Memphis Grizzlies Fire Coach Taylor Jenkins

azcatz11 · Post #181 » by **azcatz11** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 8:27 pm

kg01 wrote:Wait, wait ... there's some blokes here that think they fired a coach a couple weeks before the playoffs because of his rOtAtiOnS and such??

What was the reason?

Special_Puppy · Post #182 » by **Special_Puppy** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 8:34 pm

Doesn’t seem like a personal issue like a sex scandal. They are just unhappy with the performance of the coaching staff in general

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RingoKid · Post #183 » by **RingoKid** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 8:40 pm

azcatz11 wrote:
kg01 wrote:Wait, wait ... there's some blokes here that think they fired a coach a couple weeks before the playoffs because of his rOtAtiOnS and such??

What was the reason?

Jenkins has had no idea what his best combos are and makes way too many substitutions than necessary.

He gets rattled easily and outschemed by other coaches into playing their game.

Grizz need confidence in their coach, systems and each other going into the post season.

They had none with Jenkins leading the team. Now they can find some.

They couldnt do worse and can now hopefully do better with their weakest playoff link gone and Ja coming back.

But we'll see...

Ssj16 · Post #184 » by **Ssj16** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 8:41 pm

If these Lisaslo rumors are true even tho the timing is crazy, it makes a little more sense to me.

People may have thought the Dwayne Casey firing was bad given the raptors having their most successful run in franchise history and running up against a juggernaut in LBJ but I felt that Casey was limited in the playoffs and I welcomed the change in Nurse and so did the team.

This situation is still weird because Memphis has been without their best player but if they feel Lisaslo is the future, it makes sense to get him on board asap, so he can get some reps in

Post #185 » by **HomoSapien** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 8:41 pm

Unless there's some behind-the-scenes issue, this is a really disrespectful thing to do. You're 9 games from the playoffs and you're doing well. At this point, you should give your coach a chance in the playoffs.

Chuck Everett · Post #186 » by **Chuck Everett** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 8:43 pm

Jenkins will get another job. The reason the Grizzlies can't move to contender status is because Morant just isn't good enough. Not because of the coaching. The Grizz have the roster, but their "star" is overrated.

epfou1 · Post #187 » by **epfou1** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 8:49 pm

JujitsuFlip wrote:He coached under Bud on that 60 win Hawks team, same time as Kenny, wouldn't be shocked to see him join the Cavs staff for the playoff run.

The Hawks should fire Snyder and hire Jenkins.
Atlanta is going no where under Snyder.

BruttoNostra · Post #188 » by **BruttoNostra** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 8:49 pm

Wait, an american coach gets fired with a 1st year euro prodigy coach allegedly being his successor, and there are zero "tHeY tOoK oUr JoBs" memes here?
I'm disappointed, guys.

canada_dry · Post #189 » by **canada_dry** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 8:52 pm

This isn't a serious franchise

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canada_dry · Post #190 » by **canada_dry** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 8:56 pm

MemphisX wrote:Jenkins has been horrible. But most do not watch the Grizz.

Even if true, the timing? You do this in the offseason.

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tamaraw08 · Post #191 » by **tamaraw08** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 9:00 pm

RingoKid wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
kg01 wrote:Wait, wait ... there's some blokes here that think they fired a coach a couple weeks before the playoffs because of his rOtAtiOnS and such??

What was the reason?

Jenkins has had no idea what his best combos are and makes way too many substitutions than necessary.

He gets rattled easily and outschemed by other coaches into playing their game.

Grizz need confidence in their coach, systems and each other going into the post season.

They had none with Jenkins leading the team. Now they can find some.

They couldnt do worse and can now hopefully do better with their weakest playoff link gone and Ja coming back.

But we'll see...

this team is 6th best in ORTG AND 11th best in DRTG while missing their Top PG for 30+ games and who is their SF BTW?

Plutonashfan · Post #192 » by **Plutonashfan** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 9:01 pm

JujitsuFlip wrote:
slick_watts wrote:taylor jenkins seems like a decent coach but that whole "don't play anyone 30 minutes per game" schtick the grizz were doing this year has never worked. players (especially star players) don't like it and when you lose games the first thing anyone's going to look at is 'how come bane didn't play more' or whatever. pop was able to get away doing this a couple seasons, but the last guy besides him to try it on a decent team was hubie brown also on the grizzlies back in the day and he was also canned. it's just not done for a reason.
*checks notes*
Yup, the #1 team in the East has been doing this very thing, all season, I'd say it works in a marathon not sprint season.

