Alex Speers

He might have just reached that level now where these crazy efficiency numbers are just who he is going forward.

Andrew, my good this week...

Zach Eadie.

Zach Eadie.

Now, it was only a few weeks ago.

We were talking about the land of the lost, the teams that were bottom 10 in both offense and defense per clean the glass.

We both said that the first unit to break out of that was going to be Memphis' defense.

And we were right, Andrew.

And a lot of that had to do with the return of Zach Eadie because prior to Eadie's return, the Grizzlies were 24th in defense per clean the glass.

In the nine games since Eadie has come back, the Grizzlies' defense is ranked 12th.

On offense, it's amazing what he's done for their second chance offense.

Before he came back, they were generating 16 plays per 100 misses, which ranked 26th in the league.

In other words, not a lot of second chance opportunities for the Grizz, which has been their identity forever.

In the last nine games, however...

the Grizzlies are generating 24.1 plays per 100 misses, which ranks third in the league.

So they've gone from 26 to third in this second chance offense.

In his nine games, Edie has had four or more offensive rebounds six times, and it's really six of eight games because he only played five minutes against Denver due to a migraine.

In those eight games, he's averaging 16 and 13, two and a half blocks per game, highlighted by this crazy 32, 17, five block performance against Sacramento in only 29 minutes.

He's just been an absolute monster for this team, and he's helped them find some stability in what was starting to look like a lost season for Memphis.

I'd love to see them try to get him even more involved offensively, which I realize is somewhat hindered by the fact that all of their point guards are still injured, that they've kind of forced Vince Williams into this role.