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by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni A few weeks ago, I wrote a completely insane season preview for the Memphis Grizzlies. The gist of the piece was that this year was going to be an absolute disaster for the team — well, even moreso than usual — and that Allen Iverson would be one of the main culprits. Thing is, though, even I didn’t truly believe that things would unravel so quickly in Memphis. And, well, guess what? The sweat had barely dried off his braids following his first game in a Grizzlies uniform last night, and A.I. was already mad about the amount of playing time he received in the overtime loss to the Kings. From the AP game story: After missing the first three games while recovering from a partial right hamstring tear, Iverson played only briefly as a reserve, scoring 11 points in less than 18 minutes. He said he had no problems with his hamstring, but had a big problem with the playing time he got from coach Lionel Hollins. “Go look at my resume and that will show you ...
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