Andris out for at least a week - appendicitis

goes the season... i can't believe it.. on the most important stretch... we lose our double double.

I just read this a posted a diary about this too... bad news for the W's.  Maybe POB gets the minutes, but this could also be a chance for Wright to get some PT.  Let's just hope Webber doesn't get all the minutes.

at least its not an extremity issue

i think this is going to be projected longer than it actually will be, these sort can turn around if he just starts feeling better

i think nelson is saying that to help beids and reinforce that hes the future and nellie will give him whatever he needs to take; meaning theyre probably overshooting how long it will take to bring him back

i think the way theyre handling this will do something good for bieds confidence and comfort with the team, it sets a tone, and it encourages him to coem back tenaciously whenever he feels ready

Biedrins was a beast last night regardless. This shows even more what type of player he is. Going against one of the best big men of all time too.

who will probably get his minutes? Web/Al? Does BWright stand any chances of getting some burn?

Say this isn't true!!! When is Jackson expected to be back???? Is the injury bug finally coming back to haunt us? I'm still waiting for when Baron will go down. I hope POB can shine! This will be his big chance.

title is misleading.

Suns forward Grant Hill missed 11 days after undergoing his own appendectomy on Jan. 10.

Grant Hill is old. Andris is young how can he be out longer than Grant Hill.

This is bad news... I don't see Webber as the best substitute for Biedrins.  This...Just...Sucks. I wish Biedrins a quick recovery, because EVERYONE will be missing him. Hopefully, Nellie lights a fire under POB'S ass and gets him to play with some tenacious effort in place of Biedrins. And maybe BWright will really get some more PT now too. Let's just hope the Dubs don't fall outta the playoff picture because of this. Such a great season in the making so far!!!  

our playoff chances got cut in half in a flash. unless somebody like BWright, POB, or webber can really step up, we've got ourselves a big time hole. i hope baron and monta don't go down and that jackson comes back faster than i can type this post.

Maybe the other guys should get an inflamed appendix if it means lines like 21 and 13. Appendicitis -- it's the new NBA flu!

don't worry, this is a good thing. mark my words, pob and wright are going to step up and suprise us.

We have games against Atlanta, Seattle, & Sixers, all extremly winnable games.  So if he's only out for a week and a few days he'll only miss 3 games.  A bonus is that we'll actually might see some of the other young bigs, except for the fact that Nelson is a total tool and probably will only give minutes to Webber, Croshere, and Harington.  Let's just hope he'll give some burn to Wright, I think they want to hid O'bryant as much as possible so he probably won't see any PT.

that our next 5 games are against Atlanta, Seattle, Philadelphia, Portland and @ Atlanta.  Although we'll be goin' up against Horford and Alrdige in the next 5 games, the competition could be a lot worse.  All 5 games are games we still can win, with the chance of playing time for B. Wright and POB.

get well soon big fella. this makes his performance last night even more impressive

I liked how we came out with Biedrins and Webber on the floor together. It made Webber a little more productive. Now I hope, like most of you, this doesn't become a four man rotation up top with Cro, Webb, Al, and Barnes. Especially with the teams we have coming up it is time to see what POB and Wright can give us. At least one of them should step up and show Nelson they can play and contribute.
And I know this is off topic, but watching Barnes play lately I'm convinced that he should never be played in the 4th qtr. His style of play is a little too erratic for crunch time when every possesion and shot count.

Anyone knows if the appendix ruptured or not? That will make a difference on the recovery period. If it didn't rupture, you can get out of hospital in about 3 days, but it might be as long as a week if it did rupture.

He will be surely missed.  But yes, this will give POB and Wright some more PT. Hopefully both of them will gain something out of Andris' break. Lets hope he comes back fully rested and unimpaired.

its not like the dubs will be playing the powerhouses while he's gone. they play the hawks, sonics and sixers next week (all at home). if they won without jack last night against the celtics they can do without beans for 3 games against the weaker teams in the nba.

yeah it sucks, but this is not the worst thing in that world that can happen.

we got a real easy schedule coming up.

I don't think Chris Webber is physically capable of taking on more minutes at this point, therefore most people here on GSOM (including myself) will get their wishes granted this week: POB, Croshere, and Wright should all get a nice increased in playing time.  The young guys now have a golden opportunity to earn Nellie's trust.  If they play well and Nellie starts trusting them, we could possibly have a nice, deep, productive frontcourt down the stretch.

Another perk of the situation: Mullin gets to have a full-on evaluation of what our team is like playing without Biedrins.  This will be a great opportunity to fully gauge Biedrins' worth on this team, and hopefully give us a good idea what he should be asking from us when his contract extension comes up in the offseason.  If the Warriors can play well during this stretch, then maybe we can use it as leverage to get Biedrins to sign cheaper than the widely-believed $10mil/yr contract.  And if we play horribly without Biedrins?  Then we'll know for sure that he's fully worth what he gets from us.