The All-Star break has come and gone, so now it’s time to assess how things have gone for the Grizzlies and assign player grades for the first half of the wonky 2020-2021 season.
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Grizzlies Weekly Preview: February 8th-14th, 2021
Quick read on what’s on tap for the Grizzlies this week.
Backdoor Cut (Ep. 98) Grizzlies + Lakers postgame, season trends
– Grizzlies fall to Lakers in Marc Gasol’s return home
– Player and team trends so far this season
– We provide an update on where the Grizzlies record stands compared to our pre-season predictions to this point
– Many minutes were spent lamenting the ambiguity of the Grizzlies’ injuries
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Jonas Valanciunas Deep Dive: Taking a Look Back and Analyzing What the Grizzlies Have In Their Starting Big Man
With several significant contributors sidelined with injuries for the foreseeable future, more of the Grizzlies workload will rest on the broad shoulders of Jonas Valanciunas. Let’s take a look at what that could mean for the starting big man, and the Grizzlies as a whole.
Grizz fans, We got one! Ja Morant is a superstar.
Ja Morant is a superstar. He’s ready now. Are you ready, Memphis?
Backdoor Cut (Ep. 90) – Memphis Grizzlies 2020 Draft and Free Agency
The gang’s all here to discuss the Grizzlies moving up in the 2020 NBA Draft not once, but TWICE, and the ensuing moves that were made in Free Agency. This is part 1 of a 2 part pod.
Backdoor Cut (Ep. 89) – NBA in December + Keith Parish of Fastbreak Breakfast
Zak and Sam are joined by Keith Parish, host of multiple Nashville-based NBA podcasts (Fastbreak Breakfast & Grits and Grinds). They cover down on Keith’s favorite Grizzlies memories, Buddy Hield trades, Brandon Clarke ceiling, and the bucket list experience that is the NBA Summer League.
(Ep. 88) — FA Shooting Guards, BORD$, Trading for Buddy w/ Shawn Coleman
Hollinger’s newest nerd metric, DMelt’s market, and trading for splashy guards. Even some Dillon slander. All with Locked on Grizz’s Shawn Coleman
Backdoor Cut (Ep. 87) – Grading Jenkins, Offseason Updates, Mock Draft
In this episode, The Backdoor Cut Crew gives their season grades for Grizzlies Head Coach, Taylor Jenkins. Afterwards they provide updates on key offseason dates and give their thoughts on how it will take place. They close the show with mock drafting the top 3 picks for November’s NBA Draft.
Kyle Anderson deep dive: evaluating his performance for Memphis this season and how he stacks up to comparable players in the league
In a league where shooting is king, the defensive-minded player is often forgotten — Memphis Grizzly Kyle Anderson may be a player existing in an era that is not suitable for his style of play. Let’s take a look behind the curtain and try and determine if the Kyle Anderson signing of several summers ago was a positive move or a detriment to the organization.