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Grizzlies Gametime Discussion Date/Time: Friday, December 9, 7:00 PM Memphis Grizzlies vs Detroit Pistons Location: FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN Location: Television: NBA TV | Bally SportsSouth Memphis Radio: 92.9FM | 680AM Promotions: Adoptable Pet Night - 2023 Player Pet Calendar to the first 5,000 fans in attendance Grizz Social: Grizzlies Possible Starting 5 Ja Morant John Konchar Dillon Brooks Jaren Jackson Jr Steven Adams  Pistons Possible Starting 5 Killian Hayes Jaden Ivey Saddiq Bey Bojan Bogdanovic Marvin Bagley Jr Benches Memphis Grizzlies: Santi Aldama, Desmond Bane, Kennedy Chandler, Brandon Clarke, Danny Green, Tyus Jones, Jake LaRavia, Kenneth Lofton Jr (2way), David Roddy, Killian Tillie, Xavier Tillman, Vince Williams (2way), Ziaire Williams Detroit Pistons: Jules Bernard, Buddy Boeheim, Alec Burks, Cade Cunningham (INJ), Hamidou Diallo, Jalen Duren, Killean Hayes, Cory Joseph, Braxton Key, Kevin Knox, Isaiah Livers, Rodney McGruder, Nerlens Noel, Isaiah Stewart, Kemba Walker Grizzlies: Preview | Recap | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Tickets | Promotions | Watch Parties Pistons: Preview | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Depth Charts: CBS | ESPN | Yahoo Injuries: CBS | ESPN | FOX | Yahoo

This question has to be in the back of everyone's minds.

Grizzlies Gametime Discussion Date/Time: Friday, November 18, 7:00 PM Memphis Grizzlies vs Oklahoma City Thunder Location: FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN Location: Television: NBA LP | Bally SportsSouth | Memphis Radio: 92.9FM | 680AM Promotions:  Grizz Social: Grizzlies Possible Starting 5 Ja Morant Jon Konchar Dillon Brooks Jaren Jackson Jr Steven Adams Pelicans Possible Starting 5 Josh Giddey Lugentz Dort Alexi Pkusevski Jalen Williams Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Benches Memphis Grizzlies: Kennedy Chandler, Brandon Clarke, Danny Green, Jaren Jackson Jr , Tyus Jones, John Konchar, Jake LaRavia, Kenneth Lofton Jr (2way), David Roddy, Xavier Tillman, Vince Williams (2way), Ziaire Williams (INJ) Oklahoma City Thunder: Darius Bazley, Ousmane Dieng, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren (INJ), Isiah Joe, Tre Mann, Mike Muscala, Eugene Omoruyi, Lindy Waters, Aaron Wiggins, Jalen Williams, Jaylin Williams, Kenrich Williams Grizzlies: Preview | Recap | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Tickets | Promotions | Watch Parties Thunder: Preview | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Depth Charts: CBS | ESPN | Yahoo Injuries: CBS | ESPN | FOX | Yahoo

Grizzlies Gametime Discussion Date/Time: Monday, December 12, 7:00 PM Memphis Grizzlies vs Miami Heat Location: FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN Television: Bally Sports Southeast | Memphis Radio: 92.9FM | 680AM Promotions: Grizz Social: Expected Grizzlies Starting 5 Ja Morant Desmond Bane Dillon Brooks Jaren Jackson Jr Steven Adams Expected Hawks Starting 5 Trae Young Dejounte Murray Jarrett Culver A J Griffin Clint Capella Benches Memphis Grizzlies: Santi Aldama, Kennedy Chandler, Brandon Clarke, Danny Green (INJ), Tyus Jones, John Konchar, Jake LaRavia, Kenneth Lofton Jr (2way), David Roddy, Xavier Tillman, Ziaire Williams (INJ), Vince Williams Jr (2way) Atlanta Hawks: Bogdan Bogdanovic, John Collins (INJ), Trent Foster, Aaron Holliday, Justin Holliday, De'Andre Hunter (INJ), Jalen Johnson, Frank Kaminski, Vit Krejci, Tyrese Martin, Onyeka Onkongwu, Grizzlies: Preview | Recap | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Tickets | Promotions | Watch Parties Hawks: Preview | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Tickets Depth Charts: CBS | ESPN | Yahoo

Press Release: Upon reevaluation, Desmond Bane is progressing in his rehabilitation from a right big toe sprain and sesamoid injury and has been cleared to begin a gradual re-loading protocol. If the toe responds positively to the re-loading protocol, a return to play is projected in 3-4 weeks.

Everyone knows Jaren has a history of recovering from injury slower than originally expected. I’m not trying to drag him down but rather want to know when people expect him back from this injury?

