Originally posted by SofaKing:
Originally posted by DelCed2486:
It's a tiny silver lining, but maybe, just maybe, Bogut being out will relieve almost all pressure from the Warriors and put it on the Clippers...Dubs weren't going to be favored anyway, but now with Bogut out? Clips are supposed to steamroll them...which, they probably will. But just imagine if the Warriors steal one of these first 2 games down in LA, Clippers losing at home to the W's minus Bogut?
Pretty flimsy I know, but that's about all I got.
Dubs stand a chance if we can limit turnovers. Tough to do given our style of play, and Clips are very good at forcing turnovers. Clips are vicious on the break.
Force them to play half-court offense. They suck at FTs, but shoot a ton of them. Be smart with fouls. Hack-a-Jordan to throw off their rhythm.
Attack the offensive glass. Clips are actually ranked near the bottom of defensive rebound %, surprising because you assume Jordan and Griffin dominate the glass.
Those are good points, will take near-flawless execution to pull it off...to me the wildcard is Iguodala, he is going to have to play All-NBA-level stifling defense, pick up some of Bogut's rebounds, AND be that catalyst we saw on offense early in the season prior to the (first) injury.
I'd throw Barnes into that mix as well, if he can continue this little run of success he's had lately and look like Good Barnes from last year's playoffs which included very good defense, that will greatly improve the Warriors' chances.
