Our weekly look at four topics — players, issues, numbers, trends — that are impacting and, in some cases, changing the game.
First Quarter: Blake Griffin’s career on the brink?
The game is unforgiving.
The game can be unfair.
The game can go against the tenets of everything we say matters and how we want players to evolve.
Look no further than Blake Griffin in Detroit.
Last year he was playing MVP-caliber ball for a Pistons team that desperately wanted to get back into the postseason. He improved as a 3-point shooter, initiated the offense and was one of the most efficient players in the league.