Memphis Grizzlies Dynasty Coming Soon

I have to make a correction about who the starting five was in the finals for Phoenix it was Bogut, Amare, Hill, Richardson and Nash with Ben wallace, leandro barbosa, matt barnes coming off the bench. Beating the hawks 4 games to 2. Will Phoenix repeat who knows. Not if any of the other western teams have anything to say about it. Also some eastern teams will be thinking over my dead body Phoenix will you repeat. i won't tell you who but Cleveland signed a free agent you will find out about later who could help them at the 4. Memphis is trying to get to the playoffs and later you will find out that they signed a veteran and a younger point guard. Boston is looking to add to there bench with some of the free agent signing they done. Orlando is looking to add some more depth to there bench. Stay tuned to find out more about the up and coming free agent signings.

I can see you've put a lot of effort into it. But the recaps could use some organizing. The draft recap looks good.

Here are some interesting free agent signings



Boston signs Daniel Gibson to a one year contract worth 770k
Boston signs Jarvis Hayes to a three year contract worth 17.35 M
Cleveland signs Al Jefferson to a one year contract worth 5.36 M
Golden State signs Salim Stoudamire to a one year contract at 798k
Golden State signs Ryan Anderson to a five year contract worth 10.23 M
Golden State signs Anderson Varejao to a two year contract worth 5.06 M
Houston signs Tony Allen to a four year contract worth 24 Million
Memphis signs Robert Horry to a one year contract worth 5.41 M
Memphis signs Darrell Arthur to a two year contract worth 4.31 M
Memphis signs Monta Ellis to a one year contract worth 6.25 M
Miami signs Drew Gooden to a three year contract worth 17.35 M
Milwaukee signs Kevin Love to a five year contract worth 46.44 M
Minnesota signs Jamaal Magloire to a one year contract worth 8.53 M
Minnesota signs Courtney Lee to a one year contract worth 687k
New Jersey signs Darius Miles to a five year contract worth 42.95M
New Jersey signs J.J. Hickson to a one year contract worth 687k
Orlando signs Robert Swift to a four year contract worth 24 Million
Sacramento sigsn Sebastian Telfair to a one year contract worth 5.74M
Seattle signs Donyell Marshall to a two year contract worth 16.33 M



There are your free agent signings. I'd like to hear your opinions about these teams here are my views broken down by each team

Boston: Daniel Gibson and Jarvis Hayes makes Boston bench even deeper. Could be a team to look out for in the east.

Cleveland: Al Jefferson signing is brilliance. Last year Shaq and Ilgauskas was injured at the same time so Jefferson could really help out in the post. Memphis tried to sign Al Jefferson but was outbid by Cleveland

Golden State: Salim Stoudamire, Ryan Anderson and Anderson Varejao provides some more depth to this team. Not some bad signings. Am not sure it will be enough to make some noise in the west but you never know.

Houston: Tony Allen signing is pretty good. More depth to there bench. I feel this will be one of the teams to watch for in the west.

Memphis: Monta Ellis, Robert Horry and Darrell Arthur. Why did i sign these guys let me explain Ellis wanted a 1 year deal and I figured why not try him out. I wanted to see how well he will mesh in the backcourt with Mayo. Why did i sign Robert Horry because of his veteran presence, clutch moments and i feel that if we get to the playoffs this year he could come up big in the playoffs. Darrell Arthur was brought back to bring some depth to this team and is also a young player who i feel will perform. Am hoping and looking to get to the playoffs this year. I am feeling hopeful that it will happen.

Miami: Drew Gooden is an interesting signing because now you could have a lineup of J O Neal, Gooden, Beasley, Wade and Chalmers. Will Miami be an interesting team in the east I would say yes. Will they make the playoffs I don't know because of injuries sometimes.


Milwaukee: Kevin Love makes sense for one reason traded off Andrew Bogut to the champion team the Suns.

Minnesota: Jamaal Magloire am not sure about this signing because Magloire is washed up. I would have tried to resign Love or gone after another big man. Not only did Minnesota not resign Al Jefferson but also failed to resign Kevin Love. Courtney Lee signing I guess is for bench purposes be cause of having already Wayne Ellington. I am thinking Minnesota will be a lottery pick again. could they land a number one pick again next year? Who knows?

