http://www.memphisflyer.com/blogs/BeyondtheArc/ Comments On: Beyond the Arc en-us Copyright 2009 Memphis Flyer. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Memphis Flyer readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Memphis Flyer. wil@desert.net (Memphis Flyer Webmaster) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0600 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:45:00 -0600 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
True. But at least his family is happy in Atlanta (apparently). If you can't be around Daddy as much as you like, then at least you want to be in a city you like. And if you're a good husband and father, you want your wife and children to be wherever it makes them happy.

All that said, even Larry Brown's remarks are just conjecture. We don't know what the "personal issues" were/are. We don't know the dynamics of that marriage or family. I'm reminded of Jesus' sound advice: "Judge not lest you be judged."
Posted by L3E]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:10:01 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by MemphisX]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:48:59 -0600 Memphis Flyer
A.I. I hope you can adjust so you can prolong your career, wished you could've done it in Memphis...good luck where ever you land. Don't let this be the way people remember you and your career!
Posted by A4 Haulin']]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:17:17 -0600 Memphis Flyer
It is easy to forget that these guys have families, complete with the idiosyncracies that go along with it. One could even argue that if he was hearing noise from his family, he took it out on his teammates . . . especially if he can't start the way he thinks he should.

At any rate, I wish him luck. And I wish US luck.
Posted by L3E]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:21:36 -0600 Memphis Flyer
JTD: 82games.com tracks those kinds of numbers. At some point, hopefully soon, I'll get around to a Conley post and look at that. But the short answer is that Conley's success rate on shots in the paint is not terrible but certainly below most of the estabished players you'd like to compare him to and, perhaps more troubling, hasn't improved over the course of his two-plus seasons.
Posted by Chris Herrington]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:53:31 -0600 Memphis Flyer
Over the years, based on his games against the Grizzlies, what I saw with my own eyes is that Randolph is a tremendous talent, regardless of any stats that could be used to argue that perhaps a dozen or more other power forwards in the NBA are more talented.

To his credit, Lionel Hollins has done a much better job than Randolph's previous two or three coaches of convincing Randolph to buy into the team concept and maximizing Randolph's God-given talents, at least thus far. But the talent should have been obvious to anyone, including sportswriters!...Statistics be damned!



Posted by Strait Shooter]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:53:41 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by TennesseeDrew]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:00 -0600 Memphis Flyer
I'm absolutely not bagging on Conley here, but is there some way to determine his career shooting percentage on drives to the rim? I can't think of a player I've ever seen miss more point-blank layups, game after game, week after week, year after year, than Conley.

Maybe I convinced myself of this phenomenon at some point, and now I'm just seeing what I expect to see, but it's positively supernatural how many times his finger-rolls and lay-ins glance of the backboard or spin off the rim. It's uncanny to the point that he almost HAS to be doing something mechanically wrong (presumably fixable) to make it happen. Just me?
Posted by jtd]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:04:13 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by herschel]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:42:06 -0600 Memphis Flyer
well I've been doin my part and voting for him almost everyday on my all-star ballot. I just feels this guy is the embodyment of what it means to be a Memphian. i.e. tough, and gritty, without the glory...unlike some other softer Gasol we've known before :)

Go Grizz!!
Posted by MisterT80]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:59:41 -0600 Memphis Flyer
For the media or anyone else to project a veteran player (Randolph is 28) to play at his long-established style and production levels is just being rationale. For people to project that player to perform differently or better at that stage of his career is being hopeful -- i.e., being a fan. So far the hopeful have been more correct, and that's great.

I did write rather extensively about environmental factors (Randolph's individual and team performance alongside Marcus Camby vs. alongside Eddy Curry in relation to projecting him alongside Marc Gasol, among others) that might make his fit in Memphis work out well. And so far that counterargument seems to be winning out.


Posted by Chris Herrington]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:36:41 -0600 Memphis Flyer
All in all, giving up a few assists from Gasol in exchange for Randolph's scoring, rebounding and passing abilities is definitely not a bad trade off, in my opinion. Heck, that's arguably the only smart move the Grizzlies brass made this past off season!
Posted by Strait Shooter]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:44:24 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by sankara]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:27:01 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by AK47]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:19:45 -0600 Memphis Flyer
He was a great talent that unfortunately has learned nothing about what he "truly" has to offer nor the type of redemption he could've obtained by being a team leader instead of noise maker!

When Allen goes to the Hall of Fame he'll always have a stigma attached and will be known as much for his attitude and selfishness as he was for his incredible talent.

God truly is shaking his head at how Iverson took what was given to him for granted and got so full of himself that he began to believe he was the Answer instead of God...it's too bad!
Posted by A4 Haulin']]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:48:03 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by davidlovesthegrizzlies]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:46:34 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by griger]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:06:47 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by Chris Herrington]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:16:27 -0600 Memphis Flyer
That would put him ahead of Conley already...
Posted by Grizzly_Adam]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:12:22 -0600 Memphis Flyer
Hollins is full of it. Damage control b.s.

Hollins will do what he does best, that is coach the Grizzlies to another lottery appearence. That's why he was brought back for his 3rd coaching stint, right?

I need to find a place that wants to win now and enjoys having sellout crowds. That ain't Memphis!!!
Posted by Allen Iverson]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:24:54 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by AK47]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:25:13 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by 38103]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:10:30 -0600 Memphis Flyer
I'm not sure that Iverson's complaint was about not playing 40 minutes...at least I hope not because the Grizz training staff stated no more than 20 minutes for the week. He complained and will probably continue to complain about not starting. I can't see him starting on the Knicks either. I think a lot of teams who had "some" interest in him will use this fiasco as a bargaining chip to get him to conform to playing some form of "team hoops". I also don't think it will be successful. What's worse for Iverson is he'll have to deal with Knick fans and New Yorkers who have a far lower tolerance for player BS. We'll see how that one plays out if it actually happens.

BTW, if he doesn't make a team this year....he's done in the NBA! Teams will find it hard to believe anything he says unless somebody just wants a guy on the team that will jack up 20-25 shots a game.
Posted by A4 Haulin']]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:03:34 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by 38103]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:37:02 -0600 Memphis Flyer
"Hey, you remember, that time, when, the Grizzlies signed Allen Iverson, as a way to try and sell tickets, even though he never played a single home game...that was awesome!"
Posted by MisterT80]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:20:39 -0600 Memphis Flyer