DeAndre Jordan Believes Blake Griffin Doesn’t Get The Credit He Deserves

[@matthewchristopher16]

Blake could shoot, had handles, had excellent footwork, could clean up around the rim and he was insanely athletic. Dudes probably one of the most underrated players in NBA history.

[@penkima4923]

He didn't rebound or block shots to match his athleticism, and he was always injured in the post season. People don't know who he was as a player, because he made too many highlight reels, much like Vince Carter. But he wasn't that underrated either. He could've been an athletic Jokic, but human ligaments can't support that.

[@hungryallday247]

​@@penkima4923he didn't block shots as much because he has t-rex arms. When he came in BG was on the glass like a MF. once he started getting more responsibilities on offense he didn't attack the glass the same. Casuals don't know his game if they just watch highlights. People who actually watch some games know the talent of BG or Vince. Detroit blake was underrated, LA blake wasn't

[@MoneyTalksBsWvlks]

He's always been a scoring big regardless he was #1 in high school and college cause they didn't have mant shooters besides willie Warren and Tony crocker

[@penkima4923]

@@hungryallday247 I wouldn't say Blake was underrated or overrated. I'd say Blake was the biggest star, who most basketball fans and even analysts, were the most unaware of who Blake was as a player.

[@cigaweed926]

"could shoot" he was finally given green light to shoot open jump shots when he got to Detroit, and his shooting was still ass.

[@anthonymalcolmcalan]

Pistons Blake Griffin is probably my favorite player I’ve ever watched play live. Dude really put together the full package, he was looking like a bigger Lebron. He was hitting step back 3’s, playmaking, and still putting dudes on posters. I really wish he didn’t get injured so we could’ve seen it for longer.

[@lqnumber1]

People will hate on that but it’s dope to have a memory of a great live nba performance. I remember feeling like nets j kidd was the best basketball I’ve ever seen

[@DrizzyNBA]

17-19 MVP Canidate Blake. He was so talented and skillful. Lob City Blake with a 3 ball. Dude was insane to watch. Injuries suck man

[@Steph23780]

PG in MAVS would have a good chance of winning a championship along with Luka and Kyrie🔥so please Paul George join the Mavs you really fit to the team💪

[@terrionbrown4790]

More like 13-16 Blake

[@devious141]

Skill is the primary word, whatever you wanted he had right before the injuries even Pistons Blake, post, face up, midrange, three ball, and could draw fouls

[@user-lt5dg1ix6u]

17-19 mvp candidate blake? Lmao what sport were you watching those years 😂

[@PostJoeski]

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[@midkn1ght]

DeAndre is an amazing guest, just hearing this guy talk is so entertaining and you can tell he really knows the game. Seeing him as a returning guest would be awesome just for him to ask some questions and hear his perspective on different players and just overall things happening in the league!

[@JuugMorant]

Blake had players running from under the rim so they won’t be on a poster

[@dutchmilk]

with plenty of offensive fouls not called.

[@vharris5503]

I forget what playoff series it was but I remember Blake Griffin had put it all together. He had handles, a middy, floaters, and he was creating for his teammates along with the athleticism. I recall saying to myself that he was about to ascend in that upper ranking of NBA stars and he got hurt the following round. It's ashame cuz I really wanted to see where he was going to go as a player before that injury

[@UncleBushi]

That was when he was in Detroit. Very underrated. He was the only person balling if I remember

[@penkima4923]

@@UncleBushi He was that in college.

[@ShazammtheProducer]

13 years ago as a Clippers fan I named my only child after Blake

[@hardiksingh5241]

No way!😂

[@travisray2934]

How you gonna let Blake name your child before you? 😭 Just playin, that's dope, Blake is one of my favorite players.

