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Court of Dreams E-mail
Written by Chip Crain   
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 09:17

If you build it, they will come.
The Voice, Field of Dreams

If I can't get people to come to the games I can't pay anybody. Am I upset? No. I've always said we have to make people want to come. With this team, if we can't make them want to come I don't know what I can do.
Michael Heisley, Commercial Appeal Interview

Ray Kinsella had far less of a fan base when he began plowing his cornfield under to build a baseball field. Of course he did risk losing his home and farm but in the end he built it and the people did come and he was saved.

Maybe Michael Heisley needs to watch that movie. People come after it is build not before. People didn't come to the Iowa fields to watch a few good ghosts throwing the ball around. They waited until the team was together and ready to play a real game. Then they came and they came in droves. Cars as far as a person could see drove to Iowa to see them play.

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Playoff chances - growing ever so thin! E-mail
Written by CarlCR   
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 09:04

Hey, as of today the Grizzlies gained some ground on Portland in the last 5 days since the last playoff post.

Well, yea, only 1 game in win column and Portland will probably make that up when they play Sacramento tonight.  At the same time Memphis lost ground to the Spurs as we are now 3 wins and 6 losses down as compared to last week only 2 wins and 6 losses down.

The thin line of hope for the playoffs is growing ever so thin.

As of today the Grizzlies have the toughest schedule left based on the opponents winning percentage.

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Byebye, Home Losing Streak. It's About Time. E-mail
Written by Matthew Noe   
Monday, 08 March 2010 22:28

Even without the team's unquestionable season MVP, the Grizzlies were able to overcome an absolutely crapalicious third quarter performance to beat the terrible but talented Nets.

Zach Randolph sat out with low back stiffness (although Hollins did say in his postgame presser that he expected him back for the game at Boston Wednesday), OJ Mayo sleepwalked through most of the game, and Marc Gasol battled foul trouble for a lot of the second half.

Two major  things stood out to me about this game, one of which is just the shocker of the century...

 

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Haddadi vs Thabeet take 6 E-mail
Written by CarlCR   
Monday, 08 March 2010 05:19

Well, Hasheem Thabeet has played 6 games in the D-League. So what is the take after 6?

Is this it for Thabeet in the D-League?  According to one source, Thabeet would be assigned to the Dakota Wizards for 6 games.  He has played six games averaging about 31 mins and almost 14 points a game.

One thing I notice is that he was inconsistent in his performance.  Of course, some of that is because of the team he plays with is made up of varying degrees of inconsistent abilities.   But, Thabeet still must improve a lot to make it in the NBA.

So, the project continues.

You need to evaluate the stats of Thabeet in the D-League for yourself.  Also, how is he doing compared to Haddadi's time in the D-League

So check the stats out below.

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Memphis vs New Jersey - 3.8.10 E-mail
Written by Chip Crain   
Monday, 08 March 2010 00:46

grizzMemphis is setting all types of records this year. First an 11 game home winning streak, then Z-Bo becomes the signle season leader in double doubles, next came the record for consecutive road wins and now the record for consecutive home losses. What a strange season this is turning out to be. O J Mayo's game is back on track even if his free throw shooting isn't. Rudy Gay continues to make big plays. Z-Bo and Gasol are double-double machines but the Grizzlies still can't find consistent production from their bench and big early leads are lost as the starters simply run out of gas against the elite teams they have been playing at home lately. That streak could end tonight as the Nets are not an elite team and have apparently thrown in the towel lately. The problem is the Grizzlies can't get over-confident as the Nets barely lost to the Grizzlies just a few weeks ago.  

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Well, the Spurs Are Just A Better Team. E-mail
Written by Matthew Noe   
Saturday, 06 March 2010 22:08

To no one's surprise, the San Antonio Spurs are starting to wake up, and the Grizzlies ran into them at the wrong time. Any other time, I'm stoked to watch such a well-drilled team as the Spurs play their brand of defense and ball in general, but not when they play the Grizz.

