Tag: Michael Wallace
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#IMHO: Was Scottie Pippen wrong to sit out final 1.8 seconds of 1994 Bulls-Knicks playoff game?
Grind City Media’s Lang Whitaker and Mike Wallace discuss Scottie Pippen’s controversial decision to sit on the bench for the final 1.8 seconds of a pivotal playoff game against the New York Knicks highlighted in episode 7 of ESPN’s ‘The…
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#IMHO: Michael Jordan, Stockton and the Mailman, Draymond Green and the return of the NBA
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: ‘Checking In’ during NBA hiatus with Grizzlies Youth Basketball C.O.Y. Sidy Sall
Grind City Media uses this space each week to ‘Check In’ with the Grizzlies, their biggest fans and the community as they endure this hiatus together. This week’s ‘Check In’ is with Sidy Sall, a Memphis resident and Senegal native named the 2019-2020 Grizzlies Youth Basketball Coach of the Year. That honor qualified Sall for…
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#IMHO: Predicting DPOY and MVP between Giannis and LeBron, 2019/20 NBA Awards
Grind City Media’s Mike Wallace and Lang Whitaker predict who they think will win the 2019/20 NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards between reining MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and NBA icon LeBron James. —- 1-click Subscribe…
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#IMHO: MVPs, “The Last Dance,” and prep stars hitting the G-League
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: Jordan connections run deep in Memphis as Grizzlies embrace ‘The Last Dance’
Whether by connection or coincidence, the Jordan/Last Dance ties run deep in Memphis. And last week’s episodes that detailed Jordan’s mentoring of Kobe Bryant especially hit home.
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MikeCheck: ‘Checking In’ during NBA hiatus with Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant
This week’s ‘Check In’ is with Ja Morant, who was a surprise participant on a recent video conference call with local middle school scholars and volunteers with the Grizzlies TEAM Mentor Program.
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#IMHO: Predicting NBA Rookie of the Year & Coach of the Year 2019-20 Awards
Grind City Media’s Mike Wallace and Lang Whitaker discuss their top picks for the NBA’s coveted Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year awards if voting happened today featuring Zion Williamson, Kendrick Nunn and Ja Morant to Toronto’s…
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#IMHO: Ja and the Rookies, Jordan vs. Isiah, and the return of the NBA?
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 eye NBA potential guidelines to re-open practice sites May 8 for players
As various state and local governments modify stay-at-home mandates to ease restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA has outlined stringent health and safety guidelines that could allow some teams to re-open practice facilities May 8 for individual player workouts.