New Jersey: darius miles signing only makes sense because of needing help at the 3. I do think they could have tried to go after a better free agent though. J.J. Hickson is a solid signing though.

Orlando: Robert Swift only makes sense to come in for Dwight Howard to give him some rest. Other than that this signing makes no sense.


Sacramento: Sebastian Telfair as a one experiment is fine. If they would have signed him to a long team I would hate this signing.


Seattle: Donyell Marshall not a bad signing because of his veteran presence who can shoot the 3. Can also give Jeff green some rest.



What are your views on these signings? Stayed tuned to see some games for this season.

Game 1: Houston Rockets (0-0) VS Memphis Grizzlies ( 0-0)

1st quarter : Hou (39) Mem ( 39)
2nd quarter : Hou ( 32) Mem ( 25)
3rd quarter: Hou ( 42) Mem ( 36)
4th quarter: Hou ( 35) Mem ( 34)



Headline: Yao and T-Mac too much for Memphis in spite of Ellis having a good game beating the Grizzlies 148-134


Memphis was coming into this game feeling confident about the pieces that were adding to the team during this offseason maybe a little too confident. coming up close to making the playoffs last year and during the offseason not only resigning OJ Mayo and Quinton Ross who is a spark off the bench offensively and especially defensely. With the addition of combo guard Monta Ellis, veteran clutch power forward Robert Horry and also brought back Darrell Arthur this team felt they could beat the Rockets. Unfortunely though Yao and T-Mac were too much scoring 114 of the 148 Rockets points. For the Rockets Yao was the leader and top scorer of the night with 59 points 27 rebounds and also had 6 blocks. Tracy McGrady ( T-Mac) scored 55 points shooting 26/44 from the field. He also had 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Point Guard Aaron Brooks scored 14 points had 8 assists 3 steals and hit 2 three pointers. Rookies Jud Patel and Loy Russell each only scored 2 points. Patel shot 1/5 from the field and played 20 minutes whereas Loy Russell shot 1/3 from the field and played 6 minutes. Now for the Grizzlies in spite of losing this game Monta Ellis shined in his Grizzlies debut with 38 points and had 9 assists. Very impressive and if he keep playing like this he will definity be resigned to a long term contract. Second year player combo guard OJ Mayo scored 37 points on 12/24 shooting. Mayo also hit 3/7 from three point land. Hasheem Thabeet had a double double with 10 points and 14 rebounds he also had 3 blocks. Marko Jaric provided 17 points off the bench with 7/13 shooting. Darrell Arthur who returns after being traded to Washington last season for Jamison was solid in scoring with 5 points but the impressive stat was the 17 rebounds he had. Also Robert Horry had to sit out in the 4th quarter due to an arm injury. Rookie Colin Cox only played 14 minutes but had a solid game with 4 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. I don't think Cox will win rookie of the year but I feel he will be a solid backup to Thabeet. Memphis next opponents is on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers so hopefully they will perform great there. See below for the stats


houston starters

C- Yao Ming- 59 points 27 rebounds 6 blocks
PF- Brian Cook- 5 points 12 rebounds
SF- Ron Artest - 2 points
SG- Tracy McGrady- 55 points 26/44 FG 6 rebounds, 5 assissts and 4 steals
PG- Aaron Brooks- 14 points 8 assists, 3 steals and 2/4 3pt


houston bench

SF- Shane Battier- 2 points 6 rebounds, 1/6 FG
SG- Louis Williams- 7 points 3/4 FG in 15 minutes
PF- Jud Patel- 2 points 1/5 FG- 20 minutes
SF- Loy Russell- 2 points 1/3 FG- 6 minutes



Memphis starting

C- Hasheem Thabeet- 10 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks
PF- Robert Horry- 4 points ( also got an arm injury in the 4th quarter)
SF- Rudy Gay- 11 points
SG- OJ Mayo- 37 points 12/24 FG 3/7- 3pt FG
PG- Monta Ellis- 38 points, 9 assists


Memphis bench

PG- Marko Jaric- 17 points on 7/13 FG
PF- Darrell Arthur- 5 points and 17 rebounds
C- Colin Cox- 4 points 2/3 FG , 7 rebounds , 3 blocks in 14 minutes
SG- Quinton Ross- 4 points 2/7 FG


Memphis Grizzlies (0-1)- stayed tuned for information about the Grizzlies game vs the los angeles clippers

You should decrease your playing time. 148-134 is not realistic without OT-s.

