Every NBA Team’s Star Wars Counterpart

Memphis Grizzlies: The Death Star

If you’re a Star Wars fan, odds are you’ve seen the Family Guy Star Wars spoofs as well. But even if you haven’t seen the comical scene that points out a pretty glaring flaw in the Death Star, it’s worth remembering that all it took to take down the most powerful weapon in the galaxy was a pair of proton torpedoes fired into some random ventilation shaft.

The Memphis Grizzlies have been a powerful team for years now, capable of destroying opponents with their patented grit-n-grind that’s as equally horrifying to behold as the destruction of an entire planet. But damn it if their fatal flaw of poor perimeter shooting isn’t the cause of their demise year after year.

Unlike the Empire, the Grizzlies have tried to address this issue time and time again. While the Empire was content to build a second Death Star with yet another shaft that led directly to the base’s core where the Rebels could blow it up, Memphis traded for guys like Courtney Lee, Jeff Green and Matt Barnes to try and improve this problem area, but to no avail.

It’s starting to look like the grit-n-grind era is coming to an end with the benching of Zach Randolph and Tony Allen, and with the Grizzlies sporting the third-worst three-point shooting percentage this year (31.8 percent), the Empire has once again left a shaft open in their battle station that will eventually be exploited.

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