Big baby Davis injury

[TheRemix]

How big of a difference does it make if he doesn't play saturday?

[testies]

none, spencer hawes is better than him

[testies]

Spencer Hawes three straight 3 pointers are due

[Spur|n|Austin]

Was it an Achilles injury? Looked like it.

[Texas_Ranger]

lol. No difference. Hawes gonna probably play 10 times better than this fat fuck.

[UZER]

Great, now hawes will come in and have a Shane battier game 7.

[Darius Bieber]

Doesn't matter. Blake and Jordan will run train on the Spurs bigs. Hawes will come off the bench and score 20+.

[FkLA]

I can see Hawes draining a couple of 3s in Game 7.

[MI21]

I feel like he has been relatively awful the entire series. Might actually be ok for the Clips. I think it is more likely that the corpse of Hedo Turkoglu or Spencer fucking Hawes contribute some bullshit 3's than Davis being a difference maker.

[TheRemix]

It looked pretty bad. He couldn't put any weight on it

[Russ]

How big of a difference does it make if he doesn't play saturday?

Little. Very little.

[Harry Callahan]

You guys don't get it.

Fat Boy burns minutes and he can actually defend bigger guys.

His fat ass will be on the bench instead of setting moving picks on Saturday.

Griffin and Paul will have to play the entire game on Saturday. They may die out there.

[mexicanjunior]

How big of a difference does it make if he doesn't play saturday?

Spurs lose by 30 instead of 20...

[Malik Hairston]

He has actually been really solid in this series, tbh..it does make a difference..

[BatManu20]

None at all. Spencer Hawes is a better offensive player.

[milkyway21]

This is actually one good news for us Spurs..no Davis..more Jordan.

Need to establish early lead and protect it ..unlike last night.

There's still chance.

The Spurs were in the same situation before.(vs Dallas last year), and were triumphant.

[timtonymanu]

It's a big loss for the Clippers, honestly.

But we're too out of sync right now for it to really matter.

[Trainwreck2100]

In a game 7 scenario he wouldn't have played much anyway

[Cloud786]

Unfortunately, this will force Doc into playing Hawes. He is an atrocious defender but can spread the floor. Since we have a history of scrubs going off on us, I can see him hitting a couple threes in Game 7.

[Sean Cagney]

This is actually one good news for us Spurs..no Davis..more Jordan.

Need to establish early lead and protect it ..unlike last night.

There's still chance.

The Spurs were in the same situation before.(vs Dallas last year), and were triumphant.
Home game 7's are a little different than being on the road TBH. Check the home team game 7 record. Last year the Spurs were better overall as well.

[therealtruth]

Home game 7's are a little different than being on the road TBH. Check the home team game 7 record. Last year the Spurs were better overall as well.

You're right about how tough it is to win a road game 7 but honestly in this series home court hasn't mattered. Both teams are good enough to win on each others court and it will really come down to who steps up and plays the best at the right time.

[jbspurs]

none, spencer hawes is better than him

I worry if he gets it going, he can shoot 3's as well.

[Sean Cagney]

You're right about how tough it is to win a road game 7 but honestly in this series home court hasn't mattered. Both teams are good enough to win on each others court and it will really come down to who steps up and plays the best at the right time.

I am sorry I just can't get pumped for that game and I would not bet on it. I guess I might change my mind that day or maybe later tomorrow but right now I can't get pumped for a game 7 on the road after this game. I have no choice now but to watch and hope they win but I don't expect it.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Knowing our luck Hawes will go 3-4 from downtown.

[Mikeanaro]

Give him a couple of big macs and he will be fine.

[heyheymymy]

Davis has been a huge shot in the arm for the clips this series off the bench. And since the clips don't have a bench, anything coming off the pine and resembling productive mins is a major boon for LAC.

Davis is also pretty much the only rest Griffin can get. If Davis is not playing, Doc leans towards playing a worn out Griffin over a rested Hawes and Griffin slays till the 4th when halfway through he runs out of gas, collapses, and turns the ball over, makes a mental mistake or just doesn't have the juice to get those top of the key j's to drop and it's an advantage for the Spurs.

[Sasha]

How big of a difference does it make if he doesn't play saturday?

We lose the comic relief.

