Superbone wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 1:03 pm
Wormwood wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:59 pm
Chris Paul has passed his cardio test, and will play in game three barring unforeseen circumstances.
Holy ****, I'm not sure what to expect out of Paul after he's had 10+ days to get healed up and study the Clippers. Having an All NBA guy added into a series where players are tired and beat up, and he's fresh?
Hoping he's able to put on a clinic in LA.
https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-chris- ... 51429.html
We're DOOMED. DOOMED, I say! A rusty Paul is going to ruin this for us, am I right?
He could be rusty. It's a valid possibility, but not a likely one.
I think something similar to Booker's game 1 is more likely: bunch of tired, bruised, guys trying to deal with a flavor of Suns they haven't seen in the playoffs yet, and guy who knows the PG position better than anyone running the show.
I think we're going to see a lot more open threes with Paul back in the line up, and we'll need to hit them to win in LA. We also won't suffer through any more E'Tuan Moore on the court. The second unit having a better rested Cam Payne will benefit immesely both from Payne, and addition through subtraction.
FWIW: I want Craig back on a cap friendly deal. Dude is ideal back-up at 3-4. Payne, Cam Johnson, Craig, and Saric are a fantastic second unit.
Honestly, if we make it past the clips without significant injury, I think we're clearly the favorites to win the title.
Big if, though: Clips should have one game 2, and they've come back twice from 0-2 deficits in the playoffs this year. But... you also can't beat the odds forever. Coming back from being down 0-2 only happens about 10% of the time, and only 6% when it's the home team that wins the first two.
