Category: Articles
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Lang’s World: We’re Ready for Season 2
Now that we’re into 2019, the season two draft is just a few weeks away. I’m assembling my crew and getting ready to put in hours scouting and prepping for the season two draft. Season one was not easy, but going through it taught me a ton, about myself, about my team, and about the…
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MikeCheck: As Garnett’s Grasshopper, Jackson Jr. applying key lessons from NBA legend’s tutelage
15-time NBA All-Star, 2008 NBA champion, 2004 MVP and soon-to-be Hall of Famer, Kevin Garnett knows every angle of the game. His “grasshopper” is a signature gather motion, with elbows extended, to set up an offensive move. He was reaching into his extensive bag of tricks to share with Jackson.
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#IMHO: The Nuggets, Marc Gasol and Mike Conley
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: Conley’s impact growing on, off court as Grizzlies celebrate MLK legacy and embrace national volunteer month
As the longest-tenured player with the Grizzlies, no one on the roster gets Memphis as a basketball town quite like the 12-year veteran playmaker who, on the court, has dished and dazzled the franchise through some of its most challenging lows as well as it highest peaks.
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#IMHO: The Celtics, Rockets, The Brow and the MLK Celebration
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: Ready For The Ride
While this season’s Grizzlies team and coaching staff is mostly new, Gasol remains the same, averaging about 16 points and boards, knocking down a few threes per game, and playing free safety for one of the NBA’s most stingy defenses. The 2018-19 season still has a ways to go, but Marc Gasol seems ready for…
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#IMHO: Thibs, All-Star voting, and mid-season awards (plus, Tony Allen!)
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: Holiday arrives in desperate times as Grizzlies grind to rescue themselves from slide
Holiday’s crash course in the playing rotation continues Monday when he plays his second game with the Grizzlies (18-21) as they face the Pelicans (18-22). The game carries added significance for both Memphis and Holiday, considering developments over the weekend.
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Lang’s World: Why the College Football Playoff needs to change
The best thing about this year’s College Football Playoff is that it has proven plainly that the College Football Playoff needs to change. At least, if you want to have some fun.
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies vow to move past locker room incident, steer season back on track
Memphis players, coaches and executives took significant steps Thursday to move past an emotionally charged locker room incident that followed Wednesday’s loss to the Pistons in which veterans Garrett Temple and Omri Casspi had to be separated amid a heated exchange.