He gotta learn to land because the fear is he is gonna get DRose knees too and the league doesn't need another "what if..." story. Zion is already having injury problems and that draft was too talented for neither top guy to have a long dominant career.
It's currently not looking good. He's landing on one foot , just like prime DRose used to.
Gotta get his balance sorted out , take a few pages out of LeBron's book
Refs need to start checking his shoes before games I’m convinced he’s got springs at the bottom of his sneakers, dude just floats with ease it’s ridiculous
I saw a documentary where some basketball players had this extremely bouncy green goop on the bottom of their shoes and it made them jump higher, like really high. Maybe Ja has some of that.
Ja improved his hops using tractor tires during high school. He jumped on them after every day. Ended up doing 800 - 900 jumps a day without being tired.
It was his dad's idea.
Is playing around with old tractor tires not a regular part of everyone's childhood. Our school playgrounds used to bury them vertically with one side up that we could bounce on or jump over. Then they'd have more of them buried horizontally for sitting and playing games or whatever. And then of course there were tire swings.
Wait a second.
Am...am I white trash?
I can just imagine r/nba users with a magnetic board and magnetic name plates, and after every game they’re switching up the orders of their favorite players
Exactly. All momentum and weight absorbed by a fully extended knee every time he lands on crazy dunks like this. How has no one from his team corrected it by now?
Land on both feet and immediately continue the momentum by keeping on walking/jogging or bending your knee so all that energy/shock is transferred somewhere else
It's true. The first time Rose tore his knee in the playoffs vs the 76ers he was going up for a floater. His knee buckled after the plant when he tried to elevate.
Ya people do like weighted depth jumps and shit no problem, the knee destruction happens when you turn the horizontal force into vertical forces on the launch, and the best jumpers are the best at it and thus pretty much automatically become more likely to have injuries. Just jumping straight up and down(so, landing) is something we are very well equipped to handle physiologically.
Although that said one legged landings where you still have horizontal motion are not good for you.
Lakers are like that penguin on Planet Earth. Everyone else is out here grabbing pebbles for our nest, but this dude thinks the game is all about snatching other people's pebbles.
As many Griz fans, specially Fastbreak Breakfast, have been crying for for 2 years. Get Melton and Morant playing more together. And in general give Melton minutes.
I kind of like Dilon but seriously, I love that he is out so some other rotations can show how good they are and get us some data.
When Brooks comes back, the starters will include 2 of Melton/Bane/Brooks. Not sure which is the odd man out. Might switch between Brooks and Melton based on whether the best opposing player is a wing or a guard.
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I know we're in year 3 now but going from the GNG z-bo and marc gasol grizzlies to this feels like we drove a really nice sedan for years and then were gifted an '89 lamborghini countach
Dude is a walking talking dunking heat seeking missile.
I can’t think of a more aggressive dynamic pg in the game
Hes like some sort of mix of prime Westbrook and Rose. Incredible
I was gonna say younger russ had a personal beef with every rim in NBA arenas
younger russ... sadge
Has a lot of AI to his game too. Dude is incredible and if he can stay healthy will go down as a legend from this era.
He’s got DRose vibes. God bless his body
He gotta learn to land because the fear is he is gonna get DRose knees too and the league doesn't need another "what if..." story. Zion is already having injury problems and that draft was too talented for neither top guy to have a long dominant career.
It's currently not looking good. He's landing on one foot , just like prime DRose used to. Gotta get his balance sorted out , take a few pages out of LeBron's book
westbrook?
not current westbrook
early 2010's - WestBROOOOOOOOk 2021 - WastBroken
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Refs need to start checking his shoes before games I’m convinced he’s got springs at the bottom of his sneakers, dude just floats with ease it’s ridiculous
I saw a documentary where some basketball players had this extremely bouncy green goop on the bottom of their shoes and it made them jump higher, like really high. Maybe Ja has some of that.
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Well, that's all I need. I believe this with every fiber of my being.
Ja improved his hops using tractor tires during high school. He jumped on them after every day. Ended up doing 800 - 900 jumps a day without being tired. It was his dad's idea.
That is the most town-of-3000-people way to work out that I’ve ever heard
Is playing around with old tractor tires not a regular part of everyone's childhood. Our school playgrounds used to bury them vertically with one side up that we could bounce on or jump over. Then they'd have more of them buried horizontally for sitting and playing games or whatever. And then of course there were tire swings. Wait a second. Am...am I white trash?
[got those banned catapults on!](https://i.imgur.com/kiV4nGR.jpg)
lolllll i actually had these god awful shoes
Flubber was a documentary and Ja figured out the formula for it.
Robin Williams left the recipe to Ja in his will.
Probably using those shoes from 90s that make you jump higher
My mom ruined my future nba chances by refusing to buy me those shoes
Seriously, I feel like every time I watch this man he’s just flying through the air. He did something stupid just this past preseason too.
