In the first installment of this pre-training-camp look at the Grizzlies roster, I compared the statistical record from Mike Conleyรขย€ย™s rookie season to that off the best current point guards in the league.

Chip Crain, of Three Shades of Blue, asked how Conleyรขย€ย™s backcourt competitor, Kyle Lowry, would stack up if his 07-08 season were submitted to the same test. The short answer: Very well. Lowry had a higher PER than Conley last season (14.32 to 12.65) and probably a slightly more effective all-around season.

Read more of Chris Herrington’s analyis at Beyond the Arc.