[@ALostPeople1]

That’s wassup

[@swishbenoit4489]

He looks like he wearing a disguise 😭😭😭

[@amirtz3342]

Jordan looks like Tyler the creator at 40

[@theAiirJordan]

DJ look like the tallest golfer ever w that fit 😂😂

[@Bryanmelin_]

You leaving alot of clipper fans disappointed PG it wasn't supposed to end like this... I'll still follow your game... it's been real PG 🥺

[@MitchNewman-l6r]

Go cry about it😂😂😈

[@lqnumber1]

That 4th year on the contract makes a big difference when you’re 32+

[@TheForkOnTheLeftist]

​@@MitchNewman-l6r are you 12? He's disappointed but still showed love. How does that translate to crying?

[@ALostPeople1]

Forreal man. Spirit is broken can’t believe PG is gone

[@Bryanmelin_]

@ALostPeople1 it still hurts... but once the season starts it's not gonna matter anymore clippers still gotta go out there the new additions are nice !!

[@sar4806]

Blake’s skill development is so underrated. He really became a legit point forward with great handles, vision, and extended his range as he got older. Just another career unfortunately hampered by injury.

[@penkima4923]

He had those skills in college.

[@JqlenB]

Will always be my favorite player of all time. A hightlight reel every time he wore a clipper uniform

[@leayhgbbrvxzwaxhyunrxeaXgy]

Of all time? 😂😂

[@JqlenB]

@@leayhgbbrvxzwaxhyunrxeaXgynba fans when they hear not everyone is a Kobe, bron or MJ meat rider 😱

[@ALostPeople1]

Same man. First NBA jersey I ever bought. Lob City forever

[@lloyd6491]

@travisj5112he was an absolute menace on the block, could get a basket any way he wanted to in his prime dawg

[@JqlenB]

@@lloyd6491the new NBA fans aren’t familiar with early-mid 2010s ball, I’m not even shocked that he doesn’t know about him

[@MushMunkey]

Giving flowers to Blake is awesome. Always rooted for him and loved to see him on the Nets he was actually pretty good the first year

[@malikwilson7387]

@MushMunkey He was good the second year smh Nash didn't play him Blake would have a ring if it wasn't for kyrie

[@penkima4923]

@@malikwilson7387 Kyrie didn't cause injury to his own foot, Giannis did.

[@humanuponearth]

Last time I saw Blake play, he was like 8-8 from the 3 in a Celtics jersey. Very underrated career.

[@penkima4923]

He's probably going to make the Hall of Fame, so his career will be overrated.

[@hooligan5381]

Blake doesn't get the credit cause we're in the ring culture era where these kids growing up feel that rings mean everything and they don't. i asked a kid yesterday what would PG leaving Clips and getting a ring do for his legacy and he couldn't answer me.. it would do nothing he'll become a borderline 3rd option and known for running from the grind cause he's been just as hurt as Kawhi.. PG was hurt last year when Kawhi was healthy in the playoffs before he went down tryna do too much rings don't always define greatness

[@gerimayawhyte154]

The thing that really surprised me about Blake when I saw his college clips was how good of a passer he was. He should have been utilized more as a hub during his Clippers time but they had CP3.

[@AllNeb]

Exactly, they should do what they do with the NHL a MVP for voted by colleagues and one for Best Team MVP. The talent is insane compared to before so the talent coming through should be acknowledged more because they should think about adding a 4th Team All NBA and 3rd Team All Defence at this point with soooo much talent in the NBA because we always talk about who got snubbed and why is it only a 12 man All star game roster, shit can it hurt to make it 13 atm so 2 other players can make it but if they did the contracts for those 2 would go up omg idk what the players association is doing to make themselves to say one player deserves 50M a year while other players take pay cuts, doesn’t make sense and that’s because of the players association

[@malikwilson7387]

​@@AllNebBlake would've had a ring in 2021 if giannis don't step on Kyrie ankle in game 4

[@KHLB516]

Rings matter. The goal every year is to win the title. So those top players who win especially multiple titles set themselves apart from others and they achieve greatness.

[@factsoverfeelings9228]

Real athlete who are and were into collegiate sports and professional always respected Blake, Bro was kindve a menace coming up .