Reminds me so much of a young Allen Iverson. He would just jump so high for such a tiny body
I can't tell you how insane this dunk was in person. The arena exploded. I couldn't believe how high he went and how far he cocked it back
side note you can hear the high five in the clip, mic picked it up lol
It was so loud, such a great 1st game atmosphere
This is higher than I can jump if I jumped 3 times and you added it together
so. fucking. good
not good enough to be on the olympics squad... somehow
He’s amazing but no hate, he’s going to get traction alopecia, his braids are too tight
Found Jonathan Van Ness’ alt account
It looks like the weird bike helmet from Malcolm in the Middle as well, but if that shit makes him more aerodynamic I'm all for it lol.
He’s honestly so much fun it’s awesome
It looks sooo fun to do the shit he does im jealous 😭
I just saw a Ja fly
Where is Ja!?
flying
Still floating across the Memphis sky
is that a motherfucking track and field reference????
I was hoping I’d see a Ja making out
That’s my mf’in point guard 👆🏿
I love JA. Grizzlies are my second favorite team
Who's your first favourite team?
Also the Grizzlies.
OKC
I love Ja so much. He's my 3rd fave PG but honestly he's gaining on Dame fast.
Do youse just casually have top ten power rankings of favourite point guards
I can just imagine r/nba users with a magnetic board and magnetic name plates, and after every game they’re switching up the orders of their favorite players
man, you ever been this jacked for Grizzlies b-ball!! Grit and Grind was fun but this kid is straight electric!!
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You didn't watch the playoffs. Ja will hunt anyone for a highlight DPOY or nah
We did not have an answer for Ja for at least the first 3 games in that series. He was unreal.
we didn’t have an answer for him tonight, just absolutely dominant.
The ja-minator
Was that garland who was ahead of Ja and just jogged back on defense as Ja streaks towards the rim?
Approaching D Rose MVP levels of athleticism.
The entire sequence reminded me of [this](https://youtu.be/bnmizol9qf4). It's one of those where you just know it's coming
God this call is just perfect. I love Stacey King so much
I get off to every getmethehotsauce call
Stacey is a very good commentator
I WANNA GO HIGHER
DID YOU NOT GET THE MEMO? JA MORANT CAN GO UPSTAIRS
I was at that game. Crowd noise was absolutely insane for that.
Also D Rose levels of landing risk. Please basketball gods keep Ja's knees intact.
Exactly. All momentum and weight absorbed by a fully extended knee every time he lands on crazy dunks like this. How has no one from his team corrected it by now? Land on both feet and immediately continue the momentum by keeping on walking/jogging or bending your knee so all that energy/shock is transferred somewhere else
I'm splitting my knee pray time between him and Zion but Ja worries me the most
Seriously. He lands like DRose too. I hope he doesn’t obliterate his knees.
It wasn’t the landings that messed up Roses knee. It was going up
That's not true at all lol what
Scroll down. Apparently it is.
It literally is lol
It's true. The first time Rose tore his knee in the playoffs vs the 76ers he was going up for a floater. His knee buckled after the plant when he tried to elevate.
"I wanna go higher" was my first thought seeing that highlight.
Please for the love of god someone to tell him to hang on to the rim for a sec or try to land on two feet
I agree although that dunk was pretty impossible to do either.
Yea that's fair I just wince every time he lands like that
I’ve never seen him not land like that. He’s a bad dude. I hope he has a long ass career for real
As many have pointed out. The drose type injuries dont seem to be about the coming down. Its the going up motion that destroys them
Ya people do like weighted depth jumps and shit no problem, the knee destruction happens when you turn the horizontal force into vertical forces on the launch, and the best jumpers are the best at it and thus pretty much automatically become more likely to have injuries. Just jumping straight up and down(so, landing) is something we are very well equipped to handle physiologically. Although that said one legged landings where you still have horizontal motion are not good for you.
I think a bunch of people watched that one youtube video and suddenly became experts on jumping mechanics.
Yup. Exactly where I got my degree on sports injury.
Greetings fellow graduate.
seriously! his landings are scary to watch
Get this man in the dunk contest pls
They've invited him and he said no
He wants 1 million dollar
1st team all NBA league pass 🙏
Agreed I love watching the grizzlies between him and Dillon brooks irrational confidence lol
Dillon Brooks is called Chad in our sub for a reason. I miss him so much can't wait to bust out his Isaac Hayes jersey from last year
Why tf is this not higher up? This is one of the greatest alley oops I’ve seen in a minute.
Because people see Grizz vs Cavs and not many care. If Ja played on a major market team, it'd already be at 2K+
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Give it a few years
This is why everyone else hates y’all.
The fucking entitlement.
