Nov 30, 2001 12:10 PM EST
The Grizzlies must be licking their chops. Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports that Cuttino Mobley again will not play due to a sprained ankle. He did not travel to Memphis. This will be the second consecutive game that the Rockets top three offensive options -- Steve Francis, Mobley, and Mo Taylor -- are simultaneously out with injuries.
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Nov 30, 2001 12:04 PM EST
The Grizzlies moved from Vancouver after last season and have yet to gain much notice -- in or out of Memphis. After seven home dates, they are averaging 13,752, better than only five other NBA teams. The Grizzlies are 2-12, living down to the legacy of the team when it played six seasons in Vancouver and went 101-559.
But these Grizzlies believe they will find the way to the city's heart. The first order of business is to attract the same sort of attention the University of Memphis does for its basketball program.
The teams share the Pyramid, a 10-year-old arena. The Tigers are on the upswing with high-profile coach John Calipari in his second season at the university. They are led by freshman Dajuan Wagner, the nation's top high school player last season.
The Tigers sold more than 17,000 season tickets this season, compared to about 8,000 for the Grizzlies. Within the last 10 days, both teams had games televised on the same night, and the Tigers won clear-cut decisions.
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When the Grizzlies moved to Memphis from Vancouver last summer, they conceded this team probably would struggle as it looked to lay the foundation for what they hoped would be a brighter future.
Honesty was definitely the best policy, because just having an NBA team might have been good enough to appease the fans of a lovely, somewhat remote Canadian city, but it never would fly in Memphis.
The city is the home to a traditional college basketball power (University of Memphis) and annually produces some of the country's top basketball talent. People there know the game; they understand nuances, nooks and crannies and can distinguish between good hoops and lousy hoops. And they knew the Grizzlies were lousy.
So it shouldn't have come as a surprise when Memphis residents didn't jump into the Mississippi River for joy just because a historically bad NBA team was coming to town.
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Grizzlies Nov 2001 Archive
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| Nov 30, 2001
In a game that evoked memories of an era of purple pinstriped uniforms and horrid Grizzlies' draft picks, at least one team showed the savvy, if not the skill, of an experienced crew last night.
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| Nov 30, 2001
YOU'D HAVE thought a moment of silence would have been mandatory.
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| Nov 29, 2001
Dan "the Horse" Issel thinks Louisville can be successful as an NBA franchise for a relocated Charlotte Hornets team.
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| Nov 29, 2001
Seems this lot is just as grisly whether it says Memphis or Vancouver on the front of the jersey.
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| Nov 27, 2001
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| Nov 27, 2001
MEMPHIS -- The four-game road trip the Kings began Monday night was supposed to start with a "sure" victory against a Memphis Grizzlies team that had won just one of its first 12 games.
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| Nov 26, 2001
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| Nov 24, 2001
Ron Tillery writes in the Memphis Commercial Appeal: You've heard a lot about the the Grizzlies' 7-foot center Bryant Reeves.
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| Nov 22, 2001
Cavaliers guard Wesley Person paid his head coach back with interest.
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| Nov 21, 2001
Former Ohio State All-American and Cavaliers guard Jim Jackson came close to sporting a Memphis Grizzlies uniform for tonight's game in Gund Arena.
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| Nov 21, 2001
Tip-off: 7 p.
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| Nov 20, 2001
The Grizzlies ended their search for insurance at the shooting guard position Monday when they settled on swingman Rodney Buford, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
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| Nov 20, 2001
The Memphis Grizzlies signed Rodney Buford and placed forward Antonis Fotsis on the injured list Monday,according to the Associated Press.
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| Nov 19, 2001
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| Nov 19, 2001
The Grizzlies are starting two rookies and have a third who is in the rotation.
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| Nov 19, 2001
John Delong of the Winston-Salem Journal reports: There is some sentiment around the NBA that team owners would not approve a move of the franchise should ownership strike a deal with another city.
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| Nov 18, 2001
last night without shooting guard Wesley Person, who suffered a right elbow contusion in Friday's 105-91 loss at San Antonio.
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| Nov 18, 2001
When the final buzzer sounded, Memphis forward Pau Gasol hurled the ball 40 feet into the air, and it came down into the hands of Cavaliers television announcer Austin Carr.
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| Nov 17, 2001
Free agent Jim Jackson never made it th Memohis Friday, according to the Commercial Appeal.
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| Nov 17, 2001
Notable: Forward Shane Battier was moved to shooting guard because of the injury to Dickerson.
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| Nov 16, 2001
Shane Battier played exactly like the Grizzlies hoped he could play when they picked him with the sixth pick in the draft, according to Jeff Calkins in the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
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| Nov 15, 2001
What was thought to be as strain has proven to be much worse for Memphis' Michael Dickerson.
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| Nov 15, 2001
According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Grizzlies guard Michael Dickerson will sit out at least four weeks after learning his injury is more serious than originally diagnosed.
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| Nov 13, 2001
Memphis sings blues over NBA's Grizzlies
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| Nov 13, 2001
Memphis -- The game could best be described as a 48-minute scuffle, but the Warriors weren't complaining.
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| Nov 13, 2001
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| Nov 13, 2001
The Grizzlies continued to plummet, according to the Memphis Appeal.
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| Nov 12, 2001
Memphis -- Warriors forward Cedric Henderson is visiting his hometown, and he has a problem: Too many of his pals are confusing him with Ticketmaster.
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| Nov 11, 2001
It was a glaring weakness everyone talked about.
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| Nov 10, 2001
It's going to be a long season, but Grizzlies players are remaining upbeat after losing their first five games.
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| Nov 6, 2001
The Associated Press is reporting that the NBA has asked a federal court to block the former owner of the Vancouver Grizzlies from suing the league for preventing the team's sale to the owner of the St.
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| Nov 6, 2001
Review of how the Grizzlies can expect to lose a lot of games this season.
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| Nov 5, 2001
They're affectionately advertised as the Big Three.
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| Nov 5, 2001
The Memphis Commercial Appeal's Ron Tillery writes that when Atlanta expressed a willingness to deal for former Grizzly Shareef Abdur-Rahim this summer, there was one key to the deal: it had to include Lorenzen Wright.
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| Nov 4, 2001
PREVIEW: MAVERICKS (2-1) AT MEMPHIS (0-2)
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| Nov 4, 2001
Anthony White doesn't simply crave a good sleep at lunchtime.
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| Nov 4, 2001
After a mediocre training camp, Stromile Swift has been a bright spot in the Grizzlies' first two regular season games.
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| Nov 3, 2001
Dwain Price of the Ft.
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| Nov 3, 2001
David Stern thinks the NBA and Memphis are a match made in barbeque sauce.
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| Nov 2, 2001
Steve Nash has agreed to give $30,000 each season for the next three years to help finance the Basketball B.
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| Nov 2, 2001
The Memphis Grizzlies have a new home, different uniforms, a core of new players and a luxurious arena in the works.
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| Nov 2, 2001
There aren't many bears in Memphis, so eventually, the nickname might change.
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| Nov 2, 2001
They came to catch that one Jason Williams move every night - this time a spinning hop, dribble and bounce pass that didn't even lead to a bucket - that management hopes will sell tickets no matter what the standings say.
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| Nov 1, 2001
Ron Tillery of the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports that the Grizzlies might start draft pick Pau Gasol ahead of Stromile Swift in their season opener Thursday night.
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| Nov 1, 2001
Details of the contract Michael Dickerson signed with the Grizz just before the signing deadline.
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