Tag: MikeCheck
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MikeCheck: The 10 most intriguing games along the Grizzlies’ 2018-19 schedule
Now that the NBA’s full 2018-19 schedule has been released, here are Grind City Media’s 10 most intriguing games as the Grizzlies embark on the season.
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MikeCheck: From ‘Shammgod’ crossovers to cuddling pups and downing sno cones, Jackson adjusting to NBA home
“What do I want? What do I want? What do I want? OK, I want a Harry Potter! What’s in it?” Jackson asked the vendor before being told it included some combination of butterscotch and buttered beer flavors. “OK, I won’t be ordering a Harry Potter then. So let me get a cotton candy.”
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MikeCheck: Building toward healthy return, Conley eyes Team USA minicamp with 2020 (Olympic) vision
Conley continues to progress through the rehab and conditioning process, and will work out during Team USA practices but won’t compete in full scrimmages or contact drills. The Grizzlies have sent a member of their training staff to Las Vegas to help maintain Conley’s regimen in addition to the national team’s practices, meetings and film…
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MikeCheck: Grizz impact comes full circle as Bibby aims to parlay summer volunteer stint into NBA coaching role
Judging by all that remain intact – Bibby’s clean-shaven boyish looks, the feisty demeanor and the bulked-up yet seemingly sub-zero body fat percentage – it seems Mother Nature and Father Time conspired to never inform the former NBA point guard that two decades have passed.
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MikeCheck: Five Things We Learned From Grizzlies’ Summer League Play in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas
The Grizzlies went a combined 6-4 in their respective stints in the Utah Jazz Summer League and Las Vegas Summer League. Here are five things we learned from hoops summer school.
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies impressively multitask in acquiring Temple, sending Davis, McLemore, pick and cash to Kings
The team’s offseason makeover and upgrade continued with another big swing with Tuesday’s trade to acquire well-respected, veteran swingman Garrett Temple from the Kings in exchange for center Deyonta Davis, guard Ben McLemore, a future second-round pick and cash considerations.
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies coaches, teammates envision Anderson at four positions as ‘needed and complete’ fit
Moments after signing his free-agent contract with the Grizzlies at the team’s summer league hotel, Kyle Anderson glanced into a video camera and emphasized he couldn’t wait to get back to Memphis to join the Grit and Grind movement.
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies relying on ‘Slow Mo’ Anderson’s unique style to fortify roster as prized free agent
LAS VEGAS – As an NBA player, Kyle Anderson is an acquired taste. Nicknamed ‘Slow Mo’ because of his deliberate and moderate pace, Anderson doesn’t have a library of viral dunks or explosive plays out there on the internet.
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MikeCheck: Summer School for Grizz players, coaches shifts to Vegas after passing initial Salt Lake City tests
Grizzlies assistant coach Greg Buckner broke up the scrimmage session, stood between Wayne Selden and Kobi Simmons beneath the basket and shouted a question – at first, to no one in particular.
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MikeCheck: Selden making most of summer league assignment as Grizzlies stay unbeaten in Utah
I feel like I’m in pretty good shape right now, but you can always get better with it. So I think that’s the biggest thing for me. I just want to play in as many games as I can next season.