Expect Some Sizzle From the Grizzlies

The Memphis Grizzlies have never really done justice to their team nickname. "Grizzlies" normally conjure up thoughts of huge, fearsome beasts. Not exactly the kind we've seen in Memphis in recent seasons. Instead we've seen a timid group of NBAers that were toothless and anything but scary. This year should be different and the Grizz' should start winning. I say "should" because this team is very, very young and more often that not, young teams lose a lot before they figure out how to win. There are SIX rookies and only three guys with more than five years of NBA experience and the ones that have been around the league for a while are Marko Jaric (six), Greg Buckner (nine) and Antoine Walker (12). These guys are really only there because of trade throw-ins too and don't exactly get the turnstiles clicking by themselves! In Rudy Gay, Memphis has its genuine star. Not a superstar just yet, but Gay doubled his scoring average last year and in doing so cracked the coveted 20 point mark.  ... (link)