Santiago Aldama on Grizzlies' struggles: 'We're just letting teams punk us every single night'
This was the second time since the All-Star break they had given up more than 45 points in the second quarter. After the game Saturday, it was something multiple Grizzlies players made note of as frustration mounts over the defensive effort and intensity. "Energy is not there," forward Santi Aldama said. " . . . I can sit here and just say it's there, but it's not. It's clearly not. We're just letting teams punk us every single night, and then we make up for it and we just hope the coin flips our way. We can't play that way. We're not that team that needs a little bit of luck. We normally set the tone and we haven't been doing that."
Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
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Santi Aldama let it out.
He said the Grizzlies are getting punked. He said they aren't respecting the game. He said they got content.
"We can't play that way. ... It's not acceptable," he said.
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