They Lied To You About Ja Morant

[@billhicks808]

Taking out Ja is one thing. Taking out Ja, Steven Adams, Tyus Jones, Brandon Clarke, and Dillon Brooks means a completely different team. Merely be adding Ja back will help, but theyve got some problems that one person cant fix.

[@LetMeEatDem]

Lmao facts 2012 bron couldn’t save this trash can roster

[@theanimerapper6351]

​@@LetMeEatDemyou forgetting who Bron was back then 😂

[@Ciorno2K]

​@@theanimerapper6351na you over glazing Bron it took 2 seasons for him to win with the heat because they had the wrong players around him when the heat started playing small ball he reached his full potential

[@jaivinglover]

problem- INJURY. Literally that's all Ja luke kennard marcus smart brandon clarke steven adams all those are considered top 120 players in the nba (luke being the lowest but obviously top 5 shooter in the league). If they were simply healthy, they would be just fine for Ja to return

[@TheGoatedOne423]

Clarke stay injured tho literally he’s never not injured

[@09lowkey]

The Grizzlies are struggling for 4 reasons. 1. Steven Adams gives them an inside presence, something that you don't get with JJJr. alone. 2. Brandon Clarke can do everything JJJr. can except shoot 3s, he's out due to injury. 3. Tyus Jones was the reason they were able to play well w/o Ja, replace the dynamic offensive talent of Ja with a by-the-book traditional facilitator and the "others" seamlessly remain productive. 4. No Ja = No Closer. So in games where the last few minutes are most crucial you don't have a dynamic offensive talent to deliver, no knock on Bane.

[@johnbrown4447]

They shoulda never got rose and that guy from Boston they shoulda kept everybody even Dillon brooks

[@UBeesh10]

Very well said

[@09lowkey]

@@johnbrown4447 Could go either way with the Brooks replacement. But letting him go and bring in a guy who’s older and only ever played in Boston was going to require an adjustment period. But the Tyus Jones absence can’t be overstated.

[@johnbrown4447]

@@09lowkey yea that’s toooooo much of a L

[@kingsofthenerds3695]

​@@johnbrown4447rose is there specifically for ja

[@colemolzan938]

Dude! Normally, you're on point, but this was rough! Literally, nobody said he wasn't great. Ever pundit in the intro was talking exclusively about poor decision-making off the court. He genuinely has the ability to be the face of the league, and most would agree. Everyone in the intro is simply pleading with him to grow the hell up and realize the role he could have across the league.

[@henry7486]

also Memphis are dealing with injuries and the loss of Tyus Jones and Dillon Brooks has proved to be more pivotal then anyone thought (I thought their offence would slightly dip without Tyus but not this much)

[@dregamingz]

Plenty of people do actually. He’s constantly overshadowed and disrespected

[@theronquishow5837]

3:01 Yes, Steven Adams could've helped but the loss of Ja completely removed the team's identity.

[@YoAcids]

Smart,kennard and brandon clark would be nice too

[@henry7486]

Brandon Clarke was also out so their big man depth was god awful. It’s just been Jackson Jr., Tillman and Aldama

[@Jack-jx6ln]

They were way worse last year when Adams went out last year even when they still had Ja

[@astromigui]

Lot of people said it already, but Memphis lost Adams, Clarke, Brooks and Jones. I really, really think that the team won't improve a whole lot when Morant come back.

[@astromigui]

@@MarcusLeonard307 Ja is obvisouly the best player between them all. But it's hard losing 4 good role players that know their role like that. I still think they kept the 3 best players from last year, but for sure they would have been better withtout any of Morant-Bane-JJJ but all the other 4 major loss. And Luke Kennard did play there for a while no ? Might be mistaken the season but good RP too

[@tako4mvp719]

@@MarcusLeonard307nah last season they were .500

[@lexbusterz5883]

Just checking in 😂. U might want to delete.

[@astromigui]

@@lexbusterz5883 I don't delete comments because of one game. We ll see at the end of the season

[@norbertas1170]

@@astromigui How does it feel after 4 games?

