
Then his decline was as steep as they come.RealGM Forums. Our lack of any wing threat at any point during his time here, injuries, and coaching decisions would certainly come before Blake in the pecking order. But in terms of reasons why those teams failed, I would still not place him anywhere near the top. And other times he was unfortunately injured so didn’t even get to play. No, he wasn’t the reason those teams failed. But I’m hoping he is able to attain a ring soon, because I don’t think that will last much longer.Įditing in order to answer your questions. He is a smart enough player that he is still able to get contracts as an end of bench player now. But the injuries just took so much from him, that he was still unable to maintain. It wasn’t like he entirely depended on his dunking ability by the end of it. And he worked his ass off to develop his skillset even more. But he was still a generational talent up until then. Injuries really came and took the best out of him. I would hope he has done enough to be in the Hall of Fame. In game 6 at home they were up 14 after the first quarter and eventually were tied heading into the 4th where they ended up losing by 6 points.
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The Clippers blew a 7 point lead with 49 seconds to go in game 5 which would've given them a 3-2 series lead. I reread what I wrote and said "Wait the Clippers didn't have a 3-2 lead on the Thunder" lol. Will almost certainly be a HOFer but not first ballot.Įdit: Idk how I misremembered that 2014 Clippers/Thunder series. Unfortunately he will always be tied to those Lob City Clippers who just couldn't get over the hump and choking 3-2 and 3-1 leads to the Thunder and Rockets in what ultimately would be their best chances at winning a championship. Will probably be remembered for his dunks more so than anything even though he was actually one of the best passing big men and did a lot to round out his game developing his playmaking skills and outside shooting as he got older. One of the best athletic big man dunkers in the game. I think he'll be remembered in the same tier as players like Amare Stoudemire. We check every one, whether it seems like we do or not. Please report content that breaks the rules. If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to contact us via modmail. GOAT, all-time, top 10, or player A vs B posts of all kinds will be removed. Player ranking and comparisons are not permitted. The minimum number of characters needed for a post to not be filtered is 350 characters. Post enough content to provide a jumping-off point.

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