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Retirement? Dickerson planning on playingMichael Dickerson emerged from a Rhodes College locker room dressed in athletic gear and wearing optimism like a bulletproof vest. The man (James Posey) who would replace him in the Grizzlies starting backcourt walked just a few paces behind. The injury (sports hernia) that's interrupted Dickerson's career for two seasons suddenly has created strong speculation that he will soon retire. Just thinking about either notion brought a sense of amusement to Dickerson as he reached the sidewalk, determined and admittedly in pain. "I haven't discussed retiring with anyone. That's news to me," Dickerson said. "This is what I love doing, and I have no intent of retiring. They're basically going to have to tell me, 'OK, this is what we're going to do. See ya.' But I'm not going to give up. That's not in me. I'm going to fight." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Grizzlies cut Owens, trim roster to 17 as camp nearsChris Owens's NBA career always seemed to hinge on past accomplishments and a reconstructed knee. But neither proved strong enough as the Grizzlies waived the forward Wednesday, trimming their roster to 17 players. NBA teams can employ just 15 players when the regular season begins late next month. Training camp tips off on Saturday with young players (less-than-four-years experience) reporting. Grizzly veterans report on Monday. The Griz traded for Owens's draft rights in 2002 after Milwaukee made him the 48th pick overall (second round). He was taken despite surgery on Jan. 29, 2002, to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee. Owens, 6-7, 245 pounds, underwent a lengthy rehabilitation process, and was able to appear in just one game his rookie season. In summer league play, Owens played sparingly in six of nine games. The emergence of forward Theron Smith made expendable Owens and the recently departed Mike Batiste. Griz president Jerry West said releasing Owens before camp allows him to pursue other opportunities. "Chris has worked hard in the past year-and-a-half to rehabilitate his knee and he's been a real professional on the team," West said. "However, it appears that he cannot reach his full potential at this time when our current roster has a number of very good players at the forward position." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Anticipatory musings while waiting for campAt least a half dozen teams will have begun training camp by Saturday so it's not too soon to wonder about the 2003-04 NBA season. Does Kobe Bryant need to spend the next seven months playing or praying? The Sonics haven't had a decent center since Jack Sikma. What took him so long to join the club as a coach and commit to helping those stiffs? Should we be surprised that owner Bob Johnson is winning over the Charlotte market? Did the Grizzlies get better than Golden State, Seattle and Houston? Speaking of getting better, just who will lead these Grizzlies? Did the Lakers or Timberwolves (see: T-wolves) have the better offseason? How is it that Milwaukee got rid of Ray Allen, Sam Cassell and Glenn Robinson, and held on to Anthony Mason? Via Ronald Tillery of the Memphis Commercal Appeal Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Grizzlies Sep 2003 Archive
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