You beat me to it.

CobraCommander · Post #193 » by **CobraCommander** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 9:02 pm

Dacost wrote:Grizzlies fan here aswell and the rotation philosophy of Jenkins is the exact opposite of thibs in new York.

Playing all his players less then 30 minutes a game no matter the situation was driving us fans crazy for years now and the players aswell.

Sure you get great story's of development like Scotty pippen JR however it makes no since for him to share the minutes with JA 50/50.

In my opinion Jenking is one of the best development coaches in the NBA but his x/o s and game plans are in the botton of the league.

Ok you guys are about to find out what bad coaching looks like-

Most of these coaches don’t even have a definable strategy- at least you know what Jenkins is trying to accomplish- and i checked - his playoff rotations are tighter and the starter minutes are up in the playoffs -

So you are frustrated that he A- gives his starters more rest in regular season B- gets more bench players engaged and developed in regular season C- do great with the play calls-

Hope the next guy is better at it but it’s unlikely

BruttoNostra · Post #194 » by **BruttoNostra** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 9:03 pm

Right now Grizzlies and Lakers are positioned to meet in the 1st round of the playoffs.
(Putting my tinfoil troll hat):
I guess the League saw how Lakers have struggled lately, so they, the League, decided to let them advance to the West semis in an easy way. In the 2nd round it will probably require SGA being deported back to Canada due to visa problems.

CobraCommander · Post #195 » by **CobraCommander** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 9:04 pm

BruttoNostra wrote:Right now Grizzlies and Lakers are positioned to meet in the 1st round of the playoffs.
(Putting my tinfoil troll hat):
I guess the League saw how Lakers have struggled lately, so they, the League, decided to let them advance to the West semis in an easy way. In the 2nd round it will probably require SGA being deported back to Canada due to visa problems.

Tariffs gonna be applied to Canadian workers - making SGA cost a billion a game

Swuul · Post #196 » by **Swuul** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 9:11 pm

Ssj16 wrote:If these Lisaslo rumors are true

His name is "Iisalo" with two "i" letters at start, not "Lisalo" with an "l" as first letter.

For example, if a dudes name is "Aaron" then you don't for some reason call him "Zaron", right?

RingoKid · Post #197 » by **RingoKid** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 9:13 pm

tamaraw08 wrote:this team is 6th best in ORTG AND 11th best in DRTG while missing their Top PG for 30+ games and who is their SF BTW?

Meaningless stats that dont pass the on court or post season eye test.

Wargreymon · Post #198 » by **Wargreymon** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 9:15 pm

Why not just wait until the offseason? Makes no sense to do it this close to the playoffs

kg01 · Post #199 » by **kg01** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 9:16 pm

CobraCommander wrote:
Dacost wrote:Grizzlies fan here aswell and the rotation philosophy of Jenkins is the exact opposite of thibs in new York.

Playing all his players less then 30 minutes a game no matter the situation was driving us fans crazy for years now and the players aswell.

Sure you get great story's of development like Scotty pippen JR however it makes no since for him to share the minutes with JA 50/50.

In my opinion Jenking is one of the best development coaches in the NBA but his x/o s and game plans are in the botton of the league.

Ok you guys are about to find out what bad coaching looks like-

Most of these coaches don’t even have a definable strategy- at least you know what Jenkins is trying to accomplish- and i checked - his playoff rotations are tighter and the starter minutes are up in the playoffs -

So you are frustrated that he A- gives his starters more rest in regular season B- gets more bench players engaged and developed in regular season C- do great with the play calls-

Hope the next guy is better at it but it’s unlikely

Yeah, it's more likely they're gonna learn they've been living in a coaching penthouse lookin down on all us peasants and commoners.

It's ok to want more but .... odd're against the next one being better.

Honestly it's more likely that Jenkins will go to his next job and make everyone wo Der what tf MEM was thinking.

Drakeem · Post #200 » by **Drakeem** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 9:21 pm

There's no way that this is just basketball reasons. Even if this is a Casey/Nurse situation where you feel the assistant is the better choice, disrupting continuity at the end of the season when you should be prepping for playoffs is such an insane idea. You can't wait another month and fire him when it's time? Let the team build with the new coach with a full training camp under him?