Lakers News: Grizzlies Players, Coaches Chastise Selves For Immaturity In LA Series

I know I just criticized Memphis Grizzlies starters Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks earlier today for shirking their postgame press conference duties and refusing to speak with reporters following a critical Game 4 loss to your Los Angeles Lakers, but maybe they were actually onto something.

Because when other Grizzlies players and personnel have spoken to the media of late, they've been, well, a little too honest.

Joe Vardon of The Athletic unpacks some of the most damning quotes from key Memphis folks, as the West's No. 2 seed appears to be on the brink of going fishing.

“We’re far from where we need to be from a maturity standpoint,” Jenkins reflected even ahead of his team's Game 4 loss against the Lakers to fall into a 3-1 hole. “This is all experience that you can only gain from. So, nothing’s gonna change overnight, but when we wear it, and we understand the struggles we’re going through individually, collectively, on, off the court and all that stuff, and we sit down and we honestly talk about it, and we face it, you’re hopefully gonna turn the corner for sure.”

Grizzlies shooting guard Desmond Bane scored 36 points against LA in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

“It always comes down to game-plan discipline,” Bane said. “LeBron has been a strong right-hand driver since he’s come into the league 20 years ago or however long he’s been in the league. He gets to his right hand, and you know, we got two guys on that side that are supposed to be in help, but you know, didn’t execute. It’s pretty much as simple as that.”

“You’re playing against a team that exploits a lot of those details,” Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Jackson Jr. noted. “They run a lot of pick-and-rolls, get mismatches. And sometimes they might be looking slow, like they’re just milking the clock to get really what they want each time down. And if you’re playing, you can’t have any mistakes. So a small mistake really will look like a big mistake against a team that kind of just capitalizes on that.”

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