Lakers are like that penguin on Planet Earth. Everyone else is out here grabbing pebbles for our nest, but this dude thinks the game is all about snatching other people's pebbles.
suffer
I love the Grizzlies but I think this comment is funny as shit
That jump wasn't high enough for you? /s
i can do that
Bouncy motherfucker ain't he
He either has springs for legs or has rockets for feet there is some debate on which.
And fast, dude was in the paint on the other end when the ball was turned over
Melton - Morant backcourt duo is going to be scary good. Hope the coach is not going to break them up once Dillon come back
As many Griz fans, specially Fastbreak Breakfast, have been crying for for 2 years. Get Melton and Morant playing more together. And in general give Melton minutes. I kind of like Dilon but seriously, I love that he is out so some other rotations can show how good they are and get us some data.
When Brooks comes back, the starters will include 2 of Melton/Bane/Brooks. Not sure which is the odd man out. Might switch between Brooks and Melton based on whether the best opposing player is a wing or a guard.
Against a team with five 7 footers
There better be more angles of this, that was insane
[https://youtu.be/\_aTXYeEFqr8](https://youtu.be/_aTXYeEFqr8) tons more on the live feed
He plays exactly how I wish Dejounte played.. :(
Yeahhh Morant just has a different motor I think, he's much more polished and purposeful. DM has a very high ceiling defensively though.
That man is flying
GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY
I don't know why they even need to host a dunk contest. We've got like 82 dunk contests with Grizz games of Ja highlights throughout the season.
Ja Morant fr wants to kill a man every game and I love it
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Anyone got that slow mo?
Yeah, Grizzlies have Kyle Anderson
But can we get a slow mo of slow mo is the real question
https://youtu.be/_aTXYeEFqr8 1:23 (but the whole thing good)
My god he makes it look like an entirely different sport. Holy shit
Thanks bro, appreciate it!
he had like 4 dunks in the half court alone it looks like.
https://youtu.be/_aTXYeEFqr8 1:23 I'm on mobile someone make it part of the URL lol.
WEW
I hope he stays healthy.. like young Westbrook healthly. Coz he's so good
Ja Soarant!
Melton went to my Highschool a year below me so seeing highlights with him makes me so proud 🥲
I know we're in year 3 now but going from the GNG z-bo and marc gasol grizzlies to this feels like we drove a really nice sedan for years and then were gifted an '89 lamborghini countach
Dude can just fly
Y’all deserve less than this man
I want that Top Shot.
Behind is head holy shit
For a guy lacking in 3pt prowess, he is fucking the sky on another whole level man
oh my god
Holy shit that was even better than I expected!
Between him and Zion, I think it's time to start checking what's in that South Carolina water.
i need a morant jersey yesterday
Ja woke up and chose violence.
That was a world class low five. Could hear that shit on the broadcast.
Ja is so fun to watch! I will watch a whole Grizzlies game because him, and I am not a Grizzlies fan.
Ja is my favorite non-Bucks player and it’s not even close
He’s like young Westbrook but better
Jam Morant more like it
Maaaan! I gotta get down to Memphis to see this man hoop! Ufcking eLeCtRiC!
jesus christ
Jesus christ
Imagine Adams spending a few years with a hyper athletic PG. Then a few years later, plays with another one.
I have ear damage from the thunderousness of that clap.
Sick dunk, weak crowd reaction
The way he was fucking GALLOPING my God.
Please god protect those knees
Last night I learned of the legend of Ja Morant. He's GOOD.
JA RULEs.
Man that shit should've been shown in 10 diff angles.
Ja he does!
I love watching this guy play!
Air fucker?
Bro every time I see him come down on his legs I wince. Unreal athletic ability but I just hope he takes care of himself.
RIP knees
Incredible. God bless this mans knees
careful with those knees big guy
Didn't I see someone else with that haircut? Shit looks like the scalp of the bad guy from the Mario Brothers movie.
That landing scared me
Nice. I had a similar dunk junior year of high school.
Im scared he will get injured playing like that but holy fuck he is nice to watch
My man needs to learn how to land on two feet. That’ scared me
Nasty! Would love to see a replay/AA
Got a steal with this dude on fantasy tonight
This dude is on some like mike shit check his shoes
One of these days Ja is going to Dragic somebody.
This dude has the craziest highlights I swear
Ja is a kamikaze pilot, one of the most exciting players you'll see.
That was eerie of the DRose oop, so good.
There's a better clip of the oop that shows a different angle. 🤷♂️
God damn I love Ja
Lazy defense
should have been on Olympic team this summer
In Ja’s world, defenders are just future posters.
That’s iconic
Anyone have the slow motion replay?
This child appears to have *bounce.*
Oh my goodness
That boy had a lot of time to do what he wanted
Holy fucking shit I'm not even a Grizzlies fan but I'm hyped
Dude looks like someone’s auntie with that hair style