From the Blake-a-palooza
Blake Griffin’s workout for the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday was quite the event.
Would you expect any different in La-La Land?
Everything’s a show there, but the Clippers might’ve outdone themselves. Usually, these workouts are shrouded in secrecy. The Thunder, for example, aren’t allowing the media to observe their player workouts much less talk to the prospects afterward. No word on whether Groucho glasses or rainbow wigs will be used to further disguise these guys.
The Clippers went the other way Saturday when they worked out Griffin. They decided to not only open the workout to the media but also offer them transportation to the workout. Apparently, they offered media who were in town for the NBA Finals the opportunity to hop a shuttle from the Lakers’ workout site to the Clippers’ facility, then back to the media hotel.
Needless to say, plenty of folks saw the Oklahoma City native and former Oklahoma Sooner go through the paces Saturday. It made for lots of interesting commentary.
Brian Kemenetzky of the Los Angeles Times gave the Clippers props for being clever, even savvy – characteristics he says they’re not normally associated with.
Steve Perrin on Clips Nation offered some sights and sounds from the day, including how impressed he was at the way Griffin handled the media afterward.
Ramona Shelburne of the Los Angeles Daily News made the case for why it’s a done deal that the Clippers are drafting Griffin.
And then, Lisa Dillman of the Los Angeles Times, the only full-time Clippers beat writer, and CBS Sportsline’s Ken Berger wrote extensively about the biggest hitch in Griffin’s workout — his shooting. Dillman said that Clippers general manager and coach Mike Dunleavy acknowledged that Griffin needs to work on his shot but that drafting him still seems like a 99.9 percent likelihood. Berger said that Griffin put on quite a show with his athleticism but also showed off a shaky mid-range jumper and a balky stroke from the free-throw line.
Never a dull moment in Hollywood.
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