Jon Krawczynski

I don't think that they feel internally that the sky is falling right now, but they definitely have to have their eyes open to the idea of changes, either internally with rotations and starting lineups or possibly looking at some trades. Um, Tim Connolly has already proven to be one of the most aggressive general managers in the entire league in terms of making big trades.

They, uh, they don't have a ton of ammunition. Um, to really make a wholesale big trade. I mean, you can move Randall, but does he have a big market right now? That's going to be a problem with him being able to be a free agent at the end of the season and just the way that he's playing so far. So I don't know that there's a magic bullet they can fire from a trade perspective, but I do think that

They, uh, they don't have a ton of ammunition. Um, to really make a wholesale big trade. I mean, you can move Randall, but does he have a big market right now? That's going to be a problem with him being able to be a free agent at the end of the season and just the way that he's playing so far. So I don't know that there's a magic bullet they can fire from a trade perspective, but I do think that

They, uh, they don't have a ton of ammunition. Um, to really make a wholesale big trade. I mean, you can move Randall, but does he have a big market right now? That's going to be a problem with him being able to be a free agent at the end of the season and just the way that he's playing so far. So I don't know that there's a magic bullet they can fire from a trade perspective, but I do think that

they do have to look at doing some things differently because offensively they're running into the same problems every single night. And if they keep trying to do what they've been doing all along, you're going to get the same results.

they do have to look at doing some things differently because offensively they're running into the same problems every single night. And if they keep trying to do what they've been doing all along, you're going to get the same results.

they do have to look at doing some things differently because offensively they're running into the same problems every single night. And if they keep trying to do what they've been doing all along, you're going to get the same results.

Yeah, Zena, I do think that they have a lot of confidence in their defense. Today was terrible. There's no question about that. But given that it wasn't even just under 100, it was like 92 or below. That's a minuscule number that they were holding teams to. Tonight, they did not have it for whatever reason. Rudy Gobert was terrible tonight.

Yeah, Zena, I do think that they have a lot of confidence in their defense. Today was terrible. There's no question about that. But given that it wasn't even just under 100, it was like 92 or below. That's a minuscule number that they were holding teams to. Tonight, they did not have it for whatever reason. Rudy Gobert was terrible tonight.

Yeah, Zena, I do think that they have a lot of confidence in their defense. Today was terrible. There's no question about that. But given that it wasn't even just under 100, it was like 92 or below. That's a minuscule number that they were holding teams to. Tonight, they did not have it for whatever reason. Rudy Gobert was terrible tonight.

There just was not the same energy, the same intensity that they had been showing. So I think that they feel like... In general, they can get back to somewhere around, you know, definitely a top five defense in the league. I think that, you know, there are going to be nights like this where the other team hits a lot of shots and you just chalk it up and you shake their hand.

There just was not the same energy, the same intensity that they had been showing. So I think that they feel like... In general, they can get back to somewhere around, you know, definitely a top five defense in the league. I think that, you know, there are going to be nights like this where the other team hits a lot of shots and you just chalk it up and you shake their hand.

There just was not the same energy, the same intensity that they had been showing. So I think that they feel like... In general, they can get back to somewhere around, you know, definitely a top five defense in the league. I think that, you know, there are going to be nights like this where the other team hits a lot of shots and you just chalk it up and you shake their hand.

But I think the greater problem for them is that when that defense isn't there, they do not have the offense to win shootouts, at least right now. Everything is too difficult for them. They're not generating easy looks. And when they do generate them, Dante DiVincenzo or Nas Reed or Mike Conley or Jayden McAdams are missing those open shots.

But I think the greater problem for them is that when that defense isn't there, they do not have the offense to win shootouts, at least right now. Everything is too difficult for them. They're not generating easy looks. And when they do generate them, Dante DiVincenzo or Nas Reed or Mike Conley or Jayden McAdams are missing those open shots.

But I think the greater problem for them is that when that defense isn't there, they do not have the offense to win shootouts, at least right now. Everything is too difficult for them. They're not generating easy looks. And when they do generate them, Dante DiVincenzo or Nas Reed or Mike Conley or Jayden McAdams are missing those open shots.

So they have to find a way to be in games and win games when you just don't quite have the same kind of defensive juice that they're normally used to having.

So they have to find a way to be in games and win games when you just don't quite have the same kind of defensive juice that they're normally used to having.

So they have to find a way to be in games and win games when you just don't quite have the same kind of defensive juice that they're normally used to having.

Yeah. I mean, I think you could look at that, but then I think that the antidote or the, the compensation for that is probably playing Jaden McDaniels a little less. And Jaden has actually played really well of late. Tonight, tonight was up and down, but, and kind of quiet, but, In general, lately, the last two, three weeks, he's been really, really good offensively and defensively.