Tag: MikeCheck
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MikeCheck: Changes in store for Game 3 as Grizz seek to slow Spurs
Zach Randolph has waited all season for an opportunity like this. Entering essentially a must-win situation in Game 3 on Thursday at FedExForum, Randolph may reclaim an old role in a familiar place alongside Mike Conley and Marc Gasol in the starting lineup.
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MikeCheck: Fizdale’s viral rant lays foundation for Grizzlies to regroup
Clips of Memphis coach David Fizdale’s postgame rant, which ended when he smacked the table, shouted “take that for data,” and stormed off the dais after a Game 2 loss to the Spurs, have gone viral on social media about as fast as Kawhi Leonard gets to the free-throw line.
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MikeCheck: After sputtering to finish line, Grizz shift into playoff gear
Michael Wallace shares two takeaways from the Grizzlies’ 43-39 regular-season finish and a look at this week’s final Grind City NBA Index poll, with first-round playoff predictions, heading into the postseason.
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MikeCheck: Attitude shift fuels Conley’s milestone scoring season
For the first time in his 10-year career, Conley will finish a season averaging more than 20 points a game and lead the Grizzlies in scoring. He enters Wednesday’s game against the Mavericks averaging 20.6 points in 68 games.
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies Remain Unsettled with Playoffs on Horizon
Michael Wallace shares two takeaways from the Grizzlies’ 103-100 home loss to the Thunder last night and a look at this week’s Grind City NBA Index, where the Warriors and Cavaliers restore order atop their respective conferences
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MikeCheck: Ailing Grizzlies regroup as historic back-to-back set looms
If the Grizzlies intend on changing their position in that pecking order, these next two games are crucial to upward mobility.
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MikeCheck: Conley Steers Grizzlies Through Tough Stretch Run
Grind City Media’s Michael Wallace gives two takeaways from the Grizzlies’ 110-97 victory over Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night and a look ahead at this week’s Grind City Index NBA poll.
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MikeCheck: Allen a ‘game-time decision’ with Grizzlies set to face Spurs
Grind City Media’s Michael Wallace gives his take on the impact of Tony Allen’s injury and this week’s NBA power index.
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MikeCheck: Commitment to 3-ball has Grizzlies on pace to shatter franchise marks
David Fizdale wasn’t budging on this one. “This is an adapt-or-die league,” Fizdale declared. “There are certain things you have to adjust in order to win in this league right now, or you’re going to get left behind. We weren’t going to get left behind.
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MikeCheck: Title favorites vulnerable amid NBA’s Madness in March
With a month left in the NBA regular season, 24 of the league’s 30 teams are either strongly in playoff position or within five games of competing for one of the final postseason spots. Who says madness in March was only about college basketball?