Although two players combining 114 points is awesome

Why such a high score you might think? I sometimes like to watch the games myself and see how the players play.

The next game is the (0-1) Memphis Grizzlies VS the (0-2) Los Angeles Clippers. In spite of a total of 75 points between Monta Ellis and OJ Mayo they lost to the Houston Rockets. Let's hope that tonight the Grizzlies can bounce back from that loss as they are taking on the winless Clippers. Memphis has some good scoring with there guards but there post game could use some help. The Clippers have some good scorers in the post with Marcus Camby and Blake Griffin. Clippers also have a good veteran point guard in Baron Davis. This could be a very interesting game so stayed tuned to find out about how this game turns out.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES COME OUT BLAZING AS THEY BEAT THE LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 155-133.




The Memphis Grizzlies told themselves before this team we are not going to play like we did against the Rockets. They did just that beating the Clippers. They started the game with the lead and kept the lead the entire team. Towards the end of the second quarter the Clippers got the lead down to 4 but that inspired Memphis to play even harder and they did never looking back. OJ Mayo led the Grizzlies with 33 points and had 6 rebounds in 38 minutes. Monta Ellis had another good game with 29 points on 11 /21 shooting. Center Hasheem Thabeet had his best offensive game of the season with 26 points. Thabeet also did well on the defensive end with 22 rebounds and had 3 blocks. Another interesting stats for the Grizzlies was off the bench. Marko Jaric scored 26 points and had nine assists in 25 minutes. Darrell Arthur had a double dobule with 11 points and 10 rebounds. As for the Clippers veteran Cuttino Mobley led all scorers with 34 points on 16/28 shooting. Baron Davis scored 26 points and had 7 assists in 30 minutes. Marcus Camby had a double double with 19 points and 16 rebounds. This win brings the Grizzlies to (1-1) and it dropped the Clippers to ( 0-3). See below for a listing of all the players performance



Memphis

Starting

C- Hasheem Thabeet- 26 points 13/18 FG 22 rebounds, 3 blocks, 36 minutes
PF- Robert Horry- 6 points 3/11 FG, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, 24 minutes
SF- Rudy Gay- 8 points , 4/9 FG, 5 rebounds, 27 minutes
SG- OJ Mayo- 33 points, 16/40 FG, 6 rebounds, 38 minutes
PG- Monta Ellis- 29 points, 11/21 FG, 2/6 3PT, 4 assists, 3 rebounds in 27 minutes

Bench

C- Stromile Swift- 6 points 3/4 FG, 5 rebounds - 15 minutes
PG- Marko Jaric- 26 points 11/20 FG, 9 assists- 25 minutes
C- Colin Cox- Did Not Play
SF- Sam Young- 6 points 3/8 FG in 25 minutes
PF- Darrell Arthur- 11 points 5/5 FG, 10 rebounds, 28 minutes
SG- Quinton Ross- 4 points 2/3 FG, 13 minutes
SF- Emanuel Peters- Did Not Play

Here are the standings so far for this season


Eastern Conference



Atlantic

Boston 2-1 -

Toronto 2-1 -

New York 1-2 1GB

Philadelphia 1-3 1 1/2 GB

New Jersey 0-2 1 1/2 GB


Central

Detroit 2-0 -

Cleveland 3-1 -

Indiana 2-1 1/2

Milwaukee 2-1 1/2

Chicago 1-2 1 1/2


Southeast

Atlanta 3-1 -

Charlotte 2-2 1 GB

Miami 1-1 1 GB

Orlando 1-2 1 1/2 GB

Washington 0-3 2 1/2 GB



Western Conference


Northwest

Denver 1-0 -

Portland 2-1 -

Utah 2-2 1/2 GB

Seattle 1-2 1 GB

Minnesota 0-3 2 GB



Southwest

New Orleans 2-0 -

Dallas 2-1 1/2 GB

Houston 2-2 1 GB

Memphis 1-1 1 GB

San Antonio 0-3 2 1/2 GB



Pacific

Sacramento 3-0 -

L.A. Lakers 3-1 --

Phoenix 2-2 1 1/2 GB

Golden State 1-2 2 GB

L.A. Clippers 1-3 2 1/2 GB




there are the standings also coming up later you will see information about how the rookies are doing so far in this season.

