Zach

[Schmedly_Whiplash]

has been playing with JJJ injured and had 21 rebounds the other night! Season high for a rookie and a team record I think (rookie). hasnt' been scoring much but they don't look for him much. Putbacks mostly. He does have 18 3's.

 

[Gman544]

19 boards and 17 points tonight with five minutes left.

 

[Chi-Boiler]

19 boards and 17 points tonight with five minutes left.

His only misses from the field were 3-pointers.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

Had he gone back to back 20 boards, he would have been the first rookie since…Shaq to do it in 1993.

Instead, he’s the first rookie to have back to 19 boards since…Dwight Howard in 2005.

Pretty good company.

 

[Gman544]

He is the first rookie since Shaquille O'Neal in 1993 to record 40 or more rebounds over a two-game span.

 

[Schmedly_Whiplash]

This might be the turning point where he forces his way into the starting lineup going forward. Hard to deny 20 rebounds.

 

[Cthreepo]

This might be the turning point where he forces his way into the starting lineup going forward. Hard to deny 20 rebounds.

With their new coach, he has been put back into the starting lineup and getting more minutes. This is where the rebounds are coming from.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

This might be the turning point where he forces his way into the starting lineup going forward. Hard to deny 20 rebounds.

He’s started 53 of 64 games and has started every game with the new coach? So you mean get more minutes?

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

“Just tall”, “he will get called for fouls in the nba all the time” LMAO

 

[Schmedly_Whiplash]

With their new coach, he has been put back into the starting lineup and getting more minutes. This is where the rebounds are coming from.

helps that JJJ was/is had a sprained ankle 2 weeks ago and then got elbowed in the face a week ago. He's probably going to be all NBA this year and totally the reason Zach has sat a lot.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

helps that JJJ was/is had a sprained ankle 2 weeks ago and then got elbowed in the face a week ago. He's probably going to be all NBA this year and totally the reason Zach has sat a lot.

Jackson sat out for two weeks at beginning of March. From the 14th and on, he’s been playing regularly.

Since Jenkins was fired at end of March, edey has played an avg of 27 min over 6 games. In the last 4, he’s averaged 30. Whole JJJ has averaged a few more mins.

 

[Chi-Boiler]

helps that JJJ was/is had a sprained ankle 2 weeks ago and then got elbowed in the face a week ago. He's probably going to be all NBA this year and totally the reason Zach has sat a lot.

They play together plenty. JJJ at the 4, Zach at the 5. The issue was Jenkins was playing guys like Jay Huff and Brandon Clarke more than Zach.

 

[Schmedly_Whiplash]

He’s started 53 of 64 games and has started every game with the new coach? So you mean get more minutes?

JJJ is one of the best players in the NBA... gonna be all NBA.......... HE"S BEEN INJURED the entire time of the new coach.
He's also MUCH better playing center than he is 4..... so he's played 5 the vast majority of his minutes.
So Zach may start, but he's not the regular center to this point.
Up to 21 minutes per now with this 2 week run of regular play but he was a 15 minute guy before this.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

JJJ is one of the best players in the NBA... gonna be all NBA.......... HE"S BEEN INJURED the entire time of the new coach.
He's also MUCH better playing center than he is 4..... so he's played 5 the vast majority of his minutes.
So Zach may start, but he's not the regular center to this point.
Up to 21 minutes per now with this 2 week run of regular play but he was a 15 minute guy before this.

JJJ has played 32 mins on average since the new coach.

And 31 since he came back from injury.

Zach has played 22 on avg since JJJ was back from injury and 27 since new coach.

So hope Zach keeps getting those mins and then gets to show in the playoffs how good he is to everyone.

 

[Chi-Boiler]

JJJ is one of the best players in the NBA... gonna be all NBA.......... HE"S BEEN INJURED the entire time of the new coach.
He's also MUCH better playing center than he is 4..... so he's played 5 the vast majority of his minutes.
So Zach may start, but he's not the regular center to this point.
Up to 21 minutes per now with this 2 week run of regular play but he was a 15 minute guy before this.

Minutes in the 6 games since the coaching change:

JJJ - 29 33 31 37 35 27
Zach - 27 13 32 28 29 31 (had 4 fouls in the 13-minute game)

Seems to prove they can play together. He was a 15 minute guy because the coach didn't know how to use him. Or wouldn't. Maybe why he got fired.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

Minutes in the 6 games since the coaching change:

JJJ - 29 33 31 37 35 27
Zach - 27 13 32 28 29 31 (had 4 fouls in the 13-minute game)

Seems to prove they can play together. He was a 15 minute guy because the coach didn't know how to use him. Or wouldn't. Maybe why he got fired.

Yes. I’m not sure what he’s trying to prove/what he’s looking at?

 

[Purdue79fan]

Yes. I’m not sure what he’s trying to prove/what he’s looking at?

The plus/minus box score stat shows Zach as one of the Grizzlies highest Plus box score players. His current sub (after Clark's injury) is Aldama who typically finishes most games with a Minus box score. My understanding is that this stat simply compiles how many points better or worse your team is when you're in the game. Please correct me if I'm mistaken.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

The plus/minus box score stat shows Zach as one of the Grizzlies highest Plus box score players. His current sub (after Clark's injury) is Aldama who typically finishes most games with a Minus box score. My understanding is that this stat simply compiles how many points better or worse your team is when you're in the game. Please correct me if I'm mistaken.

You are correct! Kinda shows why +- isn’t the best indicator of how good a player is. A guy could have zero stats but be +20, while a guy who has a triple double could be -5 haha