While discussing the new Batman video game, a friend and I came to the conclusion that if Batman were real, Mark Cuban would be the most likely Bruce Wayne. [Read more…]
SH Blog: Jim Buss says there’s no chance Kobe hits free agency
Five Things To Watch: Memphis Grizzlies
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Everyone is familiar with that old cliché. It’s one the Grizzlies understand well after the 2012-13 season. Over the past year, there has been a complete changing of the guard in the Bluff City. An ownership swap was the first domino to fall when Michael Heisley officially completed the sale of the team to tech mogul Robert Pera right before the regular season began. From there, the rest of the hierarchy was
Tweet of the Day: Twitter Buzz About LeBron’s Bald Look
On a day that was fairly ho-hum as it relates to NBA news, Twitter saw a large influx of “LeBron shaved his head!” stories. Gregg Doyel of CBS Sports expresses the general sentiment about the Miami Heat star’s hair (or lack-thereof). [Read more…]
SH Blog: Hibbert fined $75,000 for homophobic comment; Hollins done in Memphis?
All it takes is one guy saying something stupid to take all the spotlight off of a big game. The latest example was last night, when Roy Hibbert made some remarks that he really should not have, almost overshadowing the fact that the Pacers have done what almost nobody expected them to do and pushed their series with the Heat to Game 7. That game is tomorrow night, so get ready everyone. Should the Heat lose, it’ll be another case of
StatBox Playoff Breakdown: Memphis Grizzlies face franchise-defining questions
The Memphis Grizzlies undoubtedly had a successful season, but a sweep at the hands of the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals leaves at least several questions that need to be answered and addressed. Should Memphis do anything with Zach Randolph? His playoff numbers declined pretty dramatic over Memphis’ three postseason rounds, leaving the team with an incredibly sour taste about ZBo going into the future. Randolph Min FG % Points Rebounds FTA FT % 1st Round vs LAC 33.7 56.8 20.8 8 5.7 73.5 2nd Round vs OKC 39.6 44.6 18.4 10.8 7.2 72.2 Conf. Finals vs SA 38.5 30.2 11 12 6 50 How can a shooting slump like
Tweet of the Day: Reggie Miller has words of comfort for former coach.
This year’s NBA Playoffs have been rife with medical atrocities, most of which have effected players. Now, one of the league’s best basketball minds and most prominent voices is lost to health complications. Indiana Pacers hall of fame shooting guard Reggie Miller had words of comfort for his former coach. [Read more…]
Grizzlies-Thunder Preview: Five Key Factors
That photograph (screen shot, to be exact) to your left is the key factor in this series. Russell Westbrook will be walking to the arena on crutches, watching either from behind the bench at home or in a luxury box when the games move to Memphis. And you know what Mike Conley needs to do? Send a thank you note to Patrick Beverly. Let me tell you a story: The year before the Donnie Walsh era in New York began, I was
How The Memphis Grizzlies Improved After Trading Rudy Gay
Trading a star core player from a contending team is not usually a popular move with a team’s fan base, but we’ve seen two such moves this season improve a pair of Western Conference contenders. The Oklahoma City Thunder have actually benefited from dealing James Harden to Houston, and the Memphis Grizzlies are 16-6 since trading forward Rudy Gay to Toronto in a three-team, six-player deal on Jan. 30, the latest victory coming on Marc Gasol’s tip-in at the end of