[@BlackieMike14]

That year he took Detroit to thr playoffs his bag was crazy 3 ball ball handle

[@Mr.E419]

I remember watching Blake at Wake Forrest and OWNING march madness that year

[@AKMGuitar]

Blake Griffin was the best dunker since Vince Carter, better than Lavine and Gordon, especially IN-GAME dunking!

[@scharrsilicio]

Please let a BG podcast p episode happen, it would be 🔥

[@d.williams2389]

Blake deserves a lot of credit for turning this franchise around. Would Pg and kawhi go to LAC if they were as dreadful before Blake turned them around

[@ThatBoyPause]

Turning it around? They didn’t win anything. The Clippers have had stints of being fun to watch but it’s not winning basketball.

[@nicewithit1921]

Welcome to the 76ers Family PG 🔥🔥🔥🏀💪🏿💯

[@amirkat8146]

That team was really fun to watch I’m glad I was a 2012-13 clippers season ticket holder

[@bumthetiger9124]

Super duper good interview

[@sirebellum0]

Blake Griffin is why I still to this day can't f*ck with the Clippers, knowing how they did him. He was my favorite player for a minute, and he helped bring the Clippers to new heights that arguably has not been touched since (sorry PG).

[@3005lives4you]

I remember watching a Clippers game vs the Suns where Blake essentially ended the game by the end of the 1rst qrt. Dude was insanely talented and dominant at times.

[@ALostPeople1]

Is that the game where he hit the game winning 3 over PJ tucker? That’s one of my favorite clippers games ever

[@ALostPeople1]

BG32 and DJ. One of my favorite duos. Got both their jerseys. Lob City was some of the best times as a basketball fan. So many great memories. Would love to see Blake on the show. Miss those days

[@DrugTestToast]

Let’s go Philly!!!!!

[@Bran-Da-Don]

I wish Blake didn't try to dunk so much early in his career because he became a master at his fundamentals after his injuries but his knee was gone by that point. If he would've came into the league playing like Tim Duncan he would've extended his career. Hell, he might still be an all-star caliber player right now.

[@penkima4923]

Would've been OK to dunk all the time, if he was the optimal weight for it.

[@ALostPeople1]

Blake didn’t focus on shooting until midway thru his Clippers career. I remember a game vs GSW he shot a 3 hit the side of the backboard, bench laughed. Got revenge by dunking on someone but eventually had to expand his game to win. Injuries ruined everything. You also have to wonder if CP3’s influence prevented Blake from developing his playmaking skills until later, in a “I got this, you go dunk” kind of way. There was no one like that in Detroit and Blake flourished

[@penkima4923]

@@ALostPeople1 CP3 is a Spur now, and he's going to prevent Wemby's development as a playmaker.

[@Steph23780]

PG in MAVS would have a good chance of winning a championship along with Luka and Kyrie🔥so please Paul George join the Mavs you really fit to the team💪

[@devious141]

Where’s the money? 😂😂😂

[@Jordan22-d6q]

​@@devious141are you crazy

[@stactheace]

Blake, DeAndre, cp loved to watch that team. Soo exciting

[@user-lt5dg1ix6u]

That lob city team needed a wing player similar to iguodala/shawn marion type that can do a little bit of everything instead of an old specialist type like matt barnes but then again im sure everyone would love to have a guy like that

[@penkima4923]

What they needed was a veteran fitness coach.

[@KI7ES]

Ppl forget he averaged 25 5 and 5 on the pistons

[@JaySee5]

I wish Blake had proper post footwork when he was in LAC. He would've dominated with a proper drop step.

[@matthieusaade3616]

He had one tho. Every single year he had a knew skill in his bag

[@MIGGYME1]

@@matthieusaade3616no

[@JaySee5]

@@matthieusaade3616 Nope, not in LAC. I didn't bother watching him in Detroit though. His post footwork was absolute garbage throughout his Clippers tenure. It infuriated me. He relied on his athleticism spinning in the air and missing layups and hooks because he couldn't properly seal off his defender or get a good position.

