Tag: Michael Wallace
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MikeCheck: As NBA Draft looms, Jaren Jackson Jr. reflects on first-year Grizz journey and shares rookie cheat code with top incoming prospects
MEMPHIS – If the wiser, more seasoned 19-year-old Jaren Jackson Jr. of today could reach back in time and have a talk with the younger, eager and detrimentally anxious version of himself this time a year ago, the conversation would start something like this:
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies affiliate ‘Team Thad’ carry confidence, momentum into Jr. NBA Regionals
ATLANTA – The whistle shrieks and, suddenly, sneakers screech to a halt across the hardwood basketball court earlier this week inside a Cordova training facility. Ten young teenagers circle around a group of coaches for a few final instructions as the team wrapped up its final practice in Memphis. In a few hours, a caravan…
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#IMHO: Taylor Jenkins, Will Jonas Valanciunas Opt-In, Who Wins Game 6 of the NBA Finals?
Grind City Media’s Mike Wallace and Jon Roser discuss their first impressions of new Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins, what they think Jonas Valanciunas will do with his player option, and who gets the final W in Oracle Arena tonight?…
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MikeCheck: Five initial takeaways as Jenkins embarks on job as Grizzlies’ new coach
MEMPHIS – At age 34, Taylor Jenkins didn’t wait long for his first head coaching gig after developing as an assistant on two teams that posted 60-win seasons and the best record in the Eastern Conference over the past four years. Among the best benefits of landing the Memphis job? Consider it the organization’s vow…
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#IMHO: Durant, Morant and the NBA Finals
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: Four months after deadline deal, decisive moments loom for Raptors, Grizzlies
TORONTO – One win away from his first NBA championship, Marc Gasol casually swished a jumper from the top of the key at the end of Toronto’s practice, walked across the crowded court and submerged himself into a sea of reporters along the baseline for his media session. With a victory, Toronto will knock off…
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#IMHO: 2019 NBA Finals Predictions
Grind City Media’s Michael Wallace and Jon Roser argue who’s the best player in the Golden State Warriors – Toronto Raptors series and who will win the NBA Finals heading into tonight’s Game One action. —- Subscribe to Grind City…
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#IMHO: The Finals, the Lake Show and the Future
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: Boosted by Memphis and ‘Core Four’ brothers, Gasol relishes first taste of NBA Finals
MEMPHIS – On the verge of making the first NBA Finals appearance of his 11-year NBA career up in Toronto, Marc Gasol wanted to make at least two things very clear about his journey. First, the 34-year-old center wouldn’t change one step he’s taken on the path that got him there. And secondly, he’s got…
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#IMHO: Blazers, Lakers and the All-Timers
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…