Memphis Grizzlies

Time to enter the Western Conference. We begin with the Southwest Division. MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES Record: 22-60, 5th Southwest Division, 14th in Western Conference Statistical Comparisons Notable: 26th in free ...

10/11/08 Kevin O’Neill, former Hammond High School coach named as assistant coach for NBA team...

Rudy Gay scored 17 points, and Hakim Warrick added 14 points and eight rebounds Friday night as Memphis won its first game of the preseason with a 92-79 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

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Washington Wizards defeat Memphis Grizzlies, 116-101; other NBA results noted

O.J. Mayo wants his game to speak at a high volume. And the Grizzlies like the tone from their 6-5 rookie guard after one week of training camp.

The Grizzlies as a whole struggled, seemingly relying on Gay and Warrick. Both went to the charity stripe 14 times apiece and their points off these free throws accounted for nearly 30% of the Grizzlies total offensive production. Gay struggled shooting from the field, going 5-for-19, an...

 CA - When he left Memphis and the awful Grizzlies mid-season and went off to the playoff bound team in the Lakers he was all the sudden the talk of the town, ...

By Tom Ziller Filed under: Clippers, Grizzlies, Kings, Nuggets, Suns, Timberwolves, Warriors, ThunderThe Knights of the FanHouse Roundtable have assembled to consider the NBA in '08-09. In this dispatch, we discuss the bottom half of the Western Conference. On Thursday, we'll look higher. Be sure t...

By Matt Moore Filed under: Grizzlies, Western, InterviewsMike Conley Jr. is at the forefront of the Grizzlies' youth movement. Drafted fourth overall in the 2007 NBA Draft, he entered a team in the midst of tearing down the old roster in pursuit of rebuilding. Conley eventually worked his way into the ro...

 - Result: Major progress since then: The Grizzlies continue to play some of the sorriest basketball ever seen in the NBA. Only now they do so in Memphis. ...

 TN - Kevin O'Neill (2nd from rt) recently joined the Memphis Grizzlies as an assistant coach. Memphis Grizzlies new assistant coach Kevin O'Neill works with Rudy ... Favorite Coach KO comments from the archives Memphis Commercial Appeal all 2 news articles

By Matt Moore As for my predictions? Well, last year was some of the best basketball from the Rockets I've seen to date - right up to the part where they got killed by Utah . They definitely crashed and burned. This year? Well, I know it's pretty arrogant, considering the Western Conference company the Rock...

 CA - Oct 2, 2008 Chip Crain laments the lack of a State of the Franchise from the Memphis Grizzlies this year. by Chip Crain (Member) The Memphis Grizzlies are opening their ... Grizzlies notebook Memphis Commercial Appeal all 3 news articles

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 CA - Memphis Grizzlies (NBA): Originally located in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Grizzlies made perfect sense. The dense forests of northwest Canada had ...

By Matt Moore Filed under: Grizzlies, Mavericks, Rockets, Spurs, Western Trade Possibilities: Mo Peterson, Peja Stojakovic, Ime Udoka, Hilton Armstrong, Josh Howard, Jose Juan Barrea, Chuck Hayes, Rafer Alston, Shane Battier (?), The Entire Grizzlies Team Except For Rudy Gay and OJ Mayo.

By Rashad Mobley Sacramento Kings forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim retired from the NBA last week after 12 highly successful seasons.  During his career Abdur-Rahim averaged 18.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists while playing for the Vancouver Grizzlies, the Portland Trailblazers, the Atlanta Hawks an...

By dberri So what does this tell us about players like O.J. Mayo, Eric Gordon, or Joe Alexander?  Each of these players was well below average last season.  And each was chosen in the lottery.    Does this mean that the Grizzlies (who now have Mayo), the LA Clippers (who drafted Gordon), and the Bucks (wh...

 United States - The Knicks have been trying to trade Randolph but turned down offers from the Los Angeles Clippers and the Memphis Grizzlies. More Articles in Sports » A ...

 TN - From Elvis Night to OJ Mayo bobbleheads, the Grizzlies will use more than just a rebuilding basketball team to lure fans to FedExForum this season. ...

By J.E. Skeets The 31-year-old played 12 NBA seasons for four teams (Grizzlies, Hawks, Blazers and Kings), beginning his career in 1996 when Vancouver made him the third pick. Surprising to some, the Freckled SAuRon averaged a very respectable 18.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists over his career, bu...

