Boogie Thinks Grizzlies Fans As MAD As Mavs Fans?! Ja Morant & Tuomas Iisalo – PANIC BUTTON
On November 12, 2025 episode of ‘Run It Back’ on FanDuel TV, co-hosts Michelle Beadle, Chandler Parsons, Boogie Cousins, and Lou Williams react to Golden State Warriors vs Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets vs Sacramento Kings! They also wonder if the Dallas Mavericks should blow up their team after firing Nico Harrison & if Ja Morant should be traded by Memphis Grizzlies after slow start and new coaching.
FULL EPISODE HERE: https://youtube.com/live/p3Q9VM45eS0
CHAPTERS
0:00 PANIC BUTTON
0:20 JA MORANT & MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
3:36 FIRE SELL IN MEMPHIS?
6:34 NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
THIS ORG REEKS OF BAD LUCK
TRADE ZION WILLIAMSON?
PELICANS WOULD’VE HAD 2 TOP 5 PICKS
POTENTIAL NBA RELOCATION
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42 Comments
That style dont work for the Grizz, better ball movement but takes Ja & Jackson out of their style of play and the other players can't shoot.
Euro stuff don’t work here but the players in the league are euro players
from superstars to a trash player ja Morant is going down! dude ask ref like he's playing great🤣
yea for sure its not that Ja has 8 turnovers at the half and shooting 15% from 3. Plays no defence and has the worst FG and true shooting % in history. You are right
100% and its crazy that the Toronto Raptors haven’t fired their coach. They actually have a good team this year but they still don’t have an identify. The offence is just pure chaos and it’s really hard to watch. The GM that hired Darko is gone like why is this guy still coaching? It’s like score a fast break bucket or run around like crazy and whoever has the ball when the shot clock is about to expire shoots it.
They hired Iisalo precisely BECAUSE Morant wanted to have him as the coach! They're speaking as if it was exactly the opposite. Their relationship might have soured now but that doesn't change history!
As Analysts why isn’t anyone telling the grizzlies to fire the coach hire the right one and use the draft pick we have and build around him instead of him leaving
That’s why Yall dumb ass ain’t n the front office
Grizzlies got their first round and the suns first round next year the pelicans need picks give us Trey Murphy iii and Herb Jones for expiring contracts a couple good contracts plus picks
Euro stuff seems to be working in Miami
8:22 " It's not the organization it's the location of New Orleans itself being underwater and sinking slowly. If that doesn't relay to a potential owner or investor to look elsewhere….I don't know of any more evident indicators. Why wouldn't you invest on solid secure ground….even those things matter in the realm of the athletic entertainment business."😎
Worked for the Spurs. Working for Chicago, works for GSW. Problem is they implemented a system that didn't fit the personnel. Ja is more in the Luka, Harden, Westbrook mould of needing a heliocentric team with Ja at the center
Stop making excuses for JA, he hasn't played well at all. Needs to find a jumper tbh
Let's be honest. JA is a headcase!
See GM's speak numbers that's why this coach was hired, he speak their talk.
Do lemon pepper lou got extensions in his hair?
“At this point”
That Euro stuff is making more superstars now than that US stuff ! Stop blaming others, take ownership !
Ninjas can’t handle the European coaches who’ll get up on their asses if they pull some shit.
Should’ve left Taylor Jenkins alone
I agree with the NOLA relocation
Grizzlies fans are angry bc of a hatred of white culture, y'all openly say that they are not welcome there bc they're "European", sounds like more blatant bigotry coming from the blcc community
12:12 aint this dude from Atl
That military stuff worked in San Antonio
Ja going to fuck around and end up out the league.
Not surprised Boogie would say that. Had that similar entitled/unaccountable mentality.
On January 1, 2012, head coach Paul Westphal sent Cousins home from the Kings' home game against the New Orleans Hornets, saying that Cousins was "unwilling/unable to embrace traveling in the same direction as his team; it cannot be ignored indefinitely."[11] Cousins, who had been averaging 13.0 points and 11.3 rebounds per game at the time of the dismissal, reportedly demanded to be traded from the Kings.
On December 22, 2012, Cousins was suspended indefinitely from the Kings, who accused him of "unprofessional behavior and conduct detrimental to the team".[16] The suspension was lifted on December 24, 2012.[17] The season was up-and-down for Cousins, who posted career-highs in Player Efficiency Rating, field goal percentage, and free throw percentage, but led the NBA with 16 technical fouls, was ejected several times and suspended by both the league and the Kings.