[Fireball]

Hawes or the Turk will come in a drain three pointers all the way to a big blowout ... they will shit on the Spurs like the Spurs did on Dallas last year in game 7

[Clipper Nation]

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[in2deep]

he's been a pain in the neck

hopefully will be hobbled at least

[noles1983]

Would be nice if we can get that troglodyte Jordan in foul trouble early.

[cjw]

Fat Boy burns minutes and he can actually defend bigger guys.

His fat ass will be on the bench instead of setting moving picks on Saturday.

These people who think Hawes / Hedo are going to contribute are crazy. Yes, Hawes is a better shooter but that's about it. Davis provided essentially all the backup 4/5 minutes for this team. Who does Doc turn to now if the Spurs go hack-a?

Alternative is to run Barnes at the 4 and go with three of Paul/JJ/Jamal/Austin Toros.

[cd98]

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Mild strain. It was some performance on the bench...like he was giving birth. I guess he really is the Big Baby.

[Fireball]

:lmao

[stnick2261]

He defended Duncan fairly well... but...

The benefit is if we can get Griffin in foul trouble early... he gets pulled and we do Hack-a-Jordan... do they leave Griffin in or Jordan? They won't be able to pull both really

[TXstbobcat]

Get that fat bastard a rascal to ride around on and he will be good to go for game 7

[look_at_g_shred]

Mild strain. It was some performance on the bench...like he was giving birth. I guess he really is the Big Baby.
:lmao

[Diego20]

Less money to spend on food for LAC

[Russ]

Get that fat bastard a rascal to ride around on and he will be good to go for game 7

I doubt he'll play at all, or if so, he'll be ineffective.

According to local sportstalk radio in LA, the injury is worse than the Clippers are publicly acknowledging.

[Johnsyounger]

Its a big deal if he can't play. Hawes is terrible. Ya he can hit a 3, but so can a lot of guys in the NBA. His D is awful, and it will fuck up their tempo and timing. That being said, the Clippers bench isn't gonna be what gonna make the difference. We need Austin Rivers to remember game 4. Hopefully he'll lay a bunch of bricks. Tiago is feeling better and hopefully Kia is tiring down. GSG

[cd021]

none, spencer hawes is better than him

The guy that Doc has trusted with 6 minutes of actual playoff basketball. Big Baby was actually good.

[cd021]

Its a big deal if he can't play. Hawes is terrible. Ya he can hit a 3, but so can a lot of guys in the NBA. His D is awful, and it will fuck up their tempo and timing. That being said, the Clippers bench isn't gonna be what gonna make the difference. We need Austin Rivers to remember game 4. Hopefully he'll lay a bunch of bricks. Tiago is feeling better and hopefully Kia is tiring down. GSG


Only a handful of centers can hit 3s. ( Bosh, Antic, Ibaka) I think Doc will only play him 5 minutes, but that really depends on 'Dre's FTs. Doc has taken Dre out of game 4 and 6 because he was killing them with his FT shooting (he only played 32 and 36 minutes in those games. If they have to go with Hawes for 10 minutes or small ball with Paul-Reddick/Rivers-Crawford-Barnes and Griffin. That could end up being a big plus for the Spurs. Spurs can go

Parker/Mills
Green/Manu
Leonard/Beli
Leonard/Diaw
Duncan/Diaw

[cd021]

Big Baby was playing the backup 4 and 5. They don't have another backup 4 that can play basketball. Blake will likely need to go 44 minutes. The other 4 minutes will probably go to Barnes (who after big baby has the highest foul rate on the clippers, he fouls once every 8 minutes). The bigger problem is backup center.

If Jordan is clanking FTs 5 minutes to go in a tight game. Doc has to make a decision whether to take him out (he did in game 4 and game 6). That means either Blake at the 5 or Hawes at the 5.

Paul-Reddick-Crawford-Barnes-Griffin could be the closing unit until the 2 minute mark. Spurs could match with Parker-Green-Leonard-Diaw and Duncan lineup, which has outscored the Clippers by +5.7 ppg

[Clipper Nation]

I doubt he'll play at all, or if so, he'll be ineffective.

According to local sportstalk radio in LA, the injury is worse than the Clippers are publicly acknowledging.

If you're listening to ESPN Radio, that's the all-Kirby-ballwashing-all-the-time station, so I'd take that with a grain of salt.