Grizzlies coach Marc Iavaroni talks to 3 Shades of Blue's Chip Crain. Crain asks about word that Iavaroni was a "devil's advocate" as the team discussed trading Mike Miller and Kevin Love for O.J. Mayo on draft night. Iavaroni doesn't deny it, but makes clear he is high on Mayo. He also ends up imp...

http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/ny-spknix0920,0,2206682.story And finally, the Grizzlies start training next Tuesday, September 30 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. Below you can see the training camp schedule.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2008/09/06/2008-09-06_knicks_shopping_zach_randolph_to_grizzli-2.html Arthur Apologizes Profusely: In my last post I talked about the trouble that Grizzlies rookie F Darrell Arthur had gotten himself into at the NBA T...

According to multiple reports, both players will be fined $20,000 and potentially be placed on the suspended list to start the season. A Grizzlies spokesman also added that Arthur will have to repeat the rookie transition program next season.

But it’s hard to find equal value when you’re not trading from a position of strength, which the Grizzlies definitely aren’t since the other 29 teams in the league all know that Memphis has a PG and now C-log-jam, which gives them a clear advantage over the Grizzlies in any negotiations.

Team Espana, populated by current Memphis Grizzlies C Marc Gasol, and former Grizzlies’ players Pau Gasol and Juan Carlos Navarro will face Team U.S.A. for the gold medal tonight/tomorrow morning at 2:30 am EST. The match-up is a rematch of two teams that played in group play, with the ‘Redee...

Also, the other interesting tidbit from the Olympics was the fact that the Grizzlies are interested in yet another international big man, as Iran’s 7′2″ C Hamed Ehadadi seems to have caught Memphis and coach Marc Iavaroni’s attention. Ehadadi was quoted as saying that he has spoken to Iav...

On the other hand, if the Hawks do match the offer, it still gives fans the perception that the Grizzlies are still trying to improve their team, without actually having to spend a penny. So the next time someone pulls out the ‘this team is trying to cut costs’ argument GM Chris Wallace and Own...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Philadelphia 76ers are already having some bad luck and the season hasn't even started. Their center Jason Smith tore the ACL in his left knee during an NBA-approved camp in Las Vegas. Smith, a second-year player out of Colorado State, averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds as a rookie. He averaged 18.6 points and 8.0 rebounds in five games in the Las Vegas summer league. The Celtics have several players who can give Smith some support and advice. We still have visions of Tony Allen writhing on the floor in pain after tearing his ACL in the 2006-07 season. They also have Leon Powe and Bill Walker who have both experienced an ACL tear and come back from it.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (David Friedman) The L.A. Lakers improved to 1-1 in Vegas Summer League play with an 85-76 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night. The Grizzlies are now 2-1. Of course, team records are meaningless during the summer: what counts are the player development and player evaluations that are going on as teams get a first look at some of this year's draft picks and decide which players will fill out their rosters once the regular season begins. The Lakers closed the first half with more determination and aggressiveness than the Grizzlies and L.A. enjoyed a 40-30 halftime lead. "The Grizzlies have not responded," Jones said, adding that Conley should have pushed the ball more to create easier scoring opportunities because the Grizzlies are a young team that st...   [read the full post]

Now it comes down to the Miller- Jaric comparison, which Miller wins hands down. Miller averaged 16.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 3.4 assists last season with Memphis, where he started all 70 games he played in and was Memphis’ legitimate scoring threat behind Rudy Gay last season after Pau Gas...

Memphis’ selection of Love could also be another sign that the younger Gasol will be playing for the Grizzlies next season. Surprisingly, there were multiple quality players that slipped to the Grizzlies at the 28th overall pick, including Greene, Texas A&M C DeAndre Jordan, and a h...

Now, this depth is really short-term, as beyond two years Darko is probably gone and they are very thin. But the Grizzlies are so lacking in depth that beyond the PG spot, all they really have is Mike Miller, Rudy Gay, and Hakim Warrick.

Matt Barnes (PF): Barnes is a small PF who has really come out of nowhere to put up very good numbers for Don Nelson and the Warriors the last two seasons. Averaged 9.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1 steal and .5 blocks in 06-07 while starting 23 games, while he dipped to 6.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, .7 steals, a...

