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There Can Be Only One

By Red Coleman On June 13, 2013 · 4 Comments · In June 2013

Any Highlander fans in the group? Other than the guy in the duster with rather unique facial hair skulking in the shadows of the back of the room, of course. Well, if there are, then you’ll recognize the title immediately. What does it mean though?

Since the news broke that the Memphis Grizzlies were not going to retain Lionel Hollins, many fans (and media members) have voiced their disapproval and outrage about that decision. I’ve heard all manner of [...]

Fighting Against the Lazy Narrative

By jmay11 On June 10, 2013 · 3 Comments · In June 2013

Now that the decision not to bring Lionel Hollins back as the head coach has been made – or made public – there will be at least two distinct narratives that arise, much as there were when Rudy Gay was traded. The lazy narrative will be that the new ownership wanted to keep cost down and dropped the ball by letting the most successful coach in franchise history leave. The more thoughtful narrative will look at the long-term implications of [...]

Latest on Lionel Hollins

By Red Coleman On June 2, 2013 · 8 Comments · In June 2013

Twitter went nuts a few hours ago when news broke that Lionel Hollins was granted permission to speak with other teams about their coaching vacancies. This was a complete 180° turnaround from their previous stance, which made it seem likely that Hollins would not be allowed to speak to other teams until his contract expired at the end of the month.

So…what brought about this change of heart?

According to Adrian Wojnarowski (Yahoo! Sports), talks broke down last night, leaving [...]

Lionel Hollins Meet Art Howe

By Chip Crain On February 1, 2013 · Add Comment · In February 2013

Everyone who’s read the book or seen the movie Moneyball probably catches the title’s reference.

If you haven’t, you should because it’s an interesting take on how the Oakland A’s became the poster franchise for statistical analysis.

Statistical analysis is what is happening with the Grizzlies right now. In theory, the plan is that you discover players that are undervalued because of perceived defects in their game which are in reality not pertinent to the goal of winning games. For [...]

Money Talks

By Red Coleman On January 8, 2013 · 25 Comments · In January 2013

News broke on Monday that the Grizzlies were entertaining trade offers for Rudy Gay from around the league, trying to gauge what they might get in return for their talented swingman. They’ve already been linked to Phoenix and Golden State, as well as Sacramento in regards to either Gay or possibly Zach Randolph.

Fans usually don’t like to hear that one of their starters is being shopped, much less that two of them could be. Z-Bo is an unquestioned fan [...]

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