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The Memphis Grizzlies are serious about changing the way they play. New coach David Fizdale has benched Zach Randolph, said it doesn't make sense to play him and Marc Gasol together and installed a completely new offense that don't treat post-ups as the first priority. As part of this new, much more modern style, Gasol has been encouraged to shoot 3-pointers during the preseason. In a feature about the Grizzlies' transition, Sports Illustrated's Rob Mahoney reported that Fizdale wants Gasol to launch four 3s every night:
Every year there are stories of some big finally adding that element to his game only to abandon it a few weeks in or shoot threes in such meager numbers that it never really registers.