Memphis gets beaten by Melo and the Denver Nuggets 133-123.



Carmelo Anthony played a great game scoring 36 points on 18/27 shooting. Melo had 6 rebounds and played 34 minutes. Another player who really went shopping with scoring was KMART better known as Kenyon Martin who scored 22 points on 10/12 shooting and also had 14 rebounds in 32 minutes. Chauncey Billups played very well scoring 21 points on 10/21 shooting in spite of having 5 fouls at halftime and then fouled out in the 4th quarter with 8 minutes and three seconds to go. Billups not only scored 21 points but had 10 assists and play 25 minutes. Rookie Shooting Guard Brett Lloyd scored 16 points on 6/24 shooting. Lloyd also had 8 rebounds and he played all 48 minutes. Another player who was really impressive was bench forward Linus Kleiza who scored 7 points on 3/3 shooting and also had 4 rebounds in 26 minutes.


For the Grizzlies Monta Ellis was impressive with 30 points on 14/25 shooting. Ellis not only shot well but had 5 assists and an impressive 3 blocks in 26 minutes. Marko Jaric added 24 off the bench, OJ Mayo had 16 points on 7/13 shooting in 20 minutes. Rudy Gay had a double double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Quinton Ross added 10 points off the bench. The Grizzlies dropped to 1-2 with the loss whereas the Nuggets improve to 2-0. Below are the stats for tonight game.



Memphis Grizzlies Starters

C- Hasheem Thabeet- 7 points 3/5 FG, 9 rebounds , 5 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks in 27 minutes

PF- Robert Horry- 4 points 2/4 FG, 9 rebounds, 3 steals in 27 minutes

SF- Rudy Gay- 14 points 6/13 FG, 12 rebounds, 36 minutes

SG- OJ Mayo- 16 points 7/13 FG , 20 minutes

PG- Monta Ellis- 30 points 14/25 FG, 5 assists, 3 blocks in 26 minutes


Memphis Bench

C- Stromile Swift - 6 points 3/3 FG in 6 minutes
PG- Marko Jaric- 24 points 10/21 FG in 24 minutes
C- Colin Cox- 2 points 1/3 FG, 5 rebounds in 19 minutes
SF- Sam Young- 6 points 3/10 FG, 3 rebounds in 15 minutes
PF- Darrell Arthur 4 points 2/6 FG, 9 rebounds
SG- Quinton Ross- 10 points 3/16 FG, 4 rebounds in 31 minutes
SF- Emanuel Peters- DID NOT PLAY




Denver Starters

C- Nene- 12 points 5/6 FG, 13 rebounds, 2 blocks in 30 minutes

PF- Kenyon Martin- 22 points 10/12 FG . 14 rebounds in 32 minutes

SF- Carmelo Anthony - 36 points 18/27 FG, 6 rebounds in 34 minutes

SG- Brett Lloyd- 16 points 6/24 FG, 8 rebounds in 48 minutes

PG- Chauncey Billups- 21 points 10/21 FG, 10 assists 0/5 3pt in 25 minutes




Denver Bench

PG- Shawn Livingston- 8 points 4/11 FG 3 rebounds in 13 minutes
PG- Earl Watson- 8 points 1/5 FG, 6/8 FT, 3 assists, 3 steals in 13 minutes
PG- Dahtney Jones- DID NOT PLAY
C- Steven Hunter- 2 points 1/2 FG , 7 rebounds in 25 minutes
SG- Dylan Homer- played one minute and scored 0 points
C- Johan Petro- 1 point 0/2 FG, 1/4 FT in 8 minutes
PF- Linus Kleiza - 7 points 3/3 FG, 1/2 FT, 4 rebounds in 26 minutes



the next five out of six games are going to be tough for the grizzlies here are there next six opponents

Denver
Minnesota
Dallas
Houston
Phoenix
L.A. Lakers


stayed tuned for the next game where the Grizzlies play the Nuggets again and this time i will simulate the game. so it may not be as high of a score. 30 games you might see high scores because I want to watch how the rookies play.

