Category: Articles
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Lang’s World: These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things
I can’t speak for you, but raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens are not a few of my favorite things. While I appreciate the sentiment of that song we hear each holiday season — stopping to recognize the things that make each day a little better — the stuff that makes us not feel…
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MikeCheck: Sans rookies Morant and Clarke, Grizzlies brace for surging Bucks as Jenkins faces former team
On Friday night, electrifying point guard Ja Morant won’t get the chance to dunk on reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. And reserve forward Brandon Clarke won’t be able to provide the jolting spike of an energy drink in his customary role off the bench.
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#IMHO: Rebuilding, Giannis the MVP, and Heat Culture
Grind City Media’s Lang Whitaker and Michael Wallace have been covering the NBA since shorts were short and socks were long, but their opinions about the League don’t always mesh. #IMHO is their weekly chance to weigh in on the most pertinent news from around the NBA. What’s lit? What’s lame? Find out each week…
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies aim to rekindle ‘48 minutes of complete basketball’ as they face improved Suns to close trip
PHOENIX – Having won just seven of their first 23 games amid nagging injuries and one of the NBA’s toughest schedules, the Grizzlies’ formula for continuity and success remains in the trial and error stage as they wrap up their longest road trip of the season. But Jaren Jackson Jr. is confident the recipe includes…
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Lang’s World: Who replaces Mike Norvell? Depends which type of coach the Memphis Tigers want
You don’t need me to tell you that Mike Norvell did an incredible job as football coach at the University of Memphis. He won more than twice as many games as he lost, he went to bowl games in each of his four seasons, he recruited the heck out of the region, and this year…
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MikeCheck: Morant ramps up workload in return to practice, but will miss fourth straight game as Grizzlies face Jazz
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins confirmed after the team’s workout in Utah on Friday that Morant has made steady progress in his recovery. But Jenkins said the team’s medical staff wants to continue to see how Morant’s body responds to the increased practice workloads before determining how much closer he is to returning to game action.
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#IMHO: NBA Ratings, the unstoppable Lake Show, and the end of the Spurs dynasty?
Grind City Media’s Lang Whitaker and Michael Wallace have been covering the NBA since shorts were short and socks were long, but their opinions about the League don’t always mesh. #IMHO is their weekly chance to weigh in on the most pertinent news from around the NBA. What’s lit? What’s lame? Find out each week…
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Lang’s World: The GCM SEC Coaches Postseason Power Poll
The calendar finally flipped into December over the weekend, which means yet another SEC football regular season is in the books. Since we started the season with an SEC Coach power poll, it’s only fair that as the season draws to a close, we re-power the coaches and see who’s managed to climb, hang on…
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Lang’s World: Giving Thanks for College Football
It is that time of year again, when we gather with our friends and families and break out thick sweaters and instead of fretting over what we do not have, we can instead hopefully be thankful for everything we do have. This is something my Mom used to force us to do each Thanksgiving, although…
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MikeCheck: As Grizzlies debut ‘throwback’ digs, Clarke bridges franchise’s stylish Vancouver roots to bright Memphis future
At the time, Brandon Clarke was two years old. The rest of the details are a bit sketchy. Clarke doesn’t remember the exact game, opponent or result. He simply believes he was in the original arena, because his family once told him so. Born on Sept. 19, 1996 in Vancouver, Clarke is the lone current…