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In defense of Griffin re Zion - not sure what else can be done

Posted on 11/23/24 at 5:22 pm
Posted by ghost2most
Member since Mar 2012
7473 posts
Posted on 11/23/24 at 5:22 pm
First off, he has made a million mistakes as GM. I'm not defending Favors, Bledsoe, Devonte Graham, Steven Adams, Ball trade, etc.

But the dude has been put in a no-win situation with Zion.

He tried to be firm with Zion. Didn't work.

I get why year after year they positioned Ingram as the face because the rest of the team would throw up knowing that lazy fat frick was their "leader."

Ingram is not a No. 1 but at least he has the respect of his teammates.

Griff has done everything he can do to try to make it work for Zion. Hired his babysitter, TSpoon. Fired his enabler, TSpoon. Fired the trainers he didn't like. Took it in the arse so Zion's idiot stepdad could portray the narrative how he wanted.

Played tough, played soft. Put in claueses. Brought in CJ to help make the idiot get it.

But at the end of the day, none of that shite has worked.

He even signed the fat piece of shite to a contract that penalizes him for being unprofessional.

What else can the man do? I'm not saying he should keep his job. I just don't know what else he could do.

We just were unlucky and won the lottery for a generational talent with no willpower or drive and a typical leech family.

Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
28570 posts
Posted on 11/23/24 at 5:39 pm to
I can’t stand Griff, and I would agree.
Posted by LouisianaJoseph
Denver
Member since Apr 2018
1418 posts
Posted on 11/23/24 at 5:40 pm to
I agree.
Posted by BowDownToLSU
Livingston louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
20337 posts
Posted on 11/23/24 at 5:44 pm to
quote:

can’t stand Griff, and I would agree.
Posted by A Menace to Sobriety
Member since Jun 2018
31764 posts
Posted on 11/23/24 at 6:00 pm to
Not at all a Griffin guy and never was, but he did nothing wrong in terms of the Zion situation. Literally every GM in the history of the sport would have done the same thing and picked Zion at #1. Anyone who says otherwise is lying. And like you've said he's done everything he possibly could to make Zion happy and it hasn't worked. Don't blame Griffin for that.
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
29375 posts
Posted on 11/23/24 at 7:15 pm to
Enforce the fat clause and make the fricking dude get in shape or take his money.
Posted by Stamps74
Member since Nov 2017
1084 posts
Posted on 11/23/24 at 7:27 pm to
You babysit / kid gloves with superstars that actually win. Zion has done nothing at the NBA level to get that type of treatment.

You stay in shape, you develop your game, win playoff series, hopefully rings.

Basically if Zion showed he was serious about his craft and winning for the Pelicans, I could understand Griff being soft with him.
Posted by J_Hingle
LA
Member since Jun 2013
5305 posts
Posted on 11/23/24 at 7:28 pm to
Players run the league man, Zion has been a disaster since the beginning and that is ALL on Zion
Posted by Pistol44
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2019
2223 posts
Posted on 11/23/24 at 7:45 pm to
Griff doesn't slide on any of the outcomes, he's President of Basketball Operations. It is his job to move the franchise forward and show success. He has had moderate success but the franchise is all geared up and stuck.
Posted by Pels_Yaz
Member since Apr 2023
11544 posts
Posted on 11/23/24 at 7:46 pm to
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And like you've said he's done everything he possibly could to make Zion happy and it hasn't worked.


Maybe this was Griffin’s biggest mistake that some of you guys are missing. He gave a kid superstar treatment when in all honesty- he hasn’t done anything to deserve it. Thats on Griffin.

You can’t build your franchise around a guy who’s always injured, not mature, out of shape, and has achieved absolutely nothing in 6 years- and not be somewhat at fault.
Posted by 3PieceSpicy
Metairie
Member since Jan 2021
7118 posts
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:01 pm to
I blame Griff for not trading him after year 1.

6 weeks meniscus injury turned into 14 weeks. Dude gained 40 pounds and didn’t do his rehab.

Fast forward to Covid Bubble. Dude comes in fat and out of shape. Pulls his hamstring. Makes Griff tell the world it was due to Covid/family emergency. Comes back into the bubble 10 days later, 15 pounds heavier.

He should have been traded year 2. He was a piece of shite his entire rookie year. And he hasn’t changed. He has been a piece of shite for 6 straight years now.
Posted by 504Voodoo
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2012
13705 posts
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:10 pm to
The best thing Griff did was our leveraging Zion and getting him to sign that extension with the weight and games clauses.

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