In this day and age, there are still teams that don't play blocking

In this era when most mainstream tactics have to be launched through blocking and dismantling, there is still such a team that is trying to "block and dismantle" as much as possible and do the opposite.

That team is the Grizzlies, who fired longtime head coach Tyler Jenkins after losing nine straight games against teams with a win percentage of more than 50 percent in the league and averaging a net loss of 12.8 points per game. On the surface, the Grizzlies' record is the trigger, but in fact, Jenkins' dismissal is "premeditated" by management.

Even before the start of the season, management decided to fire Jenkins' five assistant coaches, all of whom were descendants of Jenkins and had deep affections. In turn, the management arranged two people in the assistant coaching team, Isalo and La Rocchi.

Isalo and Laroci are the reason for the Grizzlies' change in offensive system this season, bringing a new offensive system that has in turn weakened Jenkins' voice on the team. Even Jenkins wanted to give Morant more pick-and-roll tactics on offense, but was opposed by management and lost his job.

In the past, Jenkins' offensive system was initiated by Morant with the ball and blocking, but now the Grizzlies' offense almost does not play blocking and pick-and-roll, relying more on cutting and running without the ball. They pushed the offensive tempo very fast, and many rounds were to settle the battle in eight seconds, with Morant making strong shots, Bane strong shots, and JJJ throwing low posts back and forth.

Watching the Grizzlies play reminds me of the way high school students played many years ago, there was no complicated coordination, at most it was to break through the attraction and pass out, and then find an open space by passing the ball. A high school basketball team can do these things, and it's basically enough.

The Grizzlies are the first in the league in the league in the average number of rounds per game, the second in the league in points per game, and can shoot and grab, but at the same time, they are second in the league in average turnovers per game, and they have many mistakes in offensive and defensive transitions. You get into his rhythm, everything is easy to say, and once the opponent controls the rhythm on the court, the Grizzlies enter the rhythm of grinding positional battles, this kind of offensive system without blocking and pick-and-roll, it is very difficult to play.

So this is probably the reason why the Grizzlies have not been able to win against strong teams recently, counting today's loss to the Lakers, the Grizzlies have lost 10 consecutive games against teams with a win rate of more than 50%. The Lakers' recent form is certainly not a strong team, but playing the Lakers today, it was the positional battle that grinded the Grizzlies to death.

The Lakers led by 18 points at one point, then habitually collapsed again, and there were moments of overtaking in the third and fourth quarters. But when the Grizzlies' three-shot axe passed, the pace of the game returned to the Lakers' three ball-handlers.

Today, the Lakers played a top-level performance at the same time, James 25 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, Doncic 29 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, and Reaves 31 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. The Grizzlies also have three 20+, Bane and Jackson feel good, but Morant has a problem with this point again.

Morant shot 9-of-23 from the field and 1-of-5 from three-point range to finish with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, and the quasi-triple-double data can't be said to be bad, but the overall efficiency is still as inefficient as ever. He's had some stellar "waist king" rounds, but most of them have fallen into the Lakers' trap.

Everyone knows that you have to be strong, there are two blocking lines waiting for you at any time, Morant's waist and abdomen strength is really powerful, many balls are jumping up in the air and then dodging, playing very tired and inefficient. In a system like the Grizzlies, Morant's disadvantage of not shooting is only magnified. There were some rounds today, and Pippen Jr. was a little better than Morant when he was on the court.

This season, Morant shot 44.6% from the field and 28.9% from three-point range, which is basically his career-low. He has been plagued by injuries this season, missing 30 games, and the Grizzlies' record has not dropped.

The new system has allowed the Grizzlies to get used to being without Morant, and Morant clearly won't like the system that reduces his ball-handling. Management also expressed its attitude by firing Jenkins.

"No Mo Bear" was originally just a stalk, but later Morant's injury and the impact of off-court events made the management gradually shake the path of Morant's big core, so there was a new tactical system. Since Jenkins can be cleaned up, Morant may not be safe.

He has three years left on his contract with a maximum salary, with an average salary of about 40 million, which is not too big to be honest, so it is not difficult to trade. Don't be surprised if Morant changes clubs this offseason.