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The Greatest Worst Assembled Team in NBA History

By Jesse Blanchard On May 17, 2013 · 12 Comments · In May 2013

Ask Gregg Popovich the secrets to the San Antonio Spurs sustained success on any given day and you’re likely to get one of two answers. On most days Popovich will simply flash that condescending gaze, staring daggers into your soul until you find yourself apologizing for wasting his time with such a stupid question.

Find Popovich in a good mood, however, and he will likely admit that everything he and general manager R.C. Buford have built comes down to two [...]

Heartfelt Thanks to Mr. Heisley

By Chip Crain On May 17, 2013 · 1 Comment · In May 2013

It’s not right.

Mike Heisley brought the Grizzlies to Memphis of all places in 2001. No one thought that was a smart move to make.

Memphis would be the smallest market in the NBA. The city was blue-collar so paying for tickets to 41 regular season home games would be taxing to the population. There was even a rather active and vocal campaign to prevent the team from relocating here from some of the cities leaders. Still Heisley pushed ahead.

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Teams on the Move…and Other Instances of Removing a Heart

By Red Coleman On January 9, 2013 · Add Comment · In January 2013

Right now, Twitter is going bananas with the news that a Seattle-based investment group headed by Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer have an agreement in place to purchase the Sacramento Kings from the much-maligned Maloof brothers. Effectively, this means that there will once again be an NBA team in Seattle in the very near future.

Back in the preseason, I had started writing a column about such a thing occurring after Hansen got the city of Seattle to agree to [...]

Memphis Grizzlies Sale Finalized

By Red Coleman On October 31, 2012 · Add Comment · In October 2012

Press release:

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES SALE TO ROBERT PERA-LED INVESTMENT GROUP COMPLETED

Introductory Media Conference to be held at 10 a.m. Monday, November 5 at FedExForum

Memphis, Tenn. – The Memphis Grizzlies announced today that the sale of the team to a group led by Robert J. Pera has been formally completed. Pera, founder and CEO of Ubiquiti Networks, a publicly-traded next-generation communications technology company, has officially assumed control of the Grizzlies and leads a group of well-respected investors.

“The Grizzlies [...]

Expectations High as Season Opens

By Chip Crain On October 31, 2012 · Add Comment · In October 2012

The fans of the Memphis Grizzlies have dealt with a lot of different emotions over the years.

There was apprehension as the rumors swirled that an NBA team may relocate to Memphis. Memphis fans have dealt with the expectations and disappointments of similar rumors dealing with the NBA, so people didn’t get too excited until Michael Heisley actually brought the Grizzlies to town. Even after the team arrived, there was disagreement when Duncan Ragsdale led a campaign to stop the move [...]

The Greatest Worst Assembled Team in NBA History

Heartfelt Thanks to Mr. Heisley

Teams on the Move…and Other Instances of Removing a Heart

Memphis Grizzlies Sale Finalized

Expectations High as Season Opens

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