3shadesofblue.com - 6/16/2009
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Pau Gasol has his NBA Finals Trophy. He joins Jason Williams (once) and James Posey (twice) as former Memphis Grizzlies who have hoisted the NBA trophy. So how should Grizzlies fans feel about this? Should they be sad that the Grizzlies were never able to get a single playoff win with these ...
Who Needs to Win the Lottery: The Grizzlies
3shadesofblue.com 5/18/2009 — This is the last team installment of the series on the draft lottery and who should be awarded the top pick in the draft. As with all the rest this is a parody of the lottery and should not be taken seriously. Coming tomorrow is 3 Shades of Blues prediction of the lottery results
Cynicism is Alive in Memphis
3shadesofblue.com 6/12/2009 — A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future. - Sidney J. Harris If there is one thing Grizzlies fans seem to have in common today it is a very cynical outlook on what is going to happen in this draft. Some ...
A Referendum on Leadership
3shadesofblue.com 6/8/2009 —
Do the Grizzlies have the moxey to do what the believe is right despite the warnings of trouble if they do?
So much debate is going on around Memphis these days about the #2 pick in the draft and whether or not the Grizzlies will take Ricky ...
Draught Day
grizzvan.blogspot.com 6/25/2009 — Probably this is the most thrilling day of the year for Grizzlies fans. Each year it gets better. Four years ago we had no picks! Now we got three baby! Long life ahead! Looking back a couple years, we had the excellent Greg Oden / Kevin Durant draft with the back-to-back Champion Florida ...
Weekly Update: Grizzlies Lose Two Insiders
3shadesofblue.com 5/18/2009 — I get my share of criticism about always supporting the team and the front office... even when I don't feel I am supporting them. For instance I have always stated that I was and am against the 3 year plan. Long-term planning doesn't work because most fans get antsy waiting for things to ...
Will the Grizzlies Past Haunt Them This Year?
3sob.com 6/23/2009 — "Decisions in the NBA follow you, and each one you make limits options that may present themselves in the future." Oklahoma City GM Sam Presti What an interesting comment from the man who apparently turned down the Grizzlies job to take over the ...
Calkins : Grizzlies Can’t Pass On Rubio
cantstopthebleeding.com 6/21/2009 —
While colleague Roland Tillery touts UConn’s 7-foot-3 center Hasheem Thabeet as Memphis’ likely pick as the no. 2 overall selection in this week’s NBA Draft, the Commercial-Appeal’s Jeff Calkins warns that if the Grizzlies opt for anyone other than PG Ricky Rubio, ...
Free Agency Begins Tonight....What Will the Griz Do?
3sob.com 7/13/2009 — Free agency is set to begin in less than 5 hours and the Grizzlies currently have the most cap space in the NBA (!!). The Griz also have a big hole at PF, with just Darrell Arthur as the only natural 4 that is certain to be on the roster come November 1st. Can we expect to see the Griz use ...
Griz fail to land Randolph and much more!
blogs.commercialappeal.com 6/27/2009 — The Grizzlies had agreed in principle to acquire power forward Zach Randolph Thursday night but Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling later nixed the trade, according to two NBA sources.During the NBA draft, executives from both teams hammered ...
Free Agency: a Losing Proposition This Summer
3shadesofblue.com 5/1/2009 — People keep saying Memphis should be a big player in this summer's free agent market. I question the intelligence of such a conclusion. Sure the Grizzlies have money they could spend. Actually the Grizzlies, barring a win in the lottery (quit laughing - It could happen) will HAVE to spend ...
