Tag: MikeCheck
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MikeCheck: Conley’s impact growing on, off court as Grizzlies celebrate MLK legacy and embrace national volunteer month
As the longest-tenured player with the Grizzlies, no one on the roster gets Memphis as a basketball town quite like the 12-year veteran playmaker who, on the court, has dished and dazzled the franchise through some of its most challenging lows as well as it highest peaks.
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Losses Fueled by Poor Late-Game Defense Causing Snowball Effect | MikeCheck Minute: MEMvSAS – 1/2/19
MikeCheck Minute talks tough double-digit Pelicans loss amid emotional distractions within the locker room as he previews may come in tonight’s home matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. —- Subscribe to Grind City Media on Youtube: http://bit.ly/subscribe2gcm Check out the…
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Chris Wallace discusses Chandler Parsons, Justin Holiday | Grind City GameDay: MEM@NOP – 1/7/19
Grind City Media’s Michael Wallace sits down with Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace to discuss the Chandler Parsons situation and recent roster moves following Monday’s shootaround as the Grizzlies prepare for tonight’s matchup against the Pelicans. —- Subscribe to Grind City…
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MikeCheck: Holiday arrives in desperate times as Grizzlies grind to rescue themselves from slide
Holiday’s crash course in the playing rotation continues Monday when he plays his second game with the Grizzlies (18-21) as they face the Pelicans (18-22). The game carries added significance for both Memphis and Holiday, considering developments over the weekend.
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies vow to move past locker room incident, steer season back on track
Memphis players, coaches and executives took significant steps Thursday to move past an emotionally charged locker room incident that followed Wednesday’s loss to the Pistons in which veterans Garrett Temple and Omri Casspi had to be separated amid a heated exchange.
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MikeCheck: Celebration Bowl-bound Aggies don’t need FCS playoffs to validate one of NCAA football’s most remarkable runs
When you’ve dominated Black College football the past half-decade like North Carolina A&T has, it’s human nature to contemplate how far such a talented and special team might go in the national college football playoffs against top mainstream FCS competition.
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies breakout rookie Jaren Jackson Jr. ‘can do no wrong’ amid historic transition into NBA career
Following Jackson through his first months in the NBA has required keeping up at a record-setting pace. Emerging from a breakout November and heading into December, the 19-year-old power forward has already lived up to most – if not all – initial expectations. Honestly, he’s exceeded many of them for his rookie year.
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MikeCheck: SWAC title game Saturday pits conference’s hottest team (Southern) against league’s most dominant squad (Alcorn St.)
MEMPHIS – Turns out, Legion Field in Birmingham is available to host the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s football championship game on Saturday after all. Alcorn State probably couldn’t care less.
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Grizzlies Plagued by Poor Shooting at the Free Throw Line | MikeCheck Minute: MEMvTOR – 11/27/18
MikeCheck Minute goes in depth about the Grizzlies’ inconsistency at the free throw line and previews tonight’s home matchup against the Toronto Raptors as the Grizzlies look to end their loss streak at FedExForum. Watch LIVE at noon on the…
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MikeCheck: Braves, Aggies wait as Bayou Classic solidifies next piece of HBCU postseason picture
As the HBCU football national championship picture sharpens into focus, the views from Lorman, Miss. and Greensboro, N.C. are better than any a month out from the Celebration Bowl. But before Alcorn State can look towards the national title game, their attention will shift to New Orleans for Saturday’s Bayou Classic.