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Jazz Hand Grizzlies 103-94 Loss- Memphis' 6th in 7 Games

By Michael Montgomery | November 23, 2008 | Beale Street Beat

The Memphis Grizzlies seem to have fallen back down to reality after a promising start, as after falling at home to the Utah Jazz 103-94 the Grizzlies have lost six of their last seven games. Tonight, the Grizzlies had no answer for either Mehmet Okur or Ronnie Brewer, as Okur led the Jazz with 23 points (9/15 FG, 4/5 3-PT FG), 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Brewer added 21 points (10/14 FG) to go along with 4 steals and assists as the Jazz used a 7-0 run at the end of the first and beginning of the second quarter to turn a Memphis lead in to a 30-25 Utah lead after the Grizzlies led much of the first half. The Jazz would use another 7-0 run midway through the second quarter to get their biggest lead of the contest so far, 43-33 with 3:13 remaining before the half. Memphis...

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How Marc Gasol Has Made Chris Wallace Look Smarter Than You Think

By Amar Panchmatia | November 18, 2008 | MVN Outsider

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 It seems like the entire world and their mother is under the impression that Memphis GM Chris Wallace just pawned off Pau Gasol to the Lakers for Kwame Brown's expiring contract and nothing more last January. Please, for the love of everything good and holy left fighting for on this earth, let's dispel this myth right now. The name "Marc" may not trump "Pau" when "Gasol" comes up in word association games, but Marc Gasol could be far more relevant long after his older brother has retired from the game. The Grizzlies got the rights to Little Gasol (if you can call the hulking 7'1", 265-pound Marc Gasol that) back in January, but he was viewed at largely as a throw-in.After making a mark in the Beijing Games for the Spanish team this past summer, the 23-year old Marc Gasol...

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The Not Necessarily Incorrect Daily Update News Vol. 14

By LDizzle | November 12, 2008 | Thoughts from the Dark Side: An independent Oakland Raiders news, commentary, and media site

Good day ladies and gents, It's the Sinister Denizen of the Darkside LDizzle here to bring you the news from around the sports world. As always, we bring it to you unfiltered and fair and balanced. That means equal opportunity offending with some less equal offending reserved for certain teams and individuals as I see fit. Tonight! Mormons hate gay people. Could you be next? Moron that later. Does Hockey still exist? We will check in with several historians to find out. Are the Raiders going to the Superbowl this year? And can Al Davis can afford all of the tickets? Can the Raiders reconstruct their 4th quarter preseason roster? Greyson Gunheim says "Yes". If my Viagra pen ran out of ink, would that be the definition of irony? THIS is The Not Necessarily Incorrect Daily Update News!...

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Shooting Woes Doom Grizzlies in Denver

By Michael Montgomery | November 10, 2008 | Beale Street Beat

The Memphis Grizzles fell Sunday night to the Denver Nuggets, 100-90 in a night that saw the Grizzlies stay in the contest all night, despite shooting struggles, before the Nuggets pulled away in the middle of the fourth quarter. Those shooting struggled did not apply to O.J. Mayo early though, as he scored 26 points in the game's first 17 minutes. This included 20 first quarter points to help the Grizzlies get off to a 34-28 lead. Mayo's was absolutely on first to start the game, making his first four shots, three of which were three-pointers, and 8/9 first quarter shots, including all three of his three-pointers. Overall, Mayo's 26 points came on 9/12 FG, 3/4 3-PT FG, and 4/4 FT. After the final of these buckets, a three-pointer with 4:51 left in the second quarter, the Grizzlies had a 47-40 advantage. But the Nuggets immediately answered with an 11-0 run...

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Grizzlies Can't Exorcise Arco Arena Demons

By Michael Montgomery | November 6, 2008 | Beale Street Beat

The Grizzlies headed into a place where they haven't had much success not only since moving to Memphis, but in their franchise history, as they took on the Kings in Sacramento. Overall, the Grizzlies franchise is 1-24 at the Arco Arena, having lost 19 straight entering tonight's contest, which also happened to be Sacramento's home opener. Memphis started out strong, especially defensively, where they caused three early turnovers, which helped the Grizzlies jump out to an early 8-4 lead with 7:11 remaining in the first quarter. But the Kings woke up offensively and took control of the contest, gaining a 24-17 lead by the end of the first quarter. Sacramento would continue their roll to start the second quarter, using a quick little 7-2 run to extend their lead to 31-19 with 9:13 remaining before halftime. This lead would hold steady the entire game, with Memphis only being able to cut the...

