Game 48: Memphis Grizzlies (23-24) @ New York Knicks (13-35) - 7:30 PM ET

ducler · Post #1 » by **ducler** » Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:22 pm

Post #2 » by **SD2042** » Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:05 pm

The Knicks may be a mess, but respect the offense they will bring in Julius Randle and Marcus Morris. Let's get to .500 and fight on from here.

Whole Truth · Post #3 » by **Whole Truth** » Thu Jan 30, 2020 12:33 am

I would like to see this team come in really focused & not give a struggling team any hope. Try & end this game by the half.

Post #4 » by **VCfor3** » Thu Jan 30, 2020 3:24 am

Ja with a +42

Jae with a fight

JJJ with a likely suspension for leaving the bench

Whole Truth · Post #5 » by **Whole Truth** » Thu Jan 30, 2020 3:55 am

VCfor3 wrote:Ja with a +42

Jae with a fight

JJJ with a likely suspension for leaving the bench

Finish it off Vic, Ja was + 42, in a 21pt win. Knicks shouldn't have even been in this game at all. However, Tyus was the only Grizz with a negative rating of -21. Knicks made big runs every time he replaced Ja, no matter who he was playing with. Payton had his number & you could see why Minnesota chose not to match. Ja had to play big to offset Jones play.

Knicks are filled with a bunch of low IQ talent, though I'd like to poach Mitch Robinson from them. He's the first player I've seen, including Gobert, to really bother Jonas defensively.

Knicks are living proof that not all vets are a good influence.

Jae was in the wrong & I can't really blame Payton. I'd be frustrated too, if I played for the Knicks. Memphis didn't even play well & still won by 20. That's got to be frustrating to any player that gives a damn.

Whole Truth · Post #6 » by **Whole Truth** » Thu Jan 30, 2020 4:00 am

500

11-3 with 1 game remaining in the month of January

bobobolas10 · Post #7 » by **bobobolas10** » Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:47 am

Whole Truth wrote:
Jae was in the wrong & I can't really blame Payton. I'd be frustrated too, if I played for the Knicks. Memphis didn't even play well & still won by 20. That's got to be frustrating to any player that gives a damn.

You may be in a losing team but you should never lose the class. With one minute to go you just cant let it go. I know they are down by 18 or whatever but you just cant be careless with the ball and not expect an opponent to fight for it. I would understand the last possesion but not for a whole minute. After that, where is the line that marks when you should stop playing? with 1 minute to go? 2 minutes? Garbage time has always been useful for players that dont get playing time. (not the case of Crowder)

Anyway, after that I loved it when Josh Jackson shot the FreeThrows. Bench is with him. Great chemistry. Glad to see he is willing to stay in the NBA.

Great back2back wins. A couple of nights off and we recieve the Pelicans. I watched the last game and they just could not miss. It is gonna change this time.

Whole Truth · Post #8 » by **Whole Truth** » Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:54 am

How bad was Tyus -21 in this 20pt win. The next worse +/- was Anderson & Clarke at +3.

It didn't matter who was playing with Jones, his units struggled every time he hit the floor. Started with a weak give away trying to thread a needle pass to Clarke, after the starters opened a small early lead.

The team is finding the win column but there's still a lot of sloppy play, bad decisions & unforced TO's to cleanup. This team seems intent on shooting itself in the foot.

Whole Truth · Post #9 » by **Whole Truth** » Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:04 am

bobobolas10 wrote:
Whole Truth wrote:
Jae was in the wrong & I can't really blame Payton. I'd be frustrated too, if I played for the Knicks. Memphis didn't even play well & still won by 20. That's got to be frustrating to any player that gives a damn.

You may be in a losing team but you should never lose the class. With one minute to go you just cant let it go. I know they are down by 18 or whatever but you just cant be careless with the ball and not expect an opponent to fight for it. I would understand the last possesion but not for a whole minute. After that, where is the line that marks when you should stop playing? with 1 minute to go? 2 minutes? Garbage time has always been useful for players that dont get playing time. (not the case of Crowder)

Anyway, after that I loved it when Josh Jackson shot the FreeThrows. Bench is with him. Great chemistry. Glad to see he is willing to stay in the NBA.

Great back2back wins. A couple of nights off and we recieve the Pelicans. I watched the last game and they just could not miss. It is gonna change this time.

I'm not really justifying Payton's actions, only stating what frustration of his situation could lead to. His actions go beyond what Jae did, it's pent up frustration on the whole. When people are under a different level of frustration, they do uncharacteristic things.

Jenkins has done a masterful job but the players on this team also have high character which is why I was never worried about one potential bad influence.

Post #10 » by **VCfor3** » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:08 am

JJJ and Marko are suspended for the NOLA game.

Whole Truth · Post #11 » by **Whole Truth** » Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:35 pm

VCfor3 wrote:JJJ and Marko are suspended for the NOLA game.

Knew that would be the result for them leaving the bench but the Knicks should not have came out of that situation, they created, on the better end of it.

Randle got nothing for taking a swipe at both the Memphis assistant & head coach.
Jae got fined for not acknowledging an unwritten rule & retaliating.
3J suspended for an important upcoming match with playoff ramifications because he reacted to the situation without involvement.
Morris not only escalated the situation on court, his comments should have been fined as well for calling out Jae in his interview to further provoke.

& the man that started it all got the same punishment as 2 Grizz players who effectively did nothing.

Good job NBA. lol