Struggling Grizzlies: One Victory, Eight Losses, and Controversy with Referees

The Grizzlies’ start to the season is atrocious. One victory and eight losses in nine games. “Atrocious” was also one of the words with which Taylor Jenkins purposely fell into the trap, for which he will be sanctioned by the NBA, and charged with high-sounding words against the referees in the last game they have lost, against the Jazz in home 121-127 (part of the In-Season Tournament).

“It is one of the worst refereed games I have ever seen. Record this, I have no problem: it was fucking atrocious”

The Grizzlies look at the rest of the teams from the bottom of the standings. The referees, whether they are more or less correct, are not directly to blame for a situation that has spread since the first day of competition without any remedy.

In Memphis the panorama has changed. Their start has been awry: not only have they accumulated the 25 games that Ja Morant will be out (until December) due to the extra-sports problems that Adam Silver, commissioner, wanted to tackle in the first person, but also Steven Adams has been injured for the entire season. course while another interior, Brandon Clarke, recovers from his own injury. Too much. Pelicans, Nuggets, Wizards, Mavericks, Heat and the Jazz have accounted for Memphis on two occasions. The Blazers, the only team they have beaten, had also beaten them before. The Grizz have gone from two dream years (in 2021 they were eliminated by -Warriors- the West champion; in 2022 they were eliminated by -Lakers- the West runner-up) to this, to the “atrocious”.

The Grizzlies will want, through the voice of their coach, to be treated with more benevolence by the referees in future games. A lifelong strategy in which they even sacrifice a good amount of money that they will receive as a fine.

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Jenkins’ anger against the Jazz culminated in the expulsion of Jaren Jackson, his best player on the court, after a angry protest of this one:

“Jackson plays 23 minutes and is in the paint all night. “He is one of the most professional players in the league and they charge him with a double technical foul with the excuse that he is pushing an official.”

“Our team is working its ass off competing. And this is what happens? Interactions with referees are completely disrespectful. The faces they give me when I try to start a dialogue are incredible”

“29 free throws to 13. I’m not that type of coach, you know. Jackson, if you watch the plays, throws two possessions in a row being caught under the rim; zero free throws”

“We have to play better. I have to direct better. But I don’t understand any of this. I don’t want us to lose our minds over it. We just try to go out there and play better basketball, as simple as that, play better.”

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2023-11-11 13:48:26
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