The Spurs did what they do to win this game, and none of it was all that surprising...

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Playoff chances - Are the 7th and 8th seeds already locked down? E-mail
Written by CarlCR   
Friday, 05 March 2010 10:49

Wow, 6 road wins in a row.  And the last two against +500 record teams.  Now the Grizzlies are in 9th place in the West with 20 games to go.

Do the Grizzlies have a shot at the playoffs????  Logic would say no!!  Our desires for the team say, yes or at least maybe.  But realistically how can we tell?

The Spurs are 4 games ahead of Memphis as is Portland.  But a more looming number is the difference in losses.  The Grizzlies have 6 more losses that San Antonio and only 3 more than Portland.

The Spurs still have the toughest schedule left because in their last 24 games they play 14 away and 18 clubs with a 500 record or better.  Also, all the teams they are yet to play have an average winning percentage of 0.538.  They play Memphis twice more.  Also, the Spurs have a 6-4 record over their last 10 games while the other three of the bottom 4 playoff teams are 7-3.

Portland is closer in the standings with only 18 more games to play.  12 of those team have 500 record or better and their remaining SOS is 0.508

The Grizzlies remaining SOS is 0.511 and they play 15 clubs with a 500 record or better.

As for me (how do you think?) I think the Grizzlies' playoff chances are small.  Portland is on track to win 47 games and the Spurs are heading to 48 wins.  So the Grizzlies would have to win 15 of their remaining games to reach 47 wins which is winning at a 750 percent rate.  The problem is since the All-Star break they are 6-5.  So they would have to turn up the heat and their play to reach this.

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Two in a Row On the Road?? E-mail
Written by Matthew Noe   
Friday, 05 March 2010 09:57

Oh, yes sir, they did it. And after a horrifically terrible first quarter, they still did it.

Must apologize for my tardiness with this little Grizzzly gush, as I was indisposed last evening. And by "indisposed", I mean "seeing Soundtribe Sector Nine in Oxford". Great music.

Now on to the game.

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Haddadi vs Thabeet in D-League 3-4 E-mail
Written by CarlCR   
Friday, 05 March 2010 07:03

In his 4th game in the D-League against the Albuquerque Thunderbirds Hasheem Thabeet's production was down.  He scored only 8 points in 30 minutes on 1 for 9 shooting.  Also his rebounding and blocks were down.  The opposing centers were Kurt Looby at 6-10 and Shagari Alleyne at 7-3.  Although they didn't score much either, only 4 and 6 points.  It was Albuquerque's 6-2 guard, Keith McLeod, who lead their team with 44 points.

In a related positive note Lester Hudson led the way for Dakota with 24 points in their recent win.

The Wizzards next game against Tulsa has center DeVon Hardin at 6-11 and assigned player Byron Mullens, 7-0, from OKC who is averaging 15 ppg, 8 reb and 1.5 blocks in 33 mins per game..  This should be a good match up for Hasheem.

Upcoming Games
March Opponent Current place
Fri 05 @ Tulsa 3rd in West (19-16)
Sun 07 vs Los Angeles 8th in West (11-22)
Sun 14 vs Austin 2nd in West (23-12)
Mon 15 vs Austin 2nd in West (23-12)
Wed 17 @ Iowa 1st in East (30-9)

So check the stats out below.

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Memphis at Chicago - 3.4.10 E-mail
Written by Chip Crain   
Thursday, 04 March 2010 04:31

grizzMemphis has another back to back series and this one could be the most difficult they have faced since the All-Star game. New Orleans and Chicago are both fighting for their playoff lives right now and Memphis will have to give a maximum effort to avoid losing in front of Owner Michael Heisley who still owns front row seats to the Bulls games. The win in New Orleans ended a long drought there and the Grizzlies are now looking to sweep back to back games for the first time since the 2004-05 season when both games were on the road.

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