Zach Randolph is coming off the best year of his career. He made it to the 2010 NBA All Star team. Now, in historically typical form, he is involved with something off the court that might hurt his career: Drugs. A drug investigation in Indianapolis has been linked to Randolph after police discovered he had provided [...]
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Watching the Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday was watching a major-statement game. They defeated the defending champs, albeit by 1 point, making it known that these guys are for real. Who woudl want to play Memphis in the 1st round of the playoffs? We will find out how good Memphis is on back [...]
Thursday, January 28, 2010
There are 7 players making their first ever all star appearance during the 2010 NBA All Star Game: Deron Williams, Kevin Durant, Al Horford, Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo, Gerald Wallace, and Zack Randolph. Those noteworthy, yet snubbed, include David Lee of the Knicks, Chris Kaman of the Clippers, and Mo Williams of the Cavaliers. Better luck [...]
Monday, December 14, 2009
The Memphis Grizzlies are playing some serious basketball these days. I do not know if coach Lionel Hollins has got the team drinking the Cool Aid, but something has finally them gelled together as a team.The emergence of Marc Gasol this year has been huge for the Grizzlies. He is a flat out beast on [...]
Monday, November 16, 2009
Allen Iverson and the Memphis Grizzlies agreed today to part ways, terminating AI’s contract and waiving him after a 10-day absence from the team. Iverson had career low numbers as a reserve for the Grizzlies, and it now looks worse than ever for him to turn his career around. Iverson was frustrated about not starting, and was [...]
Friday, October 2, 2009
I lied about liking Allen Iverson. I really did. Who didn’t love all those breathtaking dunks, and ridiculous finishes in the paint? All the fight he has inside him. The headband he would wrap around those incredulous hairdos. Oh yeah, and his rant about practice never seems to grow old. I lied about liking AI. After what [...]
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
There are rumors circulating that Allen Iverson is heading to either the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat or the Memphis Grizzlies. For the sake of one of the NBA’s financially ailing franchises, lets hope AI lands in Memphis. Heat and Clippers fans should be rooting for this as well. Dwyane Wade will not re-sign until he [...]
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
With the chance to land a marquee name in 2010, already strong teams are dangling expiring contracts (AKA junk) via trade to desperate teams for their top tier talent.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
The 2009 NBA Draft is in the books begging the question: What teams added the piece that will help them out of the lottery and into the playoffs next year? The Bulls, Heat, and Blazers—lottery teams from 2008—made the playoffs, replaced this year by Phoenix, Toronto, and Washington (who traded their pick to Minnesota). Below [...]
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