Blake Griffin on NBA studio shows: “The bar was kinda low... A lot of people have come up to us: ‘It’s so great that you talk basketball.’ That should be the most obvious thing you talk about.”
posted by u/luka274 · 2026-10-24 16:37 UTC
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## Top comments
1. u/TangerineStrong3781 · 2026-10-24 16:41 UTC
It’s really a breath of fresh air after years of constant ESPN goat debates and Inside the NBA not even watching the games.
2. u/hwgs9 · 2026-10-24 16:47 UTC
Look at all of our analyst sleeping! You can’t believe how little we give a shit about basketball here at inside the NBA! We are a quirky show!
3. u/palpablebubble · 2026-10-24 17:16 UTC
Now let's get uncomfortably mad at each other because we're all cantankerous old men with thin skins!
4. u/YesImKeithHernandez · 2026-10-24 18:05 UTC
What do you mean someone we didn't play against could be better than someone we played against?!?!?!
5. u/ripkin05 · 2026-10-24 17:32 UTC
espn literally showed a clip last night of chuck not being able to remember what team a dude played for, that they had talked about the night before and played it off for laughs. because its apparently really funny that the guys they are paying millions to talk about basketball are so checked out that they literally cant remember what they had talked about 15 hours before hand.
6. u/LocalTopiarist · 2026-10-24 17:51 UTC
Are we pretending like Inside the NBA isn't funny? They aren't at their peak anymore, that happened a few years ago before online analysis really blasted off and the NBA fully adopted clip culture, but they are still pretty funny and their reputation buys them a few years to ride off into the sunset.
Inside the NBA is more "guys sitting on the couch watching the game" style, which is genuinely enjoyable. Just because The Stepback is also an enjoyable format doesnt take away from Inside The NBA, both formats can co-exist at once.
7. u/itsnotthathardtodoit · 2026-10-24 18:07 UTC
It's entertainment, and it's very entertaining. Not every product needs to be everything for everyone.
8. u/IAmJohnnyJB · 2026-10-24 18:35 UTC
I never thought I'd see the day where people are taking "Who he play for" seriously
9. u/reebokhightops · 2026-10-24 16:59 UTC
Now someone find us an insufferable dingus to give a boatload of cash to!
10. u/camelurso · 2026-10-24 17:54 UTC
BAH GAWD, THAT'S DRAYMOND GREEN'S MUSIC!!!
11. u/Minute-Spinach-5563 · 2026-10-24 16:40 UTC
Blake Griffin 🤝 Jaylen Brown
“The bar is fucking low”
12. u/DrPuzzle · 2026-10-24 17:09 UTC
Blake Griffin is smart obviously but not just smart he's extremely good at picking and choosing what he's going to say before he says it while also being honest and not coming off as a dickhead. And the best part about all of that is he doesn't even have to think about it.
He's super natural at this. He's just a natural speaker though. It's just awesome
13. u/itsnotthathardtodoit · 2026-10-24 18:09 UTC
Pablo glazed Blake so hard after that episode, and it honestly felt deserved. You can tell the guy has seriously good charisma.
14. u/qeq · 2026-10-24 18:24 UTC
Pablo lived through working for ESPN and Lebatard. He recognizes actual talent.
15. u/EyePlay · 2026-10-24 18:43 UTC
Could see that while he was in the league. He has very strong comedic timing and is a natural magnetic speaker. Plus I'm not super familiar with his post NBA career but I thought I remember him getting into some stand up and maybe acting? A good way to polish those qualities.
16. u/ExpressionAlone5204 · 2026-10-24 18:36 UTC
Blake Griffin, famous intelligent graduate from Oklahoma education
17. u/LemonButterRum · 2026-10-24 16:43 UTC
while this is true, everyone also loved "police presence" and "big ol women" when the other crew was memeing about it. the fanbase appreciates the entertainment spectrum increasing, and it's not a choice
18. u/chokethewookie · 2026-10-24 16:59 UTC
I like Barkley. I don't want all analysts to be like him, though.
19. u/Lindo_MG · 2026-10-24 17:05 UTC
Don’t worry they can’t be like him, if I had to say who is close to his archetype , raw, alil unhinged and funny, praise and criticism would be Richard Jefferson. I think he has that “IT” factor
20. u/chokethewookie · 2026-10-24 17:05 UTC
He is pretty good.