Preseason Gm 3: Clippers (1-1) @ Warriors (0-0)

[Det the Threat]

If the pre-season is any indication of how things will be during the reagular season, then we're in for a rollercoaster ride.

Losing big, winning big, getting thrashed...

Anyways, it's only pre-season and we're hopefully more consistant during the regular season.

[floppymoose]

I was at the game. Warriors fan but dropping by to tell you not to panic. Clips did not have Kaman or Davis but were still matching the Warriors starters for the first half. Griffen was a beast and no one on the Warriors could deal with him at all. He did what he wanted.

The reasons the Clips got blown out were:
1) Warriors got hot from outside and the Clips continued to pack it in.
2) Warriors bench is >>>>>>>>> Clippers bench

#1 is fixable, and #2 matters a lot less in the regular season than it does in a preseason game, where those bench guys all get 25 mins instead of 6.

[mj_shoefanatic]

Even though we got bludgeoned in Oaktown I'm still very happy with what I saw out of B-Griff and Aminu.

[BoomFizzle]

Any ideas when Baron is likely to be back playing? From what I have seen from Griffin, Baron is going to love playing with him and Griffin will probably benefit the most from having a PG (although I actually like Foye as a PG more than as a SG).

[Roscoe Sheed]

Baron isn't injured, right? Just working himself into shape?

[Little Digger]

I was at the game. Warriors fan but dropping by to tell you not to panic. Clips did not have Kaman or Davis but were still matching the Warriors starters for the first half. Griffen was a beast and no one on the Warriors could deal with him at all. He did what he wanted.

The reasons the Clips got blown out were:
1) Warriors got hot from outside and the Clips continued to pack it in.
2) Warriors bench is >>>>>>>>> Clippers bench

#1 is fixable, and #2 matters a lot less in the regular season than it does in a preseason game, where those bench guys all get 25 mins instead of 6.

Warriors bench sucks donkey balls dude. The main reason the clips got blown out was because it was a back to back preseason road game.

[Little Digger]

Any ideas when Baron is likely to be back playing? From what I have seen from Griffin, Baron is going to love playing with him and Griffin will probably benefit the most from having a PG (although I actually like Foye as a PG more than as a SG).

i sat right behind the clips bench..baron looks like a burnt marshmellow. 245 to 250 pounds.

[mkwest]

Baron isn't injured, right? Just working himself into shape?

He's been practicing with the team, but Vinny has held him out of the games. He was recovering from a swollen knee and strained calf. He was pushing himself too hard in practice, while trying to make up ground for his late start to on his conditioning.

He's around 219lbs. He was at 212 lbs early in the summer before going overseas. Their goal for him is around 208 lbs. Ralph said that he should be ready to play on Tuesday against the Spurs in Mexico City or on Thursday's home game against the Nuggets.

[Little Digger]

Baron isn't injured, right? Just working himself into shape?

He's around 219lbs. .

[mkwest]

Broussard, is that you?

If Baron were anywhere close to 245-250, that would mean that Eric Gordon was about 20 or so pounds overweight as well.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Seems like we can't find any consistency in the preseason.

[floppymoose]

Warriors bench sucks donkey balls dude. The main reason the clips got blown out was because it was a back to back preseason road game.

Well, that remains to be seen I guess. The only thing I can tell you for certain is that it is much better than the current Clippers bench.