Showing posts with label Blake Griffin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blake Griffin. Show all posts

Sunday, February 20, 2011

2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Recap



I thoroughly enjoyed yesterday's Sprite Slam Dunk Contest last night - it was 10X better than the previous 5 years of slam dunks combined. For those of you who did NOT watch the contest, here it is in its entirety:












Click the jump for my analysis:

Thursday, January 27, 2011

NBA All-Stars Revealed - Western Edition

Tonight, on the TNT pregame show at 7 PM EST, the commentators will announce the starting lineups participating in the 60th NBA All-Star Game held on February 20, 2011 at the renowned Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (The reserves are announced in a week)

Here are my picks for the Western Conference - both the starting lineup and the reserve players. Here, the only position that is a given is the starting SG (Kobe Bryant). For every other position, two+ players could take the starting slot.

Click Here for my predictions on the 2011 Eastern Conference Roster

I will present to you the starting lineup and my analysis of the starters and reserve selections:

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

What a Game by Blake Griffin!

I know I am a day late with this post - reason being I couldn't find a good video recapping every made basket by LA Clippers' Blake Griffin - who scored a career-and NBA-Season-high 47 points (28 before halftime) in the Clippers' 114-107 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday. Take a look at the runaway Rookie of the Year:


Sunday, January 16, 2011

Wednesday, January 05, 2011

NBA Dunk Contest Participants Revealed!


The NBA Dunk Contest - a tradition held during every NBA All-Star weekend - has revealed it's participants. According to Los Angeles Times writer Broderick Turner, these are the four that will be coming to LA next month: 6-foot-10-inch Blake Griffin PF for LA Clippers), 6-1 Brandon Jennings (PG, now injured, for Milwaukee Bucks), 6-10 Serge Ibaka (PF for Oklahoma City Thunder) and 7-0 JaVale McGee (C for the Wash Wizards).

Find out more about my analysis and videos of the participants after the jump:

Friday, December 17, 2010

NBA Dunks of the Year

We are not even through a third of the NBA season, yet we have seen some impressive dunks so far - from Blake Griffin's "Superman" dunk to the emotional throwdown by point guard Russell Westbrook. Here are my top seven dunks of the year: