Posted from Beale Street Beat 527 days ago
DailyHoops : Memphis Grizzlies
After the first two preseason games of the 2008-09 NBA season it would appear that this year’s incarnation of the Grizzlies is shaping up to be very similar to last season’s, as Memphis lost their first two contests of the season by single digits. Following up the ‘close but no c... (original story)
Posted from Beale Street Beat 531 days ago
DailyHoops : Memphis Grizzlies
Last week the Grizzlies continued to show they’re committed to playing defense this season by signing former Clippers SF Quinton Ross to a league-minimum, non-guarunteed deal. Ross has spent the last four seasons with the Clippers and is known solely as a very strong perimeter defender. I re... (original story)
Posted from Beale Street Beat 546 days ago
DailyHoops : Memphis Grizzlies
It’s been fairly quiet as the final weeks of the off-season are winding down and training camp is about to begin next week, so I’ll just give you a little bit of the news involving the Grizzlies the past couple of weeks. First off, I’ll pick up where I left off, talking about the p... (original story)
Posted from Beale Street Beat 559 days ago
DailyHoops : Memphis Grizzlies
The latest rumor the New York media has come up with involves the Grizzlies and the discussions they have had with the Knicks concerning a proposed trade that would send embattled F Zach Randolph to the Grizzlies for C Darko Milicic and G Marko Jaric. This rumor was reported by the Post and Daily ... (original story)
Posted from Beale Street Beat 564 days ago
DailyHoops : Memphis Grizzlies
This morning Darrell Arthur, along with his former Kansas teammate and current Miami Heat G Mario Chalmers, were both booted from the NBA’s rookie transition program after being caught in their hotel room with marijuana and women. According to multiple reports, both players will be fined $20,0... (original story)
Posted from Beale Street Beat 567 days ago
DailyHoops : Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies signed their second foreign center prospect of the off-season by inking Iranian C Hamed Haddadi to a three-year deal that is supposedly worth about as much as a mid-1st round pick. The Grizzlies were considered the leader in the clubhouse in signing Haddadi during his breakout ... (original story)
Posted from Beale Street Beat 575 days ago
DailyHoops : Memphis Grizzlies
Team Espana, populated by current Memphis Grizzlies C Marc Gasol, and former Grizzlies’ players Pau Gasol and Juan Carlos Navarro will face Team U.S.A. for the gold medal tonight/tomorrow morning at 2:30 am EST. The match-up is a rematch of two teams that played in group play, with the ̵... (original story)
Posted from Beale Street Beat 579 days ago
DailyHoops : Memphis Grizzlies
As pool play is ending, I thought I would sum up how the Grizzlies’ participants in the Olympics are doing in the Olympics. By participants, I mean ‘participant’ in the form of C Marc Gasol who is playing for Spain, who ended pool play in second place with a 4-1 record, the onl... (original story)
Posted from Beale Street Beat 590 days ago
DailyHoops : Memphis Grizzlies
Earlier today the Grizzlies made a surprising move, signing PF Josh Smith to an offer sheet, estimated to be a five-year deal worth $58 million. Smith averaged 17.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.8 blocks, and 1.5 steals last season and was widely believed to be the top restricted free agent (... (original story)
Posted from Beale Street Beat 627 days ago
DailyHoops : Memphis Grizzlies
Marty Burns of SI (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/marty_burns/07/01/gasol/) seems to be confirming the rumor that Pau Gasol’s younger brother, Marc, will indeed sign with the Grizzlies, with it reportedly being a 3-year, $10-million deal. The signing of Marc Gasol will actually ... (original story)