I don't understand why the man defending Griffin would give him any room at all. Since Griffin has no driving abaility whatsoever, wouldn't it be better for the defender to crowd him, since he wouldn't have to worry about Griff driving past him? Either Griff needs to add this dimension to his game (driving to the hole), or quit being so much of a perimeter player. Actually, even if he took his game inside, he still needs to learn to drive and take it to the hole with post footwork, i.e. dropsteps, jumpstops, etc. Yes, Griff is only a 21 (?) yr old in his second year, but so far, he sucks, pardon my French.
understood, but for now, why do defenders give griff room at all? i think eventualy they'll adjust to griff's game, or lack thereof, and start crowding him until he is forced to learn how to make them pay by driving to the hole.
Griffin' shot 36.6% last year and is shooting 38% this year. I'll drop off that guy and dare him to put the ball on the floor. At that point, I'm able to drop back into passing lanes and can be available to double-cover other players. A guy shooting that badly, doesn't need to be guarded. Oddly enough, I'd guard Griff if he's out at the 3 pt line, but inside? He's no big threat. Check his percentages on 2's vs. 3's.
I see what you're saying. What you're saying is that the defender essentially treats Griff like they would most centers in the league who aren't outside threats, where when the center catches a pass out on the perimeter, say near the top of the key for example, his defender sags all the way back near the free throw line. I can see the logic in that. If that's true, then it's pretty pathetic that someone that likes to operate outside so much gets the same respect that Cato gets out on the perimeter. No disrespect to Cato though, since obviously his game isn't supposed to be outside anyway.
If Griffin can develop a J, he will be just fine. He'd be kind of like Horace Grant on offense, and I'd be fine with that.