[@kerry-j4m]

Blake kept improving every year,his outside shot especially.And when he faces up with a defender he was doing some much better also,either taking that outside shot the defense gave him or driving past them.Then he started making outside shots further away from the rim.

[@iguesss]

2015 was their year but they choked to the Rockets smh

[@jimbobfisher8904]

They have been chocking like the last 12 years straight 😂

[@penkima4923]

The Blake-CP3 Clippers never choked.

[@iguesss]

@@penkima4923 2015 they were up 3-1 on the rockets and lost in 7

[@silewis9396]

​@@iguesssfacts

[@penkima4923]

@@iguesss Blake was the best player of that series, and played a good game 7. Harden choked in game 7, but the Rockets won anyway, because they had the better team.

[@KDRusha]

I never noticed how close DJ’s eyes are to each other 👁️|👁️

[@alkebulanlion6198]

Like a cartoon

[@MitchNewman-l6r]

Welcome to Philly bro chip season is here🔥🔥😈

[@Bjb1031]

Blake in 2015 was maybe the 4th best player in the league. That playoff collapse overshadowed what was an all time offensive bag.

[@Mr.E419]

Welcome to Philly gang 🤘🏻🥳😇🤑🤗 you gonna fit this city perfectly

[@clutchcity25]

Blake from 2013-2016 might have been one of the best power forwards I’ve ever seen in my life. The athleticism, the mid-range jumpshot, the passing. He was so dominant.

[@taxidrivernwo]

Blake never showed up in the playoffs. Dude never really improved and CP3s legacy is now super incorrectly painted as not a playoff performer cause Blake and Harden.

[@silewis9396]

That's bullshit. They beat the reigning champion Spurs in the 1st round in 2015 and Blake averaged 24 13 and 7. That's just one example.

[@TaqznTech1]

@@silewis9396 thank you for knowing ball I never watched lob city played

[@macieksz2829]

His biggest flaw in the playoffs was his health. He was always out or playing through injuries in the playoffs

[@malikwilson7387]

​@@silewis9396Facts Bro

[@rondoking4767]

Pistons Blake should’ve been on a contending team he was actually nice asf then 🔥🤦🏾‍♂️ that was his prime imo

[@TVTFILMS28]

graduated the SAME year... but they look 10 years older than me lmao

[@kdburner1057]

What is DJ doing with the top button 🤣🤣

[@PuhiPureBloOdYT]

Lob City was my favorite team back then I stopped watching after MJ retired but Blake, DJ, CP3, JCross made me enjoy watching again

[@Parlay-xb8ez]

Generational talent. Still watch his tape

[@WWE2KUNIVERSEELITE]

Blake's first season was something else. He was already a top 10 player that year and posterizing everybody.

[@NextKingzfr]

Said the only nba player to go into comedy they forget John Salley

[@francoweidemuller8559]

The best in game dunker since Vince Carter

[@matthieusaade3616]

I firmly believe that without the injuries Blake would've been the best power forward of the 2010's

[@macvincemosquera9616]

Before BG's injuries, AD always fall short against BG.

[@jerryrice9023]

Blake griffin should join big 3

[@ThatBoyPause]

Pause

[@takumifujiwara8356]

Blake retired just before possibly getting the ring. DAMN.

[@macvincemosquera9616]

the celtics really wanted him to be in the roster last season. sad.

[@eggiesavy1374]

apart from dunking what else can he do? he wasnt special. He was a very good dunker.

[@MIGGYME1]

Nah he had generational talent but he tapped into a lil too late. Go watch his years in detroit,he was basically the point guard,would bring the ball up court and shoot threes off screens. Maybe cp3 had something to do with his lack of development in la but he was very talented

[@eggiesavy1374]

@@MIGGYME1 Disagree... I Don't think he had generational talent. To me that is someone that comes around every so often like every 5-10 years. There is a better version than him in Giannis I would say he is a generational talent. But, someone that only dunks, averages only 22pts a game 7r 4a less than 1 block and 1 steal a game is a generational talent. He was a dunker that got hurt AKA Zion Williamson. No one stops development if you want to work on your game. Just get into the gym.

