0 comments by Matt Zemek on 5/7/2016
Whether Dave Joerger fired himself, or the Memphis Grizzlies essentially made Joerger fire himself, one thing’s for sure: The Grizzlies remain one of the strangest organizations in the NBA — not necessarily in a bad way, but with a clarity which is impossible to ignore. Some organizations are well-run, others immensely dysfunctional. The Grizzlies just […]
0 comments by Zac Voynow on 2/15/2016
I know the 2016 NBA free agency period is still a while away, but rumors are heating up about certain players and their potential futures (or lack there of) with their current teams. The 2016 free agency period will be a steady one. It’s not the best we’ve ever seen, but it’s still solid nonetheless. […]
HOUSTON, TX – NOVEMBER 25: Mario Chalmers #6 of the Memphis Grizzlies drives with the ball against Patrick Beverley #2 of the Houston Rockets during their game at Toyota Center on November 25, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Mags on 12/4/2015
The Spurs beat the Grizzlies down on Thursday, 103-83. For the umpteenth season in a row, San Antonio is very, very strong — its ever-ready offense now equipped with a bronzed defense that is holding opponents captive in a straight jacket as they sing for Brazil. It might be a three-team league this season. Golden State […]
Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes, left, battles Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen during the second half of Game 2 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, Monday, April 22, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 7/29/2015
Let’s start this piece with two acknowledgments, in defense of the Memphis Grizzlies (pun intended): First, the Western Conference is unfair. The defending champions from Oakland, the Golden State Warriors, didn’t make any moves because they didn’t need to. Meanwhile, though, the San Antonio Spurs brought in LaMarcus Aldridge and some other reinforcements. The Los […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 5/29/2015
The NBA Finals are their own separate creature, given the matchup of teams from opposite conferences, over a full week after the completion of the conference finals. We’ve reviewed the Eastern and Western Conference playoffs in stand-alone pieces. Now, let’s look at the top 10 stories to emerge from both conferences over the past six […]
0 comments by Sean Woodley on 5/17/2015
The Memphis Grizzlies have come a long way. The first fifteen seasons of their existence would have been best described as an utter joke. Horrendous ownership forced a move to Tennessee after only six tumultuous, Bryant Reeves-filled years in Vancouver — a stint that yielded just 124 total wins for the organization. Once in Memphis, […]
0 comments by John Cannon on 5/16/2015
Two teams playing Game 6s on the road, one trying to extend its season, one trying to close out a series. Two men who just a month ago were the subjects of the NBA’s heated MVP debate, facing the challenge of leading their teams to victory. Two third quarters that went in opposite directions. Steph […]
0 comments by John Cannon on 5/6/2015
Well, it took a while to get here, but the 2015 NBA Playoffs arrived in Oakland on Tuesday night. I’m not sure what it was we were watching through four games with New Orleans and Game 1 of the Memphis series, but it wasn’t the NBA playoffs. Even I, a grizzled veteran of many NBA […]
0 comments by John Cannon on 5/4/2015
I realize, having spent most of my life following and covering sports, that what I’m about to write is very politically incorrect. Playoffs are decided in series, and series consist of anywhere from four to seven games between the same two teams to determine one of two things: 1) the better team, or 2) the […]
0 comments by Bryan Gibberman on 5/1/2015
The second round of the Western Conference playoffs begins on Sunday. Get excited! Uhhhh no, probably don’t get too excited. The Golden State Warriors versus the Memphis Grizzlies seemed like an interesting Western Conference semifinal matchup on paper earlier in the year. There was a time during the regular season when, if you told me […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 2/28/2015
Oh boy! The Clippers’ Chris Paul just committed a crime. He murdered Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley. His weapon of choice? A killer crossover that left Conley crashing to the court and dropped loads of humiliation upon him. R.I.P. Mike’s ankles. They will be missed.
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 4/21/2014
Kevin Durant was going to have his heroics. Impossible four-point plays from the corner that turned a sure thing into a bunch of doubt. How do you come back for overtime after leading the entire game only to see THAT happen followed by the most improbable of things — a Kendrick Perkins layup to tie […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 4/19/2014
The Thunder coasted for the first half, hung on for the second and took down a Game One victory with only the slightest bit of warning from the Grizzlies. Oklahoma City built as much as a 25-point lead in the first half and held a 20-point lead at halftime. It looked easy for Kevin Durant […]