Carmelo Anthony didn't play very mellow as his 37 points beat the Grizzlies 104-71. Anthony hit 5 three pointers in this game and had 8 rebounds in 38 minutes. Chauncey Billups scored 21 points and also hit 5 three pointers. Rookie Shooting Guard Brett Lloyd added 11 points on 3/7 shooting and had 3 rebounds in 22 minutes. Now for the Grizzlies Mayo scored 21 points in the losing effort. He jacked up nine three's and only made one. He did though have 7 rebounds and he played 44 minutes. Monta Elllis added 16 and Robert Horry had 10. See below for full stats.



Memphis Grizzlies starters


C- Hasheem Thabeet- 6 points 2/8 FG 7 rebounds in 27 minutes

PF- Robert Horry- 10 points 3/9 FG, 2/3 FT, 6 rebounds in 34 minutes

SF- Rudy Gay- 5 points 2/9 FG, 4 rebounds, 3 steals in 24 minutes

SG- OJ Mayo- 21 points 7/22 FG, 1/9 3pt, 7 rebounds in 44 minutes

PG- Monta Ellis- 16 points 5/12 FG, 3/8 3 pt, 5 assists in 30 minutes



Memphis Bench

C- Stromile Swift- 0 points 0/1 FG- 14 minutes

PG- Marko Jaric- 5 points 2/8 FG, 3 rebounds, 3 assists in 14 minutes

C- Colin Cox- 3 points 1/1 FG, 1/1 3pt in 11 minutes

SF- Sam Young- 5 points 2/4 FG in 19 minutes

PF- Darrell Arthur- 0 points in 1 minute

SG- Quinton Ross- 0 points in 1 minute

SF- Emanuel Peters- DID NOT PLAY




Denver Nuggets Starting

C- Nene- 5 points 2/5 FG, 10 rebounds, 5 assists in 34 minutes


PF- Kenyon Martin- 10 points 4/5 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists in 34 minutes

SF- Carmelo Anthony- 37 points 14/24 FG, 5/8 3 pt, 8 rebounds in 38 minutes

SG- Brett Lloyd- 11 points 3/7 FG, 3 Rebounds in 22 Minutes

PG- Chauncey Billups - 21 points 8/16 FG, 5/8 3 pt, 6 rebounds in 32 minutes


Denver Bench

PG- Shawn Livingston- 10 points 4/5 FG, 2/2 3 pt, in 18 minutes

PG- Earl Watson- 8 points 2/4 FG, 2/3 3 pt, in 12 minutes

PG- Dahtnay Jones- 0 points 1 rebound in 3 minutes

C- Steven Hunter - 2 points 0/5 FG, 5 rebounds in 19 minutes

SG- Dylan Homer - 0 points 3 rebounds in 6 minutes

C- Johan Petro- 0 points 0/1 FG, in 10 minutes

PF- Linus Kleiza- DID NOT PLAY



Next the Grizzlies (1-3) take on the Timberwolves ( 0-5)

The Grizzlies get another win by beating the Timberwolves 126-115.



The Grizzlies started out playing very well and there were a few times where the Timberwolves got back in the game. The last two minutes where great for The Grizzlies putting the game away. OJ Mayo really shined again having 38 points on 17/37 shooting, having 4 assists and 4 rebounds in 40 minutes of playing time. Combo guard Monta Ellis also had an excellent game having 25 points with 12 assists in 31 minutes. My favorite highlight though has to be bigman Hasheem Thabeet who scored 23 points had 22 rebounds and 7 blocks. marko jaric sparked again off the bench with 21 points on 6/14 shooting in 20 minutes. As for the Timberwolves who dropped to 0-6 with this loss there highlight was Spain sensation Ricky Rubio who had 29 points and had 6 assists. Corey Brewer added 16 points on 6/14 shotting and had 7 rebounds. Jamaal Magloire had a double double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Wayne Ellington had 12 points off the bench in 18 minutes. The strangest thing about this game was that the number one pick Shawn Vaughn finally scored but it was only 1 point off of a free throw. Vaughn shot 0/3 and so far he is proving to be a number one pick that is a bust. See below for the stats.


