Morant disappointed in the coaching staff's lack of belief in Ja-ball

[quote][b]A frustrated Ja Morant told reporters to "go ask the coaching staff" about his struggles [/b]during the Memphis Grizzlies' 117-112 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.

Morant was held to a season-low eight points, going 3-of-14 from the field, and seven assists.[b] Asked about what he noticed in the game, Morant was again terse.

"According to them, probably don't play me, honestly," Morant said. "That's basically what the message was. It's cool."[/b]

Morant gave similar responses to ask the coaching staff when responding to questions without explaining further. [b]He is averaging a career-low 28.5 minutes through six games this season.[/b][/quote]


To be fair to the coaches, despite his various talents, the Grizzlies have a history of playing as well or better when he's not in the game.

He's a career 31% three point shooter, which just does not jive with the state of the game now. For context, thats 2% lower than Josh Giddey who was much maligned in OKC for not shooting well as a 20 year old. Ofc Giddey has made heaps of progress since then, probably as a result of working on it. Who knows what Ja's work habits are. You get the sense he may feel like his game is already perfect.

I dunno what the Grizzlies plan to do in terms of playing him, sitting him, trading him. But Im sure when the time comes someone will give him a nice big contract just on reputation alone. And all the five figure fans will cheer for the hundreds of millions he'll make off their support, regardless of what he contributes. Viva la fish!

Anyway I could definitely see his dad publicly threatening the head coach. We'll see.

He's not good. lol.

[video=youtube;nQvpm92H4-w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQvpm92H4-w[/video]

[QUOTE=Yes or No;15040692]He's not good. lol.

[video=youtube;nQvpm92H4-w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQvpm92H4-w[/video][/QUOTE]


Throw another few hundred mil at him, everything will be fine.

As long as he does a 360 dunk now and then that makes him worth half the salary cap.

You can't win with a guy like this as your leader and so called best player. I'd rather have Caruso on my team than this bozo.

[QUOTE=Carbine;15040694]You can't win with a guy like this as your leader and so called best player. I'd rather have Caruso on my team than this bozo.[/QUOTE]

Yeah.

And he does have talent. But his lack of shooting progress... it seems like every other player in the league who starts as a poor shooter gets SOMEWHAT better over time. You have to question whether Morant works on it at all, or if he's just too busy shooting rap videos where his glock makes a cameo. It's very possible his offseason approach is "12 game good, 12 game dont need no work."

Also I dont even wanna put it all on him. Against OKC in the playoffs last year he found Edey on some nice feeds inside early when the games were still close, and Edey just couldnt stop bungling them. And those missed opportunities snowballed in a number of games. To the point the coaches too have to be questioned for the amount they played Edey when he clearly wasnt ready. So I'm not saying like "Ja's the one guy holding them back."

But it was very obvious from the beginning he was not a guy you just max right away and trust he'll be the professional he needs to be. But they did it anyway. And maybe it was they thought it was the right move, maybe they feared the fan backlash. I wish contracts required public disclosure of either "Hey, we're doing this because we're stupid" or "We're doing this because our fans are stupid."

I'm always left wondering which was the case.

[QUOTE=Yes or No;15040692]He's not good. lol.

[video=youtube;nQvpm92H4-w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQvpm92H4-w[/video][/QUOTE]

:roll:

Yeah early in his career I liked Ja but I am out now. If the Amnesty clause still existed it would probably be a good idea to use it on him

Dude had almost unlimited potential, but he seems to have declined the last couple years instead of getting better.

Unlimited potential?

Because he can jump really high and dunk and he's very quick?

[QUOTE=Carbine;15040709]Unlimited potential?

Because he can jump really high and dunk and he's very quick?[/QUOTE]

I always saw him as a Derrick Rose type player, but much more of a douche.

Top tier athleticism and exciting to watch, but with very noticeable flaws. Those types of athletic players gain lots of fans from casuals while they ignore the other flaws in their game. He was never going to be the face of the league like Full Court once thought.

Hed be a good sixth man, a la Malik Monk.


But the hops were just too crazy, they had no choice but to make him the max salary centerpiece.

Who?

[QUOTE=Carbine;15040709]Unlimited potential?

Because he can jump really high and dunk and he's very quick?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15040711]I always saw him as a Derrick Rose type player, but much more of a douche.

