How Good Was PRIME Blake Griffin Actually? 

Lot’s of people think his peak was on the Clippers but it was definitely his 2019 season in Detroit. The way he led them to the playoffs, peaked as a shooter and playmaker is more impressive than anything he’s done.

i'm really interested to see how well he'll operate with the Celtics, and i'm glad Blake Griffin is still in the league, he's still not the player he was once was and he's a shell of himself but i'm glad hes still contributing in different ways with his game, it's really a shame on how he could've won an MVP for sure during those years with the Clippers

I’m glad he’s still playing and giving contribution today!! That rookie injury could’ve been career ending!!

Prime Blake Griffin was on full display in 2015 during the first round series against the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. People forget Chris Paul was injured during the regular season that year and Blake managed to take control of the team and kept the Clippers wins rolling in... Griffin placed 3rd in MVP voting that season. It was during the series vs San Antonio where it was so evident they were having issues slowing Blake down. That was - hands down - the best series of that entire playoff year. Chris Paul heroically hit the game winning floater in game 7 to close out the series, but Blake was the most dominant player in that series. Lob City sent Duncan, Parker, Manu, and Kawhi packing for the summer... their dreams of repeating a trip to the finals squelched... at the hands of Blake. And then came the Rockets :/

It's like everyone forgets the one really good year he had in Detroit. Bro had a bag of moves fr

Started following the Clippers the year they drafted him, saw his evolution from an almost exclusively paint-only scorer to extending his game to the mid range to becoming a point forward when CP was injured to being one hell of a ball-handler and now here we are, an Andy Hoops video on how good Prime BG was. Man, it's been a long time suffering as a Clippers fan lol.

He survived the Kardashian curse! Gotta give him props for that and still being in the league!!

Blake in his prime was so good, I feel like these clippers should have won a ring

Very similar career to Amare. Came in dominating relying on his athleticism, put up great regular season stats, didn't do much in the playoffs. Once he got older and athleticism started to go and combine that with injuries, he fell off hard.

I really enjoyed Pistons Blake Griffin cuz man that guy was super complete

Interested to see how he'll operate with the celtics.. Love the OG Video style bro. It's videos like this that really inspired me to start making my own content. Thank you for still posting Andy.

That explains Chauncey Billups. The talent of a top tier role player. The mentality of a superstar.

He was nice with the Pistons, his game was more mature and he could do a bit of everything. Sucks he fell off, but we’ll see how he meshes with the Celtics

i miss this OG video style tho for sure, thanks for bringing it back Andy

Thanks for still making videos man! Keep it up!

Still waiting on that Victor Wembanyama video!!

WOW. That Amare Stoudamire comparison is perfect! It’s true though. He was exactly like Amare.

Prime Blake is a sure top 5 power forward and a top 10 player during the Lob City era. He sure play like an MVP candidate when Chris Paul sat out due to injury and it's a quite shame he couldn't find any Playoff success there.

Andy Hoops thank u so much Andy for posting another "How Good was X NBA player actually" video for once it actually happened

i mean for a number of seasons he was the best power foward in the league. He sure was a superstar. He came to the league being pretty much just a dunker but overtime developt into a complete player. Unfortunely injuries cut his prime short

Those lob city clips were so fun to watch

Blake will always be one of my Favorite players

Andy im always early for your video

From perennial AllStar to Lana Rhoade’s baby daddy. What a life.

On the one hand Blake had so much athleticism and coordination and on the other hand his body consistently didn't have the ability to stay healthy down the stretch. Blake was strong yet weak at the same time. Blake would show flashes all season then couldn't finish when it mattered most in the playoffs. Unfortunately, this will be his legacy. This may be Chris Paul's legacy too.

If he relied on a jumpshot in college that transitioned to the NBA, he wouldve had a more productive and more injured free career. All those physical and hard foul calls really take a toll on your body

This dude is the reason I got into basketball. Greetings from Poland.

