http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/79 Recent articles about the Memphis Grizzlies en-us I've proposed a few trades recently. (Who wouldn't prefer Monta Ellis over Rudy Gay right now?) But our best chance at turning around 9 straight seasons of failure (unless you count 0-12 in the playoffs as success) is changing the owner. We need a new owner who meets the following criteria:Worth a billion or moreTies to MemphisPassionate about basketballIs able to absord significant financial lossesIs willing to let basketball execs make basketball decisions (within reason)Unfortunate... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:42:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Paging_the_Kemmons_Wilson_Family/1666162 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Paging_the_Kemmons_Wilson_Family/1666162 STATS Senior Writer It would be tough for the Memphis Grizzlies to compete without top scorer Rudy Gay for much longer. In Minnesota, though, it doesn't take many points to beat the Timberwolves. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:15:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Grizzlies_Timberwolves_Preview/1661624 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Grizzlies_Timberwolves_Preview/1661624 Ex-NBA baller Antoine Walker has worked out a deal to pay back the money he owes Las Vegas casinos: LAS VEGAS — Former NBA all-star Antoine Walker has agreed to pay more than $900,000 to settle bad check charges with three Las Vegas casinos and avoid trial on felony criminal charges, a defense lawyer and prosecutor [...] Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/ANTOINE_WALKER_WILL_BE_PAYING_BACK_CASINOS/1660259 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/ANTOINE_WALKER_WILL_BE_PAYING_BACK_CASINOS/1660259 Our boy, 'Toine Walker finally got a plan together to pay back the various casinos that he owes over $770k because he failed to pay back a bunch of casino markers. With fines and restitution added, Walker has to pay up to the tune of just over $900,000. Ouch! That's gotta be tough for a man with no job. He must pony up about $13,000 a month minimum at first and if he ever gets a basketball gig in the NBA or Europe he must pay a minimum of just over $21,000 a month. Double ouch! To use... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:24:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_Is_A_Man_With_A_Plan/1659337 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_Is_A_Man_With_A_Plan/1659337 LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Former NBA all-star Antoine Walker has agreed to pay more than $900,000 to settle bad check charges with three Las Vegas casinos and avoid trial on felony criminal charges, a defense lawyer and prosecutor said Monday. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:41:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ex_NBA_star_Walker_reaches_deal_on_casino_debts/1656538 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ex_NBA_star_Walker_reaches_deal_on_casino_debts/1656538 Like he had a choice or something.Former NBA star Antoine Walker will
 pay more than $12,800 a month to the Clark County district attorney's
 bad check program in order to make good on gambling markers totaling
 more than $900,000.... the $12,835 monthly payment
 represents a minimum. If Walker finds employment, the monthly payment
 could increase to $21,391 per month. Also, Walker agreed to forfeit the
 $135,000 cash bail he posted after his arrest earlier ... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:10:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_agrees_to_pay_off_gambling_debts/1655231 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_agrees_to_pay_off_gambling_debts/1655231 Former All-Star Antoine Walker is promising to pay more than $900,000 to settle bad check charges with three Las Vegas casinos and avoid felony criminal charges. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:06:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/A_Walker_makes_deal_to_pay_back_900K_to_casinos/1655054 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/A_Walker_makes_deal_to_pay_back_900K_to_casinos/1655054 Writing about Antoine Walker is becoming an increasingly sad endeavor. Each time something comes out about the former NBA star and his host of money and/or legal problems, one thinks "It can't get worse." Then it does.Sunday, the Chicago Tribune reported a lengthy story about Walker's Windy City apartment complexes and their many problems. The details are vivid pictures of slum life: On Cornell Avenue, a 13-unit building developed a mold problem so bad that a 7-month-old boy... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:38:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/At_Least_Antoine_Walker_Is_a_Penitent_Slumlord/1654381 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/At_Least_Antoine_Walker_Is_a_Penitent_Slumlord/1654381 Antoine Walker’s nightmarish year continues to get worse and worse: “Amid a pile of financial troubles and legal actions capped off earlier this year with his arrest in Nevada for nearly $1 million in bad gambling debts, Walker is being pursued by city officials, bank attorneys and tenants’ lawyers for housing problems that have resulted in what the city says are public hazards. Real estate investment companies that list Walker as an investor or principal — Walker Vent... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:00:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Time_to_Add_8216Slumlord_8217_to_8216Toine_8217s_Resume/1654071 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Time_to_Add_8216Slumlord_8217_to_8216Toine_8217s_Resume/1654071 There are many parallels between our teams.  We each have crafty point guards in Davis and Tinsley.  Future superstar 2-guards in EJ and OJ.  Athletic SF’s in Thornton and Gay.  Talented centers in Kaman and Gasol.  Both of these teams both have loads of talent and neither seem to know how to put together a win.  Both the Clips and the Grizz had question marks re: the team chemistry.    In the third meeting of the season, our recently 4-1 Cli... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:31:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/GRIZZLIES_IMPLODE_IN_THE_FOURTH_AND_LOSE_98_88/1651583 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/GRIZZLIES_IMPLODE_IN_THE_FOURTH_AND_LOSE_98_88/1651583 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/GRIZZLIES_IMPLODE_IN_THE_FOURTH_AND_LOSE_98_88/1651583 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/e/5ecbe02b0736ec5c32cab37fe83ad28b5a190cd6/small/56.jpg More photos » by Don Ryan - AP Browse more photos » 2009/2010 NBA Regular Season vs. 7-106-10 Staples Center November 29th, 2009, 12:30 PM Prime Ticket, 980 AM Probable starters: Baron Davis PG Mike Conley Eric Gordon SG O.J. Mayo Al Thornton SF Rudy Gay Marcus Camby PF Zach Randolph Chris Kaman C Marc Gasol   ... