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    Randolph: Playoffs 'big-boy game'


    MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph expressed no sympathy on Thursday for the condition of Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin.
    Asked how Griffin's high right ankle sprain injury might affect the matchup of power forwards when the two teams meet on Friday for Game 6 of their first-round series, Randolph was dismissive, reminding reporters that he was nursing his own injuries.
    "Banged up?" Randolph said. "I'm banged up. You forgot about my ankle? Banged up. My ankle is as big as a balloon. Talk to the trainers. I'm getting treatment every day. It's the playoffs."
    Randolph rolled his left ankle during Game 2 of the series in Los Angeles when he got tangled with Griffin beneath the Clippers' basket. A sprain of that same ankle on March 1 kept Randolph out of action for four games.



    Griffin's ankle sprain occurred during a scrimmage when he landed on a teammate's ankle at Clippers practice on Monday. He started Game 5 on Tuesday night but left the game at the 5:39 mark of the third quarter and did not return. He scored only four points in 25 minutes during the Clippers' 112-91 loss that gave the Grizzlies a 3-2 series lead. Griffin did not practice Thursday and will be a game-time decision for Game 6 in Memphis on Friday.
    "Last year when I played in the playoffs, I wasn't 100 percent, but I was out there, so I had to be 100 percent," Randolph said. "It's the playoffs. It's a big-boy game."
    Grizzlies guard Mike Conley acknowledged that an opponent's injury can inform game strategy, but said he anticipates the Clippers to play like a team at full strength and for Griffin to battle through discomfort.
    "Teams do put you in more schemes, more pick-and-rolls, try to wear you down a little bit more knowing that you're banged up here and there, but [the Clippers] have played through injuries just like any other team has played through injuries," Conley said. "[Griffin] is a great player. He's a fighter. I expect him to be Blake Griffin, and I'm not going to treat him any differently because he's capable of putting up big numbers and big nights. We just have to hope it's not tomorrow."
    With a win in Memphis on Friday night, the Grizzlies will try to avenge last season's elimination at the hands of the Clippers and advance to the conference semifinals for the second time in three years.

    Pussy Blake Griffin

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    They should both get these....

    http://www.ektio.com/

    Real talk. Just got mines.

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    - this Clipper Natin

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    ginger monkey being called a pussy

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    They're the two most contrasting big men in the league.

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    They're the two most contrasting big men in the league.
    tbh Garnett + kaman are the 2 most contrasting. you could probably tune up your TV when they both play each other

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    Bulletin board material, tbh. And the shoes might actually be a good idea...but they probably both have sponsors...couldn't do it if they wanted to.

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    Watch out ZBo, Mark Jackson might call you 'dirty' for the sake of it

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    It's easy for Zbo to say that


    Dude barely shows up during the regular season, saving his energy for the playoffs

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    ZBo is a mofo.

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    Having the nerve to talk about injuries when his boy D-Rose is still sitting out

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    griffin is a fake ass tough guy

    dude should do a kia commercial tellin himself to go eat a

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    ginger monkey being called a pussy

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    tbh Garnett + kaman are the 2 most contrasting. you could probably tune up your TV when they both play each other
    nice

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    Z-Bo is a bad mofo. I thought he was going to choke Griffin out.

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    With all the players truly injured and playing injured in spite of the pain, Muscle Memory should be mocked for his entire career.

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    lol muscle injury, he has no problem juggling that mouthpiece like his guggling sperm in his mouth...

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    With all the players truly injured and playing injured in spite of the pain, Muscle Memory should be mocked for his entire career.
    But what if Griffin is so injured that he knows he'll just be detrimental to the team?

    Going out there and 'warrior-ing' it out when you know you're going to be is just selfish.

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    lol muscle injury, he has no problem juggling that mouthpiece like his guggling sperm in his mouth...

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    griffin is a fake ass tough guy

    dude should do a kia commercial tellin himself to go eat a


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    But what if Griffin is so injured that he knows he'll just be detrimental to the team?

    Going out there and 'warrior-ing' it out when you know you're going to be is just selfish.
    with or without injury his still a monkey baller, u watch his commericals? he never tells the kid to work on his game, but contiue to work on those muscles....

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    Z-Bo's right. A lot of players are banged up this time of year, and their injuries won't get the pub Griffin's does. But I will say this. A high ankle sprain is a mother er especially for a guy like Blake who relies so much on his athleticism to produce. Z-Bo can play through a lot of different minor injuries because he doesn't jump off the ground or run hard down the court. It's a testament to his skill a craftiness that he can be effective without being a great athlete. But a lot of NBA players who are runners and high flyers with less skill can't play through some injuries and still be effective. That's the tough part for guys like Griffin or a Russell Westbrook. Heck, look at Gilbert Arenas once he lost his first step and quickness. Out of the league while still in his prime.

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    with or without injury his still a monkey baller, u watch his commericals? he never tells the kid to work on his game, but contiue to work on those muscles....
    i saw westbrook catch fastball car go down road tim duncan the best

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    Z-Bo's right. A lot of players are banged up this time of year, and their injuries won't get the pub Griffin's does. But I will say this. A high ankle sprain is a mother er especially for a guy like Blake who relies so much on his athleticism to produce. Z-Bo can play through a lot of different minor injuries because he doesn't jump off the ground or run hard down the court. It's a testament to his skill a craftiness that he can be effective without being a great athlete. But a lot of NBA players who are runners and high flyers with less skill can't play through some injuries and still be effective. That's the tough part for guys like Griffin or a Russell Westbrook. Heck, look at Gilbert Arenas once he lost his first step and quickness. Out of the league while still in his prime.
    blake puts up stats that dont hurt any team, his just another clown on the floor making up the numbers and his own stats that dont influence momentum or how the game is played, no team is afraid of that clown and his contribution

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