Memphis Starting

C- Hasheem Thabeet- 23 points, 11/14 FG, 22 rebounds, 7 blocks, 41 minutes

PF- Robert Horry- 0 points, 0/3 FG, 7 rebounds, 21 minutes

SF- Rudy Gay- 8 points, 4/16 FG, 3 rebounds, 32 minutes

SG- OJ Mayo - 38 points, 17/37 FG, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 40 minutes

PG- Monta Ellis- 25 points, 12/23 FG, 12 assists, 31 minutes

Memphis Bench

C- Stromile Swift- 2 points, 1/1 FG, 4 rebounds, 10 minutes

PG- Marko Jaric- 21 points, 6/14 FG, 6 assists, 20 minutes

C- Colin Cox- DID NOT PLAY

SF- Sam Young- 3 points, 1/3 FG, 20 minutes

PF- Darrell Arthur- 4 points, 1/1 FG, 11 rebounds, 31 minutes

SG- Quinton Ross- 2 points, 1/3 FG, 11 minutes

SF- Emanuel Peters- DID NOT PLAY



Minnesota Starters

C- Jamaal Magloire- 14 points, 7/8 FG, 10 rebounds, 20 minutes

PF- Etan Thomas- 8 points, 3/13 FG, 14 rebounds, 32 minutes

SF- Corey Brewer- 16 points, 6/14 FG, 7 rebounds, 34 minutes

SG- Devin Brown- 10 points, 4/20 FG, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 34 minutes

PG- Ricky Rubio- 29 points, 13/30 FG, 6 assists, 37 minutes



Minnesota Bench

SG- Wayne Ellington- 12 points, 5/13 FG, 18 minutes

C- Shelden Williams- 6 points, 2/6 FG, 6 rebounds, 28 minutes

PG- Jonny Flynn- 9 points, 3/5 FG, 14 minutes

SF- Rodney Carney- 10 points, 5/8 FG, 3 rebounds, 18 minutes

PF- Brian Cardinal- 0 points, 0/4 FG, 5 rebounds, 20 minutes

SG- Courtney Lee- DID NOT PLAY

PF- Shawn Vaughn- 1 points, 0/3 FG, 1/2 FT, 4 minutes




the next opponent for the 2-4 Grizzlies is the Dallas Mavericks. Will they beat Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd find out in the next post. I am also looking at trade offers for Rudy Gay who i feel isn't producing that great. Am looking for a great defender who can play the 3. I am looking to have a good to great defender at each position. I feel I am set at the 2 with Mayo and Ross as my defenders.

Have you tried using fraps to take screenshots? I know a lot of the people who post dynasties use the program a lot. For me I simply printscreen my screenshots and paste them on to MS paint and crop/resize the picture to my liking with some basic microsoft picture editing program (probably why my pictures don't look up to par with the other dynasties most of the time). It's not that difficult of a process at all, and it can really help out with the overall presentation of a dynasty.

Headline: Dirk Nowitzki second half scoring too much for the Grizzlies.



Dirk Nowtizki had 24 points in the second half for and scored a total of 49 points. Nowitzki not only was dominant offensively but did well defensively having 17 rebounds. His clutch shooting help Dallas come back from a 10 points deficent in the 4th quarter. The worst part of this game was the Grizzlies started the 3rd quarter leading 82-57. Nowtizki and the team got there heads together and said we're not losing this game. The Grizzlies were ahead 110-100 after three periods. The fourth quarter the Grizzlies got outscored by Dallas 49-20. In spite of the Grizzlies losing Monta Ellis had another good game with 38 points. See below for the key players for each team



