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Agent Zero Trade Proposal
6 hours ago by
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Before you say #1 "David, the Grizzlies have won 4 or their last 5. We should be celebrating instead of proposing trades." or #2 "Your Arenas trade proposal is idiotic fantasy and doesn't make sense for either team." -- Hear me out.#1 Talk to me about how good...
Some Good News
6 days ago by
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Normally I don't write about individual games. But with all the recent negativity, I want to highlight what was easily the best game of the season.More than in any other game I've watched, the Grizzlies played like a team rather than a group of individuals. It showed on defense...
Updated Ellis Trade
7 days ago by
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With Stephen Jackson traded, Kelenna Azubuike out for the season, and rumors that Monta may want out, I have adjusted my proposed trade.The key of the trade is that the Warriors move into rebuilding mode by getting $12 million off the books within two seasons. Second, the Warriors...
Weekend Trade
11 days ago by
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Only in the land of the Grizz are trade proposals that ship the team's leading scorer out of town a pleasant distraction 9 games into the season.Here's my weekend trade proposal. Though it will never happen (because it requires the Grizzlies to take on long term money), it...
God Chose Personal Leave
15 days ago by
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Remember when god chose Memphis as the city where Allen Iverson would play for the home team? (In case you forgot, it was 2 months ago on September 9th at 7:06 AM.)Now god has sent Allen Iverson away from the team without allowing him to play one game in Memphis, and Iverson is in...
Bill Simmons and Me
19 days ago by
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I met Bill Simmons at Borders in San Francisco on November 5.He took my photo, we chatted about how Jerry West almost died when the Grizzlies lost the Lebron sweepstakes, and he signed page 188 of my copy of The Book of Basketball.Here's me as Allen Iverson and Ben as Rudy Gay...
Bill Simmons and Me
19 days ago by
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I met Bill Simmons at Borders in San Francisco on November 5.He took my photo, we chatted about how Jerry West almost died when the Grizzlies lost the Lebron sweepstakes, and he signed page 188 of my copy of The Book of Basketball.Here's me as Allen Iverson and Ben as Rudy Gay...
Bill Simmons and Me
19 days ago by
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I met Bill Simmons at Borders in San Francisco on November 5.He took my photo, we chatted about how Jerry West almost died when the Grizzlies lost the Lebron sweepstakes, and he signed page 188 of my copy of The Book of Basketball.Here's me as Allen Iverson and Ben as Rudy Gay...
The 2009-2010 Memphis Grizzlies
20 days ago by
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This was some of the worst basketball I have ever seen. What's frustrating is that the team has shown no signs of improvement in three years.They lost one of the 2 games I get to see in person this year badly to a terrible team and looked terrible doing it. By terrible, I mean...
Grizzlies vs Warriors Tonight
20 days ago by
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I will be leaving for the Oakland shortly to see the Grizzlies take on the Bay Area Warriors. I have just bet $22 dollars to win $20 if the Grizzlies lose by fewer than 6 points (or win).Grizzlies, whatever you do, please cover the spread.
Bill Simmons in SF on Thursday
22 days ago by
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On Thursday, I will meet my favorite Sports writer, Bill Simmons, columnist from my least favorite Sports News Organization, ESPN.He'll sign my copy of his book, The Book of Basketball, at Borders sometime after 7 pm.As a result, I am proposing 2 opportunities for Bay Area Grizzlies...
Pole, Pole, Hasheem Thabeet
28 days ago by
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I'll bet you haven't been to Makongo Secondary School on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Either East Africa is out of your way or you were discouraged when you found AK-47s at the entrance.Well, Makongo is where Hasheem Thabeet began his journey to beat Ricky Rubio...
Abdul-Jabbar + Barkley
29 days ago by
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First, the Grizzlies hire Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as a big man coach. Then, they hire Charles Barkley as General Manager.I must be in heaven. Ok, so neither is true, but can't a Grizzlies' blogger dream?Abdul-Jabbar is one of the 5 best centers, may be a top five player, and has...
The Bench
October 21, 2009 by
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“We got off to a good start, we played well, we were focused, and our defense was good,” Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins said. “We moved the basketball and we started subbing and we didn’t get the same play from our bench.”This is a quote that Hollins will be able to use in...
The Anticipation of the Grizzlies Upcoming Season as Compared with that of Star Wars, Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith
October 20, 2009 by
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As the Grizzlies embark on another journey to the lottery next week, I am reminded of another important time in my life: the release of Star Wars, Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith.When The Phantom Menace was released in 1999, there was excitement. Fans lined up in anticipation. But after...
An Open Letter to Ron Artest
October 08, 2009 by
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This is an open call to The Real Ron Artest.To the Ron Artest that Laker fans are hatin on. The Artest that hangs out with Hamed Haddadi. The Artest that doesn't kiss ass. The Ron Artest that curses out Laker fans and makes them apologize.You listening? Good. Let me be the first...
Memphis Grizzlies, Season 9
October 06, 2009 by
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Season 9 of the Memphis Grizzlies kicks off Tuesday, and my excitement is peaking. Like every year, I'm extremely excited to see the Grizzlies in action. Like every year, I will probably be terribly disappointed by Christmas.THE GOOD1. The Grizzlies have made significant upgrades...
Inside Grandma Barkley's House
September 23, 2009 by
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Next week, the Grizzlies open training camp about four hours southeast of Memphis in Birmingham, Alabama.About 20 minutes from Bill Battle Coliseum, the Grizzlies' training camp facilities, sits a town called Leeds.View Larger Map It was in Leeds, where a young Phoenix Suns fan...
Worst Case Scenario
September 17, 2009 by
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Ok, let's say the Iverson experiment doesn't work out. He corrupts the youngsters, jacks up 40 shots a game, and shoots 20%.Even if he's that bad, isn't there a team out there that would roll the dice on a trade in January? Maybe that team didn't have the cap space...
Where is Marc Gasol?
September 15, 2009 by
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In case you were wondering where Marc Gasol was, I have found him. He didn't make it to Allen Iverson's press conference because he is in Spain at the Eurobasket Championships.To see him in action, check out the 20 second mark of this video. He is sporting a nice haircut, which...
Iverson Declining with Age?
September 11, 2009 by
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Now that Iverson is a Grizzly, it's worth taking another look Basketball-Reference.com's August analysis of the impact of Iverson's age on his performance. According to Basketball-Reference, Iverson's stats suggest:His defense has improved with time.Despite his decline...
Why So Much Hate?
September 09, 2009 by
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The response to the Grizzlies decision to add Allen Iverson has been negative. The most significant arguments are:1. Iverson won't generate on-court success next season.2. Acquiring Iverson comes at the expense of acquiring better players.3. Iverson may impede the development of...
God Chose Memphis
September 09, 2009 by
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Allen Iverson announced via Twitter: "God Chose Memphis as the place that I will continue my career. I met with Mr. Heinsley, Chris Wallace and my next head coach Lionel Hollins"Moments later, I announced that I was now following @alleniverson.Unfortunately, even bigger news...
My Dreamseat
September 07, 2009 by
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There's no better way to observe the Grizzlies annual trip to the lottery than from the comfort of ESPN's 'Dreamseat'.This might be enough to convince me to move to a place large enough to carve out a 'Man Town' that would warrant such a throne.At a price of...
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