Better Pro: Hasheem Thabeet or Blake Griffin?
So as we all know by now it will more than likely come down to Griffin winning the player of the year award, but it brings up a question of who is going to have the better pro career?
I don’t think that there is a question that Thabeet will be the better pro and have the longer career. I understand that Griffin has more talent, but keep in mind that Thabeet has only been playing basketball for 4 years, so he is a raw talent with a 7′3″ frame compared to Griffin who is going to be a 6′10″ power forward. I understand that Charles Barkley is probably the best power forward ever to play and was only 6′7″. However, unlike Barkley, Griffen is soft, he isn’t going to be effective in the pros. I see Griffin being basically a Charles Oakley type where as I can see Thabeet having maybe a Hakeem career, if he can develop a shot.
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I absolutely guarantee you that Thabeet will be a college wonder only. Griffin has NBA polish and could play on any team right now. Thabeet, sorry that you’ll end up as another mistake at big man by the Seatte/OKC thunder-sonics
Your totally off on Griffin, have you even seen him play this year? He has the best footwork and scoring ability in all of college basketball, which will translate so well to the NBA leading to the inevitable of him being the first overall pick next year… Thabeet on the other hand is a project, yes a force in the middle on defense, but he could not post up a 4th grade school girl. He needs so much work on the offensive end that it could be 10 years before that guy can score in the NBA. In the right setting he has the potential to be the next Bill Russell, but if anything diverts of course, your looking at the next Shawn Bradely.
I also agree that Griffin has better potential, he is a complete package.
Give me Griffin….not sure if any of you guys caught the Pittsburgh/UConn game but, DeJuan Blair made Thabeet his bitch and Blair doesn’t even come close to the guys he will see in the NBA….
Griffin on the other hand is smooth and the game really comes to him, not sure he will be a superstar but he will definitely make a difference on somebodies squad