The Litness: Memphis Grizzlies Podcast

We are back! The Orlando bubble is set to kick off so we decided that now was the perfect time to jump back in now that we have actually Grizzlies news. We talk the 8 game schedule so far, Tolliver being signed for the whole season, what the rotation will look like in Orlando, and how the NBA is clearly favoring the Pelicans.

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We just wanted to let any of our listeners know that we also do another podcast called Smashing Heads Podcast that covers a TV show that is jokingly considered the 5th Major Sports. It's called The Challenge. There is a new season starting on April 1st and it looks insane! The season is called "Total Madness" and here is the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCbeTvvIp4E
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If you make the jump this season to watch, let us know! We will be back with more Grizzlies content as soon as there is anything to talk about but we will be steadily recording on Smashing Heads Podcast from here on out.

Do you want to hear another 2 guys on the internet talk to you about COVID-19 aka Corona Virus? Of course not! But here we are. Before all that we discuss the games leading up to this suspension as well as the release of Jordan Bell, signing of Anthony Tolliver and Jontay Porter, and how we would like to see Josh Jackson on this team long term. Then we get into what the suspension means for the Grizzlies in particular, which even though this sucks and we are without basketball for a month (at least), it might not be the worst thing to have an extra month of rest for Jaren, Justise, and Brandon Clarke.

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Not really. The title is more of a take on how we feel everyone is reacting to these games post-All Star break. Yeah, it sucks. But there are also a bunch of key factors that contributed to this brutal road trip. Injuries to 3 of the top 6 players on the team, all away games, playing 3 of the top 7 NBA teams within a 5 day stretch, new players working into rotations. It was a pending disaster, the only game to really be upset about losing is the Kings. The others had some awful stretches to them but they were likely losses regardless. Were there things that needed to be improved on during those games? Absolutely, 1st quarter scoring in particular, but it's not AS BAD as what it would seem if you take a step back and really examine it all.

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We break down the significance of having 3 guys in the rising stars game and being well represented at All Star Weekend even if they weren't on the "big stage" yet. We also hit the 3 games that led into All Star Weekend 2/7/20 vs 76ers, 2/9/20 vs Wizards, and 2/12/20 vs Blazers. Now we look ahead to the last 28 games of the season and the playoff push, even if the national media thinks it's a fact we will fall out.

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Good riddance to Andre Igoudala and his insane spin of the situation to the national media. We will genuinely miss Jae Crowder, Pastor Hill, and Bruno Cabocolo though. Those were great locker room guys. We are insanely excited Justise Winslow, Gorgui Dieng, and. Jordan Bell though. Dion Waiters is not coming anywhere near this team, which is how it should be.
We also discuss the games from 1/31/20-2/5/20 vs the Pelicans, Pistons, and Mavs.

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Woooweee we got a banger to go out on before we recorded. The Knicks are just a top to bottom trash fire and it just keeps getting worse. We did a supersized episode because we were out of pocket last weekend and there is a ton to cover so let's get into it! This one covers everything from the Cavs game on 1/17/20 through the Knicks game on 1/29/20.

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I'm aware in the intro of the show I said an "8 game win streak". We correct it later on but we were so hyped on the amount of insane basketball we just watched that I hope you can forgive this small oversight.
The Memphis Grizzlies are fun. Like, too fun? That's not possible but there is no reason they should be this good this early on. Ja and JJJ developing like this at just 20 years old is incredible. The fact that Ja, Jaren, and DILLON BROOKS all want to play in the biggest moments and think they can beat anyone is a joy to watch. They work hard and it shows but we have to also give credit to the coaching staff. Taylor Jenkins has to be in the consideration for Coach Of The Year, right?
This is the team that Memphis deserves and the amount of national coverage over the last month or so has been almost unbelievable. We are the new sweetheart, fun team in the NBA!
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If you follow us on social media (which you really should @litnesspodcast everywhere) you've seen that we decided to tweak our format going forward. In full transparency, we weren't having as much fun as we'd like and we felt like that was coming through. We explain it all at the top of the show and will be continuing to tweak and change as needed or as it feels right. SPOILER ALERT: we already had way more fun doing it this way!
We talk about the game spanning from 12/28/19 - 1/7/20 and hit a couple of other topics along the way like:
Josh Jackson: Does anyone know what is going on?
Trade Deadline: Are the Grizzlies under the radar buyers?
Big Jelly: Who is he?
Marquese Chriss: Still sucks?

Again, we wanted to thank everyone who has listened or checked us out so far. We really appreciate it!

This is our recap for the games vs Thunder (12/18/19), vs Cavs (12/20/19, vs Kings (12/21/19), vs Spurs (12/23/19), and vs Thunder (12/26/19).

It wasn't a great week, all things considered, but at least we won 2 of them! I (Zac) had the flu and with it being Christmas time this was the earliest we were able to record but we hit every game we missed and then broke down Zach Randolph's official retirement and what he means to the franchise long term. We also talk about Jae's horrendous shooting numbers and Tyus getting back on track and then do a mini look ahead to next summer's free agency when the Grizzlies have the 2nd highest amount of capspace.

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