Tag: MikeCheck
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Grizzlies Rookies Steal The Show w/ Three Career Performances In A Week | MikeCheck Minute: MEMvMIA
MikeCheck Minute recaps Ja Morant’s stellar return from injury, Jaren Jackson Jr.’s career-high 43 points vs Milwaukee, and Brandon Clarke’s career-high 25 points vs Washington as telling signs of a bright Memphis future ahead of tonight’s exciting matchup against another…
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MikeCheck: Sans rookies Morant and Clarke, Grizzlies brace for surging Bucks as Jenkins faces former team
On Friday night, electrifying point guard Ja Morant won’t get the chance to dunk on reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. And reserve forward Brandon Clarke won’t be able to provide the jolting spike of an energy drink in his customary role off the bench.
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies aim to rekindle ‘48 minutes of complete basketball’ as they face improved Suns to close trip
PHOENIX – Having won just seven of their first 23 games amid nagging injuries and one of the NBA’s toughest schedules, the Grizzlies’ formula for continuity and success remains in the trial and error stage as they wrap up their longest road trip of the season. But Jaren Jackson Jr. is confident the recipe includes…
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Short-Handed Grizzlies Encouraged by Development of Younger Players | MikeCheck Minute: MEM@GSW
MikeCheck Minute takes a look at key individual improvements among the Memphis Grizzlies’ younger players Jaren Jackson Jr., Grayson Allen, and De’Anthony Melton despite injuries to Kyle Anderson, Brandon Clarke, and phenom rookie Ja Morant as the team seeks to…
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MikeCheck: Morant ramps up workload in return to practice, but will miss fourth straight game as Grizzlies face Jazz
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins confirmed after the team’s workout in Utah on Friday that Morant has made steady progress in his recovery. But Jenkins said the team’s medical staff wants to continue to see how Morant’s body responds to the increased practice workloads before determining how much closer he is to returning to game action.
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Grizzlies Rotation Players Have Opportunity To Shine On Shortened Roster | MikeCheck Minute: MEMvIND
MikeCheck Minute analyzes the depth in the Grizzlies roster and opportunities role players like Bruno Caboclo and Solomon Hill have to showcase themselves as Ja Morant, Jonas Valanciunas, and Kyle Anderson recover from injuries and illness ahead of tonight’s home…
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MikeCheck: As Grizzlies debut ‘throwback’ digs, Clarke bridges franchise’s stylish Vancouver roots to bright Memphis future
At the time, Brandon Clarke was two years old. The rest of the details are a bit sketchy. Clarke doesn’t remember the exact game, opponent or result. He simply believes he was in the original arena, because his family once told him so. Born on Sept. 19, 1996 in Vancouver, Clarke is the lone current…
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MikeCheck: As NCAA D-II playoffs kick off for Bowie State and Miles, HBCU championship business at stake Saturday in MEAC and SWAC
RALEIGH, N.C. – When Donal Ware and I hooked up in Birmingham four months ago at the Southwestern Athletic Conference football media day, we were both fairly certain the 2019 Celebration Bowl was destined for a rematch of last year’s game that decided the HBCU national championship. Now, with a month left before the SWAC…
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MikeCheck: As Grizzlies prepare for Conley’s return, Morant already blazing prolific trail amid franchise’s point guard transition
Before they step onto the FedExForum court for their first face-to-face matchup Friday, Ja Morant and Mike Conley will first step into roughly the same size basketball sneakers. They both wear 11 ½ Nikes.
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JJJ’s Slow Start is Minor Compared to 2018 Rookie Class Concerns | MikeCheck Minute: MEM@SAS
MikeCheck Minute analyzes Jaren Jackson Jr.’s slow start to the season but draws comparisons to other sluggish starts across the league from the 2018 rookie class ahead of the team’s matchup tonight in San Antonio. —- 1-click Subscribe to GCM:…