[@MIGGYME1]

@@eggiesavy1374 thats fine but show me 6’10 players that could play pg at the NBA level. If thats not generational idk what is.

[@eggiesavy1374]

@@MIGGYME1 lol, alot. Durant? Simmons? Franz Wagner? Paolo? Davis? JJJ? I am sure there is more.... But, that was at the top of my head.

[@MIGGYME1]

@@eggiesavy1374 u named 5 people when theres been over 5,000 players thats played in the NBA. Thank you for proving my point. See ya

[@joesanders9781]

Glad he’s getting his flowers 🎉

[@AllNeb]

they should do what they do with the NHL a MVP for voted by colleagues and one for Best Team MVP. The talent is insane compared to before so the talent coming through should be acknowledged more because they should think about adding a 4th Team All NBA and 3rd Team All Defence at this point with soooo much talent in the NBA because we always talk about who got snubbed and why is it only a 12 man All star game roster, shit can it hurt to make it 13 atm so 2 other players can make it but if they did the contracts for those 2 would go up omg idk what the players association is doing to make themselves to say one player deserves 50M a year while other players take pay cuts, doesn’t make sense and that’s because of the players association

[@ticenits3426]

He never even jumped a car

[@ibrahimdonia6983]

76ers championship bound 🙏🙏

[@WHITEPERSUAS1ON]

lol. Paid you the Max but wouldnt pay Harden when he's the better player?

[@davidchandler6885]

they unlocked maxey now so they will be a better team with 3 allatars

[@wolfszn]

they always needed a Melo or Pg ironically i

[@Steph23780]

PG in MAVS would have a good chance of winning a championship along with Luka and Kyrie🔥so please Paul George join the Mavs you really fit to the team💪

[@Miniturehulkfitness]

Both of them haven’t won any thing

[@kb5509]

​@@Miniturehulkfitnesswhich has nothing to do with anything

[@wolfszn]

@@Miniturehulkfitness true melo said bag first 😂

[@CoasterKrazie]

People don't understand how nice BG was, he just kept getting hurt man. He had it all!

[@owmegwoagm]

Welcome to Philly 🤞

[@Pain4Pres]

Not winning nothing, yall gonna see what playoff P looks like

[@petevelazquez556]

I'm a true clippers fan since 91-92. Talking bout them Danny Manning and Ron Harper days. When Ralph Lawler first started saying "bingo" so naturally PG leaving has really hit hard. I really believed he was going to take us to a new level. It's so upsetting to know that it's not going to happen because of a no trade clause. I can no longer watch and follow his podcast.😮

[@nelsonzhu7204]

Find me a bro who looks at me like how DeAndre looks at Blake

[@hoopsrapswrestlingpodcast]

Blake and dj the best in game dunkers ever 💯🍿🔥

[@alxx292]

Pg why man 💔💔💔

[@jordanjenkins1671]

Fair to say Blake was the 2010s version of Shawn Kemp? Similar to Dominique too except Dom was more of a leader personality.

[@R3dHairedShanks]

I don’t think DJ knows what “he could bomb” in comedy means 😆

[@stonesenku4942]

Give Dallas a better hat 😂, the podcast is fire tho

[@pharmertun]

Welcome to Philly 🎉

[@JohnDoe-zc3ut]

What credit does he deserve exactly? What did he do?

[@jimbobfisher8904]

Exactly same with PG like just being real 😂

[@penkima4923]

Blake made five all-NBA teams, so he has a good chance of making the Hall of Fame.

[@cudi4082]

DJ look like Tyler the Creators Dad

[@shamelgasby5734]

Blake got a lot of credit in them clipper days. He got more credit than Chris Paul if we being honest. Them dunk highlights overshadowed everything

[@taxidrivernwo]

Yeah and look at their playoff numbers, who was making all nba first teams, etc. meanwhile Blake was getting embarrassed by Zach Randolph

[@UncleBushi]

Zach was a proven vet/all-star. Making it seem like he's mid or something ​@@taxidrivernwo

[@penkima4923]

Because of the highlights, everyone said Blake is only a dunker back then, they say that now, and they will say that in the future.

