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    Blake Griffin: An Unauthorized Biography
    Blake Griffin: An Unauthorized Biography
    Blake Griffin: An Unauthorized Biography
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    Blake Griffin: An Unauthorized Biography

    By Belmont and Belcourt Biographies

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    In just a few short years, Blake Griffin has transcended the game of basketball. He has accomplished more in his first few seasons in the NBA than most players achieve in their careers. Most fans are aware of his amazing skills and fantastic dunks, but in order to truly understand Blake Griffin, you must first understand where he came from. This book explores Griffin’s upbringing, his high school and college careers, and details his breakthrough into the NBA, all the way through the onset of the 2012-13 season.

    Griffin’s exceptional talents and general popularity have many people wondering where his career will take him next. Inside, you will discover where it all started and learn why so many fans love Griffin so much. From family to basketball to the future, all you need to know about Blake Griffin is right here, right now, in the most up to date coverage of his life.

    This book also includes all of Blake Griffin’s college and NBA statistics.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPrice World Publishing
    Release dateFeb 19, 2013
    ISBN9781619842861
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    Blake Griffin - Belmont and Belcourt Biographies

    BLAKE GRIFFIN

    An Unauthorized Biography

    Copyright © 2013 by Belmont & Belcourt Biographies

    All rights reserved. Neither this book nor any parts within it may be sold or reproduced in any form without permission.

    eISBN: 9781619842861

    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    The Basics

    Early years

    Childhood

    High school

    College career

    NBA career

    Los Angeles Clippers

    2009–10

    2010–11

    2011–12

    2012–13 season

    Player profile

    Endorsements

    Philanthropy

    Into the stands

    Acting?

    Griffin and T.O

    Popularity fall?

    Money Rising

    Career Development

    Post-Up Offense

    Finishing at the Rim

    Face-Up Offense

    Perimeter Shooting

    Defense and Rebounding

    Outlook

    Griffin is Interviewed

    Conclusion

    Statistics

    It comes from my dad and my brother always being around the game. My dad has been a basketball coach for thirty-five plus years, so for as long as I can remember I’ve been around it. Being a coach’s son, I feel like I understand, through his eyes, through a coach’s eyes, what they want from a player. It’s not all about how many points you can score, it’s about helping make your teammates better, and helping, almost kind of control the game in a sense, where you have a large part in the outcome.

    -Blake Griffin

    Introduction

    Heralded as one the NBA’s most exciting young players, Blake Griffin has transcended the game of basketball and has accomplished more in his rookie season than what an average NBA player achieves in a career. These are no exaggerations or even stretching the truth. Blake Griffin has already proved that he is something more than average.

    No matter how easy he makes it look, and he often makes it look effortless, Blake’s ability did not just magically come together overnight. Blake’s parents, Tommy and Gail, instilled the value of hard work in their sons Blake and older brother Taylor from childhood when they were home-schooled as youngsters until high school. Tommy started with Blake as a toddler, working out with him and teaching him how to shoot baskets in the gym.

    After Taylor moved on to play basketball for Oklahoma, Blake gained invaluable experience playing pickup games against his brother’s college teammates. The result? State championships in his junior and senior years, making Blake a state champion in all four years of high school, an incredibly rare feat. Following his junior season, Blake declined scholarships to national powerhouses such as Duke and Kansas, opting instead to join his brother at Oklahoma University. In his second year at Oklahoma, Blake posted one of the most dominant seasons ever by a collegiate player and became a household name for his tremendous flair and ferocious slam-dunks. While leading Oklahoma to the Sweet 16, Griffin was rewarded for his outstanding play by being chosen as the Naismith, Wooden and Associated Press Player of the Year en route

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