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A Closer Look At Taylor Jenkins’ Firing: What Was Memphis Thinking?

March 30, 2025 by Harlan Schreiber

I am as surprised as everyone else about the recent firing of Taylor Jenkins by Memphis.  At the time of his firing, Jenkins had a robust 44-29 record but did have some recent struggles.  He was replaced by his assistant Tuomas Iisalo, a first year NBA assistant (he coached in Europe from 2014 to 2025).  Firing a coach with a winning record so close to the playoffs is rarely done because the difficulty in getting a new head coach acclimated (even if it’s a promoted internal assistant), is likely … [Read more...] about A Closer Look At Taylor Jenkins’ Firing: What Was Memphis Thinking?

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Larry Brown, Memphis Grizzlies, taylor jenkins

First Round Fall Out, Part 2

May 12, 2017 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Fresh off part one of our review of the fallen first round teams, here is part two: 1. Atlanta Hawks: Hard to believe but the Hawks have now made the playoffs ten years in a row. Over that time, Atlanta has done a great job of shifting from a Joe Johnson/Josh Smith team to a Al Horford/Paul Millsap team without any heavy rebuilding/tanking.  Alas, these impressive pivots look less promising going forward.  Atlanta was 43-39, which doesn’t look terrible but the team SRS of -1.23 was the worst … [Read more...] about First Round Fall Out, Part 2

Filed Under: Playoff Thoughts, Uncategorized Tagged With: Atlanta Hawks, Chris Paul, Giannis, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks, Paul Millsapp

2014 Draft: Grades

June 28, 2014 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

I grade the drafts on a curve. That means 3 As, 6 Bs, 12 Cs, 6 Ds and 3 Fs. I do this because the teams are competing against each other. In talent-rich draft like this it isn’t that big a deal to improve, because several teams have improved. In evaluating draft grades I give the most weight to how much the player(s) drafted will help a team. If a team with a couple of lottery picks makes a nice haul I also consider what was given up for the pick and how much he gave the team. I also give … [Read more...] about 2014 Draft: Grades

Filed Under: NBA Draft Tagged With: 2014 NBA Draft, Memphis Grizzlies, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs

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