The Overhyped Memphis Grizzlies Might Not Even Make The Playoffs This Year

[MagiCap]

This team's defense got them by last year but it's not enough this year. The Grizzlies are currently 9th in the West and out of the playoff picture for now. I remember lots of posters talking them up.

 

[Murphy8276]

I never cared for their play too much personally. I like defense, but you have to score some.. same thing minny is going through at the moment... :smoking:


-murph

 

[KingofNicotine]

I never liked them either. I can't stand to see a team score 22 points per quarter.

 

[SECplayer]

I like the Griz but I think most Griz fans expected this to be a tough year. Made no upgrades. An old team that just got older. And lost Lionel Hollins. I think they squeak into the playoffs and get beat pretty easy (5 games) by the 1or 2 seed.

New ownership with a different approach. More into analytics and the other new age data. Seems to be a long term plan.

edited to add: with new ownership, they'll probably be more likely to siphon off some of their playmakers and attempt to stockpile draft picks and cap room. Finishing middle of the pack doesn't help. Nobody gets excited about that and you miss out on the lottery picks.

 

[halekulani]

i wouldn't say they were that overhyped
they're just a bad matchup for some specific teams

and i mean look how competitive the west is right now
the 8th seed is 30-21 and a huge reason why they aren't doing as well is bc of how stacked their division is. they are 2-11 in their own division facing dallas/houston/san antonio which are all v good teams. they haven't gotten any new players and zbo is just getting old. with phx (surprise), portland, and dallas in playoff position, i'm not surprised memphis was the one bumped to the bottom.

 

[JakeT.]

Overhyped? How can you say that when their 3 best players have missed significant time? Marc Gasol, Mike Conley, and Tony Allen have all had injuries. Gasol is the defending DPOY and Allen is considered the best on-ball defender of his generation since Bowen stepped away. Conley is the guy that ties their offense together and they really miss him right now. Overhyped seems harsh for a team that has seen their 3 best players miss big chunks of time. This team is still one of the top 4 in the NBA if they can get healthy for playoff time considering they have a spot waiting for them there.

 

[Ladeda]

Overhyped? How can you say that when their 3 best players have missed significant time? Marc Gasol, Mike Conley, and Tony Allen have all had injuries. Gasol is the defending DPOY and Allen is considered the best on-ball defender of his generation since Bowen stepped away. Conley is the guy that ties their offense together and they really miss him right now. Overhyped seems harsh for a team that has seen their 3 best players miss big chunks of time. This team is still one of the top 4 in the NBA if they can get healthy for playoff time considering they have a spot waiting for them there.

If Tony Allen in one of your top 3 players you aren't a top 10 team in any league.

As far as being overhyped. This team gets almost no publicity. Almost forget they are in the league sometimes, far from being overhyped.

 

[RoofTop]

Bet em last week to win the west at 50-1

 

[grindtime22]

They will make the playoffs. They are a different team with Gasol in the lineup. If their key players are healthy come playoff time, they will have as good a chance as anybody in the west.

 

[ChrisParadise]

If Mike Miller could get hurt and Mike Conley could get healthy I expect western semis at least.

 

[CHOPTALK]

I never cared for their play too much personally. I like defense, but you have to score some.. same thing minny is going through at the moment... :smoking:


-murph

minny is the highest scoring team in the nba

 

[LoCalDallasGuy]

tough break.