If you need a little more incentive, these are Griffin's games/numbers so far in preseason......
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Oct. 15, 2010 - 3:00 a.m. ET</TD></TR><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodyCopy>Blake Griffin exploded in his first game at home since last year's season-ending knee injury, scoring 24 points on 7-of-13 shooting (10-of-12 from the foul line) with 14 rebounds, four blocks, and a steal in 36 minutes on Thursday.</TD></TR><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>He is having a monster preseason -- and thanks to vague comparisons to fellow top pick Greg Oden's missed rookie season, the hype machine hasn't been on full-blast. It is now. If you're getting him in Round 4 it's about right, but if you really want him you may have to pay up and grab him early.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>
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Oct. 13, 2010 - 4:22 a.m. ET</TD></TR><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodyCopy>Blake Griffin logged 37 minutes on Tuesday, collecting 13 points, 17 rebounds, two assists, three steals and one block. He was 5-for-11 from the field.</TD></TR><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>After playing no more than 24 minutes in any of his first three preseason games, Griffin's surgically repaired left knee responded well to the increase in minutes. He is quickly putting to rest concerns about his durability.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>
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Oct. 9, 2010 - 2:28 a.m. ET</TD></TR><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodyCopy>Blake Griffin manhandled David Lee and the Warriors on Friday, scoring 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting with nine rebounds, four assists, two steals, and a block in just 24 minutes.</TD></TR><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>Let's not get too excited about preseason tilts with the Kings and Warriors, but he has started the preseason with a bang, averaging 20 and 10 in the two contests with plenty of peripheral stats to go around. The chink in the armor? An unsurprising 7-of-18 mark from the foul line including an airball tonight.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>
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Oct. 8, 2010 - 1:08 a.m. ET</TD></TR><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodyCopy>Blake Griffin had 18 points, 13 rebounds, a block and a steal in Thursday's cake walk over the Kings. He hit all seven of his shots from the floor, but just 4-of-8 free throws.</TD></TR><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>Griffin looked like a real man tonight and questions about his knee are quickly fading away. He could end up being a Top 5 power forward before all is said and done, but then again, this performance came against the Kings, who didn't look good. Don't be afraid to draft Griffin this season.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>