Comments on: Blake Griffin, Derrick Rose learning physical price of stardom

By: edweird0

edweird0 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:51:10 +0000

lol

By: trickybastard

trickybastard — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:08:15 +0000

Griffin earns every bit of it. Demarcus Cousins was right

By: ezmagic

ezmagic — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:24:51 +0000

Stop crying! Ask Dwight how it feels. He and van gundy complained to the league for years and nothing was done. At least the hard fouls these 2 punks take are called flagrant unlike ALL of the fouls Dwight gets hit with. Shut up and play is what Dwight was told. So shut up and play or go play in the WNBA.

By: a185

a185 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:53:37 +0000

Back in the early 2000s when the game was more physical, Allen Iverson and Shaq could’ve said the same thing. Shaq was too big and strong to lightly foul, A.I. was too quick to not make sure you got a good hit on before he blew by you. In fact, Shaq once said he thinks Iverson takes as much abuse as he does. If you don’t hit Blake hard, you end up in a poster. If you don’t hit Rose hard he’s gonna blow by you. Sometimes he’s barely touched and get fouls called so I don’t know what he’s complaining about. Lead your team to the finals like A.I. and stop complaining, Iverson didn’t complain like that. In fact, A.I. barely got techs.

By: butterednuts86

butterednuts86 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:23:23 +0000

THANK YOU… NEXT!!

By: butterednuts86

butterednuts86 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:22:17 +0000

Give me Love or Aldridge ANYDAY over this CLOWN

By: butterednuts86

butterednuts86 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:20:51 +0000

Guess what?? Before you got CP3, NOBODY CARED!!!

By: jimsjam33

jimsjam33 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:12:23 +0000

To all you Blake Griffin naysayers keep on clucking and scratching your behinds . The Clippers got him , the Clipper fans love him , the Clippers are going to the play-offs for the first time in a long time and the Clips are dangerous . So as far as your waa waa comments nobody in Clipper Land cares . It’s our time to rule the roost . Booya !

By: abchome

abchome — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:05:34 +0000

EVERY player can dunk but how many players average 20/10?

Gasol got a forearm to the neck because he jumped into Griffin and jumped too late. Griffins pushing after the dunk is questionable though. Check “You make the call” on NBA.com for detailed explanation of some controversial calls.

By: rtlguru

rtlguru — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:45:37 +0000

You mean the 70s where most of the players had the physique of mike dunleavy and even the black guys couldn’t jump very high? Really?

Where Kurt Rambis and Mchale were tough guys? Trust me, no one from the 80s could take the hits from the big strong athletes today on a regular basis.

By: chuckj1234

chuckj1234 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:27:41 +0000

Yes he can do more than dunk. Been to a couple of clipper games earlier in the season. He can hit a 12 foot jump shot and has a good inside game, plus he is a good rebounder. Cut him some slack.

By: SOBEIT

SOBEIT — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:16:02 +0000

Players from the 70s & 80s are laughing at these wimps. You drive to the rack, you pay. Now, the league is about scoring and not really playing tough defensive basketball. Hell, you touch a player and it is a foul. What a joke. Just gives the refs more opportunity to control the game and decide the winner.

By: csbox1

csbox1 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:14:40 +0000

NBA players today are such pansies! Nobody is trying to hurt you! Its just a hard foul. Why dont you youtube some 1980s and 1990s playoffs clips! THOSE are fouls! The nba….NoBallsAt all

By: gmsingh

gmsingh — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:04:04 +0000

Tell Blake those other players are just telling him what they think of Kias.

By: rodge1

rodge1 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:40:16 +0000

Has anyone noticed how much D Rose has turned into a crybaby since winning the MVP last year? Blake Griffin is the same as Sean Kemp, lots of dunks and nothing else… Well, minus the 27 kids

By: cweb8123

cweb8123 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:32:12 +0000

Thug? Really? I wouldn’t use that word to describe him. I know there is alot Blake hating going on right right now but he has to have some skill other than dunking other wise those guys in the city park would be playing in the NBA right now too. Shaq probably got beat up more than any other NBA star I ever watched, but I never got to see Wilt play, and he complained about fouls to, it just going to keep happening no matter what. Also if the guy can dunk on you over and over again for now, why worry about shooting a jumper, if he could make the jumper and just shot that all the time you would yell for him to take it the rim.

By: LilTmac2003

LilTmac2003 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:26:27 +0000

This is the thing why D-Rose and Griffin are totally different. Not in stardom, but according to their physical structures.

Griffin is a man-beast. Sure, I agree he flops and totally offensive fouls, but to bring him down is going to take some effort. This is the same reason why Dwight gets hit hard but it seems normal. Simply hitting their elbow is not enough to make them miss the shot. I think the intent is not to damage ‘em, but to at least make sure they don’t make the shot.

With D-Rose it’s different. At 190lbs, 6’3 with lightening fast speed, he gets hit hard several times. Especially that Villanueva foul. He straight up was NOT going towards the ball at all. I don’t know if he was angry, or aggravated, but that’s not smart basketball. Check out some videos too, in slow-mo, Rose would be getting an elbow to the ribs when he gets up for a lap-up, or even there is one play where he literally was dragged away from the ball.

What I don’t get is HOW IN THE WORLD DO REFS not see it???!!?!??

By: philiplewis1

philiplewis1 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:18:31 +0000

The solution to this issue and a boatload of others is to clean house of all NBA officials. Replace them with guys from college, high school, international, wherever, who haven’t become jaded yet by the NBA’s fascination for ignoring the rulebook, or better yet making a rule to fit the officiating. Could we please just have your basic objective hard working referee who calls it as he sees it and abides by the rule book. No favoritism, no grudges, no chip on the shoulder, etc.

By: cdins

cdins — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:08:23 +0000

I like Griffin but hes starting to get on my nerves with the tough guy stares and whining. His rookie year he just played hard and left the act behind. And the top comment was right about espn making guys superstars

By: mat9844

mat9844 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:02:44 +0000

A team that doesn’t play smart enought to keep players out of the paint tends to use cheap shots and hard fouls. I’ve seen Rose and Griffin fouled many times and not get the call. Even the refs seem to think that because these guys are big and tough they should just deal with the fouls that other players get calls on. No wonder they complain; it’s a matter just being fair to everyone.

By: bobthis

bobthis — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:36:11 +0000

Blake Griffin is the Tebow of the NBA. Completely overrated. Yes he can dunk but so can EVERY player in the league along with most city parks players. As far as him getting roughed up he can give as good as he gets. Just ask Gasol about the forearm to the neck on one of Griffins dunks. It’s always thugs like Blake who yell the loudest when they get hit.

By: cakemixa

cakemixa — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:25:43 +0000

Good God, please STOP grouping Blake Griffin with starts like Rose, Lebron, and Kobe. It’s amazing how ESPN can “create” a “superstar” by playing highlights of dunks.

By: glink123

glink123 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:23:01 +0000

Jordan had Oakley, and later, Rodman. It was understood if you put a hard foul on Jordan, expect Oakley or Rodman to put your star player out. Not down, but out. The Bulls don’t have anybody on their roster with the courage, or ability, to play the role of enforcer for DRose. GarPax absolutely must remedy this in the offseason. Ivan Johnson would look good in Chicago.

By: nightrain42

nightrain42 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:21:37 +0000

Tell Blake to quit tryin to make ESPN every night and to stop standing over players, and stop flopping.