commercialappeal.com - 11/3/2009
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Fourth-year forward Rudy Gay and the Grizzlies failed to reach an agreement on a contract extension before the NBA deadline. Negotiations broke off Monday evening so Gay will become a restricted free agent next summer. The Griz still can match any offer sheet Gay signs. The parties had until ...
3sob.com - 11/3/2009
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The first regular season power rankings reveal the
Grizzlies are getting mixed reviews. Rankings are from 20th...
to 29th. Of note is Sports Illustrated stats for the Grizzlies. The good news is the Grizzlies rank at 8th offensively which is based on points per game. The Grizzlies are at ...
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Power Rankings for week of 11-2
sports.yahoo.com - 11/3/2009
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Sacramento 127, Memphis 116 Out of nowhere, both
Sacramento and Memphis came through with an early-season big...
top blowout. Full of fun, huge hoops, and fair play; the Grizz and Kings went at it hard from the beginning, pushing the ball and ...
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Behind the Box Score, where K-Mart went off
mysportsrumors.com - 11/3/2009
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mysportsrumors.com —
It looks more and more like Memphis Grizzlies
forward Rudy Gay will be hitting free agency next...
summer . There’s only a couple more hours till the midnight deadline for an extension and the two sides have ceased negotiations. That means the forward will become a restricted free agent this ...
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Rudy Gay to Hit Free Agency
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SL: Redd to miss at least 2 weeks; Gay doesn't sign extension
Ball Don't Lie —
... it was eerily similar to an injury he suffered in January 2007, when he dunked late in a game against Cleveland and also hurt his left patella tendon. This time he injured the knee while making a right-handed dunk early in the third quarter of the Bucks' 96-85 victory. 'It's not severe,' Redd said. 'Good news. I just aggravated an old knee injury I had a couple years ago. I'm going to Chicago to check it out with my doctor, but the MRI showed up pretty positive.'" Ronald Tillery, Memphis Commercial Appeal: "Fourth-year forward Rudy ...
No Extension for Rudy Gay
SLAM Online —
... that he requested. Better luck next time, Rudy: Negotiations broke off Monday evening so Gay will become a restricted free agent next summer. The Griz still can match any offer sheet Gay signs. The parties had until 10:59 p.m. CST Monday to strike a deal. ‘We’ve agreed to not agree,’ said Jeff Austin, Gay’s agent. ‘We looked at different ways we might try to get something done and we weren’t able to agree.”‘ ...
Outlet Pass: Rudy Gay RFA, Knicks Win + Gasol
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... CST Monday to strike a deal.
“We’ve agreed to not agree,” said Jeff Austin, Gay’s agent. “We looked at different ways we might try to get something done and we weren’t able to agree.”
An NBA source said the Grizzlies’ final offer was a five-year deal worth about $50 million. Gay was asking for a deal similar to Portland’s LaMarcus Aldridge (five years, $65 million with incentives), according to the source.
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Starters became reserves, ...
No Contract For Rudy Gay
UCONN | Men's Basketball —
Rudy Gay and the Grizzlies reportedly did not reach an agreement on a contract extension before Monday's deadline, meaning Gay will become a restricted free agent in the offseason -- and maybe trade bait in the meantime.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal has the report on the contract negotiation breakdown, a piece which Gay does not come across bitter:
Asked by the Appeal if he was disappointed, Gay said: "Not at all. You've got to stick to your guns when you come to this. I know my worth and we didn't get to it. Obviously, their offer wasn't what I ...
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Game 8 Recap: Blazers 93, Grizzlies 79
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Tempers flare as Memphis Grizzlies lose to Denver Nuggets, 133
commercialappeal.com 11/2/2009 — DENVER — The scoreboard wasn’t all that provided fireworks in what turned out to be a shootout Sunday night between the Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets. The Grizzlies had to douse an explosive shouting match between O.J. Mayo and Rudy Gay on their bench ...
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Pregame Breakdown - Memphis Grizzlies vs. Detroit Pistons
oller.weebly.com 10/26/2009 — It has finally arrived. The Memphis Grizzlies open the season against the Detroit Pistons. The preseason had many ups and downs, but ultimately I came away happy. The main reason for this was the potential that the team showed. The team's best game came against the ...
Will Randolph Become A Leader On The Memphis Grizzlies?
feedproxy.google.com 10/26/2009 —
There is no doubt about the ability of Memphis Grizzlies big man Zach Randolph; the question is can he conduct himself like a man. So far in his NBA career the man nicknamed “ Z-BO ” has been a problem child for each of his teams he has been on. The “ Memphis ...
Martin scores 48 to ruin Iverson's Memphis debut —
SI.com - NBA 11/3/2009
SACRAMENTO, Calif.(AP) Kevin Martin scored 48 points and Beno Udrih hit a game-tying layup in the closing seconds of regulation to give the Sacramento Kings a 127-116 overtime victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in their home opener Monday night.
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