Top tier athleticism and exciting to watch, but with very noticeable flaws. Those types of athletic players gain lots of fans from casuals while they ignore the other flaws in their game. He was never going to be the face of the league like Full Court once thought.[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=Axe;15040723]Who?




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Stinky boy gets triggered by Morant almost as much as he does by Curry. :lol What a stinky idiot.

[QUOTE=Carbine;15040709]Unlimited potential?

Because he can jump really high and dunk and he's very quick?[/QUOTE]

Because he was one of the best finishers at the rim and had crazy athleticism. All he needed to do was develop a good shot. Which he hasn't done yet.

[QUOTE=Full Court;15040727]Because he was one of the best finishers at the rim and had crazy athleticism. All he needed to do was develop a good shot. Which he hasn't done yet.[/QUOTE]

He's not good. You're retarded.

[QUOTE=Yes or No;15040730]He's not good. You're retarded.[/QUOTE]

He was rookie of the year, MIP winner, all NBA, and 2 time all star. Yeah, he's not good.

:roll: Idiot.

[QUOTE=Yes or No;15040730]He's not good. You're retarded.[/QUOTE]

Ouch

[QUOTE=Full Court;15040731]He was rookie of the year, MIP winner, all NBA, and 2 time all star. Yeah, he's not good.

:roll: Idiot.[/QUOTE]

Try watching the games instead of spouting off arbitrarily decided awards that don't mean anything. He's as bad of a player as you are a poster. Both dumpster fires not deserving of my time.

Summary of you, media and other ignorant fans: "OH OH OH!!! HE DID 360 LAYUP!!! OH!! HE SO GOOD!! GIB AWARD! LOL!! :roll:"

He's bad at basketball. He's always been bad at basketball. He will get even worse at basketball.

Delete your account.

Interesting. Because as good as Ja was in the years when he killed it, didnt we have a lot of stats basicay not see the Grizz drop without him or even do better? Maybe even on a on/off basis?

Michael Scotto: Ja Morant has been suspended one game for conduct detrimental to the team, Grizzlies say.

x.com

[QUOTE=ArbitraryWater;15040735]Interesting. Because as good as Ja was in the years when he killed it, didnt we have a lot of stats basicay not see the Grizz drop without him or even do better? Maybe even on a on/off basis?[/QUOTE]

I always found it fascinating how the Grizzlies went 20-5 without him that one season and even beat the eventual champs Warriors in a playoff game without him. :oldlol:

[QUOTE=Yes or No;15040733]Try watching the games instead of spouting off arbitrarily decided awards that don't mean anything. He's as bad of a player as you are a poster. Both dumpster fires not deserving of my time.

Summary of you, media and other ignorant fans: "OH OH OH!!! HE DID 360 LAYUP!!! OH!! HE SO GOOD!! GIB AWARD! LOL!! :roll:"

He's bad at basketball. He's always been bad at basketball. He will get even worse at basketball.

Delete your account.[/QUOTE]

:roll:

MELTDOWN

Keep on showing off your abysmal bball IQ, homie.

I really forgot how bad it was. Grizzlies won by almost 40 points in a playoff game without him vs the Warriors.

[video=youtube;5ewSEY0csUE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ewSEY0csUE[/video]

[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15040739]I really forgot how bad it was. Grizzlies won by almost 40 points in a playoff game without him vs the Warriors.

[video=youtube;5ewSEY0csUE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ewSEY0csUE[/video][/QUOTE]

Just shows the simplistic lack of depth of your mind. You extrapolate lots of meaning from a sample size of one game lol.

And yet can't can't, or refuse to, see that Lebron has been a net negative for FOUR SEASONS.

:lebronamazed:

[QUOTE=Full Court;15040741]Just shows the simplistic lack of depth of your mind. [B]You extrapolate lots of meaning from a sample size of one game lol.[/B]

And yet can't can't, or refuse to, see that Lebron has been a net negative for FOUR SEASONS.

:lebronamazed:[/QUOTE]

One game? Try 25 in the regular season alone. Where they went 20-5 without your "MVP".

:lol

[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15040743]One game? Try 25 in the regular season alone. Where they went 20-5 without your "MVP".

