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Why is the Clippers’ Blake Griffin always overlooked?

By Jasmine Robinson

Feb 26, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) heads down court after a 3 point basket in the first quarter of the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 26, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) heads down court after a 3 point basket in the first quarter of the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 30, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) and forward Blake Griffin (32) during an NBA game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 30, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) and forward Blake Griffin (32) during an NBA game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Clippers always clip

It’s the same reason why people worship NOLA Chris Paul but disregard LA Chris Paul, despite the fact that the latter is by far the better player.

Historically, the Clippers’ have been the NBA’s most sorry franchise. There’s no nice way to put it. It’s the team no one wanted or even asked for. And the ghosts of the Clippers’ past still haunt them. They haven’t even gotten past the second round of the playoffs. Every non-Clippers NBA fan has that narrative in their mind that the Clippers will always find a way to fail, whether that’s by injury or through supernatural happenings.

“They’ll never be successful. The Clippers always clip. What’s the point of supporting Blake on that team if he’ll never win anything over there? He’s not relevant until he’s on a different team. Just ship him out somewhere else and put an end to this so he doesn’t waste away his prime on that team.”

Blake Griffin will never get his just due for leading the Clippers out of the gutter, no matter what happens in the future. This team will go as far as he will take it, and not just because he’s an extremely skilled player. He made this team what it is (with the help of others, of course).

What happens with this team in the foreseeable future starts and ends with him.

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