4 Ways Mike Conley's Skills Challenge Performance Symbolizes Memphis Grizzlies' Season

4 Ways Mike Conley’s Skills Challenge Performance Symbolizes Memphis Grizzlies’ Season

CHARLOTTE, NC - FEBRUARY 16: Mike Conley #11 of the Memphis Grizzlies participates in the 2019 Taco Bell Skills Challenge as part of State Farm All-Star Saturday Night on February 16, 2019 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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Memphis Grizzlies Mike Conley Skills Challenge

The Memphis Grizzlies were represented by Mike Conley in the Skills Challenge (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Second-Chance Points

If there is one particular category that could be pinpointed in the Memphis Grizzlies’ offensive woes of this current decade, it would hands-down be three-point shooting.

New era? Same issues for the Grizz. They currently sit as the 27th-worst three-point shooting squad in the NBA at All-Star break. Though Mike Conley is a 35.4% outside shooter this season and 37.4% over the course of his NBA career, this is a facet of Memphis’ game that has not yet been altered.

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In Saturday’s Skills Challenge, Conley was so far ahead of Jayson Tatum that he almost had enough time to get off a second three-point shot attempt prior to Tatum attempting his first.

Conley’s first attempt was rushed, which was a miss. His second try was a brick, too. As Jayson Tatum connected on his second-chance attempt, Mike splashed his third try, but it was too late. Tatum was the victor of the head-to-head match.

This correlates to the Memphis Grizzlies being a poor second-chance points club in addition to a struggling outside-shooting squad. The Grizz also rank dead last in the NBA in second-chance scoring at just 10 second-chance points per contest.

On a night that Mike Conley and the Memphis Grizzlies needed some NBA All-Star luck, none showed up in No. 11’s favor.

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