[@ohyeah7135]

Nah it's Dillan as soon as he left the team started losing

[@UBeesh10]

Negative

[@BeenHim6181]

Just go ahead and say you don’t watch basketball. Bruh shot 30 percent from the field in the playoffs and you say we need him😂😂

[@UBeesh10]

@@BeenHim6181 mane smokin that embalming fluid

[@B1uu.]

@@BeenHim6181he made y’all’s defence better

[@jdunc3789]

And Tyus Jones, Steven Adams, and Brandon Clarke. A mixture of allat

[@ursinhopooto4877]

The problem is that before the grizzlies had Tyus Jones as backup point guard, playing in the winning streak they had without Ja, now that his gone and with the poor play they are colapsing

[@josues1]

“they’ve been healthy all season” -Steven Adams -Brandon Clarke -Luke Kennard -Marcus Smart -D Rose (has been on and off) that is their injury report btw

[@Error-zg4po]

The Grizzlies are in a very weird spot, losing core pieces of your rotation to trades and free agency in Tyus Jones and Dillon Brooks, injuries to Steven Adams, Marcus Smart, Luke Kennard, and Brandon Clarke and Ja Morant’s suspension will put the Grizzlies in lottery contention. I don’t think they should absolutely panic because of the weird spot they are in, no team would be competitive if you take away their superstar, starting center, and key role players. Only time will tell how much having Ja Morant back will help this team.

[@michaelyeboah7789]

Its more of losing Adams, Clarke, Brooks, Tyus than losing just Ja. They will will still be in a good position if they had those players available with Ja out. Their current position aint solely on Ja being out.

[@cameroncarruthers657]

I was always iffy bout this dude but to say the Griz have been healthy is wild… we literally were granted two injury exception 10 day contracts because we had so many injuries. We lost Stephen Adams, Dillion gone and we haven’t filled that role yet… Marcus Smart has been injured, Brandon Clark injured, Tillman was injured, Kennard is currently injured, D Rose been off and on, LaRavia still injured… Santi Aldama was injured at the beginning of the year he didn’t play in the first 8 games… we at one point was starting a 5-8 pg because all of our pgs were hurt and Kennard play back up pg before he got injured… it’s not just Ja I’m sick of people making up this narrative just because our two best players other than Ja has played every game

[@kingjm0n3y25]

Let’s clear up this misconception about Dilion Brook. The front office didn’t let him walk cause of his antics alone. They let him walk cause they couldn’t pay him for the role he wanted. He wanted to play a primary role in the offense like Ja but the organization didn’t like that. They was going to pay him to be a defensive wing but dilion wanted a bigger role, so he walked

[@bradfinnie7168]

Thank you for actually knowing what tf is going on!

[@LubinGiuge]

I’m a huge fan of Ja and I think that we were all underrating his leadership, this is why for me he’s a step above many young players

[@JVLuther]

What was the lie? Everybody pretty much agrees he's insanely talented and says so... but pretending the only difference between last year's success and this year's struggles is Ja, is some pretty extreme gaslighting to any basketball fan who's aware that Steven Adams, Tyus Jones, Brandon Clarke, and Dillon Brooks are also gone from last season's rotation. It's difficult to take this video seriously.

[@Dpitzle]

I predict that someday the 25 game suspension they gave Ja will be viewed as the suspension that backfired. Why do I say? That's because Ja is going to come off that huge break at a perfect time in his career for his age and athleticism. He's going to come back in the height of his prime more rested then most other stars ever get and with something to prove and he's going to proceed to torch the league for the next few years.

[@harrizzaini7324]

someday that never going to happen lol

[@almighty1240]

@Dpitzle you were right on the money with that guess! Ja going 34 with a game winner

[@AKWuzHere]

Nah injuries definitely got us losing cuz we out 6-8 players who in key rotation spots we literally had to sign g League n free agent to start for us

[@manewhat901]

Trash talking and being overly confident doesn't make a team dysfunctional. The other teams you mentioned have extended playoff droughts with little to no signs of improving. The grizzlies have missed the playoffs less times than those other teams have made the playoffs the last 5 or 6 years

[@Iso_SSB]

I genuinely think Dillon Brooks was also a huge part of this team as well. Not resigning him was a huge mistake.

