Blake Griffin hasn’t been particularly good since joining the Pistons. His team has fizzled from the playoff contest. And it’s started to get noticed. Reasonably so.
Stan Van Gundy and the Detroit Pistons took a huge risk in taking on his massive contract. It’s a risk that has similarities to the one Joe Dumars took when he signed Josh Smith to a $54 million contract.
Both are power forwards. Both were about the same age when acquired. Both were big time athletes in their early years who changed their games later in their careers.