[@karsoncaldwell]

Come to the SPURS !!!

[@pepelapew369]

Come to Orlando PG you and p5 and cast will be sick..

[@StrikeFirst01]

Paul George sign the veteran minimum with the Sixers. You over the hill

[@prxtatape6457]

DJ looks like Tyler the creator with dreads

[@ACGBOOTS]

I still wear my Blake Griffin Pistons jersey with pride and determination

[@tmaks730krew5]

Mfs put up lob city banners 😂😂😂 get em in the hall of fame asap

[@mofosho]

Blake was a great player. My only gripe with him was tht I felt he was a better regular season player vs in the playoffs. He was no slouch but he never really upped it in the playoffs

[@zfr33ze87]

Never forget Blake’s ruby 2k15 card

[@davidchandler6885]

people dont he hqd very good ball, almost guard like handling skills, he moved like a gaurd down low, very coordinated, he def i feel didnt reach his potentail still had a good caeer

[@muddywaters2818]

I miss all of Blake’s random commercials.

[@pepelapew369]

Magic

[@Bob-fj7lr]

Bro it's a travesty we don't have those practice tapes. Maybe one day a ton of them will leak, or the NBA will release them. I would love to see the fucking insane lobs in practice and insane Steph Curry and KD and LeBron heaters against the bench or that game when Butler busted the Starter's asses in like 2050

[@PyreRage]

WELCOME TO PHILLY

[@royaldavis640]

Blake was easily a top 3 pf for awhile!!

[@Odleworkouts]

I mean Lana doesn’t believe that 😂😂

[@Nickt_254]

What’s the contract they talking about lol the ppl want to know 😅

[@mkkese5491]

Bro eyes close asf

[@tjlg7335]

Blake was basically Wish Lebron, which isn’t a bad thing. He literally did everything Lebron did.

[@brooklynzoo1838]

Wish Blake would’ve came back to my Celtics and got him a ring🤦🏾‍♂️!!!

[@rc781]

Blake was the original Zion Williamson! Y’all forgot Oklahoma Blake!

[@francoweidemuller8559]

Prime BG was so much better that zion

[@ColdHoops]

You guys never made the Finals or had multiple WCF appearances. Of course, nobody is going to give him the credit he deserves. Regardless, everyone that got to watch him will always remember BG was a BEAST🥶

[@adrian94568]

happpy birthdayy happiest bdy to D Jjjjj the lob city goat

[@CaliPaliGuy]

When Blake first came in i thought he could become one of the greats

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Imagine Blake Griffin not injured SERIOUS and develop THREES IMMEDIATELY in Lob City DAMN

[@matthieusaade3616]

What do you mean serious? Also 3's weren't a thing back in 2012

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

@@matthieusaade3616 Blake Griffin in Clippers ERA INCONSISTENT SHOOTING IN THREES

[@braavogambino3655]

Blake on the pistons was actually a monster

[@kerry-j4m]

Blake had the complete offensive package,plus,he gave maximum effort on the defensive end too,actually played-GOOD-man-to-man defense. Unlike Webber who played matador defense.

[@erosnak37]

Blake is mostly known for jumping “over a car” and he didn’t even do that. It was just the hood

[@justgary2471]

Blake is what Zion dreams of becoming but he’s nowhere near Blake at the moment. People forget how skilled Blake was. He single-handedly carried the pistons to the playoffs lol he had no business being there with that shit team.

[@jordanjackson603]

Credit for fuckin what??? 🤣🤣🤣 are we serious here

[@richieflood3923]

Got that right

[@macieksz2829]

skillset

[@richieflood3923]

Blowjobs

[@jordanjackson603]

@@macieksz2829 you trolling right?

[@GHOST91141]

😂😂 facts Blake was exciting to watch but it stops there