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It was nasty work.

Dillon Brooks shots made - shots taken per game the last few years...

2020: 6.4 - 15.4 2021: 7.1 - 16.4 2022: 5.4 - 13.6 2023: 4.8 - 8.7

If Brooks was willing to take 5 fewer shots in Memphis he might still be in Memphis. I don't know who to blame that on but they wanted him to stop trying to take over the offense and jack bad shots and he wouldn't. Now he is willing to do that. I don't know what's different but it wasn't working in Memphis.

Brooks has always been unfairly criticized over minor shit going back to when Coach K cried about him when UO eliminated Duke in 2016.

Sco ducks!!

For how much of a clown he was last year, I respect this mindset. I might actually even start rooting for him.

I mean, both parts can be true. The Grizzlies had way more problems than Brooks being ass in the playoffs and threw him under the bus like he was the main reason they got smoked by the Lakers, and he dug his own grave with the fans too.

I don't even mind the talking he did, it's fun, but dodging the media after every single loss only to keep chirping and show up after the times you win just rubs people the wrong way.

I mean ime is basic seeing Dillon Brooks as his new Marcus Smart... Good signing tbh

I feel like I stepped into the Twilight Zone. Where was al this praise for Brother Brooks last season? 🤔

Memphis had a lot of issues and unfortunately for him, he was the most easily dismissed part of the equation

Since no one watches our games other than when we face Golden State or the Lakers in the playoffs, Dillon Brooks sucked. He was a black hole on offense and his ego was his downfall. We told him to shoot less he shot more. We asked if he resigned he said no. His contract ran out and he made us look like idiots in the play offs. His defense is decent but he also fouls a lot and would make other players hate him not for playing hard but after a few fouls he does something stupid like a guy in the nuts or grabs a dumb foul to drive home a point. We aren't a good three-point shooting team. Of course, we still take them but even Ja and JJJ don't go crazy with them because they know it be better to just drive to the basket with Adams. What does Brook do? Shoot whenever he freaking felt like it. Half-court shoot with Lebron and AD in front of you? Who cares not his problem. If you point it out than it is our fault for not giving me more shots. If he playing well with the rockets I am happy for him but he did not fit Memphis.

Grizz didn't believe in Brooks like the way Kerr believes in Green lmao

Perfect guy for Ime Udoka and doing a great job so far. Could go down the path of a better Pat Bev

When will players understand that franchises unfortunately don't care unless you are a superstar for them. They'll dump you moment at any point

He wanted his team to defend him from the circus he invited and craves?

How Memphis & Philly did Simmons was pretty messed up. Give Brooks credit though. He’s a solid defense who can make shots. Wish he would chill on the hot takes though. Let your game speak for itself. Probably find more support and be living an easy good life

It's always funny when something passes then some revisionist shit comes out and people lap it up.

The context is important: Brooks was talking mad shit, getting blatantly outplayed and exploited, punching Bron's nuts, and then dodging the media. He was a total embarrassment and doubled down on it all. Yes, I also think the Grizz could've been more diplomatic about it. But the truth is there was very little chance they were ever going to bring him back, and they simply said the quiet part out loud.

To be clear, this is not me saying Brooks is a bust or whatever. But he was absolutely the whole circus against the Lakers and he didn't own up to any of that. And looking at the comments I guess people here forgot about all that too.

Thanks Memphis you the best

The dude is a dog at the end of the day something we don't get anymore with this generation of NBA. Either you love him or hate him there's no I between. I'm fine with him ranting and getting in the heads of players.

Brooks was an easy target because he did it to himself. The Grizz could’ve been more professional about it all, but hard to say he didnt share the blame. He made the Grizzlies look like clowns in the playoffs

Loving the Grizz collapse though. They were talking so much trash before achieving anything.

Guy is crying about the consequences of his own actions

Nobody told him to take his WWE troll act so far, that’s why his own teammates were embarrassed by him after awhile, he became a distraction and a sideshow, then when he got humbled he dropped the tough guy act and went straight bitch refusing to talk to reporters after losses when he couldn’t wait to speak to them every day to talk shit

That’s on him not Memphis

He's a very good defensive player, but he started playing above his station. He though he could shoot threes and lock down LeBron, and crashed like Icarus.

pls dont let me succumb to liking the bad guy cause hes right.

Dillon Brooks is our guy until forever man. Canada's proud of him.

The Dillon Brooks curse is now haunting this Memphis team.

Does his butchering of common phrases bug a time else?

LA Fitness Draymond…i cant breathe 💀

Good for Brooks moving on and showing he is actually valuable and can still play "His" game. Memphis doing Memphis things, per usual. If Dillon was such a goon, why wasn't he ever @ the strip clubs w/ Jah in videos pulling out guns and acting childish?

Nah I don’t want to see any flip-flopping on this.

DB was BY FAR the worst player in the playoffs. He talked an insane amount of trash, put a target on his team’s back, then would take horrible shots, play dirty, go like 3/11, then wouldn’t talk to the media.

As a Jazz fan, I was so here for the Brooks hate last year, but also as a Jazz fan I knew the man could play. They threw him under the bus and now the team looks like one of the biggest disasters in the nba without him

Homeboy played like dog shit and then ran away like a wimp when it came time to back up the smack he talked. He’s a clown and they got rid of him.