Grizzlies season outlook: Can staff changes get Memphis over the hump?
Telekom Bonn Coach Tuomas IIsalo gestures during the final of the Champions League Final Four Basketball tournament between Telecom Baskets Bonn and Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem in Malaga, Spain, Sunday, May 14, 2023. (Gregorio Marrero/AP Photo file)
Jaren Jackson Jr. is excited for everyone to see the new strategy installed by an overhauled coaching staff this season.
He hinted that some changes have already begun to take hold.
But that’s about as far as the Memphis Grizzlies star was willing to go.
“I have a great idea of what it looks like,” Jackson said Tuesday at a rally aimed to get Memphians registered to vote. “But I’m definitely not telling you.”
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Still, the big man has been impressed with the new members added to the staff this offseason by head coach Taylor Jenkins. He was quick to share some praise.
“I’m sure you’ll end up talking to a lot of them over the course of the year,” he said. “They are all very smart. They are on point with Taylor, and they’re already introducing our playing style. We have a new way of playing. It’s going to be nice.”
What, exactly, was Jenkins looking for when he restructured his assistants? What kind of impact could it have on the court this season?
Let’s take a look in the latest Grizzlies season preview:
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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