NBA Gametime react Jaren Jackson Jr. outduels Giannis with scores 35 Pts in Grizzlies win over Bucks
Man they they outscored the Bucks in the paint by 40 wow 40 that’s hard to do against anything that’s that’s hard let alone a team with Giannis out of the Koo and Brook Lopez and The Grizzlies have a two game win streak and guys the Bucks are
Now a 500 team under Doc Rivers I don’t know about the stuff on the road with the professionalism and the travel crew and whatnot but on the floor what are you seeing here I’m seeing what they’re missing um obviously with no Damen l uh no Chris Middleton is tough but even
With them they still lack uh a lot of I guess the size to match up with the Boston you at the defensive end of the floor Pat Beverly’s back I thought they thought he was going to be out for a couple of months but you know with those
Guys out they really lack some defense and scoring um so if they can’t get healthy it’s going to be tough but this off season if I don’t said I just don’t see them making that jump to get into the finals if they do it’s because something else happened with Boston but
If they don’t then ja have some more time with them to coach them and hopefully this offseason they can pick up or find some pieces that can help them defensively how much of what doc was alluding to and we don’t know the specifics of it in terms of the way a
Team comports itself out on the road or at home whatever it may be how much of that comes into play once the ball is tipped I’m old school man I mean there’s some way you conduct yourself and how you practice and how you come in and and
If you’re I guess focused you know there’s some unfocused team teams and then they Tred to turn on during the game uh I don’t see this as unfocused team a group I I see more of the pieces just doesn’t fit and I think people don’t underestimate Chris mton on the
Defensive end uh it would you lost your best defensive player in Drew holiday and I think Chris Middleton was their second best defensive player and he’s not the Chris Middleton of old offensively or defensively and they don’t have anybody to fill those holes to me this is on Yiannis and Brook Lopez
You can’t even without those guys lose the paint battle by 40 there’s there’s no way you’re supposed to do that so I think Giannis is going to have to give up give up a little bit offense for them to win and and little bit more on a
Defensive end again tough to win without Lillard this his third strike game and without Chris mlon this is Memphis no excuses against in Philadelphia he didn’t look his MVP self exactly but Joel embiid was effective 24 points to go with six boards and seven assists as
Usual got to the free throw line that’s where a lot of those points came from half to be exact 12 of 12 from there the question now for Philly is with less than two weeks to go before the end of the regular season roughly two weeks to
Go before you have to start preparing for a playoff game what kind of an impact can Joel beid and beid have I mean obviously he’s an MVP caliber player so huge impact on changing their Dynamic uh but with not so much time left in the season it’s a little late
You know it’s going to be tough and you can see he’s not as comfortable he’s going to take a couple games but if I know him it doesn’t take a long time for him to get in Rhythm um maybe three or four games I’ve seen him do it faster
Than most people but the fact that you know he was trying to fish for fouls and trying to get to the free throw line let me know he wasn’t in the Rhythm he wanted to be in or was comfortable and you could tell with that big knee brace
He wouldn’t say favoring it but he just wasn’t as confident in making his moves as he normally is no I I would agree with that as well and there’s the conditioning part of it there’s getting used to whatever apparatus he’s going to be wearing on his knee as well and
There’s 76ers readjusting to having him around and what he is right now how complicated is that to put together it is because a coaching staff a medical staff and your teammate and you know that’s where the inner workings is you know like Danny played there it’ be how
Much can we go to him and all star players want the ball every trip down but can he deliver every trip down and I’m not talking about scoring just making the next play because of his injury and he’s been out so much his timing is not there he’s so skillful
He’s going to look good the one thing is I wish he had about another you know extra two or three weeks because I think also it will help him in the playoffs they won’t be playing every day but uh the games will be harder it will be
Teams banging on him it’ll be better Defenders so sure that’s the one thing we can’t answer I I think they’re best bet if they can avoid Boston it’ll help but if they have to play Boston in the first round i’ see them it’s an early
Exit going home um and said him in his rhythm no Sketchers I I don’t know they’re going to get it done well as things stand they’re looking at a playin situation it would be you didn’t really hear that brought out the sketches I was I was shocked but it would be a huge
Bonus if they could play themselves out of the play in and into the sixth spot they’re a game and a half back of the heat for that spot at the moment that would be enormous for them to avoid that play in situation but Miami owns the tiebreakers right so does Indiana it’s
Going to be tough and both those teams have easy schedules as well if I’m not mistaken so it’s going to be a tough jump for them to get there they have to win the rest of these games get him in shape and Hope those other teams
Lose yeah it’s hard I mean if you look at it like Danny say they don’t move up and they stay an eighth and obviously just say they win their first game match up now your first round match up is the Boston Celtics right and I think for a
Joel embiid and a team that you know you go through so much adversity and now they’re figuring out who we are because they got into a rhythm plan without Joel and beid now with Joel and beid and then the heat is I mean the Boston Celtics that five hour where porzingis standing
At the line it’s just not going to be conducive for him to be able to defend he need more of a traditional guy down in the paint not saying he can’t guard porzingis but that’s going to be your first matchup real match up back I I think that’s tough for him and the
Fadelia 7 it’s a lot to ask I mean buddy he wasn’t there when he was last on the floor he have new guys campaign Kyle Lowry uh they also don’t know what they’re going to look like with DeAnthony Melton coming back he was also injured there’s a couple other guys that
Had injur injuries too um that they haven’t got a chance to have chemistry with so that’s a whole another ordeal that they have to figure out and you know Nick nurse he’s a guy to do it but in this short time span tick tick tick tick I don’t know yes time is running
