Oklahoma where the wind comes sweeping down the plain...

It all started in the great state of Oklahoma. A star was born. Well, at least we thought so for the longest time.

Sure I was, and still am, a Blake Griffin fan. I’ve loved him since his one-handed slam back in ’07 at the McDonald’s Jam Fest. He single-handedly led his high school to 4 state titles (ok, so maybe he went to a private school, but it’s still pretty impressive). Let’s face it, the kids good.

But the point im trying to make is how good. After leaving high school and maturing as an athlete entering in college, young Blake turned the heads of most coaches and fans. Putting up solid numbers every game led the Sooners (including his brother, Talyor) to the NCAA Elite Eight. With this, he became the number one draft pick of the NBA2009 entry draft.

Now here we are, nearly 6 months later, not surprised that the awful karma of his selected team to rubbed off on the rookie. It’s been about 6 weeks since the date of his injury (the expected time of return) and fans are anxiously waiting to see his success (or failure) in the NBA (Griffin fractured his left knee cap after coming down from a hard dunk). Personally, he doesn’t look like much of a flop. B.Griffin put up an average of 10.8 rebounds and 19.2 points in the NBA summer league; that says a lot. He put up 7 points in the first 75 seconds against the LA Lakers Summer League team; that says even more.

So as I’m biting my fingernails and refreshing my twitter page to hear from the Great Blake, I suppose I’ll keep an eye on the return of Allen Iverson to my beloved 76ers, but they’re a whole ‘nother train wreck compared to the Clips.

I’ll keep you posted.

In the words of BGriff…” ‘night [blogger] fam.”

--meg