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Without Ja Morant, the Grizzlies won’t waver on their principles

By recruiting Marcus Smart then Derrick Rose during the summer, the Grizzlies obviously wanted to densify their rotation in the lead. A logical decision after all, since Ja Morant will be suspended for the first 25 games of the next season.

However, despite the absence of its All-Star point guard, coupled with the departure of Tyus Jones to Washington, Memphis does not wish to drastically change the way of playing, quite the contrary.

Our system will not change », warns thus Taylor Jenkins, the coach of the franchise. ” We’re going to stick to what we’re used to emphasizing: pace, spaces and selflessness in attack; the natural discipline that we need to have every night in defence. »

Assessment without Ja Morant? 31 wins – 15 losses

The advantage for the Grizzlies is that they have already been used to playing without Ja Morant in the past and, from an accounting point of view, it went rather well for them: 20 wins for 5 losses in 2021/22, then 11 wins and 10 losses in 2022/23. The problem is that Tyus Jones, his usual replacement, is no longer there and it will therefore be necessary to rely on a new pair, Marcus Smart – Derrick Rose, to take over the interim.

Even if the two leaders will not be the only ones to accomplish this mission for Memphis, because the effort will be above all collective in order to make people forget Ja Morant (26.2 points, 8.1 assists, 5.9 rebounds, 1.1 interceptions on average)…

Other guys will take advantage of growing opportunities. [Desmond Bane] will have to take a step, Jaren [Jackson Jr.] Also. This is what we need and will need “Judge Taylor Jenkins.

Necessary for the results of the Grizzlies therefore, just to not be too late in the ignition in a Western conference already particularly dense last season.

Shots Bounces
Players GM Minimum Shots 3 points LF Off Def Early pd bp Int CT party Points
Ja Morant 61 31.9 46.6 30.7 74.8 1.0 4.9 5.9 8.1 3.4 1.1 0.3 1.6 26.2
Desmond Bane 58 31.8 47.9 40.8 88.3 0.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 2.2 1.0 0.4 2.6 21.5
Jaren Jackson, Jr. 63 28.4 50.6 35.5 78.8 1.7 5.0 6.8 1.0 1.7 1.0 3.0 3.6 18.6
Dillon Brooks 73 30.3 39.6 32.6 77.9 0.6 2.7 3.3 2.6 1.4 0.9 0.2 3.3 14.3
Luke Kennard 24 24.6 52.6 54.0 94.7 0.4 2.8 3.1 2.3 0.7 0.5 0.0 1.5 11.3
Tyus Jones 80 24.2 43.8 37.1 80.0 0.4 2.2 2.5 5.2 0.9 1.0 0.1 0.4 10.3
Brandon Clarke 56 19.5 65.6 16.7 72.3 1.6 3.9 5.5 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.7 2.3 10.0
Santi Aldama 77 21.8 47.0 35.3 75.0 1.1 3.7 4.8 1.3 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.9 9.0
steven adams 42 27.0 59.7 0.0 36.4 5.1 6.5 11.5 2.3 1.9 0.9 1.1 2.3 8.6
Xavier Tillman, Sr. 61 19.3 61.4 26.7 55.1 2.0 3.0 5.0 1.6 0.7 1.0 0.5 1.6 7.0
David Roddy 70 18.0 42.9 30.7 63.1 0.7 2.0 2.8 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.5 6.7
Zaire Williams 37 15.2 42.9 25.8 77.3 0.4 1.7 2.1 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.2 1.6 5.7
John Konchar 72 20.7 43.1 33.9 77.8 0.9 3.4 4.3 1.4 0.5 1.1 0.3 1.6 5.1
Kenny Lofton, Jr. 24 7.3 52.7 35.3 59.3 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 1.2 5.0
Jake Laravia 35 11.8 38.9 33.8 77.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.1 1.4 3.0
Jacob Gilyard 1 40.8 33.3 33.3 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 7.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 3.0 3.0
Danny Green 3 14.5 27.3 37.5 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 2.0 3.0
Kennedy Chandler 36 7.8 42.2 13.3 46.2 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.6 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 2.2
Vincent Williams, Jr. 15 7.0 30.0 14.3 100.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.8 2.0

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