With the news of Blake being in the dunk contest there’s plenty of chatter to share:
The mammoth of the bunch, and the hands-down favorite in anything involving dunking a basketball, Griffin has turned “dunking big man” from a novelty act or a liability into a truly bewildering, physics-shattering feat.
- Kelly Dwyer over at Ball Don’t Lie breaks it down as well:
We bandied, we’ve wondered, we’ve hoped, and now we’ve learned that the dream is a reality.Blake Griffin(notes) will be in the 2011 NBA Dunk Contest.
- Tom Ziller gives his take over at SB Nation and has a great analogy of what it’s like to pick out the best Blake Griffin highlight:
You know Blake!’s dunks all too well; choosing one is like standing at the butcher counter looking a cuts of sirloin. TOO MUCH GOOD STUFF.
- Why isn’t LeBron in the field? He’s gone back and forth with himself on it apparently before, and apparently is scared of Blake’s homecourt advantage.
- Mike Prada takes an in-depth look at what to expect from Javelle McGee in the contest. I would guess he’ll be Blake’s main competition. Air Congo could prove me wrong though.
- If Blake has a weakness, it’s clearly been at the free-throw line where he is currently shooting only 59%. The good news is he knows it and is working on it.
- This is pretty easy: rate the best in-game dunkers.
- In case you missed it, Blake’s overall game was awarded with NBA Western Conference Rookie of the month for December.
- The greatest rookie of all time? Over at SI they look at the 15 contenders.
To whet your appetite here’s a good remix from hoopmixtape.com of Blake’s 2007 McDonald’s HS All-American Dunk Contest win:
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Find anything else good about Blake lately? Send it to us on Twitter @quakegriffin. For instance, can anyone find the video of Jimmy Fallon challenging Blake to a dunk contest from 2009? If so send it our way.