Ryan Gomes' knee is hurting and backup Al-Farouq Aminu has been ineffective lately. Jamario Moon may see much more playing time.
A shortage of little forwards. Oh, that again.
It truly never goes away for the Clippers. It was a lingering problem during the exhibition period. In November. And in March.
April as well? You get the idea L.Washington jerseys.
Coach Vinny Del Negro sighed when the topic was broached once again Thursday following practice. The Clippers, who play in the Phoenix Suns on Friday, have 7 video games remaining, five on the road.
1 thing Del Negro is considering: shutting small down ahead Ryan Gomes for the relaxation with the period.
"Ryan's been battling his knee for a couple of months," Del Negro said. "He's got some swelling in his knee. Had an MRI last week on it. There is absolutely nothing structurally wrong, but he is just been battling through it.
"We're trying to get Al-Farouq [Aminu] some minutes and Jamario [Moon] some minutes and obviously we've played Randy [Foye] using the three-guard offense."
Gomes, who's averaging seven.3 factors, went scoreless in opposition to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, as did Aminu. The little forwards mixed for 2 factors, each coming from Gomes, in Saturday's win against the Toronto Raptors.
Gomes continues to be in double figures as soon as in the last 19 games for your Clippers. Aminu is averaging 5.8 factors this period.
Del Negro planned on keeping extra discussions with Gomes before generating a decision Revis jerseys.
"I'm going to think about it today. We've talked a great deal recently and can see where he's at," Del Negro stated. "I know he is annoyed with some things. We most likely relied on him as well a lot. It has been tough. He is not used to starting as much as he has and playing the minutes he has. So that is been a various situation for him. ?-
"Being a starter within this league, and becoming a role player, coming off the bench, is two various responsibilities. You're playing in opposition to top-tier guys rather than second-tier men."
The interesting thing is the fact that Del Negro stated he would most likely begin Moon, not Aminu, if Gomes ended up sitting out.
Moon, who was acquired in February through the Cleveland Cavaliers within the Baron Davis deal, came off the bench within the game against Dallas and hit a late three-pointer, grabbed 4 rebounds and showed some energy in 14-plus minutes.
"My guy right now would probably be Jamario," Del Negro stated. "Depending upon matchups, perhaps even Randy. You've got to put Jamario in locations exactly where he is comfortable. He is athletic. He's acquired some bounce to his game. I am going to play the men which are playing well, competing and performing issues the right way."