:lol[/QUOTE]

What was the strength of schedule for those games? Were they beating good teams or garbage teams? For someone who pretends to know what advanced stats are, you should know that you have to take a more nuanced look than to make leaping assumptions solely based on one data point.

But keep on being yourself. :lol

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[QUOTE=Full Court;15040747]What was the strength of schedule for those games? Were they beating good teams? [/QUOTE]

I'm glad you asked.

They beat Miami, Bucks, Warriors, Nets (KD & Kyrie), Sixers, Suns & Mavs in the regular season without Morant that year. Pretty much all the championship contending teams that season minus Boston.

Damn, what a backfire.

[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15040749]I'm glad you asked.

They beat Miami, Bucks, Warriors, Nets (KD & Kyrie), Sixers, Suns & Mavs in the regular season without Morant. Pretty much all the championship contending teams that year minus Boston.

Damn, what a backfire.[/QUOTE]

Morant in '22 averaged 30 ppg, was shooting almost 35% from 3, won the MIP award, had a PER of 24.4, and was 7th in MVP voting. MVP voting should mean a lot to you, since that was the ONLY THING you could come up with to justify your retarded take that Chris Paul was better than Stockton. :lol

So go ahead, tell us again how Morant wasn't good.

[QUOTE=Full Court;15040750]Morant in '22 averaged 30 ppg[/QUOTE]

He didn't average 30 PPG you dummie.

No way you are this dumb. :lol

[QUOTE=Full Court;15040750]Morant in '22 averaged 30 ppg, was shooting almost 35% from 3, won the MIP award, had a PER of 24.4, and was 7th in MVP voting. MVP voting should mean a lot to you, since that was the ONLY THING you could come up with to justify your retarded take that Chris Paul was better than Stockton. :lol

So go ahead, tell us again how Morant wasn't good.[/QUOTE]

Moran't wasn't good.

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;15040736]Michael Scotto: Ja Morant has been suspended one game for conduct detrimental to the team, Grizzlies say.

x.com[/QUOTE]

[url]https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46806262/grizzlies-suspend-ja-morant-1-game-conduct-detrimental[/url]

He's dog shit. lol.

I just saw a report stating that he's been suspended for one game for "conduct detrimental to the team."

[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15040751]He didn't average 30 PPG you dummie.

No way you are this dumb. :lol[/QUOTE]

It was 27.4. :lol Cry about it.

[QUOTE=Full Court;15040755]It was 27.4. :lol Cry about it.[/QUOTE]

At least you admitted to being wrong this time instead of doubling down on your nonsense which makes you look even more dumb.

You are getting ragdolled in here. :lol

[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15040756]At least you admitted to being wrong this time instead of doubling down on your nonsense which makes you look even more dumb.

You are getting ragdolled in here. :lol[/QUOTE]

Going off memory and I was within a couple points. And that's all you have to dispute. :lol Yep, expected you to ignore everything else. You've got nothing.

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[QUOTE=Full Court;15040757]Going off memory[/QUOTE]

You have shit memory.

[QUOTE=Yes or No;15040730]He's not good. You're retarded.[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=Full Court;15040750]Morant in '22 averaged 30 ppg, was shooting almost 35% from 3, won the MIP award, had a PER of 24.4, and was 7th in MVP voting. MVP voting should mean a lot to you, since that was the ONLY THING you could come up with to justify your retarded take that Chris Paul was better than Stockton. :lol

So go ahead, tell us again how Morant wasn't good.[/QUOTE]

Didnt you just ask for the strength of schedule?

What happened to that point?

They went 20-5 beating good teams. Better rate than with him.

25 games is a serious sample.

[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15040758]You have shit memory.[/QUOTE]

Here's another fun fact for you: Did you know that in '22 Morant was ahead of Curry, Lebron, and Durant in MVP voting? I bet you didn't know that, did you? :lol I mention it because according to you MVP voting is the primary metric for determining who is a better player.


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[QUOTE=Full Court;15040761]Here's another fun fact for you: Did you know that in '22 Morant was ahead of Curry, Lebron, and Durant in MVP voting? I bet you didn't know that, did you?[B] :lol I mention it because according to you[/B][B] MVP voting is the primary metric for determining who is a better player. [/B]


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Not really. SGA won MVP last season, but I still believe Jokic was better overall.

I just checked and Morant finished 7th. And you had him #1.

A player whose team went 25-5 without him.