Quinton Ross

He was the hottest shooter the Grizzlies had last night, but coach Marc Iavaroni yanked him to get Quinton Ross into the game, evidently for defensive purposes.  This team needs to take offense wherever it can get it right now.  I know defense wins games, but this team doesn't have any consistent shooters, so they can't afford to take the ball out of anyone's hands when they are hot.

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is with 17 points while Rudy Gay scored 16 and Kyle Lowry added 15.  Neither Darko Milicic nor Quinton Ross scored a point.in 38 combined minutes.  Marc Gasol managed only five points and four rebounds. 

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The play of Quinton Ross is probably going to be the barometer for the Grizzlies for the rest of the season. He is the star of the bench, so if he has a solid game the team will do well. Another good shooting night from Greg Buckner couldn't hurt, either.

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h play was the key to their success coming into the matchup, and in the end it brought them back.

Quinton Ross was his usual self and Mike Conley shook off his shooting struggles and showed the potential that attracted the Grizzlies to him, but Greg Buckner provided the most damage.  I’m sure the Thunder knew Ross was the Grizzlies’ “secret weapon”, but they couldn’t have expected Buckner to have such an impact on the game.

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good position for a win tonight.  One spark that could make that happen is the return of Quinton Ross, who missed the last two games with plantar fasciitis.  Ross is one of the team's top defenders, especially on the perimeter, which has been the Grizzlies' Achilles' heel.  He is also among the few veterans on this team who can get his teammates through a rough spot in a game.

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