Cousins was suspended one game by the Kings last season for “conduct detrimental to the team” the day after a game in which he appeared to direct a tirade toward then-Coach George Karl.
this is the best talk i've heard around the Ja/Grizz front office situation
European guys are dominant in the nba! Usa players are so f lazy
If Pelicans got to relocate then the Wizards, Grizzlies, Hornets, Trailblazer's, Kings, and Timberwolves should be brought up too
Ja can’t shoot like that. Driving in all game isn’t going to work. His play making hasn’t developed either. He’s a second option. He won’t lead a team to a ring.
Ja and Jaren wanted Iisalo as the coach… That's why Ja was "hurt" last year and got healthy right when the coach change happened
Y’all are saying the Grizzlies need to have a fire sale but why would they do that when the front office messed up? You already stated that the coach is messing up so why should the players get moved when it’s clearly a management and coaching issue. My question is what the hell is the owner doing?
I think a coach like Tom Thibodeau could be a great fit for them! Someone who could bring that hardnose/ nononesense effect they're looking for, plus someone xperienced with bringing out the best/ dealing with tough superstar quality players and guards, ie Rose, Brunson, and Butler. Or like they said firesale
Follow local Grizzlies media. These folks out of touch. I can understand to move Ja but for who? For what? Why do it when the value low? If he’s so bad who would want him? Etc.
New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies need to move to a New City. Move the Pelicans to Seattle ( and bring back the Seattle Supersonics) , move the Grizzlies to Las Vegas or a 2nd Team in the Bay Area,CA (would have to pay the Golden State Warriors , $100,000,000 Territory Fee) to move to the Bay Area in the East or South Bay.
If Ja is putting people in the seats then why not fire the coach. Oh I forgot the push for all this Euro centric NBA.
Bring back Mark Jackson
Would memphis take AD or kyrie? Just asking as a mavs fan
Boogie ain’t wrong I drive three hours to the games and have half season tickets so I’m aggravated for sure.i think haslem would be a good coach.
This crew is spot on about the grizzlies front office… how the hell do they still have their job…after the roster moves and coaching personnel they made.
I really don’t like Beadle
Why Ja Morant & many American players struggle under a Tuomas Iisalo-type coach
It’s not softness — it’s culture clash.
Tuomas Iisalo’s coaching =
Demands discipline > talent
Zero entitlement
Team-first structure
Ball movement
Defensive accountability
Non-stop conditioning
No “I’m a star, I get special treatment” attitude
This is the European basketball doctrine:
> “Nobody is bigger than the system. You follow, or you sit.”
—
Meanwhile, many U.S. stars (Ja included) were raised in:
AAU ball = no defense culture
Coaches who beg stars to stay happy
Highlights > fundamentals
IG clips > rotation help defense
30-ball nights > +- winning impact
And Memphis in recent years? Let’s be blunt:
Ja Morant got used to:
Being the hero
Isolation heavy offense
“I’ll fix it myself” mentality
A system that bends to him
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Iisalo’s Problem for NBA stars:
He doesn’t care if you’re Ja He doesn’t care if you’re a max contract player He doesn’t care about your shoe deal
His only priority:
> “Do you help the team win, or not?”
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Real example:
He transformed Paris Basketball.
NOT with stars.
NOT with prima donnas.
But with:
Smart players
Defenders
Ball movers
Hard workers
Character guys
And they WON. Dominated. Set records. Played real basketball.
—
Why some American players can’t handle him
Because they confuse: “Coaching demands” with “disrespect.”
They hear:
> “You need to play harder.”
But they feel:
> “He’s attacking me.”
They hear:
> “You need to stop watching after passing.”
But they feel:
> “He hates my game.”
This is ego.
This is insecurity.
And yes — it SHOWS.
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Bottom Line:
Tuomas Iisalo isn’t a dictatorship coach.
He’s a no-BS coach. A winner. A system builder. A culture setter. A leader, not a babysitter.
If you can’t handle that? You don’t want to win badly enough.
And THAT is the real issue.
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If Ja Morant fully buys in, he becomes:
Smarter
More efficient
More dangerous
A REAL WINNER
But if he resists? If he says:
> “I don’t need structure”
Then he’s not ready for a coach of this level.
Because success in real basketball —
not mixtapes — real basketball
requires:
Humility
Discipline
Sacrifice
Basketball IQ
Coachability
And if Iisalo has all of that?
Then YES — he's the better coach.
Not because he's European.
But because he's a real leader with real standards.
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You want the REAL mic drop line? Here it is:
> Most players want a coach who praises them. Champions want a coach who makes them better.
DeMarcus Cousins is softer than a cotton candy. Softer than a new born baby's ass cheeks.