Grizzly Bear Blues: for Memphis Grizzlies fans

On this week's episode of the Nxt Gen Podcast, I am joined by Alex Winton to talk about the Grizzlies' five-game win streak. We opened up by discussing Jaren Jackson Jr.'s big game in Orlando and whether it was his career's best offensive game. Then, we discuss Ja Morant's incredible play and how he has learned when to take over the game and when to get others involved. Finally, we talk about the play of both Ziaire Williams and David Roddy and how the Grizzlies could be poised for the West's first seed and home-court advantage.

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The Grizzlies are on the second leg of a back to back tonight in Orlando following their big win in Charlotte last night. With a chance to be alone at the top of the west if the Nuggets drop a game, this is a great opportunity for Memphis to pick up a win in what should be an easy win (on paper). We touch on a number of bets including:

Grizzlies -6.5

O/U 229

Ja Morant O/U 8.5 assists

Franz Wagner O/U 19.5 points

Steven Adams double-double

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Parker Fleming has GBB's Shawn Coleman on the show to make 4 semi-bold predictions for the Grizzlies in 2023.

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The Grizzlies are looking to extend their current win streak to four tonight as they take on a struggling Hornets team who sit second to the bottom in the Eastern Conference. LaMelo Ball will suit up for the Hornets tonight after being out the first time these two teams met up, and the Grizzlies will have Desmond Bane after he missed the Kings game for injury management. We have a small card tonight, but still discuss a good deal of bets including:

Grizzlies -7.5

O/U 236.5

Ja Morant vs LaMelo Ball points

Terry Rozier O/U 2.5 threes

Grizzlies TT O/U 121.5

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The Core 4 starts the New Year with a brand new episode. Xavier and Matt share their New Year's Eve recaps. Dave is playing banged up this week but presses on and opens the show discussing the Grizzlies' impressive last three games.

In Embrace Debate, the guys discuss the incredible December Steven Adams had. Adams posted more than 11 rebounds per game in the final month of 2022 but is his defense going underrated? Dave wonders if his play will continue to be solid in the postseason.

For this week's Kleiman Corner, Dillon Brooks is discussed. The decision not to extend Brooks this offseason had its pluses and minuses but his recent play may price him out of Memphis this offseason. Reports that Memphis could be the next team to acquire a big star have also reignited the trade machine with Brooks at the center of deals.

Xavier breaks down David Roddy's improvement and Tyus Jones' contributions in his X&O's segment. Has Roddy done enough to earn more minutes? Matt believes his shooting needs to improve while Xavier is intrigued by his back-to-the-basket game. Dave likes the fit of Tyus Jones with Ja Morant on the floor and discusses the possibility of a full-time starting role.

This League closes out the show, the guys rank their top four NBA front offices (and the worst). The Lakers' most recent offseason has led to them underachieving while Matt's top front office has the top seed in the West. Where do the Grizzlies rank among the leagues top front offices?

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This week, the Starting 5 went live on Twitter Spaces to recap the Grizzlies’ 3-game winning streak, discussed what is on their wish list for the Grizzlies this calendar year, and predicted the first week of games in 2023.

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A great end to 2022 last night as the Grizzlies defeated their division rivals in an important seeding matchup last night. Tonight, the Grizzlies will look to start the new year off just as well against a dangerous Kings team they have already played twice this year. We discuss a range of bets in this episode including:

Grizzlies -4

O/U 238.5

Ja Morant O/U 8.5 assists

Sabonis O/U 19.5 points

Dillon Brooks O/U 19.5 points

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After a four game break, we are back tonight as the somewhat struggling Grizzlies take on Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pels currently sit top of the Western Conference, and this is a great test for the fully healthy Grizzlies roster. We discuss a great number of bets tonight including:

Grizzlies -6.5

O/U 236.5

Ja Morant O/U 26.5 points

Zion O/U 26.5 points

Bane O/U 2.5 threes

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GBBLive is back for one last time in 2022, as Parker Fleming is joined by SB Nation and Locked On's Joe Mullinax to discuss his signature "Call me at Christmas" takes

The best players playing good against Toronto

The team's mentality now that they're the hunted

The wing depth cautious optimism

Things we wanna see in 2023

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This week, the Starting 5 recaps the Memphis Grizzlies’ first set of games with their actual starting lineup and rotation, discuss Ja Morant’s comments from his interview with Malika Andrews, and predict the upcoming week of games as we head into a new year.

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