It takes perfection: Trying to defend the full-strength Grizzlies no easy task
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. and guards Desmond Bane and Ja Morant each have scored 20 or more points in the three games since Morant returned. (Brandon Dill/AP photo file)
Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
Opposing coaches Quin Snyder, Rick Carlisle and Willie Green explain why defending the Grizzlies with Ja Morant in the lineup is so challenging. “You have to try to be perfect,” Snyder said.
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