Preview: The Grizzlies now face the also lottery bound New York Knicks on Wednesday night at the FedEx Forum. It will be their second meeting in 12 days, as the Grizzlies defeated the Knicks 120-106 for their first road win since January 2 and will look to rebound from tonight’s poor display...

By Atma Brother ONE Coach Iavaroni and Cheese to his team: "Shhh... I don't think they realize we're the Grizzlies!" Final Boxscore Photos: Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images Don't miss! Q&A: Spartacus from 3 Shades of Blue (3/14/08)Postgame Thoughts: Memphis at Golden State 3.15.08 [3 Shades of Blue]

By Atma Brother ONE Golden State of Mind: Mike Miller and Kyle Lowry were two names that were rumored to be dealt at this year's trade deadline, but the Grizzlies held on to them. Do you see the Grizzlies moving them this offseason? Also are there any other players you see the Grizzlies trading this upcoming sum...

By FLCeltsFan Here are comments found around the Grizzlies boards during their game with the Celtics. My heart goes out to the Grizzlies' fans. The Celtics are riding high right now, but I remember all too well the last 20 years when we were right there where they are. Unfortunately, they have Chris Wallace, who was responsible for some of Boston's woes, as their GM so it may not get better for them in the immediate future as seen by the fact that he already gave away their best player for nothing. Enjoy the comments Coach: Celtics Toughness: Celtics Leadership: Celtics I just would not have believed that more than 18,000 people in Memphis could not find anything better to do.   [read the full post]

By FLCeltsFan Right from the beginning of this game, it looked as through it was the Grizzlies who played last night and the Celtics who had 3 days off. The Celtics came out strong and never looked back. They led by 17 after one, 14 after two, 26 after three and won with a score of 119-89. For the second game in a row, Doc was able to keep the starters under 27 minutes. Even with limited minutes, KG and Ray Allen both hit milestones for their career as KG passed 20,000 points and Ray Allen passed 18,000 points. House filled in for Rondo when he went out with 3 quick fouls and had 8 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal in 28 minutes. Tony Allen played well within the game and didn't seem to push things and finished with 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Sam Cassell...   [read the full post]

The really lone bright spot lately has been the emergence of Hakim Warrick, who has scored double-figures in seven consecutive games, averaging 19.6 points and 8 rebounds over that span. Warrick has stepped up to be the consistent third scorer the Grizzlies have lacked since the Gasol tra...

By Amar Panchmatia Will, Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak (of all people) actually walks the walk. On Friday, L.A. acquired former All-Star Pau Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies for Kwame Brown’s expiring contract, rookie point guard Javaris Crittenton, and two first-round draft picks. That’s absolute highway robb...

The second was a very interesting, close contest, but because it was a close contest, well that means a Memphis loss again, as the Grizzlies blew a 97-90 lead with 3:12 remaining, going scoreless over the 2:59, allowing the Nuggets to go on a 12-0 run and come away with the 106-102 victory. Al...

By Michael Montgomery Recap: The Grizzlies had another surprise player missing in their 105-87 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats, as Mike Miller sat out for what was later called ‘back spasms’.  The Grizzlies replaced Miller with Bobby Jones, while going to a small line-up, replacing Darko Milicic with Juan Carl...

By Atma Brother ONE Golden State of Mind: Pau Gasol has been rumored to be on the trading block for over a year now. Do you think he's a good fit for the Grizzlies rebuilding plans or should they look to move him? Are there any trades involving Gasol that you think have a good chance of actually materializing?

  USA - one of the Grizzlies, that is - and pumped the first slug into them as the Mavs did everything right down the stretch for a 103-93 defeat of Memphis in the ...

 - The Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies are the teams competing for those two spots in the Western Conference. The one that ...

Nearly 12,000 people had to be evacuated from a Memphis Grizzlies game at the FedEx Forum on Sunday afternoon after a small fire broke out in an elevator shaft, authorities said. It was quickly extinguished and fire officials were venting smoke and preparing to let people re-enter the are...

By DON WADE In this, the season of NCAA Tournament pools, perhaps there should be a special Memphis Grizzlies pool, too - for the number of stitches forward Shane Battier has had sewn into his coconut this season. In a patented Battier move early in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 90-84 win over Utah at F...