Memphis Grizzlies Fire Coach Taylor Jenkins

[ChuckChilly]

maybe he said the n word

No.

[G R E Y]

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/279821/Ja-Morant-Remained-Supportive-Of-Taylor-Jenkins-Didnt-Like-Grizzlies-New-Offense

[Tracymcgoaty]

So how about that Ja Morant eh

[HMFFL]

The fire makes sense.
Memphis has had a chance lately to gain ground on the Lakers and Nuggets and have failed. Coach needed to go. His offense doesn't support his young star and he's not brilliant enough to create one that involves JA. Memphis is better off as the playoff approach.

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[Exp0sed]

The fire makes sense.
Memphis has had a chance lately to gain ground on the Lakers and Nuggets and have failed. Coach needed to go. His offense doesn't support his young star and he's not brilliant enough to create one that involves JA. Memphis is better off as the playoff approach.

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that doesn't make any sense

this offense that Ja Morant is so "against", was installed by Tuomas Iisalo their lead Assitant coach who is now the interim headcoach...

oh and btw, Iisalo is def brilliant. he's alot more brilliant than Ja Morant and if the Grizz have an ounce of sense, they'll trade Ja in the offseason. he isn't good enough, injury prone, a headcase and his playstyle will innevitably lead to more serious injuries. they could still get alot of value for him and they have a really good roster with a some great vets in JJJ\Bane etc. but also some very promising young talents

they could set themselves very well for the future if they move on from Morant and give the keys to Lisalo instead, he could be the next Popovich.

[Tracymcgoaty]

When has Ja ever shown in his career that he's worth building around? He isn't in the tier 1 level of elite players.

Hell im sure plenty of posters in here would take Garland ahead of him.

Everybody in here thinking Jenkins was **** his staff or calling someone the N word. And it's Morant throwing a fit because he isn't featured in the offense more LOL.

[Tracymcgoaty]

Damn i wonder where he’ll end up next

Kings maybe?

[chilluminati]

So let me get this right. The injury prone, poor shooting, high usage PG in Ja "We good in the west" Morant is mad because he actually has to play PG? Mad because the offense props up ball movement and JJJ more than his own 25-30 FGA? The same Ja whose regressed?

I just hope Ja isn't actually involved in the Grizzlies FO decisions, but we can certainly predict that he had something to do with Taylors dismissal.

[magee]

The fire makes sense.
Memphis has had a chance lately to gain ground on the Lakers and Nuggets and have failed. Coach needed to go. His offense doesn't support his young star and he's not brilliant enough to create one that involves JA. Memphis is better off as the playoff approach.

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that doesn't make any sense

this offense that Ja Morant is so "against", was installed by Tuomas Iisalo their lead Assitant coach who is now the interim headcoach...

oh and btw, Iisalo is def brilliant. he's alot more brilliant than Ja Morant and if the Grizz have an ounce of sense, they'll trade Ja in the offseason. he isn't good enough, injury prone, a headcase and his playstyle will innevitably lead to more serious injuries. they could still get alot of value for him and they have a really good roster with a some great vets in JJJ\Bane etc. but also some very promising young talents

they could set themselves very well for the future if they move on from Morant and give the keys to Lisalo*instead, he could be the next Popovich.

*Iisalo, as in Intelligent.

At any rate, Noah LaRoche was the main assistant who implemented the team-based Read & React system. Iisalo has a little more of the 5-Out stuff. Go back a page or two and watch the YouTube link I posted. You'll get a glimpse for what he will do with Memphis.

[Zeno]

Why are people acting like Ja got Jenkins fired. He was a supporter of his. Maybe I got this wrong but the Grizzlies fired all Jenkins's assistants last summer and replaced them. Then gave the offence over to one of the new hires, then fired both Jenkins and the new assistant who brought in the new offence. To make sense of this very confusing story some seem to have decided that it is Ja that is behind it all.

[maverick_41]

Strong Memphis team is bad for the league. Let's fire the coaches three weeks before the playoffs.

[Sunlight]

Iisalo is going to shock the entire NBA. Now he has freedom to bring his own offense to the table. Memphis front office didn't want another team to hire Iisalo as head coach, so Jenkins had to be fired. Iisalo is already being paid a lot more than assistants have been used to.
Strong belief that Memphis will win the West now that Jenkins is not stopping Iisalo from implementing a new modern way to win in the NBA. The weapons for that system are insanely tough.

[Exp0sed]

When has Ja ever shown in his career that he's worth building around? He isn't in the tier 1 level of elite players.

Hell im sure plenty of posters in here would take Garland ahead of him.

Everybody in here thinking Jenkins was **** his staff or calling someone the N word. And it's Morant throwing a fit because he isn't featured in the offense more LOL.

nah, it can't be that

Lisalo the assistant coach is responsible for this offense. if the reason for TJ getting fired was Morant vs. the HC over the offense and the FO and ownership sided with Morant, they def wouldn't have made Lisalo the interim coach, right?

[SNPA]

Damn i wonder where he’ll end up next

Kings maybe?

If Vivek fires Monte that means Doug is probably gone. If that happens then absolutely, yes please.

I’d rather keep Doug, but I’d rather move on from Monte. I’m only going to get one.

[Exp0sed]

Iisalo is going to shock the entire NBA. Now he has freedom to bring his own offense to the table. Memphis front office didn't want another team to hire Iisalo as head coach, so Jenkins had to be fired. Iisalo is already being paid a lot more than assistants have been used to.
Strong belief that Memphis will win the West now that Jenkins is not stopping Iisalo from implementing a new modern way to win in the NBA. The weapons for that system are insanely tough.

I agree

I think that whatever happened with Jenkins, they might have brushed it off but they low-key wanted to hand the keys to Lisalo anyway, so having that elite option waiting in the wings made firing Jenkins much more pallatable and it's not inconcievable they wanted to block him from getting a HC job somewhere else but realistically if it was just about that, they could have done that in the offseaso. not like he'd be getting job offers this late in the season, from anyone.

[TimberKat]

Hmmm

Read on Twitter

I can't stand Grumpy Grizzly after 30 secs but doesn't every fan base complains about their coaches? Feels like there is only 5 legit head coaches in the NBA. On top of that, someone like Bickerstaff is liked (assuming) in DET but there is more than enough complains about him in Cleveland.

So, people who know Grizzly basketball really well and don't have unrealistic expectations, is it really worth firing the coach this late in the season?

[magee]

If you have Tuomas Iisalo ready to take over, yes, it's absolutely worth it.

[QMemphis]

I have read through all you guys comments and as a Grizz fan the move was needed. Taylor had lost the team and wanted to implement a system that did not highlight two of our core players Ja and Des. Though we have had success against bad and finesse teams we have downright gotten embarrassed by any team with physicality. Most Grizz fans have felt it was time to move on from Taylor. We also wish him and his family the absolute best, his time here just needed to end.

We are excited about the move and look forward to seeing if it will work over the next ten games. Hopefully this will lead to more sustainable playoff success and better HC sets.

[azcatz11]

If you have Tuomas Iisalo ready to take over, yes, it's absolutely worth it.

I’ve never heard of him until this happened.

Was he known as a top assistant in the League?

[NyKnicks1714]

Everyone has been expecting and waiting for some huge bombshell story to come out, but this feels like fairly standard fare for a coach getting fired. He clearly did nothing out of the ordinary.

I'm thinking they wanted to do it now and not in the offseason because the optics could look REALLY bad if they fired him following an impressive playoff run. If for example they were to finish 5th and beat the Lakers, then play the Thunder really tough in a 6- or 7-game loss, firing Jenkins would be a disaster and almost inexcusable.