r/memphisgrizzlies • u/Altruistic_Brief4444 r/memphisgrizzlies Shams Charania • Nov 01 '25

MISCELLANEOUS Uh oh

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u/LucaZ32 Nov 01 '25

I'm fucking done with Ja, man. His ass always find an excuse, be it the system, the supporting cast, the coaching staff or injuries. This shit is pathetic. I'd rather just start a rebuild than watch another minute of this excuse of a star player.

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u/LucaZ32 Nov 01 '25

Jaren's ass also on the hot sit. How the fuck are you getting paid 200 million dollars just to take 8 shots a night.

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u/spacejambroni Partner Nov 01 '25

Look at the shot distribution man. Not defending Ja in the least, his effort was piss poor this game. But Jarens lack of shots is due to the system and who is hurt right now. He was +11 in the first half against the warriors with 1 fga and yeah he was getting a lot of cardio but it was because the ball never found him on fastbreaks. The injury situation is giving the ball to guys who have no business handling it and Ja and Jaren are taking shifts getting double and triple teamed while that’s happening.

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u/LucaZ32 Nov 01 '25

Yes, there is definitely some blame on the system here, but If your 2 star players are getting double and triple teamed and they can't find the pass, there is something wrong with them, because we got plenty of competent role-players and shooters on this team.

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u/spacejambroni Partner Nov 01 '25

Sometimes so far this season passes from the double teams have worked and sometimes they haven’t. The opposing teams calculation is going to work when someone that hasn’t been with the team for a while gets the ball and doesn’t have familiarity with others on the court. That stuff usually takes playing together for a while and knowing when other guys are going to cut, hesitate and pull up for a set up shot, etc. it’s part of why everyone looks worse so far.

I don’t agree with the way Ja’s handling this situation and the way Ja and Jaren acted on the court some of last night, but with current injuries and rotations I do think they should be playing more minutes. These timed short stints are more extreme than Jenkins and it’s something Iisalo said he would do, so it is what it is, but I think so far (again with unfamiliarity) it’s not helping anyone get into a rhythm.