Category: Articles
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MikeCheck: After faltering on trip, Grizzlies’ 3-game homestand crucial for getting Conley, Gasol consistently on track
The supporting cast is revamped, the defensive mindset is restored and the quest to be a playoff contender in the West is renewed. But, the Grizzlies simply won’t build the early momentum they need to go very far this season if Mike Conley and Marc Gasol aren’t clearly leading the way.
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Lang’s World: The Joy of Hate-Watching
Watching college football is very rarely a purely partisan experience. No matter which squad is your favorite team, they will only play about a dozen games, maybe a couple more if you’re lucky (or maybe if they’re lucky).
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies cut Harrison as confidence grows in Temple, Mack entering 3-game trip
The move leaves Memphis with 14 players under traditional NBA contracts and creates an open roster spot should the team seek to bolster depth up front. Harrison, 24, entered the season with $200,000 guaranteed on his $1.5 million contract, which presented the Grizzlies both roster and financial flexibility.
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#IMHO: Offensive explosions, the coaching carousel, plus Giannis and The Brow
So Mike, another week, another 50-point game. This time it was Klay Thompson, dropping 52 (on 14 threes!), last week it was Steph Curry with 51, and before that it was Blake Griffin with 50. Everybody can score, and people are getting buckets all over the League.
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MikeCheck: Birmingham’s reinvestment in Magic City showdown a nod to HBCU’s ‘Classic’ success
MEMPHIS – Alabama State coach Donald Hill-Eley emerged on the losing end of his team’s most recent game, but he knows a truly winning formula when he sees one.
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Lang’s World: A College Football Halloween
It’s that time of year again, when we all dress up in costumes and stumble around begging strangers for free candy. The older we get, the more of a burden wearing a good Halloween costume becomes. Half-stepping is no longer allowed; you have to go all-in, which I plan to do this year.
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MikeCheck: Gasol back to work after scary fall in Sacramento, plans to play Saturday against Suns
Gasol confirmed Friday that an MRI test did not reveal any structural damage to his neck and that some of the initial soreness and stiffness have eased the past 36 hours with treatment. Marc Gasol went through practice and intends to play in Saturday’s game against the Suns.
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#IMHO: LeBron’s Lakers, standout rookies & leaked uniforms
In week one of #IMHO, Grind City Media’s Lang Whitaker and Michael Wallace square off on LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers, the Boston Celtic’s conference championship chances, standout rookies thus far, and allegedly leaked new Minnesota Timberwolves uniforms.
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MikeCheck: Memphis contingent fuels resilient TSU Tigers’ rally for improbable OVC title run
Limping into the room on crutches, only days removed from season-ending knee surgery, Tennessee State lineman Thomas Burton had every reason to decline the request. The redshirt senior’s college career is likely over due to the ACL repair.
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MikeCheck: Beating the Jazz sets bar for what Grizzlies can be this season – if they sustain
If one performance could define what the Grizzlies (2-1) aspire to be as a team this season, the win in Utah revealed just about every characteristic and ideal. Gasol set the early tone with an aggressive first half on the way to finishing with 18 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Conley controlled pace and…