MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:jimmybones wrote:Best case scenario: Dame comes out flamethrowing and reminds everyone who the **** he is. Khris is playoffs Khris, Bobby Buckets buries jumpers and ignites the crowd. We win the first two at home and buy another week of rest for Giannis. But wait, there's more. We go into Indy and take on there on a night where Dame scores 45. We finish the job at home in Game 5 and have effectively given Giannis closer 3-4 weeks than a rushed 2. Dame and the boys are cooking and Giannis is good to go for round 2. Not only is he fully healthy but he's also fresh. 12 wins away from a title with a fresh Giannis.
Worst case scenario. We go down 2-1 and Giannis feels pressure to play before he's ready.
Could totally see either scenario play out. I'm just ready to see which version of Dame and this team shows up. The recent data is not promising but playoffs are playoffs. If we show up like we are capable of, we beat Indiana without Giannis playing a minute. But that IF is pretty big.
I dont think this is the worst case scenario.
It's a pretty bad scenario, if Giannis rushes back and blows his achilles out we are back to the days of 2003-2012....probably even worse because we don't have any draft picks.