So Eddie Griffin Died...

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:27 pm

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2985307

Pretty good on those nice Seton Hall teams a few years ago...

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:34 pm

Last week? How come nobody knew about this? Eddie just got off some charges for masterbating in the car, right?

Damn. RIP.

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:37 pm

I was thinking the comedian.

Dude was talented, but never got his head on straight.

Damn shame.

BeHemoth · Post by **BeHemoth** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:46 pm

1:30 in the a.m. running into a train, dude was probly drunk

perabigail · Post by **perabigail** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:47 pm

Philaflava wrote:Last week? How come nobody knew about this?

Investigators used dental records to identify Griffin, 25, who began his tumultous pro career with the Houston Rockets in 2001. He was waived by the Timberwolves in March.

The five-year veteran and former seventh overall draft pick had battled alcohol problems since coming out of Seton Hall. He was suspended by the NBA for five games in January for violating the anti-drug program.

Houston police said in a report that the SUV ignored a railroad warning and went through a barrier before striking the moving train about 1:30 a.m. Friday.

The driver's body was badly burned and there was no identification.

ripweblo · Post by **ripweblo** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:50 pm

NBA Comparison: Tim Duncan

Strengths: One of the top overall talents in college basketball already... Has all the makings of a future NBA superstar.. Only 18, and has a ton of physical developing to do, a scary thought... Can stroke shots all the way out to college 3... Similar to A-Rahim with his smoothness, and offensive skills, but has even more athleticism.. Very strong post and intermediate game... Has excellent rebounding and defensive skills.. Very calm court demenor, (similar to Tim Duncan) doesn't get rattled easily.. Sometimes the lack of emotion gets confused with a lack of desire, but it's there...

Weaknesses: Ball Handling abilities are not super... Needs to get alot stronger.. Needs to get nastier (on the court).. Character questions have resulted from two separate incidents involving off the court fights with teammates, one in HS one in College.

buddy was top 10 talent ever coming out of college

an-also · Post by **an-also** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:04 pm

Philaflava wrote:Last week? How come nobody knew about this? Eddie just got off some charges for masterbating in the car, right?

Damn. RIP.

it says that the body was burned badly and they had to use teeth to identify him. that process prolly took a bit..

but damm. RIP

jamrage · Post by **jamrage** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:07 pm

Shit, I'm in Houston and this is the first I've heard of this. It's just showing up on the wires so I guess the fact that they had to identify him from dental records is the reason it took so long.

Rockets traded Richard Jefferson (13th overall) in 2001 to get Griffin (7th overall). I'm still pissed about it.

Griffin's career was a train wreck.

I couldn't resist, I'm sorry.

R.I.P.

Sylissez · Post by **Sylissez** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:22 pm

Shit. I just got a couple of texts/calls about this...fucking wild.

He was two years ahead of me in high school. Really talented, bit egotistical though and like others said, just never got his shit together. Sad story.

RIP.

surprised not to see more about this in philly yet.

BigCat8 · Post by **BigCat8** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:17 am

Just heard about this from my uncle. I had the privilege of seeing him play as a high schooler, and watching him then, you could just tell there was something special about his playing. He just needed to mature.

I think his career was doomed when he left Seton Hall early, as he hadn't yet learned how to behave.

It's a shame that his career was riddled with so many incidents and that his life was ended so prematurely.

Rest in peace.

blessingindisguise · Post by **blessingindisguise** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:23 am

R.I.P.

Sylissez · Post by **Sylissez** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:44 am

Reading this again, even a few hours later, I still can't believe this is how it's ended.

It might just be a personal thing but...Eddie Griffin was gonna be our generation's Marvin Harrison. A Roman grad who would go on to have at least a decent pro career...so fucked up though now.

shazzb0t · Post by **shazzb0t** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:06 am

Sankofa wrote:I was thinking the comedian.

Dude was talented, but never got his head on straight.

Damn shame.

I was as well. RIP EG.

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:18 am

tough off season for wolves fans

eddie griffen is a prime example on how guys who can leave early are not always wise to do so. he had mad raw talent, but wasnt able to cope with what it takes to play in the NBA.

the guy was a wreck, he had to have a personal assistent do everything for him. he was suppossed to be turning his life around, he was gonna go play ball in Eurpoe , he was talking about his daughter.

he had serious depression issues.

Digs Darklighter · Post by **Digs Darklighter** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:34 am

Sylissez wrote:Reading this again, even a few hours later, I still can't believe this is how it's ended.

It might just be a personal thing but...Eddie Griffin was gonna be our generation's Marvin Harrison. A Roman grad who would go on to have at least a decent pro career...so fucked up though now.