Ron got interviews in private. That isn't the case anymore. The new reporter is not allowed to have private interviews so interviews are basically worthless for print media. By the time they have it written up it's already up on Twitter and all the other social medias. Sports journalism has changed a lot in the last 10 years.

Ron Tillery was a good reporter at the CA. The problem was he didn't develop a wide enough range of informants. He got spoon fed stories from Heisley, Wallace and Hollins. When they left he had no sources inside the organization and as we all know now, this FO is extremely secretive. I also believe he was burned out. He had been following the Grizzlies for years and was sounding more and more tired compared to the younger guys in the media.

Grizzlies Gametime Discussion Date/Time: Thursday, December 15, 7:00 PM Memphis Grizzlies vs Milwaukee Bucks Location: FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN Television: Bally Sports Southeast | TNT Memphis Radio: 92.9FM | 680AM Promotions: Grizz Social: Expected Grizzlies Starting 5 Ja Morant John Konchar Dillon Brooks Jaren Jackson Jr Steven Adams Expected Bucks Starting 5 Jrue Holiday Grayson Allen Kris Middleton Giannis Antetokounmpo Bobby Portis Benches Memphis Grizzlies: Santi Aldama, Desmond Bane, Kennedy Chandler, Brandon Clarke, Danny Green, Tyus Jones, Jake LaRavia, Kenneth Lofton Jr (2way), David Roddy, Xavier Tillman, Ziaire Williams, Vince Williams Jr (2way) Milwaukee Bucks: Thannis Antetokounmpo, Marjon Beauchamp, Jevon Carter, Pat Connaughton, A J Green, George Hill, Serge Ibaka, Brook Lopez, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Wesley Matthews, Jordan Nwora, Grizzlies: Preview | Recap | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Tickets | Promotions | Watch Parties Bucks: Preview | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Tickets Depth Charts: CBS | ESPN | Yahoo

Quick Update: Ja's return was correctly predicted by 10 people. They were RDK4121, Joey Crawford, grizzgolf, UKGrizz, Gradey, FanboySlim, King Dork, Scotty J, Commodore64 and ChipC3. ZW's return is still undetermined but if he plays tonight then no one correctly predicted OKC as his return game. However, if he doesn't play tonight then My Man Allen and Flippin Grizzly will win. DB is still out so the only seven can potentially win. The Detroit game will eliminate My Man Allen and Flippin Grizzly.

Grizzlies Gametime Discussion Date/Time: Monday, December 5, 7:00 PM Memphis Grizzlies vs Miami Heat Location: FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN Television: Bally Sports Southeast | Memphis Radio: 92.9FM | 680AM Promotions: Grizz Social: Expected Grizzlies Starting 5 Ja Morant John Konchar Dillon Brooks Santi Aldama Steven Adams Expected Heat Starting 5 Kyle Lowry Max Strus Tyler Herro Caleb Martin Bam Adebayo Benches Memphis Grizzlies: Desmond Bane (INJ), Kennedy Chandler, Brandon Clarke, Danny Green (INJ), Jaren Jackson Jr (RFIM), Tyus Jones, Jake LaRavia, Kenneth Lofton Jr (2way), David Roddy, Xavier Tillman, Ziaire Williams, Vince Williams Jr (2way) Miami Heat: Jimmy Butler (INJ), Jamal Cain, DeWayne Dedmon, Udonis Haslem, Haywood Highsmith, Nikola Jovic, Victor Oladipo, Dru Smith, Duncan Robinson, Gabe Vincent, Omer Yurtseven Grizzlies: Preview | Recap | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Tickets | Promotions | Watch Parties Heat: Preview | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Tickets Depth Charts: CBS | ESPN | Yahoo

Probably because the team didn't want to lose both games and Miami has been here for two days waiting on the Grizzlies.

Jaren Jackson (return from Injury Management) and Desmond Bane are both out tonight. Ziaire Williams in on the Doubtful list along with Jake LaRavia, Ja Morant and John Konchar.

