stupid tangent about the Blazer's thought process three years ago. I brought how knee injuries and Oden really relate to the question here, Griffin or Splitter.

Griffin has had the same knee injury for a year now. I would not touch Griffin with a 10 foot pole until he can show he can get healthy.

I would not trade Splitter for Bynum for the same reason. The over/under on how many games Bynum would play a year is like 50 and I will be shocked if he is still playing in 3 years.

[Obstructed_View]

Give me a break. You were going off on a stupid tangent about the Blazer's thought process three years ago. I brought how knee injuries and Oden really relate to the question here, Griffin or Splitter.

Translation: I was having a conversation with someone else about something they posted, and you suddenly interjected something that had nothing to do with anything I'd said and started attacking my positions with irrelevant information. Gotcha. Moving on...

Griffin has had the same knee injury for a year now. I would not touch Griffin with a 10 foot pole until he can show he can get healthy.

I would not trade Splitter for Bynum for the same reason. The over/under on how many games Bynum would play a year is like 50 and I will be shocked if he is still playing in 3 years.

Just as well, because both teams would laugh you off the phone if you called and offered Splitter for either Griffin or Bynum.

[Chieflion]

12 of 27.

Take out those four. It is unfair because they never got a chance to prove their talent yet. You have 12 of 23. That is more than half.

[BadMotorscooter]

Is someone really arguing about the percentages of 1st round picks and their success or whatever he's talking about? How about this Galileo guy tell me how many non US power forward/centers have been all stars and successful out of the ones who havent. Whats the percentage there?

Darko Milicic anyone? He worked out great as a #2 pick.

[Galileo]

Is someone really arguing about the percentages of 1st round picks and their success or whatever he's talking about? How about this Galileo guy tell me how many non US power forward/centers have been all stars and successful out of the ones who havent. Whats the percentage there?

Darko Milicic anyone? He worked out great as a #2 pick.

3/5ths

[Galileo]

Take out those four. It is unfair because they never got a chance to prove their talent yet. You have 12 of 23. That is more than half.

sometimes life isn't fair.

[MaNu4Tres]

Anyone want to re-vote?

[jgome21]

Is this a joke? I think we all know who's better......

[Blackjack]

Insufficient data.

Tiago is like a Chia Pet without water, even if Griffin's sporting the Chia 'do.

Just add playing time.


























And Hall-of-Fame talent.

[ynh]

Funny thread.. reminds me back in 93 when piston fans thought Lindsey Hunter was going to be the next Isaiah Thomas.

[jaffies]

I voted Splitter because if he wins it will make this thread hilarious three months from now.

[ynh]

lol yeah I got a chuckle there. To be honest most people that had post thought the question was outlandish. Not sure what happened with the voting though.