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KELLI ANDERSON
January 26, 2009
Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin is a skilled mimic and practical joker off the court, but on it the sophomore double-double machine does a pretty good player-of-the-year impersonation
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January 26, 2009

Post Impressionist

Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin is a skilled mimic and practical joker off the court, but on it the sophomore double-double machine does a pretty good player-of-the-year impersonation

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So far Blake's impact on the program has been everything Capel imagined when he first saw Blake play less than three years ago. More top players have signed ( Warren, the highest-rated guard ever to commit to Oklahoma, says one of the main reasons he did was to play with Griffin), the Sooners are off to their best start in 23 seasons, the Big 12 championship is within reach, and a national title is a possibility. There are trophies involved with those last two goals, of course. "Those," says Blake, "would definitely mean something to me."

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