Following In Danny Manning's Footsteps?

October 27, 2009
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Fate has apparently lost its subtle touch when it comes to derailing the Clippers, going right for a Gillooly-style kneecap job on Clippers No. 1 pick Blake Griffin. The broken kneecap, suffered in a preseason game against the Hornets, could sideline him for six weeks, or roughly the time of season the Clippers are usually eliminated from playoff contention.

Griffin missed out on summer games after suffering a shoulder strain in July, but at the time, 69 percent of SportsNation thought it was just wear and tear -- not the curse of the Clippers gearing up to take down Griffin the way it sank Danny Manning two decades ago.

That was about the same time voters rated Griffin well ahead of fellow No. 1 picks Matthew Stafford, Stephen Strasburg and John Tavares. Now? Hey, Tavares has three goals and four assists in 10 games. And as far as we know, Bill Simmons never wrote him a letter advising him to run away from a cursed franchise.

az1atic187
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This basically hands the R.O.Y trophy to Tyreke Evans

” -- az1atic187
rushkg44
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You know....I wish that for Griffins sake he would have got drafted by any other franchise then the Clippers. Maybe if they went back to San Diego the curse would go away

” -- RushKG44

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