Game 03 Takeaways – Utah Jazz vs. Memphis Grizzlies
Like watching a car wreck in slow motion.
The Memphis Grizzlies came into Salt Lake City to face a Utah Jazz team looking to bounce back after Friday’s last-second loss to GSW.
Many, including us here on The Jazz Fan Show, believed this bounce back to be almost inevitable. One of us even believed a 15+-point victory was in store for the home team.
Unfortunately for Jazz fans (and hosts of the Jazz Fan Show), Memphis ends up leaving Utah with the 92-84 victory over the now 1-2 Jazz.
Watch the highlights below:
Game 03 Takeaways – Utah Jazz vs. Memphis Grizzlies
In Review
#1 | Would You Rather?
*May or May Not Actually Be True
Let me start off by telling you that as co-host of The Jazz Fan Show, I’ve basically become a full-fledged radio star*.
Because of this, people are always contacting me asking to donate incredible tickets to upcoming games*.
To start my Monday evening off right, I took advantage of my new star status* by taking in the following view in the arena:
I left the arena Monday night completely flabbergasted as to what I had just witnessed.
I was awake most of the night thinking the game over. During this time, I had the following question enter my mind:
Would you rather have incredible tickets to a terrible game, or terrible tickets to an incredible game?
Stay tuned for the results from my Twitter poll.
#2 | The Best Way To Start Your Day (Game)
Following the Utah Jazz loss to GSW on Friday, one might expect the team to be a little “hungover.”
Many teams, to combat this, go up-tempo. This gets the blood pumping and allows muscles to loosen up.
In fact, you could say running is the best way to start your day AND your game.
Unfortunately, the Utah Jazz vs. Memphis Grizzlies game was anything but an up-tempo game. Memphis knew exactly what to do, slowing the game down to a grind from the very beginning.
Perhaps Ricky Rubio described it best when he said Memphis took the Jazz out of what they do. Luckily, it’s still so SO early in the year.
I expect a correction to be made by the mad scientist Quin Snyder sooner than later.
#3 | Dare We Say It? Nay. We Daren’t.
Okay, look. I hate to say this. But I think the best way to handle this subject is to just confront it head-on.
… At what point do we know if we’re witnessing a Jazz Bear Curse?
#4 | Grayson Finally Debuts
I now get to tell my children and my children’s children that I was in attendance at the game Grayson Allen made his NBA debut for the Utah Jazz.
I’ll tell them the glorious tale of how his team couldn’t score to save their lives, so in what seemed to be a desperation attempt, Grayson was subbed in.
They’ll sit, completely silent when I tell them about his clear-path foul merely seconds after checking in. I can’t wait to witness their awe-struck faces as I recall Grayson’s two free throws, and of course, that three-point swish that made the Grizzlies call their final timeout before going on to still beat the Jazz.
I can’t wait. They’re all going to be so confused.
Oh PS, my wife thought it was funny that he wore gray shoes.
#5 | For Some Reason, It Just Hurts More
When Jonas Jerebko tipped in that game-winner, it hurt. Fortunately, that feeling didn’t last long because we had fought hard and were honestly supposed to lose the game.
When the Jazz couldn’t wake up to play Memphis, it hurt so much more. Why? Jazz were “supposed” to win.
Just another prime example of how expectation is the root of all evil.
Game 03 Takeaways – Utah Jazz vs. Memphis Grizzlies
Prop Results
Week 02 Winner: Kelby (1)
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