Damn it’s crazy I am this old to watch Andy made a video about how good BG was….I thought 2010s was not long time ago…

I remember during Blake Griffin prime his signature dunk was the one hand windmill dunk. He use to do that a lot back then. Those were the days.

I hate the injuries started to get to him right as he was expanding his game. Those CP3 years you really saw him flourish and become a better overall player. Even added a 3! I hope he’s remembered for more than just the highlight dunks

Fan of Blake, if he was still playing for Clippers he would give all his best. It sucks how Clippers did him dirty and really changed his approach to his own career and now he wants to contribute to a winning team for a ring. Wherever he goes, I’ll always support him.

I didn't realize what prime BG was capable of. Crazy to think despite those injuries, he's still getting solid numbers from the bench now. It also explains why the Celtics are keeping him as a backup and not giving him as many minutes or as many games. Gotta keep him healthy for the playoffs. Also, major Bill Walton vibes. Dominant player everyone thought was washed and injured but coming to a contending team as a support player. Would be a fairy tale for sure if Celtics win a ring

Getting this video back in my feed after he retired yesterday

I hope to see him play in Paris Olympics

He's one of my favorite player. I love watching him

definitely one of the flashiest players ever

Idc what you say, One of the best and most memorable of this past generation 🙌🏻

hey andy, you should make a video on josh howard. arguably the 2nd or 3rd best player on those 2000’s mavericks teams

It's me or the most satisfying part of the video is the opening music that jazz rythm is cool

Thanks Blake for the amzing moments

Andy can you make a video about Robert Horry? Allan Houston? or Glen rice? ♠

I'm glad the "how good is _____ " making return, one of my favorites

Can u do a video on Amare stoudemire next?

I don’t think he was lazy, I just think the clippers never asked him to be more than who he was. In Detroit he had to shoot more jumpers because of his aging body and lack of playmakers around him. Also the nba changed so much from when he started his career. If he came into the league rn he’d be a much more “well rounded” offensive player just because of how more relevant the 3 point shot an midrange is for bigs today.

TBH in 2019 if he never got injured on the Pistons, and had a normal age drop off, his game he would have been like a 8 time all star instead of 6, cause he developed a good new skillset paired with the last bit of his high level athleticism.

It's so crazy that I'm old enough for this to even be a question.

damn injuries really stopped his development, he was the last player who got selected as an all star in his rookie year he was supposed to be a superstar

Can’t wait to see how him and Tatum do!

can you do the same typa video with john wall?

Prime Blake was fun to watch and underrated and have a decent resume overall

If my memory serves me right, during Griffin first full season in Det, they were almost unbeatable during a 1.5 month stretch

"Right from the start, he was a complete player". Idk about that. His shooting was like a d- from 20 feet +. Athletically, he was ready to go right from.the start.

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Man I use to watch Blake Griffin back in his prime he was so good the lob city era of him cp3 and DeAndre Jordan. But then so unfortunate luck headed his way with the injuries. Is it bad i compared him to giannis before giannis played? Amare was a good comparison too i remember every clipper announcer yell from the top of his lungs SLAMMMM DUNK. Its crazy he declined tho now he's with the celtics

Why those Clippers teams didn't win: 1. Chris Paul 2. Doc Rivers When you have 2 of the top 3 chokers of all time, you're always gonna be close but not quite.

It’s cool seeing him in a Celtics jersey, hopefully they can get him a ring finally 🙏🏼

I think the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 seasons when Blake Griffin was injured most of the season overshadowed his impact because CP3, DJ, Reddick and Crawford had similar regular season records compared when he was healthy.

Can you make a kerry kittles story andy hoops?? Please

The Lob City-era Clippers are one of the biggest what-ifs in NBA history. With the talent they had, they should've made it to at least one finals appearance. It's just that the 2nd-round curse hampered any attempt they made. Untimely injuries playing a big part of that

When the horn starts playing you know it’s about to get real 😁👏🏼

He’s obviously not 1 in a redraft but it’s hard to say if his career is of a 1st pick caliber. I’d say probably not just due to durability but he sold tickets I’ll give him that any day.