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Fantasy Tracker: Target Gasol, Thompson to boost forward/center production

By Michael De Leon | November 5, 2008 | MVN Outsider

Every Wednesday, I'll highlight five players who you should either add to your fantasy team if you need the help or put on your watch list. I'll also list 5 players that should have their bags packed and may be on their way to free agency in your leagueADD/WATCH LISTNick YoungWhile Young was buried on the guard-heavy Wizards bench last season, he will get plenty of minutes this season with Gilbert Arenas out once again. The Wizards start Antonio Daniels to set up the offense and distribute the ball, but when they want instant offense, Young is their go-to guy. He has been averaging 16.5 points through two games, and I only see him getting better. Keep in mind that for the most part, he is mostly a one-cat guy. If you need assists or steals, you may want to go another route, but Young will provide points and he...

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Strong First Week Gives Grizzlies 2-2 Start

By Michael Montgomery | November 5, 2008 | Beale Street Beat

The 2008-09 campaign has gotten off to a very solid start for the Memphis Grizzlies, as they've won both their home contests of the season and improved considerably where they struggled so much last season: defensively. Through four games, the Grizzlies have the leagues second best opposing field goal percentage (37.5%), behind only the defending champion Boston Celtics. They also rank fourth in the league in opponent points per game, giving up and average of 85.3 points per game. This was what Coach Marc Iavaroni and the coaching staff said they wanted to focus on so far this season, after ranking around the bottom of the league in seemingly every defensive category last season. Well, so far Iavaroni and his coaching staff have gotten this young team to buy in and play solid defense so far this season. This is actually a sign that perhaps Iavaroni is the guy...

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Grizzlies Go Cold Down Stretch, Lose Ugly Contest in Houston

By Michael Montgomery | October 30, 2008 | Beale Street Beat

It's a good thing nothing can match the atmosphere of opening night an NBA arena, because other than the fact that tonight was the Houston Rockets home opener there wasn't much of anything going on in their 82-71 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday night. The Rockets won the game, despite shooting an attrocious 36.8% from the field for the night. Now, that's not to say the Grizzlies didn't do that much better (38.3%), but the real deciding factor in tonight's game was the three-point line. The visiting Grizzlies missed all 13 of their attempts from behind the arch, with rookie O.J. Mayo going 0-for-7 from downtown just by himself. Houston, meanwhile, was at least able to hit 5 of their 16 attempts from behind the arch, which very well could've proved to be the difference in a night where poor shooting and defense ruled. Memphis fell behing 11-2 right...

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How Marc Gasol Has Made Chris Wallace Look Smarter Than You Think

By Amar Panchmatia | November 18, 2008 | MVN Outsider

Read more | 1 Comment | Tags: Chris Wallace, Kobe Bryant, Kwame Brown, Los Angeles Lakers, Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies, O.J. Mayo, Pau Gasol, Rudy Gay

Fantasy Tracker: Target Gasol, Thompson to boost forward/center production

By Michael De Leon | November 5, 2008 | MVN Outsider

How the West will be won

By Joe Boikess | October 22, 2008 | MVN Outsider

With the NBA regular season set to tip off in less than a week, it's time to reveal my predictions for how the Western Conference will shape up. Last year the requirement was at least 50 wins for a team to make the playoffs in the ultra competitive West, and I believe this year will be no different. That's not to say that all the same teams will be there in the end, however...In addition to ranking the teams in the order that I believe they'll finish, I decided to also separate the teams into tiers based on their potential to win the West. Here goes...Tier 1: The Clear Favorites1. New Orleans Hornets (1st in Southwest) - I realize that preseason performances should only be taken with a grain of salt, but the Hornets are 6-0 so far, and they have allowed the third-fewest points of any team during the...Read more

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