Memphis Needs To Move In A New Direction: Deal Gasol
It’s become clear Pau Gasol is not the player this team should be building around. That honor belongs to a young, versatile forward by the name of Rudy Gay.
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Summer League Analysis: Game 2, Vs. Detroit
Memphis had the athleticism to match up with Detroit, but when they went small in stretches, they weren’t able to play effective basketball inside. Some of the players had off games and it resulted in a close loss. Each Grizzly had some bright spots, but most of them had better games earlier in the LVSL.
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Summer League Analysis: Game 1, Vs. China
Phoenix Suns, Version 2.0. They looked just like the Suns with their hand-offs on the flanking wings and overall play on offense. Rudy Gay showed all the promise he displayed at UCONN.
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30 Teams, 30 Days: Memphis Draft Preview
With no real natural center prospects in the Draft aside from Greg Oden, they can focus on their need for a strong power forward that can score to compliment Pau Gasol when he is inserted at the center position.
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Will The Grizzlies Rebound Next Season?
The 2006-2007 season has been a nightmare a lineup featuring Chauncy Billups, Rudy Gay, Mike Miller, Hakim Warrick, and Greg Oden/Kevin Durant is pretty darn good. And that doesn't even factor in the kind of player Jerry West will get for Pau Gasol.
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Grading The Deal: Rudy Gay And Stromile Swift For Shane Battier
Following a disappointing season, which saw the Houston Rockets miss the playoffs after a very promising 04-05 campaign, the need was definitely there for a role player who can play defense and add a 3rd scoring option to go along with T-Mac and Yao.
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Grizzlies Have A+ Draft
The Grizzlies entered the 2006 NBA draft needing help at multiple positions and were armed with only the 24th pick. The general consensus was that they’d mimic recent drafts and take a ready-to-produce college player to help maintain their playoff status. But Jerry West stunned us all by making a blockbuster trade and acquiring three uber-talented prospects.
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Grizzlies Draft Preview
The Grizzlies enter the 2006 NBA draft with holes to fill. They could use a point guard considering Bobby Jackson and Chucky Atkins are both unrestricted free agents. Not to mention Damon Stoudamire is still recuperating from a severe knee injury.
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The Answer Can Be Found
Allen Iverson would be a perfect complement to Paul Gasol. The Grizzlies are a very good team, in a very good Western Conference, but with their current roster, they are not a legitimate contender. A move for Allen Iverson could get them over the hump.
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RotoFreak.com: A Position Battle With Atkins In Memphis?
Although he was stuck behind Gilbert Arenas - who is 2nd in the league in minutes per game (41.6), Chucky Atkins was still getting 20 mpg off the bench. Fresh off starting all 82 games for the Lakers in 04-05, and now in a position to sign anywhere that he wants, you'd think that he would sign into the place offering him the best opportunity. With BJax being a perennial backup, better used as a combo guard off the bench, and riddled with injury concerns, it's pretty safe to say that Chucky will get his opportunity to shine.
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One Team's Trash…
When the deal is completed, the Jason Williams trade will be yet another swap that reflects the NBA's "adopt a mal-content" program.
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Reinventing The Grizzwheelies
All the rumours I have heard about the Grizzlies focus on trades. It doesn’t look like many of the same faces will be back this coming season. The team are very publicly trying to sell the #19 draft pick for $3 million cash, Bonzi Wells and Jason Williams have been seriously shopped.
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Grizzlies Let Game 2 Slip From Their Grasp
The Memphis Grizzlies let a game get away from them Wednesday evening, but all things considered it was perhaps better than getting blown out and having to return home.
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Grizzlies Find Out Phoenix Is For Real
The Memphis Grizzlies found out the hard way that the Phoenix Suns’ 62 win season may just be for real. Despite holding Amare Stoudemire to nine points and Steve to 3-11 from the field, the Grizzlies lost in Phoenix to the Suns 114-103.
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Grizzlies Battling Through Injuries
Injuries could put a stop to the Grizzlies magic season.
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Memphis Mum At The Trade Deadline
As expected, the Memphis Grizzlies decided not to shake up the roster at the mid-season trade deadline.
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Grizzlies Midseason Analysis
It’s that time again. We’ve already reached the mid-way point of the season and now’s the time to breakdown what the Grizzlies have done and where they’re headed.
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West Looking to Make Moves
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Grizzlies Continue to Underachieve
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It’s Official--Fratello Named Head Coach, Musselman Assistant
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Vince Carter To Memphis?
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Disappointing Start to the Season
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Greg Graber
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Greg Graber (grizzliegreg@hotmail.com)
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With the Fourth Pick in the 2002 Draft…
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A Silent Summer?
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What About the JWill Trade?
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The Season’s Question Marks
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What's With Pau?
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Will This Be the Breakout Year?
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This Season Was Supposed to be Different…
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Let's Eavesdrop on the Brass
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What's the Mess in Vancouver?
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What the Grizz Needed…
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The Season's Question Marks
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What Went Wrong?
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From Now to June 30
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Those Last Few Days of June
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The Season's Question Marks
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After This, I'll Move On…
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The Nets are still feeling the effects of the Jason Kidd trade and fans believe that more moves are on the horizon.
The Bulls struggled unexpectedly this season, but fans are hopeful that John Paxson can rectify that quickly.
Chris Kaman and Corey Maggette had good seasons but there was little else to celebrate during Elton Brand's absence. 
The Bobcats have a ton of youth, leading many fans to dream of yet another draft night trade.
GM John Hammond has given Milwaukee fans some confidence heading into the offseason.
Billy Knight will officially depart from Atlanta in less than two months, but there is still no clear cut favorite to replace him.
A young, talented, and hard-working .500 team will naturally upgrade themselves with the additions of Oden, Rudy, and a lottery pick.
Instead of dealing Carmelo, it's time for Mark Warkentien and Rex Chapman to take the blame for the trade that brought Allen Iverson to Denver.
Donnie Walsh is in charge of the Knicks as they enter the 2008 NBA Draft, giving New York fans much more confidence than they had when Isiah Thomas was pulling the strings.
The fans in Minnesota are still getting used to life without KG, but they seem happy with Al Jefferson and would love to see O.J. Mayo on the roster next season.
The Sonics are in the most unique situation of all the teams heading into this year's lottery because of their uncertain future in Seattle. However, everyone seems to agree that they could use a top-flight point guard.
Two years removed from winning the NBA title, the Heat have the best chance to land the top overall pick in June's NBA Draft. Miami fans tend to agree on one thing - they want Michael Beasley or Derrick Rose.
The blueprint to stop LeBron James is simple: limit his penetration and double-team him on pick-and-rolls. 