Grizzlies Gm Zach Kleiman (briefly) turns to Taylor Jenkins, who shoots: “Urgency is our basic principle”

The day after the dismissal of the coach Taylor Jenkins, CEO of Memphis Grizzlies, Zach Kliman answered the most urgent question about the solution – Why now? – With brevity.

“I came to the conclusion that this is in the interests of the team, and urgency is our basic principle, therefore (I) decided to continue moving,” Kleiman told reporters after the shooting of Grizzlies on Saturday, through Matt Infield from Action News 5.

After thanking Jenkins for his six -year stay in the team, Kleiman answered questions in less than three minutes. In the first minute, he said three times that he came to the conclusion that the shifts of the coach were in the interests of the team.

Grisli-44-29 and have fourth place in the League, but they lost four of their last five games and 13 of their last 22. They have a record of 11-20 against 500 teams, and they lost their last nine games against these teams. According to glass cleaning, they are 6-15 against teams with the top 10 differential.

When asked whether it is possible to save the season with the temporary coach Tuomas Lisalo in the place of Jenkins, Kleiman said: “I am focused on how we work. I am responsible for everything. I am responsible for training, I am responsible for the composition, I am not trying to free myself from anything. I’m glad to see that this team can do everything the rest

When asked what led to shooting, Jenkins did not give little clarity: “In this case, I am going to leave this that I, of course, thought and came to the conclusion that this is responsible for the best interests of our team in the future.”

Kleiman said that the players were “not consulted” before he came to his conclusion. “This decision is only mine and mine only mine,” he said. The reporter asked if there was the truth in a statement by the athlete that Ja Morant was dissatisfied with the crime of Memphis, and whether this was a factor in Jenkins shooting. Kleiman replied: “No. This decision, again, is mine. This is only mine. “

Given only nine games in the regular season, Kleiman admitted that Lisalo did not have time to make broad changes in the style of Grisley.

“I look forward to the opportunity to see what he can do with this group,” Kleiman said. “There are realistic expectations. At this time of the year there will be no time to set a bunch of things. My expectations are the clarity of the direction, and we will see what we can do, we will see what we can do. ”

It remains unclear that Memphis plans for coaching. Kleiman refused to answer directly when he was asked if the rest of the season would be something like listening to Lisalo and what features he will look for in the next coach Grizzlies, saying that they are focused on his game against Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.

Memphis really should focus on the game “Lakers”. Two teams are connected in the standings of the Western Conference, and LA won two of his three meetings this season. However, on the Saturday game, this has nothing to do with how Grizzlies prefer to explain the shooting at the most victorious coach of the franchise.