Out on the right rather having though not not yes absolutely and it’s better for everybody that they have two guys who are vertical rollers and Derek Lively has been able to do it Off the Bench while Gafford is taken you know the Lion Share of things lately for
Dallas and both of them are you know keeping Luca donic uh you know high in that MVP race so um yeah it’s a good group but the the Warrior Kids you know we’ve talked about this transition for Golden State for a few seasons now and you know do they commit to winning do
They commit to rebuilding you know how do they how do they piece this together some of their pieces you know haven’t worked out James Weissman they had to to move on from him um you know we know about Jonathan kaminga who’s had a breakthrough season Moses Moody has been
A helpful player there but to have psky and Jackson Davis come through the way they have and to contribute to winning and both of them have been starters and bench players very um versatile that way they have learned a lot under Steve Kerr and his coaching staff and the best part
Is they’re in on on very minimal contracts they have rookie contracts they’re under the Warriors control for a while which is the best thing for a team that has a bloated payroll and uh you know an exorbitant luxury tax in terms of any flexibility they hope to have if
They can have contributors like these kids and projecting them into year two at the prices that they come at you know that that changes I think the equation for for Golden State yeah and for both of them too to make one of the top 10 rookies this season in your opinion it’s
Only good for the Golden State Warriors especially learning from some of the best veterans that there are in the league on that team Steve we so appreciate you coming on the show looking forward to the last 10 days of the regular season I’m sure we’ll be
Talking to you again we’ll hit it hard Lauren thank you awesome sounds great Steve Asher senior writer at nba.com now it’s pretty crazy because guys there’s only been a few you unanimous rookies rookie of the years rookies of the Year thank you very much appreciate that easy
Enough for me to say the only reason Shaq isn’t on there because one person ended up voting for AI instead but look at this company that maybe Victor wanyama is going to be in I think so I don’t see who can catch him and knock him off right now who can
Still in the boats from especially the last month with the numbers he’s put up and I think that 420 game 3D c yeah the 4020 I think the game against uh uh check a few weeks ago when he blocked his shot every Manu they guard each
Other most of the game I think that was the game for the kind of sede a lot of people and I’ll say it again that he’s changed pop pop is the one the Spurs are the ones that kind of created this C called rest late game or late season
Your your Superstar players aren’t playing heavy minutes yeah this young man loves the game wants to play so how many times saying we’ve been around the game a long time we watching the team with only 18 wins with all this attention is because this young man deserves it because he brings it every
Night when healthy and what does it also I think there’s a lot of people who voting for defensive player of the year maybe this kid going I was going to ask you about that too because I know a lot of people are saying yes he’s definitely
Going to win rookie of the year but when you look at some of his defensive numbers the amount of blocks that he has on the season what he’s been able to do defensively for the Spurs team even though they only do have 18 wins do you feel like there’s a possibility that he
Wins Detroit no but he’s going to get some BS I think Rudy go is going to win it but I think the fact that he’s going to get some votes that he for a team that’s won 18 games that’s the thing that blow your mind a team that won 18
Games and his defense has been so good and he think about how many nine and 10 block games had I was in Toronto when he had last night against the Denver Nuggets that’s what I’m saying against the Nuggets now defending Champions so for all of you people out there that
Have votes listen to me closely it’s not his fault the Spurs stink it’s not his fault he’s the number one pick because he’s that good so why are we penalizing him for only 18 wins Rudy goar cannot score at all if he was wide open underneath the basket all night long but
He can play a little defense but he’s on the winning team because he’s playing with a superhero in an ask yourself this you take Rudy goar and you put him I mean not Rudy goar but you take this kid and put him on on any come on top watch def numbers
And then and then people can’t load up on go take another March 3D bo boy now boy now you’re talking boy good gracious day but I believe you put him on any top 16 in the west to east def number it would be hands down he would be defensive player of the year
Come on so why are we understand it it we’re all about winning yes but don’t penalize him for his efforts cuz he plays the right way every they’s on a bad team that’s not all of his fault San Antonio has all I’m saying sevenish games left how many wins do you think
That they need what if they one out no I don’t these last four or five games give me 10 blocks 15 blocks 16 blocks half the V go oh my goodness these numbers so crazy he do that that’s what I’m saying if he gets let’s say he averages these
Last seven games seven eight blocks a game and they win two or three of those because that’s his you know why there’s two things you got to look at that means his teammates cannot keep their player in front of him he has to go help the
Block shots and they still lose the game that’s his fault and the other thing the rebounding too rebounding that’s a lot of Miss shots he’s getting and to 3D Point as the season has progressed he’s wanted to play more more and Pap is only Pap has kept his minutes to 2930 now
Think about this come on man we played Carl Anthony towns Andrew Wiggins and Zack LaVine their rookie year they played about 38 minutes a game they were in the top 10 in minutes play put him in the top 10 in minut play now now nowers he would probably be
Defensive player of the year because it’ be hard to take that away a guy a because if you’re averaging five that means you you’re detering another eight or nine that mean and you’re playing more meaningful ball games yeah so that’s the if he don’t get it you can
Make a point that because of his minutes that may be the reason why he’s not defensive play yet but if he’s playing 35 to 38 minutes a game like most rookies on a bad team we play Carl an towns Andrew Wiggins all night long cuz they were learning yeah so they put up
Numbers think about what his block shots would be if he played 35 minutes game yeah it’s unbelievable everything that Victor wanyama is doing the season definitely 30 minutes a game now crazy it really is crazy one more look at 3D he’s hammering his point home
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NBA Gametime react Jaren Jackson Jr. outduels Giannis with scores 35 Pts in Grizzlies win over Bucks
