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The Memphis Lowdown, and Forgotten NBA Playoff Teams With Ryen Russillo and Chris Vernon

2025/3/31
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Bill Simmons: 灰熊队在赛季末解雇主教练泰勒·詹金斯令人震惊,但考虑到他们最近25场比赛的糟糕战绩,这或许也在情理之中。我很好奇灰熊队管理层是否仍然相信这支球队有机会冲击西部决赛。 我认为灰熊队目前的实力不足以在西部联盟中走得很远,即使更换了教练。他们对阵强队的战绩非常糟糕,这表明球队存在一些根本性的问题。 贾·莫兰特的伤病和场外问题也是球队面临的巨大挑战。他虽然是球队的核心球员,但他本赛季缺席了很多比赛,而且他的比赛风格也存在一些问题,例如强打、抱怨和防守不积极。 灰熊队需要在更衣室里拥有经验丰富的球员来提供领导力和稳定性,但他们目前缺乏这样的球员。 总的来说,我认为灰熊队目前的三巨头阵容不足以争夺总冠军,球队需要在未来做出一些改变。 Ryen Russillo: 灰熊队解雇泰勒·詹金斯是他们长期以来就想要做的事情,这与他们在休赛期的大规模人员变动有关。他们采用了一种我并不认为詹金斯想要的进攻体系,并且即使考虑到伤病因素,在赛季还剩九场比赛的情况下解雇主教练也表明他们已经想要解雇他超过一年了。 灰熊队的问题不仅仅在于教练,他们的战绩在对阵强队时非常糟糕。无论他们采用何种进攻战术,在比赛最后几分钟,他们的表现都会是同样的模式。 贾·莫兰特的三分球命中率一直不稳定,并且他从未在一个赛季中打满超过67场比赛。他的伤病和场外问题也令人担忧。 如果灰熊队想在季后赛中取得好成绩,他们需要解决这些问题。 Chris Vernon: 灰熊队在赛季还剩九场比赛的情况下解雇主教练让我非常震惊,因为通常情况下球队会在赛季结束后再做这样的决定。在NBA赛季中,球队表现不佳是很常见的情况,通常球队会等到休赛期再进行教练调整,而灰熊队在赛季末期解雇教练的做法非常罕见。 灰熊队解雇教练的时机非常令人意外,通常不会在赛季末期进行这样的变动。灰熊队失去了他们曾经拥有的那种锐气和乐趣,而雷霆队则继承了这种风格并取得了成功。 灰熊队的问题在于球队的核心球员莫兰特不够稳定,在情绪和身体方面都存在问题。球队需要在更衣室里拥有经验丰富的球员来提供领导力和稳定性。 灰熊队使用过多的球员并给予他们过多的上场时间,这不利于球队的稳定性和发展。球队更衣室的氛围和稳定性很大程度上取决于经验丰富的球员。由于缺乏经验丰富的球员和球队的核心球员莫兰特的缺阵,球队缺乏一个能够稳定球队局势的领导者。 灰熊队的天花板是赢得首轮系列赛,我不认为他们能比这更好。球队需要解决莫兰特的问题,以及球队阵容的稳定性问题。

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The podcast opens with a discussion about the Memphis Grizzlies' surprising decision to fire head coach Taylor Jenkins with only nine games remaining in the regular season. The hosts debate the reasons behind this move, considering the team's recent performance and the potential impact on their playoff run.
  • Grizzlies fired head coach Taylor Jenkins
  • Team's record in last 25 games was 11-14
  • Decision made with eight games left in the season
  • Team's struggles against teams over .500

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo and Chris Vernon to discuss the Grizzlies firing head coach Taylor Jenkins in the final stretch of the regular season (3:05), and Western Conference contenders (41:20).Then, Bill and Ryen wonder if they should be taking the Pistons seriously; the Pacers as a playoff threat, Bucks postseason concerns (0:00), a March Madness check-in (01:09:43), and more.

Host: Bill Simmons

Guests: Ryen Russillo and Chris Vernon

Producers: Kyle Crichton and Chia Hao Tat

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