Tag: Memphis Grizzlies
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies Offseason Outlook – Marc Gasol
Gasol finished a second straight season on his feet and appears in the best shape of his career. At age 33 and two years removed from foot surgery, that’s highly encouraging. His 25 double-doubles shouldn’t be dismissed in the rubble of a crumbled season, considering they were three off his career high of 28 double-doubles…
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies Offseason Outlook – Chandler Parsons
If incremental progress was the goal, then Parsons took a few small steps in the right direction in Year Two with Memphis. He played in two more games than he did in his first Grizzlies season, and shot a career-high 42.1-percent on threes in 36 appearances.
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies Offseason Outlook – Mike Conley
Barring any setbacks, there’s no reason to believe Conley can’t return to the form from his career season a year ago. Conley feels largely responsible for how this season got away. Expect him to be as hungry as ever to set things right next season.
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies Offseason Outlook – J.B. Bickerstaff
The point is clear: whether it’s the franchise center or a developing prospect trying to stay in the league, Bickerstaff coached with the same accountability. His time has come for a shot at the job on his terms.
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Lang’s World: How the Whitakers body-slammed WrestleMania 34 into a family event 4.12.18
“Can we watch RAW?” my wife asked me Monday night, just minutes after we’d put our son to bed.
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MikeCheck on Grizzlies: Two takeaways from Minnesota and a look ahead to Wednesday’s season finale at OKC
Grizzlies interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff may not be quite ready to evaluate the job he’s done under tough circumstances, but he’s certain about the progress made by several of the team’s younger prospects this season.
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Grind City Media Update: Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace locks up Brooks on multi-year deal heading into free agency
The Grizzlies have apparently seen enough to keep the 29-year-old Brooks around for a while, having agreed to a multi-year deal with the 6-5 shooting guard that keeps him in Memphis for the final four games – and beyond.
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MikeCheck on Grizzlies: Two takeaways from New Orleans and a look ahead to Friday’s game against the Kings
“Of course, I’m excited … but I don’t know man,” Brooks said as Thursday’s deadline approached for the expiration of his 10-day contract with the Grizzlies. “The NBA is tricky man, and I’ve been through a lot. So I’ve just tried to go out there mentally and physically, and stay sharp.”
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MikeCheck on Grizzlies: Resilient Brooks closing in on latest goal to become first Grizz rookie in decade to play all 82
As a team trainer approached with two huge bags of ice after Tuesday’s practice at the Smoothie King Center, Dillon Brooks made a small request as he rushed to change shoes.
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Lang’s World: A solemn farewell to sensational ‘Starbury’ 3.29.18
MEMPHIS – At the beginning, we never really considered the end. We just wanted to get a dog. When we first met, her name was Star. We eyed each other through the wire grate on her cage, on what was basically death row of the dog shelter in East Harlem.