FE could be back by Game 5

[NBKLee]

The question I have is, will it even matter? Probably not

Dubs need to win Game 4 to even have the slightest chance of taking this series.

I'd imagine FE gets 5-10 minutes tops, but he can go Hack a Jordan / Hack a Floppy Griffin in those 10 mins for us I suppose.


Anyone out there still believe?

 

[CitySushi]

The question I have is, will it even matter? Probably not

Dubs need to win Game 4 to even have the slightest chance of taking this series.

I'd imagine FE gets 5-10 minutes tops, but he can go Hack a Jordan / Hack a Floppy Griffin in those 10 mins for us I suppose.


Anyone out there still believe?

Asking a guy to play his first game of the season in the playoffs is extremely tough. I don't expect him to be able to contribute much. His conditioning will likely be off and his timing may be similar.

 

[gsw_lightning]

Bogut and Ezeli both injured and on ice is a huge negative for GSW. I think it's too late for Ezeli to affect the GSW-LAC series. GSW may not make it out of this round. It really hurts us (yet again) that GSW continues to have major problems with bigmen and getting them to stay healthy. I really wish GSW would finally get to the playoffs with EVERYBODY healthy and all cylinders firing.

 

[Hambombs]

The question I have is, will it even matter? Probably not

Dubs need to win Game 4 to even have the slightest chance of taking this series.

I'd imagine FE gets 5-10 minutes tops, but he can go Hack a Jordan / Hack a Floppy Griffin in those 10 mins for us I suppose.


Anyone out there still believe?

Win game 4 and I still believe of course.

 

[msgkings322]

Win game 4 and I still believe of course.

They almost got it done in game 3 so they have a decent shot at game 4. Probably toast if they can't win that one. If they win game 4 I give them a 25% chance to win the series. Lose it, 0%

 

[Hambombs]

They almost got it done in game 3 so they have a decent shot at game 4. Probably toast if they can't win that one. If they win game 4 I give them a 25% chance to win the series. Lose it, 0%

For me I would say 35% and 5% if they lose

 

[msgkings322]

For me I would say 35% and 5% if they lose

Of course you would, I'm not a life-long Warriors fan...

 

[Hambombs]

Of course you would, I'm not a life-long Warriors fan...

I'm just going by gut feeling lol my gut feeling is warriors would
Be winning this series 2-1 with bogut.

 

[southernfriedwarrior]

As a fan, I'd like to believe they still have a chance, but the odds of them winning 3 of the next 4 are pretty slim. If they lose game 4, I'd say it's pointless to play Ezeli and risk re-injury. Who could've guessed that the entire second year of his career would be effectively wiped out by this injury?

I assumed he'd back by the beginning of April, to get a few games under his belt prior to the playoffs. He'd give the team a nice emotional lift, and give the crowd something to cheer about if he made a token appearance in game 6 at home (if we have a game 6), but any meaningful contribution seems like a lost cause at this point.

 

[Hambombs]

As a fan, I'd like to believe they still have a chance, but the odds of them winning 3 of the next 4 are pretty slim. If they lose game 4, I'd say it's pointless to play Ezeli and risk re-injury. Who could've guessed that the entire second year of his career would be effectively wiped out by this injury?

I assumed he'd back by the beginning of April, to get a few games under his belt prior to the playoffs. He'd give the team a nice emotional lift, and give the crowd something to cheer about if he made a token appearance in game 6 at home (if we have a game 6), but any meaningful contribution seems like a lost cause at this point.

They can win 3 of the next 4 if they keep going small.

 

[southernfriedwarrior]

They can win 3 of the next 4 if they keep going small.

I think if they win game 4, this likely goes to 7 games. If not, it's likely a 5 game series. Winning a game 7 on the road in the playoffs is a no easy task. A big advantage for the Clips, if this does go 7.

 

[Hambombs]

I think if they win game 4, this likely goes to 7 games. If not, it's likely a 5 game series. Winning a game 7 on the road in the playoffs is a no easy task. A big advantage for the Clips, if this does go 7.

Should be interesting

 

[southernfriedwarrior]

I wonder if the big fella is going to be back tonight. I'd love to see Blake Griffin run into that brick wall even if it only lasts for a minute or two at a time.

 

[CitySushi]

I wonder if the big fella is going to be back tonight. I'd love to see Blake Griffin run into that brick wall even if it only lasts for a minute or two at a time.

Early reports yesterday said that he was unlikely to play tonight.

 

[NBKLee]

Early reports yesterday said that he was unlikely to play tonight.

At this point, do we even want to tinker w/ the rotation though? I say lets ride the players that got us here.


FE, may help next year, but this year, should just be a cheerleader.

 

[southernfriedwarrior]

I'd say it depends on how things are going. Clippers will adjust tonight, so I don't assume this lineup will work as well as it did in game 4. If he can give 6-8 Griffin minutes of tough D I'd give it shot if Griffon starts to get off. That being said MJ is conservative when it comes to lineup changes or using bench players during critical situations so he might not get off the bench ready or not.

 

[sjballer03]

I wish Ezeli got his surgery a few weeks earlier. He would've been ready to go for these playoffs.