2023-04-29 05:38:11
After finishing second in the West in the regular season, the Grizzlies fell to a struggling Lakers in the first round of the Playoffs. And they did not survive. Not helped by injuries, Memphis fell in six games, taking a real slap in Game 6 tonight in Los Angeles. Direction Cancun for the band of Ja Morant!
“I’m fine in the West.”
That’s what Morant said four months ago when assessing the Grizzlies’ chances in the Playoffs. It’s not even May yet, and Memphis is already on vacation. Moral of the story: sometimes it’s better to keep quiet.
Speaking, the Grizzlies never really stopped, with Dillon Brooks not hesitating to go for LeBron James before and during the first-round series once morest the Lakers. Again, it backfired on the Grizz, who fell in six sets once morest the City of Angels team.
So of course we can point fingers the wounds :
- when you’re without Brandon Clarke and Steven Adams when it’s time to face the monster Anthony Davis in the racket, it hurts;
- When Ja Morant smashes his hand on the ground in Game 1, it weighs;
- And when you have Luke Kennard injuring his shoulder when you’re already out of shooting, it’s hard.
But in the end, it’s still hard to find excuses for these Grizzlies, who have gone this season “from a young super-loving team that is rising in the West” to “a team showing sufficiency or even arrogance”. Unable to assume their words, unable to be competitive outside, the Grizz took a step back this yeara season marked in addition by the extra-sporting affairs surrounding Morant.
Clearly, the time has come for Taylor Jenkins’ men to question themselves, and it will also be interesting to see what moves will be made this summer to try to fill the gaps demonstrated once morest the Lakers. We think in particular of the situation surrounding Dillon Brooks, who will be a restricted free agent in a few weeks.
In the end, maybe this is the reality check the Grizzlies needed to realize that nothing will be given to them, however talented they are. Sometimes it goes through this kind of painful experience, it’s up to them to use it to grow.
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