Regarding Bill Simmons and Blake Griffin

Let me preface this by saying that for the most part, I enjoy Simmons' work.  He's an extremely funny guy and does know a lot about the game.  That being said, he does tend to make some outlandish statements sometimes. Ok, a lot of times.

Today, he made a few of those statements regarding Blake Griffin via a post at ESPN and on Twitter.

Here are his claims about Griffin, whom he rightly calls a beast:

• He would've been the 3rd best player on Team USA this summer.
• He's already the best finisher of any big guy in the league.
• He's already the second-best rebounder in the league behind Dwight Howard.
• He's already one of the 5 best PFs in the league.
• He's the best rookie to enter the league since LeBron
• He's plays with reckless abandon and is extremely exciting to watch

My first reaction is that two of those statements are true and the others are false.  I had the chance to watch Griffin in Sacramento when they blew out the Kings, and as I mentioned, he looked amazing. More than amazing in fact, and the box score backs it up.  But even with that I still have some trouble with Simmons statements.  Do his arguments have merit, or don't they?