He was I both hope and fear Zion becomes. On one hand a perennial allstar but on the other hand someone that didnt live up to his dominance.

It's good you made one of these for Blake Griffin. I got into the NBA about 7 years ago and for most of that time, Griffin has been pretty forgettable. I think it's good to actually recognize how good he once was. Further, it highlights how taxing pro sports can be on the body--even for gifted athletes like him.

Blake was amazing unfortunately he and Chris Paul would always get injured in the playoffs and the few times they weren't injured in the playoffs they ended up choking but Prime Blake Griffin was amazing to watch as fun as it is to watch somebody like Zion

Best version of Griffin was 2018-2019 with the Pistons. Sadly not many people watched because he was in Detroit and on a losing team. League pass gem that szn

The Blake hype was real

Hot take if blake griffin wasnt injured and had a good work ethic he COULD have averaged like 27 pts 10 reb and 6 ast. And he playstyle would have been close to lebrons

Brah this dude was barely Shawn Kemp, always said he and the clippers weren't ever that good to win a series but I'm called a hater...

He was a 5 time all star....Says alot about the talent in those years

I have been waiting for this video my whole life because Blake Griffin is my all time favorite basketball player. Thank you Andy

Blake griffin sounds like he is Ben simmons.

One of the best dunker of all time 💪💪

Top 20 pf of all time sounds about right Since mid-1980s, I'd put the following over him, not in any order: McHale, Karl Malone, Barkley, Rodman, Garnett, Duncan, Nowitzki, Webber, Gasol, Giannis, Anthony Davis He is in the following tier: Shawn Kemp, Cousins, Chris Bosh, Kevin Love, Amare, Elton Brand, Rasheed Wallace, Draymond Green, Jermaine O'Neal, Aldridge

He was a legit MVP candidate

I was a diehard fan back then. It’s just sad that his career end up like this 😢

Remember back then he was like a superstar and chuck n shaq always want something from him? Here he is now

Once a top 5 player in the league!

6,10 power forward playing minutes but not averaging 10 boards and 1.5 blocks is always a bad sign

That year they beat the Spurs in the first round was probably their best chance with that Clipper team. BG was also legit that year with Detroit, that was probably his prime skills wise. The athleticism was quickly leaving him and he was in his bag.

Great content as always Bro……..I’ll say this. If you only rely on your athletic ability as a professional once that disappears ( and we all know it will) then what are you.? A.I., Westbrook, Blake, who else? All of the future “super athletic Freaks “ need to take a page from the “human highlight film” Dominique Wilkins. He blew his Achilles and when he came back he was a different player. Less athletic but more skilled

Jaylen Brown next video Andy Hoops 🙏🙏🙏

Remember when there was some debate about who was the best PF: Griffin or Kevin Love?

hall of fame talent at the end of the day

While they didn't even make it to one Western Conference Final. Those Lob City Clippers were fun to watch.

Unironically a Pistons Legend

Haven’t watched the video yet . But I predict his conclusion would be “pretty darn good”. EXACt WORDS

He also had 2 rookie seasons, so that prob helped him "adjust"

Perhaps Blake Griffin will finally reach the conference finals round for once now that he’s a Celtic.

Blake would have been better-suited for 90's style basketball. More physical, less about shooting range. He also got a ton of superstar calls that made him seem like a more effective player.

Blake was never a "complete player" in order to be a complete player you need to play on BOTH sides of the ball

I miss that old clippers team

For those who saw both in their primes. Amare Stoudemire or Blake Griffin?

Blake was so goated

I love his run prime run with the pistons. He played like Poor man's lebron.

All that dunking on players came at a price and his knees finally gave up

I actually see him like Shawn Kemp

If the Cs still give him a fully guaranteed deal even at this stage of his career, he shouldn’t be too bad 👍

My favorite.

Let us not forget that Blake griffin made the nba relevant again, Lob city was the shit, really was one of the primary reasons to watch the nba for some time, he’s a legend.

Celtics legend Blake Griffin