Grizzlies Gametime Discussion Date/Time: Sunday, December 4, 5:00 PM Memphis Grizzlies vs Detroit Pistons Location: Little Ceasars Arena, Detroit, MI Location: Television: NBA TV | Bally SportsSouth Memphis Radio: 92.9FM | 680AM Promotions:  Grizz Social: Grizzlies Possible Starting 5 Ja Morant Desmond Bane Dillon Brooks Jaren Jackson Jr Steven Adams  Pistons Possible Starting 5 Killian Hayes Jaden Ivey Saddiq Bey Bojan Bogdanovic Marvin Bagley Jr Benches Memphis Grizzlies: Santi Aldama, Kennedy Chandler, Brandon Clarke, Danny Green, Tyus Jones, John Konchar, Jake LaRavia, Kenneth Lofton Jr (2way), David Roddy, Killian Tillie, Xavier Tillman, Vince Williams (2way), Ziaire Williams Detroit Pistons: Jules Bernard, Buddy Boeheim, Alec Burks, Cade Cunningham (INJ), Hamidou Diallo, Jalen Duren, Killean Hayes, Cory Joseph, Braxton Key, Kevin Knox, Isaiah Livers, Rodney McGruder, Nerlens Noel, Isaiah Stewart, Kemba Walker Grizzlies: Preview | Recap | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Tickets | Promotions | Watch Parties Pistons: Preview | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Depth Charts: CBS | ESPN | Yahoo Injuries: CBS | ESPN | FOX | Yahoo

Grizzlies Gametime Discussion Date/Time: Friday, December 2, 7:00 PM Memphis Grizzlies vs. Philadelphia 76ers  Location: FedEx Forum Television: Bally Sportsouth | NBA League Pass Memphis Radio: Promotions: Social Media Night - Grizzlies City Edition Phone Holders to 1st 5,000 fans Grizz Social:  Grizzlies Possible Starting 5 Ja Morant Desmond Bane Dillon Brooks Jaren Jackson Jr Steven Adams 76ers Possible Starting 5 De'Anthony Melton Shake Milton Tobias Harris PJ Tucker Joel Embiid Benches Memphis Grizzlies: Santi Aldama, Kennedy Chandler, Brandon Clarke, Danny Green, Tyus Jones, John Konchar, Jake LaRavia, Kenneth Lofton Jr (2way), David Roddy, Xavier Tillman, Vince Williams (2way), Ziaire Williamson (INJ) Philadelphia 76ers: Julian Champagnie, James Hardin (INJ), Montrezl Harrell, Danuel House, Furkan Korkmaz, Saben Lee, Tyrese Maxey (INJ), Georges Niang, Paul Reed, Jaden Springer, Matisse Thybulle Grizzlies: Preview | Recap | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Tickets | Promotions | Watch Parties 76ers: Preview | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Depth Charts: CBS | ESPN | Yahoo Injuries: CBS | ESPN | FOX | Yahoo

Grizzlies Game Time Discussion Memphis Grizzlies vs Minnesota Timberwolves Date/Time: Friday, November 30,. 8:00 PM Locations: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN Television: Bally SportsSouth, NBA LP | ESPN Memphis Radio: 92.9 FM, 680 AM Promotions: Nationally Televised Game Grizz Social: Grizzlies Probable Starting 5 Ja Morant John Konchar Dillon Brooks Jaren Jackson Jr Steven Adams Wolves Probable Starting 5 D'Angelo Russell Anthony Edwards Jaden McDaniels Karl-Anthony Towns Rudy Gobert Benches Memphis Grizzlies: Santi Aldama, Desmond Bane (INJ), Kennedy Chandler, Brandon Clarke, Danny Green, Tyus Jones, Jake LaRavia, Kenneth Lofton Jr (2way), David Roddy, Xavier Tillman, Vince Williams (2way), Ziaire Williamson (INJ) Minnesota: Kyle Anderson, Bryn Forbes, Luka Garza (2way), Nathan Knight, Jordan McLaughlin, Josh Minott, Wendell Moore (2way), Jaylen Nowell, Taureen Prince, Naz Reid, Austin Rivers, Grizzlies: Preview | Recap | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Tickets | Promotions | Watch Parties Wolves: Preview | Recap | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Tickets Depth Charts: CBS | ESPN | Yahoo Injuries: CBS | ESPN | FOX | Yahoo

I see the team wanting Roddy to develop into a better defender along the lines of Dillon Brooks. Jake was supposed to play SF but it's pretty clear he doesn't have the foot speed to match up defensively at the three. It's way too early to make long term opinions on either player but I hope they both can create a niche (Roddy as a 3 and D, Jake as a sharpshooter) this season and am withholding my opinions long-term until a couple of seasons have passed. At this point last season I had Santi as a complete bust and ZW looking like a terribly weak pick at 10. Who knows where either of them will be by the end of the season? As for Dillon, pay the man slightly less than Jaren and lock in the Top 4 players for the next few years.