[@InsiteVFX]

Definitely not, Dillon Brooks revitalized his career, he was terrible on Memphis. It just didn't work out. Let's not give in to revisionist history. Tyus Jones being gone and no good playmakers to replace him will do this to a team, not to mention Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke are both out for a while so they have no paint presence and very little ability to rebound. Jaren cant do everything down there and he is already a weak rebounder to begin with.

[@astromigui]

Yes I agree, as well as Jones and Adams.

[@jasiribandele5601]

the grizzles are missing three key rotational players if yall would watch basketball yall woulkd kno why the grizzles are ass rn

[@sqweeps.03]

Right. We have no bigs and rim protectors. And our offense has dipped

[@Youngjax2]

Facts ppl jus be quick to say grizzlies is nothing without ja

[@kirbyolson2]

This really helped me get a more full portrait of Morant. He is usually presented as a mindless brat. But you show this whole other side to his seemingly endless creativity. I really enjoyed this one. 🎉

[@kingjm0n3y25]

The lakers and warriors fanbase will make you think he a mindless brat 🤣

[@treycdd]

Steve Adams, Brandon Clarke and Dillon brooks did more for this team than people realize. They brough hustle, grit, and rebounding to this team. They were glue pieces for this team now they lack that big presence

[@ShareefusMaximus]

I still don't get why Ja's second amendment rights aren't respected. He hasn't done anything illegal. Chris Kaman spent his whole career posing with guns.

[@soloistdeve]

Ja can't save any team until he learns to keep his head down, work on his game, and act like a professional.

[@Nix-7741]

Wrong. Brooks brought toughness and some 3s. Adams out for the season.

[@markenscastelly]

Ever since Ja said they good out west they ain’t been good out west

[@chenlou7366]

Or east 😂😂😂

[@williewhite1161]

Here in Memphis we absolutely love Ja. No team would still as competitive without their best player.

[@Error-zg4po]

I would like to add on to this statement, no team would be good if you take out their superstar, starting center, and multiple key role players

[@JVLuther]

According to actual tracking data and recorded stats from last season, using the "catch-all" of TS%, Bane shoots 2% better when he doesn't share the floor with Ja, JJJ shoots 4% worse, Aldama 3% worse, Kennard shoots 2% better without Ja, and Roddy shoots 9% better without Ja. Your entire premise is smoke and mirrors...

[@dariousspann4169]

Ima keep a buck the because I grew up around him but the media and everyone lied about him on and off the court and it’s was crazy to our whole city because one year nobody knew him next year he got caught up and they really bent the truth on his lifestyle he went to crestwood but it was never ever a private school and he def wasn’t spoiled his dad was a barber but I’m not gonna say much but seeing him make it out our city and what he went thru made me never want to be famous I’d rather just be a lame dude with some money💯

[@jamesfernando-l2n]

grizz fan knows how valuable Ja is, and if you look at the supporting cast last season they have actual vets in their prime now everyone is young and some project failed like Z will

[@sparky2you]

Its because of tyus jones also he always stepped up when ja was out

[@charlesnana.]

yes, thank you for uploading today

[@TheGamerDevious]

2:52 “The group has been relatively healthy this season.” Are you serious? This team probably has the most injuries in the league. Injury list as follows: Brandon Clarke Steven Adams Marcus Smart Luke Kennard Shoot, even Desmond Bane out with an illness rn 😂

[@andreelmatacoronavirusquin1322]

Beating up a minor being referred to as “Even if he does some silly things from time to time” is kinda crazy

[@farrdawgjoker7087]

Tyus Jones was why the Grizzlies were still good without Ja because he was able to run the team without changing up their entire style of play and he took care of the ball better than anyone in the league and that's huge. Not turning the ball over allows the team to stay in control on both offense and defense while those teams that turn the ball over at a high rate fall into chaos. They take bad shots, contested shots, 3s from near half court trying to play hero ball but hurt more than help the team. Leaderless ball is also what plagues the Grizzlies because the guys trying to step up into that role aren't good enough and those that could possibly do it don't want it because they don't fully believe they can. I think triple J has taken to long to develop and hasn't become a guy we all thought he would be by now. Still solid but he needs to polish up his offensive game take and make better shots, draw double teams and kick it to the open man for an open shot consistently, no cheap fouls. He is getting better but maybe without Ja and his play covering up so much these other guys can get better and be more complete players when Ja returns. Or I hope so because all these losses are killing me.

