Great article! One comment: A notable fact that Verno and others leave out of the narrative in Game 1 is Tony played poor defense for most of the game. He... Read Story | Read All 10 Comment(s)
COVER STORY IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ON THE GRIZZ WITH MIKE CONLEY ON THE COVER!!! Good article, as usual, Chris. I enjoy your analysis because you seem to understand basketball beyond... Read Story | Read All 10 Comment(s)
I agree about Prince, but I still think that he really had some key buckets for us last night, and I love his poise and defense. Could he do more?... Read Story | Read All 9 Comment(s)
Can we talk about how many open looks Tayshaun has been turning down? His defense has been irreplaceable and, combined with QPon's, has been key in getting TA the rest... Read Story | Read All 9 Comment(s)
If I read the box scores correctly it looks like Conley and Gasol each played slightly more minutes than Durant. Does anyone know how old these three guy are?... Read Story | Read All 9 Comment(s)
If Tony played the entire 4th quarter, he would play maybe half the quarter before he fouled out. Even with limited minutes, he always has at least 3 fouls going... Read Story | Read All 9 Comment(s)
I think this series has proven exactly how big of an impact a player like Kevin Durant has. A team that loses one of its superstars should see a significant... Read Story | Read All 9 Comment(s)
How about the fact that we are a single game 1 KD jumper from a sweep in this series? Yes, the asterisk will be that Westbrook is out. So effing... Read Story | Read All 9 Comment(s)
A great Mike Conley game. I thought the Grizz offense finally woke up in this series (after being asleep except for a brief 4th quarter run in game 2), triggered... Read Story | Read All 9 Comment(s)
I can remember a couple of unique doubleheaders in the day. In late March 1985 the Texas Rangers played the Kansas City Royals at McCarver Stadium in an early afternoon... Read Story | Read All 1 Comment(s)
I thought that was the purpose of being a fan, not just the purpose of a blog. I can't watch a team I support without thinking about what I think... Read Story | Read All 4 Comment(s)
J-Val, you do realize that the entire purpose of this blog is to analyze and pontificate about the Grizzlies, right? And it's possible to point out some obvious necessary areas... Read Story | Read All 4 Comment(s)
The Grizz are doing great. No need to pontificate, analyze, or nit pick. Memphis fans are a puzzling lot. Full of angst, conspiracy theories, inferiority complexes. We need to learn... Read Story | Read All 4 Comment(s)
Agree on your concerns about small ball. I was mostly frustrated with our inability to punish the Thunder for going small when they were on defense. If Durant is guarding... Read Story | Read All 4 Comment(s)
Tayshaun had a stinker. Hope that's just an aberration; he's been through all this umpteen times and, it's weird, but when he plays badly -- Durant roared right by him... Read Story | Read All 6 Comment(s)
Gasol had about 2 or 3 possessions in a row where he absolutely abused Perkins. It was hilarious. They were so good I thought Perkins might lose his cool and... Read Story | Read All 6 Comment(s)
The biggest problem is and has been the offense, which comes down to how well Mike Conley pushes the pace. If he gets the Grizz into their offensive sets early... Read Story | Read All 6 Comment(s)
I agree that we tend to play down to teams, but in the playoffs we are up against the best of the best, so that's not as much of an... Read Story | Read All 6 Comment(s)
I have been watching the Griz closely during the playoffs to see if they've eliminated the one criticism I have of the team: Playing down to their opponent, or choking... Read Story | Read All 6 Comment(s)
In my opinion all the criticism of Hollins is petty, if not misplaced. As have been commented on incessantly he seems to get criticized for even the smallest, most ridiculous... Read Story | Read All 4 Comment(s)