The Grizzlies’ possession was off to a bad start but Ja Morant inherited the leather at the head of the racquet, behind the bow. Open, he was able to convert properly to the applause of his coach. Taylor Jenkins had not been as expansive in front of the other brilliant actions of his star player, author of 31 points in 25 minutes last night against the Pistons floor.
You have to believe that seeing him return a winning shot has as much value as a dribble sequence in the back and a big dunk in transition. Because the coach knows it : “ Once Ja becomes a top shooter, he’ll be unstoppable. It almost already is today. »
Unplayable when he picks up speed and gets closer to the circle, the Grizzlies point guard remains a developing player in terms of his shot. Last year, he posted an average of 34% success by far. We imagine that the All-Star player has no difficulty in complying with the instructions of his coach, who is waiting for an even more refined gesture.
A coach to allow Ja Morant to be himself
The two men, who have worked together since the leader’s arrival in the league in 2019, are known to be very close. ” He’s our coach but I feel like he’s like a brother to us. We talk to him as if he were our teammate. All players in this league want a coach who allows them to be themselves “Judge Ja Morant whose freedom, seeing the game tonight, is not in doubt.
This cultivated closeness and the good relations with its players, including the best of them, is linked to the course of Taylor Jenkins and his many years in Atlanta, alongside Mike Budenholzer.
” It’s about continuing to spend more time together each year. I like the conversations we had. He’s a coach on the pitch for us, a leader. That leadership is something I constantly instill in him “, Displays the technician who would like Ja Morant to express himself even more on the floor and during video sessions.
“(Coach Jenkins) wants to be held responsible just as we want to be held responsible. He knows that sometimes he makes mistakes, and he expects us to blame him and he does the same for us. “, continues the MIP in title. The two men seem to be clearly on the same wavelength. ” To get to where we want to go, that is to say to win titles, it starts with our way of doing things day after day. », concludes Taylor Jenkins who does not intend to change a winning method up to now.
| Ja Morant | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2019-20 | SAME | 67 | 31 | 47.7 | 33.5 | 77.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 17.8 |
| 2020-21 | SAME | 63 | 33 | 44.9 | 30.3 | 72.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 19.1 |
| 2021-22 | SAME | 57 | 33 | 49.3 | 34.4 | 76.1 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 27.4 |
| Total | 187 | 32 | 47.4 | 32.7 | 75.4 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 21.2 | |
