Coach Taylor Jenkins Press Conference | Raptors vs. Grizzlies
Taylor what stands out to you from this game I I got to get this team better prepared we were flat tonight it’s on me what did you got it down to five a couple of times in that fourth quarter what did you make of the looks your team
Got you know down the stretch yeah I mean I thought our defensive activity was a whole lot better there um we got him playing in the half court you know physicality we got some big rebounds we played fast and then there was a couple possessions I I wish I could take back
To get us better organized I think it was a little too late um you know I thought our our pace of play just playing fast moving the ball uh was really good and then there’s probably a couple wish I wish we i’ slowed them down a little
Bit what did you like about Z Williams and what he uh kind of attributed their late third early and fourth quarter yeah I thought he did a really good job on ball um you know trying to keep the ball in front his recovery speed uh was good
Uh played a great second half for us obviously you know knocked down some shots in the first but I thought just put two sides of the floor together in that second half knocking down shots getting some rebounds uh running the floor I thought again you know
Navigating a bunch of pick and rolls um it was pretty impressive I mean he was scheduled to be out of the rotation tonight and he’s been putting in a lot of work last couple of days staying ready told him you know whenever your numbers called come out there and play
Winning basketball I thought he did that tonight you have a pretty challenging road trip coming up do you like that at all that it’s a challenging trip after maybe a game like this yeah every game should be treated as a challenge and an opportunity to to play your best and
Come out you know with the right urgency that’s why I say I’ve got to get this group ready um we’re going to take it one day at a time one game at a time going out west uh we have our work cut out for us we just got to continue you
Know fighting working on the things that we know are going to impact winning you know on both sides of the floor um obviously practice time is a little limited you know with a condensed schedule all that but that’s no excuse it’s got to be the film going in I
Thought we had a great shoot around yesterday um when we get out to LA and have a shoot around we just got to keep putting purposeful work in and hopefully we just continue to find ways to get better Taylor in the back what was it like coaching against Darko it was
Awesome I mean you can feel his fire down there um he had his guys playing extremely hard tonight you know obviously they were playing extremely fast you know not surprised you know when you watch the film how he’s prepared this team and you know uniqueness with the different lineups
He’s got out there putting guys in their spots different pick and roll combinations I thought pretty good spacing good ball movement as well um you know they’ve got guys that can play with a lot of force and he’s putting them in successful positions and then defensively you know game plan they made
It tough on us you know trying to pack the paint you know do some things you know going under on us uh when we did execute well we got some good looks but he had those guys DED in and they played really well tonight um Taylor so uh typically over
The past couple Seasons you’ve gone with having two centers or four big men in the rotation uh past couple games you had gone biz no X tonight you do X but no Biz just what has gone into that decision and kind of shi away from those
Four big lineups yeah just with the back toback just wanted a different look um obviously you know I think Biz has been playing well you know I anticipate him being back in the rotation on uh Friday against La um trying to see a little bit
More jiren and Santi I think I said that maybe a couple of games ago trying to get some of those looks and then you know depending on how you know guys are playing or if there’s foul trouble it’s more you know some guys are playing well
I try to lean into you know building their Rhythm there and may adjust some of the the lineups that we have with JJ at the five maybe playing some small you know when Vince has been there Vince and Marcus on the floor together you know just giv some different looks you know
With JJ at the five but the Santi JJ lineup is something that we’ve wanted to look into I thought you know Santi played well had a good first half did some good things rebounding wise for us um but just trying to you know see if that chemistry can be formed since we’ve
Traditionally played Biz X or you know steo BC just trying to get JJ at the fire to exploit that offensively and and kind of figure out what we can accomplish defensively with different guys around him when you have something like uh Marcus Smart dealing with the you know little
Wound on his left hand as a coach throughout the game uh are you like be conscious of like that are you talking to him about that throughout the game in any sort of way or is it a simple as you know you take his word he say he’s good
To go and you know play through it oh trust the guy completely I mean obviously uh I noticed you know it the other day and I had assassin I was like man I’m feeling good just got to play through it just got to get the Reps get comfortable with it but absolutely Trust
Out there um obviously you know I know it’s Unique when you’ve got bandage on it and all that stuff but you know nothing that I’m worried about when he’s out there playing hard and Diving on the floor and getting good looks and you know being a guy that can get into the
Pain for us all that stuff I don’t think it’s bothering him he’s just you know adapting to it right now great thanks everybody
Taylor Jenkins meets with the media following a 116-111 loss to the Toronto Raptors.
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7 Comments
Terrorism Jenkins cmon
Good game⦠for Ja Morant the rest of the team was ok but Ja Morant with most rebounds points and assists
We the North π¨π¦
And why Ja morant didnβt have the rock in his hand when he checked in late in 4th
The last 3 games Ja's shooting has really been good, his 3 ball was bad his first few games back. You can assume that's just some rust. But now with the increased FT percentage he's looking poised to take a small leap forward with his efficiency as a scorer. And he's picking his spots and mixing up his attacks with more versatility, hoping he stays on course with that better 3 point percentage. If he can be above .375 going forward it'll really help space the floor for the Grizz and allow him to pick his spots even better and also could generate an uptick in his assist total as well as limit TO's.
Fire this dude they thought replacing brooks and jones with smart and rose was a good idea he will not get a center to save his life π€‘π€‘
raptors fan here … The back to back was in main cause imo for you guys