Will The Clippers #1 Pick Blake Griffin Live Up To The Hype?

Need the peoples opinions and inputs on this. This season looks like it is going to be a very hard and tough season, can he endure to NBA life and live up to the hype?

I think he will.....but thats also because he hasn't had the hype that a lot of other number 1 picks have had. The overall vibe I have been getting from the media is that he will be a great player, however he may not be a franchise talent.

The "hype" surrounding him seems to be somewhere a notch or two above what Andrew Bogut was recieving when the Bucks made him the 1st pick.

I think his rookie season will be similar to Dwight Howard's with a little bit more scoring. I'm predicting 14 and 9 for Blake in his rookie season. Unfortunately for Clipper fans I don't think he will turn out to be a franchise talent like Dwight. I think he can evolve into a guy who gives you 20 and 10 however there are a few guys who can do that.....but you wouldn't consider them franchise talents. Perhaps something similar to Carlos Boozer or Elton Brand in their most productive seasons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwyZD6HSXZU

i think thats a glimpse of what this kid has to offer

Clippers lose Griffin to broken kneecap
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4597949

LOS ANGELES -- Blake Griffin's NBA debut has been pushed back indefinitely after the Los Angeles Clippers revealed late Monday night that their No. 1 overall draft pick has a broken left kneecap.

The stress fracture could sideline the Oklahoma star for six weeks, the team announced, promising further information Tuesday.

Griffin, who averaged 13.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game during the preseason, won't be in the Clippers' lineup when they face the Lakers in their opener Tuesday night, and he could be out much longer. The Clippers play 20 games in their first six weeks of the regular season.

Griffin apparently broke his kneecap during the Clippers' final exhibition game against New Orleans last Friday, perhaps after a dunk that left the power forward wincing in pain. The team initially said Griffin only had a sore left knee, making him questionable for the opener, before revealing the break.

Griffin was the consensus college player of the year with 22.7 points and an NCAA-best 14.4 rebounds per game last season for the Sooners.

After the Clippers won the draft lottery and selected him, Griffin strained his right shoulder during a summer league game in July. The team brought him back cautiously, and Griffin said he was totally healthy in the preseason.

His latest injury is a sadly unsurprising setback for the star-crossed Clippers, who won just 19 games last year in an injury-plagued season. Los Angeles has just two winning seasons in the past 30 years and just one playoff series victory since moving to town in 1984.

Los Angeles was mostly healthy going into this fall, with point guard Baron Davis and center Chris Kaman both ready to play after missing chunks of last season. The Clippers actually have solid frontcourt talent with Marcus Camby, Al Thornton and Rasual Butler alongside Griffin.

game tonight on the score vs lakers at 10:30pm et

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