[@vastucson]

Morant is such a talent, and only 24. If he can get his act together, he’s about to enter his prime, which means: The sky’s the limit! But his behavior off the court really does matter for an image-conscious league.

[@roslolian11]

As other people said you forgot Tyus Jones, Brandon Clarke, Dillon Brooks and Steven Adams in addition to Ja. Bruh that's like 5 players obv Grizzlies will feel that loss.

[@knavesprings7372]

The grizzlies suck because they lost their two PG’s, the most important player on a team. Steven Adam’s was benched last year the whole last month of the season and then hurt himself right before the playoffs

[@TheNateCast]

Finally, someone is actually talking about how good of an on court leader Ja is. That dude loves his teammates and always trys to help them shine. He even believes in his team so much he says crazy shit like "We're fine in the west".

[@selfishstockton6123]

False confidence isn’t helping

[@williewhite1161]

The absence of Steven Adams contribution, who led the league in offensive rebounding can not be overlooked.

[@jestermonk6805]

They had Tyas Jones as his replacement when they had that good run. That was the difference. Steven Adams is a valuable player in their system

[@RedShiftGalaxy]

How about missing playmakers/playmaikng as a main reason?

[@KohiOcha]

It's his behavior that's the problem, and no one actually thinks his team doesn't need him. If he continues with this behavior, I wouldn't be surprised hearing him being killed for trying to act like a wannabe thug.

[@TheCriminalViolin]

They never threw Dillon under the bus, he threw himself under it and then decided that was another bear he loves to poke. lol. Dillon's a idiot. It was the right move by Memphis to let him walk.

[@justalarvitar3411]

They should have kept Brooks for wing defense lmao 😂

[@phiraucous]

1:06 omg the people in the background

[@mactwon11]

🤣🤣FALSE INFORMATION!! We have a LOT OF INJURIES!! Clarke, Adams, Tillman, kennard. THEN Tyus and Dillion left. That’s why we suck so bad

[@anthonytrevino3191]

Grizzlies catered to their superstar who crew and family regularly made tabloids and news of their antics and that’s not even talking about highly publicized incidents. Yet brooks makes a couple of comments and grizzlies say “not coming back under any circumstances.” Scapegoated his ass and now he part of reason of culture shift in Houston. You take out him, Clarke, Adams, AND Tyus jones. Come on man.

[@briangibbon3381]

The grizzlies had Marc gasol and Mike conley. Before morant. They haven't been dysfunctional since before morant that is why you can't include them as dysfunctional.

[@KordellBeasley]

Steven Adams

[@beasymando4225]

Mature doesn’t mean you’re not a good leader or not. He is good leader maturity of one of my punk ass homeless friends that addicted to meth but still a good leader.

[@SikoMC]

last year, mephis has been great without ja... what people tend to forget is that even a mediocre team can have a good run and win some games!

[@ryanhernandez7422]

Toting guns isn’t exactly something I’d consider “silly things” for off the court issues dude tf?

[@cappy2282]

Brooks is cool and Memphis treated him horribly all to save face with media

[@guts7518]

ya'll dont want my opinion. they trying to hang ja and kyrie but let players f kids

[@jasiribandele5601]

bc you opinion is based off shit that wasnt proved ja violated the league rules twice thas why he was suspended josh giddy hasnt even been proved guilty nun of the accusations have even came from the girl or the family maybe you should get your facts right before you come on the internet saying bullshit

[@mrfivegold]

A bunch of Koby Bryants running around.

