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Not time to throw coach under the bus : Columnists : Memphis Commercial Appeal
It seemed like a simple enough question: Are the Grizzlies a well-coached team? "I think, um ... " said Rudy Gay . He considered his words. "I think, um ... " Gay said again. A stumper, it must have been. "For us to really be good, we have to buy into it," Gay, the team's star forward, said, ...
Report: Hornets, Wizards, Grizzlies close to three-team deal
Report: Hornets, Wizards, Grizzlies close to three-team deal
sports.yahoo.com — That mini-Crittenton-to-Memphis trade I Twittered about last night is apparently on the verge of becoming a three-team... deal between the Memphis Grizzlies , Washington Wizards and New Orleans Hornets . Ivan Carter of the Washington Post breaks it ... (more) Report: Hornets, Wizards, Grizzlies close to three-team deal
Grizzlies' Darko Milicic admits he's homesick :  Grizzlies : Memphis Commercial Appeal
Grizzlies' Darko Milicic admits he's homesick : Grizzlies : Memphis Commercial Appeal
commercialappeal.com — Never before has there been such talk about a free-agent period two years before it will commence.... With superstars such as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh scheduled to be free agents in 2010, several NBA teams are already making moves to ... (more) Grizzlies' Darko Milicic admits he's homesick : ...
Memphis, TN: FedEXForum
Memphis, TN: FedEXForum
fanfoodie.blogspot.com — Located at the corner of South Third Street and historic Beale Street, The FedEXForum was built in... the heart of downtown Memphis at a cost of $250 million and has been the home of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies and the University of Memphis Tigers since 2004. (more) Memphis, TN: FedEXForum
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First Cup: Wednesday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Geoff Calkins of the Memphis Commercial-Appeal: "Yes, the Grizzlies are piling up losses. Yes, some of the players are -- let's put it nicely -- equivocal in their support of Marc Iavaroni and his staff. But what did anyone expect from this team, exactly? What part of three-year plan didn't you understand? The Grizzlies start THREE ROOKIES, remember. They'd struggle to win the Sophomore-Rookie Game. It's not some accident that the Grizzlies are terrible. It's a direct result of the team's considered decision to build for three years from now. ... Of ...

Game Thread #17, Memphis @ Atlanta, December 3rd
Peachtree Hoops — ... is listed as day-to-day. Game Notes For Entertainment Purposes Only: Atlanta -9, 198.5 o/u Blogging With the Enemy: 3 Shades of Blue Vote for NBATV FanNight: Hawks @ Rockets, next Tuesday. The most important thing about tonight's game: Josh Smith returns. Bad news for a Memphis team that's a below average field goal shooting team to begin with. Worse news for Memphis: this headline. Not that another article in today's Commercial ...

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