Tag: Yuta Watanabe
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies big-man tandem Jackson and Valanciunas building ‘to become best frontcourt in the NBA’
MEMPHIS – A Duke education is hardly required to grasp the dynamics of a Grizzlies offense intentionally designed to induce Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jonas Valanciunas into an identity crisis. But thankfully, Blue Devils alum Grayson Allen was available to break down the new schemes and concepts in a way that simplified expectations on a…
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MikeCheck: As Grizz teammates advance in FIBA World Cup, Watanabe and Japan build for 2020
MEMPHIS – For a moment, the score didn’t matter. Yuta Watanabe only wanted his teammates on the court for Japan to focus on the vast experience, the global exposure and the growing expectations that lay ahead. Still, the magnitude of the moment wasn’t lost on Watanabe when that capacity crowd in Shanghai roared every time…
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MikeCheck: After answering national team calls, prideful Grizzlies thriving on FIBA World Cup stage
Essentially at the ‘now-or-never’ stage of his fledgling NBA career, forward Bruno Caboclo simply doesn’t back down from many challenges. The way Caboclo sees it, only one of two things can happen – and either outcome is personally productive. Several of Caboclo’s teammates on the Grizzlies’ roster share that sense of purpose as they spend…
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#IMHO: Hot Grizz Summer, shooting stars and CP3
Grind City Media’s Lang Whitaker and Michael Wallace have been covering the NBA since shorts were short and socks were long, but their opinions about the League don’t always mesh. #IMHO is their weekly chance to weigh in on the most pertinent news from around the NBA. What’s lit? What’s lame? Find out each week…
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MikeCheck: Two takeaways from Grizzlies’ summer debut win over Jazz and a look-ahead to Tuesday’s matchup against Spurs
If the collective mission of forwards Yuta Watanabe and Julian Washburn was to pick up this summer where they left off late last season, then consider two of the Grizzlies’ biggest development projects off to a promising start.
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Why Grizzlies Defense is so Unstoppable | MikeCheck Minute: MEM@SAS – 11/21/18
MikeCheck Minute goes in depth about the Grizzlies’ defense, what have been major contributors to their success, and previews tonight’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs as the Grizzlies look to go 12-5 at AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX.…
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MikeCheck: Revamped Grizzlies ready for preseason quiz time against Rockets as Bickerstaff gauges post-camp progress
After a week of training camp practices, numerous meetings, countless film sessions and a game-day walkthrough, coach J.B. Bickerstaff will be as eager as any player on the roster to see where the Grizzlies stand.
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MikeCheck: Revamped Grizzlies ready for preseason quiz time as Bickerstaff gauges post-camp progress
After a week of training camp practices, numerous meetings, countless film sessions and a game-day walkthrough, coach J.B. Bickerstaff will be as eager as any player on the roster to see where the Grizzlies stand.
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Yuta Watanabe’s Struggles Learning English in America
Memphis Grizzlies’ Japanese two-way player Yuta Watanabe sits down with Chris Vernon live in-studio talking about his struggles coming to America and having to learn the English language. Listen to the full clip at https://bit.ly/2onzR0x —- Subscribe to Grind City…