[@CLBean420]

Ja is pulling guns out and punching kids in the name of "self defense" lol he not much better than Chomo Giddey

[@CLBean420]

​@@Thatguy-zh1xythunder is small market too genius lol

[@CLBean420]

Also Chomo Giddey hasnt been charged yet 💯 when and if he gets charged you will see and you can quit trying to play your pathetic victim card you trying to play , making it about race. It is the local police who havent done their jobs and for all the bs from the league, the league aint got nothin to do with that 👀

[@JacCousinsCO]

I’m a raptor fan but put some more respect on Marcus smart, he’s def a playmaker

[@RyanMrTsunamiBishop]

Am I the only one who noticed Ja came back just in time to miss the IST?! 🤔 Imagine had he been on the team. I bet the Lakers wouldn't have made it past them. The nba would have had to super cheat Memphis 😂 😂 😂

[@GM14218]

They also don’t have Dillon brooks or Tyus Jones or Brandon Clarke or Steven Adams

[@aah4783]

Dante exum is back

[@Mack17.g]

The don't have the bear poker anymore. 😅

[@billmichae]

Ja is the most attractive NBA star, but not as valuable for the team as few other super stars. To be the MVP, he has to wise-up. He has to study Jordan's act away from the court.

[@jaychen8809]

its not because of Ja, Its because they dont have Dillian Brooks. Every great team needs a tough guy with good defense. Draymond, Rodman, Bruce Bowen,Derrick Fisher. You really missed the ball on that one....

[@tristanlady]

Lmao the grizzlies haven’t been healthy at all

[@InsiteVFX]

Obviously Ja means a lot to this team but this vid is a little disingenuous. Even when Ja comes back this team is still gonna struggle. 1) Outside of Ja this team doesn't have a single good playmaker on the team, so even when he comes back, you're gonna have to worry about how the team looks when Ja is off the floor getting rest. Losing Tyus Jones hurt this team bad. 2) Brandon Clarke and Steven Adams are huge losses too. With them gone, this team has to rely pretty much only on JJJ to rebound, defend the paint, and do all the big man things they need. Jaren is already a really weak rebounder so team's are constantly going to rim run AND they're going to get a lot of offensive rebounds. 3) Don't mention Dillon Brooks like he would do anything but be shit for Memphis. He revitalized his career and shout out to him, but Dillon was terrible for Memphis. He averaged 14 points on below 40% from the field because he was over confident and took stupid mid range shots that would brick and would constantly be a ball stopper. The offense died with him. He was a good defender but it isn't worth keeping that around. Dillon getting abandoned by his former team was the push he needed to realize he needs to clean his act up. Since with the Rockets he has cut out those stupid mid range shots and isnt being a ball stopper anymore. And be for real, Dillon Brooks isnt a guy that you can rely on to create his own shot, he clearly showed that shooting sub 40%. He is a 3 & D player, how is he gonna play any different than someone like Luke Kennard? Or Santi Aldama? They are all spot up shooters. Even current Dillon Brooks wouldn't change how bad this team is playing, because they are lacking interior defense and playmakers. Once Ja comes back the playmaking will be fixed with him, but when he goes off it's not gonna look good then too. Also, the interior defense problem isn't going away until they get their bigs back and stop having to over rely on Bismack Biyombo and Xavier Tillman.

[@mashiachadonai]

DYLAN BROOKS Funny how y'all sleeping on him

[@5wisher5weet]

They are missing alot of players, not just Ja

[@abdullatiif]

NBA is trying to create an Iverson ! They have succeeded with that !

[@makkenji6053]

Jah just living the American dream and following our constitution

[@stephenbrodsky6986]

SO WHY ISN'T THE LEAGUE BRINGING UP MAC MCCLUNG FOR MORAL LEADERSHIP AND ROLE MODELLING?