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:00:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Clippers_vs_Memphis_Game_Preview/1648371 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Clippers_vs_Memphis_Game_Preview/1648371 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Clippers_vs_Memphis_Game_Preview/1648371 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/a/ca88162f1c840f124bd8847a6a12eae5c3b4821c/small/ce.jpg After playing a somewhat successful career in a Boston Celtics uniform Antoine Walker has only gone down hill since. Following his play in Boston he played in Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, and Minnesota but was never more than a bench player. Since having his contract bought out by the Memphis Grizzlies nothing positive has come out of Antoine. He has [...] Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:31:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_Wiggles_Into_More_Trouble/1646589 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_Wiggles_Into_More_Trouble/1646589 Former Celtics F Antoine Walker made the papers this summer after being charged with passing bad checks in an attempt to pay gambling debts. Sadly, that’s a slightly more pleasant portrait of ‘Toine compared to the following story by the Chicago Tribune’s Antonio Olivio, who reports Walker’s real estate companies — Walker Ventures LLC and [...] Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:51:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/8216Toine_Not_Merely_Sucky_At_Shot_SelectionFinancial_Planning_But_A_Slumlord_To_Boot/1646490 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/8216Toine_Not_Merely_Sucky_At_Shot_SelectionFinancial_Planning_But_A_Slumlord_To_Boot/1646490 Former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker is apologizing for "unacceptable" living conditions at Chicago buildings owned by his companies. Walker told the Chicago Tribune he wants to "humbly apologize" to everyone who's been affected by the failings of his companies, Walker Ventures LLC and AW Realty LLC. One building has been described as a slum nuisance by the city. A broken sewer pipe filled the basement with feces and debris, and bricks tumbled from the building&#39... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:44:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Walker_apologizes_for_building_conditions/1646278 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Walker_apologizes_for_building_conditions/1646278 Antoine Walker, former NBA player and Chicago high school hoops legend, has fallen on some hard times.  Although he made millions during his playing career, he has had all kinds of financial problems ranging from being robbed to owing millions in gambling debts. Well the news for Antoine is about to get a lot worse.  In [...] Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:38:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_Sued_for_Filled_Building/1645848 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_Sued_for_Filled_Building/1645848 by Don Ryan - AP Wait! Don't go yet! You haven't seen my Lurch impression! I do it better than anyone except Przybilla. View full size photo » Oh.  106.  Ouch. There's a fine line between coming into a game expecting to win and coming into a game feeling entitled to win.  Riding a pretty good streak of beating weaker teams (and yes, teams that start with "M") the Blazers appeared... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:18:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Game_18_Recap_Blazers_96_MemphisWHAT/1643809 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Game_18_Recap_Blazers_96_MemphisWHAT/1643809 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Game_18_Recap_Blazers_96_MemphisWHAT/1643809 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/7/c7533a21f641e923a1f72fbe6362dcfe714140b8/small/lbj.jpg More photos » by Don Ryan - AP The Portland Trail Blazers' LaMarcus Aldridge, left, matches up against his fellow overpaid power forward, the Memphis Grizzlies' Zach Randolph, during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) Browse more photos » The Portland Trail Blazers' 106-96 home loss to the Memphis Grizzlies -- one that featu... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:29:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Media_Row_Report_Blazers_96_Grizzlies_106/1643767 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Media_Row_Report_Blazers_96_Grizzlies_106/1643767 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Media_Row_Report_Blazers_96_Grizzlies_106/1643767 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/7/c7533a21f641e923a1f72fbe6362dcfe714140b8/small/lbj.jpg On the night before Thanksgiving the Grizzlies were in the house and the game began with the customary Baiting of the Bear...lead by a Gorilla who would later dress as a Turkey to demonstrate his dunking prowess... But before the game could begin one player was already having second thoughts... As the game got underway it was Zach Randolph who summoned something from deep within to help the Grizzlies take an early lead but soon the Suns would come storming back... G... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:05:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Suns_vs_Grizzlies_The_Game_in_Pictures_a_Hairy_Tale/1641080 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Suns_vs_Grizzlies_The_Game_in_Pictures_a_Hairy_Tale/1641080 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Suns_vs_Grizzlies_The_Game_in_Pictures_a_Hairy_Tale/1641080 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/6/f6e19f736a07d0d5e5293b16af50ba6a0c4cc91d/small/zachrandolph.jpg Game Time:  7:00 p.m Pacific  TV:  Comcast The Grizzlies are not the same 1-6 team they were when we faced them a couple weeks ago in Memphis.  They've actually earned a winning record since then, 4-3 to be exact.  Granted those victories came over the Timberwolves, Clippers, Kings, and Sixers, but if beating subpar teams were a crime the Blazers would be doing hard time about now so we'll give them some credit.  The winning formula for the Grizz has... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:27:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Game_18_Preview_Grizzlies_vs_Blazers/1638610 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Game_18_Preview_Grizzlies_vs_Blazers/1638610