SYlissez,
i think i know some people from your class

as for EG
its a sad thing

between seeing this on the news last night and that heart wrentching Trotter press conference i almost shed a tear

goldenstateofmind · Post by **goldenstateofmind** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:38 pm

there are talks that this was a suicide

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:02 pm

duh... who swerves thru RR gates to collide into the 40th car on said train if you like waking up every morning to hear how everyone thinks you are a bi-polar bust

MGP · Post by **MGP** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:19 pm

I played against Eddie Griffin in high school. Great HS player, great college tallet too. It's sad to see so much potential never fully realized.

an-also · Post by **an-also** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:50 pm

i feel bad for his daughter

goldenstateofmind · Post by **goldenstateofmind** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:21 pm

CaPaBLe_KeL wrote:duh... who swerves thru RR gates to collide into the 40th car on said train if you like waking up every morning to hear how everyone thinks you are a bi-polar bust

he could have been beating off and had to choose between killing himself on the side of a train or swerving into a ditch, risking severe blueballs. to some, there are fates worse than death.

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:54 pm

goldenstateofmind wrote:
CaPaBLe_KeL wrote:duh... who swerves thru RR gates to collide into the 40th car on said train if you like waking up every morning to hear how everyone thinks you are a bi-polar bust
he could have been beating off and had to choose between killing himself on the side of a train or swerving into a ditch, risking severe blueballs. to some, there are fates worse than death.

i suppose a precedent has been set

fyi...where eddie was arrested for beating off in the car to the porn was a few miles from the crib.

Prince doesnt call it erotic city for nothin

Magneto · Post by **Magneto** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:54 pm

More then likely I think it was suicide but we wont know until all the evidence is released.

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:02 pm

im not a great medical mind, can they do toxicology tests after dunn was burned to a crisp?

it took 3 days fo them to identify the body..how can they tell if homeboy was zooted?

bringinoutbangerz · Post by **bringinoutbangerz** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:16 pm

dude was a beast in NBA live 03

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:36 pm

bringinoutbangerz wrote:dude was a beast in NBA live 03

yeah he was, that was a good year for that game

Rachel Hobozal · Post by **Rachel Hobozal** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:36 pm

Sankofa wrote:I was thinking the comedian.

Me too. Fuck this other idiot.

adverse · Post by **adverse** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:55 am

just heard about this. r.i.p.

Julius Seizure · Post by **Julius Seizure** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:59 pm

ripweblo wrote:NBA Comparison: Tim Duncan

Strengths: One of the top overall talents in college basketball already... Has all the makings of a future NBA superstar.. Only 18, and has a ton of physical developing to do, a scary thought... Can stroke shots all the way out to college 3... Similar to A-Rahim with his smoothness, and offensive skills, but has even more athleticism.. Very strong post and intermediate game... Has excellent rebounding and defensive skills.. Very calm court demenor, (similar to Tim Duncan) doesn't get rattled easily.. Sometimes the lack of emotion gets confused with a lack of desire, but it's there...

Weaknesses: Ball Handling abilities are not super... Needs to get alot stronger.. Needs to get nastier (on the court).. Character questions have resulted from two separate incidents involving off the court fights with teammates, one in HS one in College.

buddy was top 10 talent ever coming out of college

i don't know about all that, but he was a talented big. the lack of desire was always noticable and anyone who ever put griffin in the same sentence as time duncan was crazy.

but RIP regardless of all that. was thinking he'd be an OK fit for the Celtics depending on his commitment to being serious about basketball.

ripweblo · Post by **ripweblo** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:42 pm

Julius Seizure wrote:
ripweblo wrote:NBA Comparison: Tim Duncan

Strengths: One of the top overall talents in college basketball already... Has all the makings of a future NBA superstar.. Only 18, and has a ton of physical developing to do, a scary thought... Can stroke shots all the way out to college 3... Similar to A-Rahim with his smoothness, and offensive skills, but has even more athleticism.. Very strong post and intermediate game... Has excellent rebounding and defensive skills.. Very calm court demenor, (similar to Tim Duncan) doesn't get rattled easily.. Sometimes the lack of emotion gets confused with a lack of desire, but it's there...

Weaknesses: Ball Handling abilities are not super... Needs to get alot stronger.. Needs to get nastier (on the court).. Character questions have resulted from two separate incidents involving off the court fights with teammates, one in HS one in College.

buddy was top 10 talent ever coming out of college
i don't know about all that, but he was a talented big. the lack of desire was always noticable and anyone who ever put griffin in the same sentence as time duncan was crazy.

but RIP regardless of all that. was thinking he'd be an OK fit for the Celtics depending on his commitment to being serious about basketball.

that was from ndadraft.net

compared him more to sheed