Grizzlies Mailbag: Conley/Gasol trade questions and the road ahead
In this week's Mailbag: Lots of questions on Mike Conley and Marc Gasol trades, the future of the front office, how to build around Jaren Jackson Jr., and more.
Chris Herrington
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Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life.
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January 2019
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Memphis Grizzlies Men at work: Marc Gasol, Mike Conley address trade reports, prepare for the Hornets
Mike Conley and Marc Gasol acknowledge that Grizzlies owner Robert Pera alerted them to trade rumors before the news broke, and talk about what it means.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Grizzlies in purgatory, trade-deadline notes, and a new face on the way
Sifting through Grizzlies issues on the day after the worst loss of the season, including Marc Gasol's frustration, trade-deadline notes, the Grizzlies' precarious place in the lottery race, the impending arrival of former prospect Bruno Caboclo, and more.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Mailbag: To tank or not to tank, Marc Gasol predictions, and more
Grizzlies Mailbag returns with a series of Marc Gasol questions, whether it's time to tank again, whether the Grizzlies can be a free agency player this summer, and more.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Postgame: Starless Pelicans hand Grizz 20-point loss on national stage
The Grizzlies took a sixth-straight loss, and a national TV embarrassment, with a 105-85 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, playing without star center Anthony Davis.
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Memphis Grizzlies Road Recap: Gasol sits, Grizzlies get blown out in Toronto
Who killed the Grizzlies in a 119-90 loss Saturday night in Toronto? It was Mr. Green, in the corner, with a dagger. -
Memphis Grizzlies Road Recap: Grizzlies show life but fall short in 122-116 loss in Boston
The Grizzlies gave a better effort on the road in Boston, but still came up short, 122-116, for their fourth consecutive loss.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Mapping the Marc Gasol decision tree
Will the Grizzlies trade Marc Gasol before next month's trade deadline? If not, will this long-term partnership end in the summer? We work through the angles to explore the decisions being made and what could influence them.
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Reviews Food Fight: Kwik Chek vs. Sam’s Deli
Food Fight returns to judge two takes on bibimbap – a Korean mixed-rice dish – at Kwik Chek in Midtown and Sam's Deli in the University District.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Postgame: Grizz fall apart fast in third against East-leading Bucks
After taking a third-quarter lead, the Grizzlies allowed a 19-0 run in losing to the East-leading Milwaukee Bucks.
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Memphis Grizzlies How the Grizzlies will cope as Kyle Anderson misses at least 2-4 weeks
The Grizzlies didn’t just lose a game over the weekend; they lost a player. With starting forward Kyle Anderson out for at least 2-4 weeks with an sprained ankle, how do the Grizzlies fill the void?
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Mike Conley’s All-Star odds, trade deadline options, and other Grizzlies midseason notes
The Grizzlies hit the midpoint of the NBA season at 19-22. What does the second-half hold? Looking ahead to Mike Conley's All-Star chances, trade deadline options, and how the rest of the season is shaping up.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Postgame: Marc Gasol goes large, Grizz end losing streak in win over Spurs
Marc Gasol had his best game in more than a month as the Grizzlies broke their six-game losing streak with a 96-86 win over the San Antonio Spurs.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks could miss rest of season with toe injury
Dillon Brooks has played seven games for the Grizzlies since returning from a knee sprain in late December. Now he’s out again, and likely for the rest of the season, due to a toe injury suffered late in the team’s weekend loss in San Antonio, a source confirms. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies return home with new roster, new resolve, but will it matter?
The Grizzlies returned home from a two-game road trip with a slightly changed roster and a season-long losing streak. They'll try to start a new path at FedExForum on Wednesday night.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Five questions (and answers) on the Chandler Parsons fiasco
The Grizzlies and forward Chandler Parsons have agree to spend some time apart. Chris Herrington mulls over the biggest questions about the past, present, and future of this on-the-rocks partnership.
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Memphis Grizzlies Road Recap: Grizzlies skid continues with 20-point loss in San Antonio
The young players showed some late fight, but Mike Conley and Marc Gasol sat the entire fourth quarter as the Grizzlies lost 108-88 in San Antonio.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Postgame: Grizz lean on starters against Nets, but lose fourth straight game
Despite 31 points from Mike Conley and a career-first triple double from Kyle Anderson, the Grizzlies couldn't break their losing streak, falling 109-100 to the Brooklyn Nets.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies trade for Bulls wing Justin Holiday
Wayne Selden and MarShon Brooks got traded after all. They head to Chicago for Bulls' wing Justin Holiday.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies regroup, search for ‘spirit,’ ‘swagger’ and renewed connection. Can they find it?
After a lengthy locker-room meeting and altercation between players on Wednesday night, the Grizzlies regrouped and reacted on Thursday. Can they chart a new course?
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Postgame: Conley scoreless as Grizz collapse against Pistons, then talk it out
It took so long after the Grizzlies’ 101-94 loss to the Detroit Pistons for head coach J.B. Bickerstaff to emerge from the locker room and into his post-game presser that you’d be forgiven for thinking the team was once again trying to figure out which Brooks they were trading.
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December 2018
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Road Recap: James Harden shoots the Grizzlies back to .500 in a double-digit loss to the Rockets
With a 113-101 loss in Houston, the Grizzlies fell to 18-18, at .500 for the second time since their 2-2 start and in danger of their first losing record since opening night.
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Chris Herrington The Year-End Memphis 10
Years are arbitrary units of time, and a lot of what was most interesting in Memphis in 2018 are ongoing changes or trends that don't stop because a calendar flips. With that in mind, this year-in-review often doubles as a kind of year-in-preview: A Memphis 10 look back at some of the most significant Memphis stories and developments (often literally) of 2018, and beyond. -
Memphis Grizzlies Let Chandler Parsons play? Over whom?
Chandler Parsons last played for the Grizzlies in late October. He wants to return now, a feeling apparently not shared by Grizzlies' management. Should Parsons play? Is he right to make his plaint public?
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Postgame: It was Groundhog Day at FedExForum as Grizz lose lead, then game to Celtics
The Grizzlies lost another big lead and then let a close game slip away, as they fell to the Boston Celtics 112-103.
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