Reading GTF talk about patience with rookies, instead of making rash conclusions on small numbers of games (law of large numbers is particularly pertinent to this way of thinking) is so refreshing. I am glad to see he's finally coming around to my way of thinking. The problem with Roddy right now is he is being forced to play large minutes in the big league instead of honing his skills in the G League due to injuries. If ZW was playing Roddy would be with the Hustle not the Grizzlies. Likely so would LaRavia (although his game is different and may not be as successful in the I'm getting mine G League style). Look at Bane, Santi, even Brooks. Their games didn't stay the way they played as rookies. They are all still improving. Even Ja and Jaren are still rounding out their games and becoming better players. Look around the league and you will see this is true for most teams. Last night Portland showed off their rising star Anfernee Simons. His rookie season he played 7 minutes per game. That went up to 21 MPG his second season, but he shot just 39.9% from the floor and 33.2% from the arc while scoring just 8.3 PPG. He's now playing 37 MPG and shooting 43% from the floor and 38.3% from the arc and scoring 23.9 PPG. He may even be an all-star this season. Time in the league helps players improve. Roddy is struggling like all but the most elite players do as rookies, but patience is needed now to not make big conclusions from a small subset of games. He is getting a lot of real game experience that will pay dividends down the road. Now if we could just get ZW healthy so the rookies can get PT in the G League where they belong, everyone can relax about this matter.

Grizzlies Gametime Discussion Date/Time: Wednesday, November 27, 6:00 PM Memphis Grizzlies vs New York Knicks Location: FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN Location: Television: NBA LP | Bally SportsSouth | Memphis Radio: 92.9FM | 680AM Promotions:  Grizz Social: Grizzlies Possible Starting 5 Ja Morant John Konchar Dillon Brooks Jaren Jackson Jr Steven Adams  Knicks Possible Starting 5 Jalen Brunson Quentin Grimes R J Barrett Julius Randle Mitchell Robinson Benches Memphis Grizzlies: Santi Aldama, Desmond Bane (INJ), Kennedy Chandler, Brandon Clarke, Danny Green (INJ), Tyus Jones, Jake LaRavia, Kenneth Lofton Jr (2way), David Roddy, Killian Tillie, Xavier Tillman, Vince Williams (2way), Ziaire Williams New York Knicks: Ryan Arcidiancono, , Jalen harris, Isaiah Hartenstein, Feron Hunt, DaQuan Jeffries, Trevor Keels, Miles McBride, Svi Mykhailiuk, Immanuel Quickley, Cam Reddish, Derrick Rose, Jericho Sims, Obi Toppin Grizzlies: Preview | Recap | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Tickets | Promotions | Watch Parties Knicks: Preview | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Depth Charts: CBS | ESPN | Yahoo Injuries: CBS | ESPN | FOX | Yahoo

Chip being optimistic. Bane was taking shooting practice before the Knicks game. He has been out since November 13 with an injury described as expected to miss 2-3 weeks. He could be back against Minnesota honestly, but I suspect the team will wait until we return home.

Grizzlies Gametime Discussion Date/Time: Tuesday, November 25, 7:00 PM Memphis Grizzlies vs Washington Wizards Location: FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN Location: Television: NBA LP | Bally SportsSouth | Memphis Radio: 92.9FM | 680AM Promotions:  Grizz Social: Grizzlies Possible Starting 5 Tyus Jones John Konchar Dillon Brooks Jaren Jackson Jr Steven Adams Pelicans Possible Starting 5 C J McCollum Brandon Ingram Herbert Jones Zion Williamson Jonas Valanciunas Benches Memphis Grizzlies: Desmond Bane (INJ), Kennedy Chandler, Brandon Clarke, Danny Green, Jaren Jackson Jr, Tyus Jones, John Konchar, Jake LaRavia, Kenneth Lofton Jr (2way), David Roddy, Xavier Tillman, Vince Williams (2way), Ziaire Williams (INJ) New Orleans Pelicans: Jose Alvarado, Dyson Daniels, Devonte' Graham, Jackson Hayes, Willy Hernangomez, Kira Lewis, E J LIddel (INJ), Najr Marshall, Tres Murphy, Larry Nance Jr, Dereon Seabron, Garrett Temple, Grizzlies: Preview | Recap | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Tickets | Promotions | Watch Parties Pelicans: Preview | News | Roster | Stats | Schedule | Photos | Video | Depth Charts: CBS | ESPN | Yahoo Injuries: CBS | ESPN | FOX | Yahoo

I believe people are underestimating Santi's defensive impact and/or overstating his ability looking at his statistics. When you think defense on the Grizzlies it begins with Jackson and ends with Brooks. Adams, Clarke, Aldama, Bane, etc are at best average defenders and at worst lousy defenders. Santi can defend three positions well and two more adequately (yes he's been switched to opposing PGs on from time to time and he's performed better than Morant when he has. The fact is that Aldama hasn't reached his full potential. He has played in 51 NBA regular season games over two seasons. He seems capable of becoming more than serviceable on defense given time. He should be considered a rookie right now however.