2021 End Of Season Report
It became pretty obvious early on the 35 win goal would not be met which ended up being the case as Memphis ends with just 29 wins. Even when that became obvious the front office and coaches reaffirmed their stance we aren't tanking for a better draft pick just because the goal wont be meet. This was confirmed to be true when they won 5 of 6 games to close the year. One major move that was made down the stretch was starting Clarke at the 4 and moving JJJ to the bench. This allowed JJJ to get the minutes at the backup 5. Three teams ended with 29 wins including the Rockets who was the last game of the season.
Team stats were nearly identical from the all star break and they finished in the 20's for most of the major categories. Despite the amount of shooters on the team finishing at 22 is a disappointment. A major thing this team needs is someone that can create their own shot outside of Ja.
Speaking of Ja he was great 22 and 8 and shoot 48% from the field. Jonas was solid averaging a double double. Clarke and JJJ need to play better going forward they both shoot in the mid 30's the team wants that to closer to 40%. Winslow wasn't as good as he was to start the year. He can fill up the stat sheet and his team option will likely be picked up. Bane got moved into the starting lineup the stats aren't impressive, but he played better as the year went on. With a off season to get better next year could be his breakout year, Dillon Brooks played well scoring 14 a night on 39% from 3 and wont embarrass you on defense. The 3 vets Milton, Tyus Jones and Kyle Anderson were all fine in their limited roles. We will close on a bright spot Konchar lead the team with 42% from 3. He didn't play a lot, but he still shoot the ball a lot better then Grayson Allen. This could mean Allen is expandable in the off-season
Team Stat Rankings
PPG - 107.9 - 21st
PPG Def - 11285 - 20th best
FG % - 43.7 - 13th
3% - 33.4 - 22nd
FT % - 76.8 - 18th
REB - 53.8 - 22nd
AST - 28.5 - 7th
STL - 7.0 - 26th
BLK - 5.2 - 6th
PIP - 32.6 - 12th
Memphis 3%
Konchar - 42.4 % on 1.7 / game
Brooks - 38.8% on 2.3 / game
Bane - 36.9% on 5.7 / game
Clarke - 35.7 % on 2.9 / game
JJJ- 34.4% on 1.8 / game
Winslow - 33.9 % on 6.9 / game
Tyus Jones - 33.5% on 1.6 / game
Grayson Allen - 33.3 % on 2.2 / game
JV - 30.5% on 1.4 / game
Ja - 29.0 % on 4.6 / game
Kyle Anderson - 27.9 % on 1.5 / game
Deing - 27.6% on 1.7 / game
Melton - 25.2% on 2.5 / game
