TrueHoop (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Henry Abbott They're not bullets today in honor of Abe Pollin. Several Wizards, on video, talking about Pollin . A terribly sad tale of Pollin's two children who died of heart troubles . Now that Allen Iverson is on the shelf, Monta Ellis is emerging as the NBA's mini-gunslinger of note -- with the mentality and skill to overshoot his team into or out of any game. When he has it rolling , look...
The Big Picture (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sounds great: new star in town, Jersey-promo night, butts in seats, right? What happens when the new star in town is off the team in 15 games or less? You get Allen Iverson jerseys in Tanzania. So what will happen to all of those unused Iverson jerseys? The Grizzlies plan to ship the jerseys to impoverished children in Tanzania -- the birthplace of rookie center Hasheem Thabeet . An NBA program --...
And The Valley Shook (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
UConn basketball is one of those solid basketball teams that's always good. Jim Calhoun, in his 22nd year as head coach, has led UConn to a pair of titles. Even when the Huskies aren't Final Four-bound, they're bound to be very good. Right now, the Huskies are 3-0 and ranked thirteenth in the country, but their three victories, all over typical early-season mid-majors, have been less than stellar....
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
More photos » by Steve Yeater - AP Browse more photos » THE OPPONENT The Kings face Memphis for the second time this season, the first being Sacramento's virgin victory of the season, an overtime triumph in which Kevin Martin broke his wrist but still scored 48, in which Allen Iverson played his first of three games with the Grizzlies , and in which Spencer Hawes injected himself into the...
Brew Hoop (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
2009/2010 NBA Season vs. 4-8 (3-2 home) 7-3 (1-2 road) November 21st, 2009 FedEx Forum 7:00 PM Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FSN Wisconsin Probable starters: Mike Conley PG Brandon Jennings O.J. Mayo SG Charlie Bell Rudy Gay SF Carlos Delfino Zach Randolph PF Ersan Ilyasova Marc Gasol C Dan Gadzuric (18th) 105.5 - OFFENSE - 104.8 (20th) (28th) 111.8 - DEFENSE - 99.0 (2nd) (10th) 94.3 - PACE - 94.0 (11th) News/notes...
Grizzlies News (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Rudy Gay, O.J. Mayo, Hasheem Thabeet and DeMarre Carroll joined Grizzlies Academy students and Grizzlies employees to get down and dirty for the good of the city of Memphis on Friday, November 13.
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
by Matt Moore Filed under: Grizzlies , NBA Transactions After building a rising core of young players featuring Marc Gasol (arguably their best all-around player at this point), O.J. Mayo (arguably their best scoring player at this point) and Rudy Gay (arguably ... Rudy Gay), the Memphis Grizzlies followed that up by trading for the untradeable Zach Randolph , drafting the undraftable Hasheem Thabeet...
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Just seven games into his pro career, Grizzlies rookie Hasheem Thabeet breaks his jaw after running into his teammate's rather prodigious melon. Can you eat Memphis BBQ through a straw? [Photo via...
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Just seven games into his pro career, Grizzlies rookie Hasheem Thabeet breaks his jaw after running into his teammate's rather prodigious melon. Can you eat Memphis BBQ through a straw? [Photo via...
SLAM Online (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The rook got a taste of the rigors of NBA life last night. Namely, his teammate Zach Randolph’s rock-like head : “Rookie center Hasheem Thabeet suffered a ridgeline fracture in his mandible — a bone in his lower jaw — when he appeared to collide with Zach Randolph’s head going for a rebound late in the first quarter. Play was stopped with 57.4 seconds remaining as Thabeet...
The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Today's Calls : Kentucky vs. Kansas, Northwestern vs. History, Drew Brees vs. Peyton Manning, Rich Rodriguez vs. Charlie Weis, Zach Collaros vs. Tony Pike, Dwyane Wade vs. Gilbert Arenas, Joakim Noah vs. Hasheem Thabeet, J.R. Smith vs. Earl Smith, Derek Jeter vs. Sabermetrics, Matt Holliday vs. Mark Teixeira, Harrison Barnes vs. Tobacco Road, UNLV 1990 vs. Anyone and More. The Opening Pitch: College...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
by Matt Moore Filed under: Grizzlies , NBA Injuries If ever there were an NBA team that the fates deemed the Murphy's Law exhibition squad, it's the Memphis Grizzlies . Just days after their prized free agent acquisition publicly balked at coming off the bench before leaving for personal reasons , the franchise suffered two devastating losses in one night, not only falling to 1-7 in a blowout loss...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Memphis Grizzlies rookie center and No. 2 overall pick Hasheem Thabeet fractured his jaw in the team's 93-79 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Memphis Grizzlies rookie center and No. 2 overall pick Hasheem Thabeet fractured his jaw in the team's 93-79 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.
SOX (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Former UConn Huskies and current Memphis Grizzlies center Hasheem Thabeet is out indefinitely after fracturing his jaw on Tuesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. While battling underneath the basket, Thabeet collided with Zach Randolph’s head which fractured his jaw. Thabeet’s had a slow start for the Grizzlies. In seven games, he’s scored four points and grabbed [...]
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