[@Jack-jx6ln]

No Steven Adams, Clarke, Tyus Jones or Brooks, more than one player

[@JongSnow]

watched the entire thing and i still don't get what exactly did "they" lie about? maybe he is indeed a nice guy. dude is a great basketball player. it is his job. just like if i'm employed and a great employee at that. my team got nothing bad to say about my work ethic. and then i get seen by the company i work for doing stuff outside of work that goes against the values they represent, i would get some sort of punishment since i am associated to the company one way or another. point is, he's got to get his act together. resist all that non-sense (that he can still do without getting too much attention). there's no smoke if there's no fire. choose the people he surrounds himself with. it's not like he already lost it all or is being banned from the league. he can still redeem himself.

[@ashamsthomas6026]

this stupid take will be proved wrong 10 games after his return

[@d-HG_KOBE]

BOTTOM LINE JA NEEDS TO GROW UP AND SHOW UP!!! TEAM WILL BE FINE

[@gastastana1288]

they need dillon brooks

[@kalebdaniels]

5:52 That guy was Dillon Brooks.

[@jamesbeachem2003]

This is a confusing one. Who are they? The people you showed in the beginning are talking about his incidents but the video is about when he is with his team. Which he isn't because of the incidents. All the former players who talked about this know how valuable a guy he is, that's why they are on him.

[@dregamingz]

Yeah you watch the Grizzlies. They are NOT healthy. They have been playing g league players. They are missing Adams, Ja, Smart, Kennard, and Clarke.

[@bradfinnie7168]

You lost me when you said the grizzlies have been healthy!!!! The Grizzlies is one of if not the most injury riddled team so far this year. Memphis did not leak a report about Dillion. It was a clutch sports reporter who the grizzlies have never leaked any information to ever. So...

[@Moytens]

Steve Adams is out, he's the heart of the team 😊

[@tadaskalanta9733]

dude Brooks out too

[@timpeters9965]

You know he has a 2nd ammendment right?

[@Himji-Winsmoke]

Bruh you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about 😂. Yes Ja being out is the biggest issue for the Grizzlies. But they’ve also been ravaged by injuries. Steven Adams, Brandon Clarke, Marcus Smart, Luke Kennard are all currently hurt. Santi Aldama, Derrick Rose and Xavier Tillman have all missed a significant amount of games. It’s Jaren + Bane and a bunch of G League dudes right now, that’s why they suck 😂

[@billmichae]

Ja has to listen more to Bark. Allan I. failed to hear wise-Bark's wise words, and now is miserable.

[@LL-iy7bg]

Last year, Ja DNP. They win +20 games and play better

[@bjk1895]

It is a no brainer. What is the point of this video?

[@cadenburse9567]

The team has not been healthy at all😂 only players who been healthy is bane and jaren

[@calebnephew45]

This video is full of terrible takes, fully healthy team? Our IR rn is Ja, smart, Adams, Clarke, kennard, and Laravia.

[@patrickstar2362]

Man said the grizzlies have been healthy this season 😂😂 no Smart no Luke no Adams no Clarke and we just not getting 3 players back from injury “healthy” tho u need to do more research

[@Rod_Dav36]

Nah they need Ja now neph is is struggling because other key parts are not there. Brooks Tyus Jones Steven Adams Clarke U don’t know ball my guy 😂😂😂

[@jegoarmaninocando4310]

I completely respect your take about this Grizzlies team and how they've struggle. But this team is just fine all those previous seasons that Ja missed some games. They've been struggling this season because of their poor decision making about their acquisition this offseason. And yes, I will say this. They lose their identity when they let Dillon Brooks walk away. Dillon was the grit'n'grind player for this team, the maniac who's constantly on opposing offensive players face. Their dance leader.

[@megmaravillas]

It's more of DBrooks than Ja. They can survive w/out him, they did it before. It's just hard to remover the glue guy in your team especially for a young team. DBrook bring toughness and above average D.

[@vince3810]

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[@Regular.com2]

A big deal is they don’t have a point guard Tyus jones leaving is big to be was the point guard when ja was out and they had like an 80% winning percentage who’s that pg now Smart ?

[@matthewchristion5660]

Steven Adams

[@moubak_]

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[@hennivaananen1255]

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