Memphis Key Players


PG- Monta Ellis- 38 points 18/35 shooting, 5 assists in 35 minutes

PG- Marko Jaric- 25 points 7/11 shooting, 4 assists, 3 rebounds in 15 minutes

SG- OJ Mayo- 23 points 10//27 shooting in 39 minutes

SF- Rudy Gay- 18 points , 8/ 21 shooting, 10 rebounds in 43 minutes



Dallas Key Players

PF- Dirk Nowitzki- 49 points 23/40 shooting, 17 rebounds in 31 minutes

PG- Jason Kidd- 32 points 12/23 shooting, 20 assists and 9 rebounds

SF- Josh Howard- 24 points, 11/24 shooting, 14 rebounds and 5 assists in 47 minutes

SG- Jason Terry- 19 points , 8/20 shooting, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals in 32 minutes


the loss drops the Grizzlies to (2-4) and there next games are going to be even tougher ( Houston, Phoenix, L.A. Lakers) . the win for the Mavericks improve there record to (5-2) stay tuned for information against Houston

Headline: T- Mac too much for the Grizzlies



the Houston Rockets played an incredible game blowing out the Grizzlies 134-99. Tracy McGrady scored 37 points on 14/16 shooting. Mcgrady also was perfect from three point land hitting 7/7 and he only played 24 minutes. Yao Ming added 27 points. For the Grizzlies OJ Mayo scored 27 points on 9/19 shooting. He also had 10 assists and 4 rebounds in 32 minutes. Monta Ellis was solid again with 26 points on 9/16 shooting. Ellis hit 5/8 from 3 point range. See below for key players stats



Memphis

OJ Mayo- 27 points 9/19 FG, 2/4 3pt, 10 assist, 4 rebounds in 32 minutes

Monta Ellis- 26 points, 9/16 FG, 5/8 pt, in 30 minutes

Robert Horry- 16 points, 7/11 FG, 2/3 3pt, 4 rebounds, 3 assists in 42 minutes

Marko Jaric- 12 points 4/10 FG, 3/7 3pt, 4 assists in 16 minutes



Houston


Tracy McGrady- 37 points, 14/16 FG, 7/7 3pt, 5 rebounds in 24 minutes

Yao Ming- 27 points, 9/19 FG, 3/6 3pt, 4 rebounds, 6 assists in 28 minutes

Ron Artest- 13 points , 5/9 FG, 3/7 3pt, 4 rebounds, 9 assists in 30 minutes

Loy Russell- 12 points, 5/7 FG, 2/2 3pt, 4 rebounds in 20 minutes ( not bad for a rookie)



the next game is against NBA champs Phoenix Suns who are ( 5-2) whereas the Grizzlies dropped to (2-5) with this loss. So stayed tuned for information about the Suns game

Headline: Memphis Grizzlies gets a victory against last year NBA champ Phoenix Suns



The Phoenix Suns and there fans got a surprise last night as the Memphis Grizzlies came to town and beat the Suns 116-108. OJ Mayo shined again scoring 39 points on 13/25 shooting. Mayo hit six three pointers and also had 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Monta Ellis was solid again and had a double double 18 points and 10 assists. Rudy Gay also did well adding 17 points and 16 rebounds in 31 minutes. The surprise of the night was off the bench. Second year player Sam Young scored 15 points on 4/8 shooting in 16 minutes.


For The Suns Nash scored 38 points in 26 minutes. jason richardson added 14 points, alando tucker scored 13 , amare stoudemire only scored 10 points. bench player Andrew Bogut who in my book should start off Ben Wallace scored 9 points in 13 minutes. see below for stats of key players






Memphis Key Players

OJ Mayo- 39 points 13/25 FG, 6/9 3pt, 4 rebounds, 4 assists in 41 minutes

Monta Ellis -18 points 5/15 FG, 10 assists in 30 minutes

Rudy Gay- 17 points 7/12 FG, 3/3 3pt, 16 rebounds in 31 minutes


Sam Young- 15 points, 4/8 FG, 16 minutes



Phoenix Key Players


Steve Nash- 38 points 14/21 FG, 6/10 3pt, 26 minutes

Jason Richardson - 14 points, 5/11 FG , 31 minutes

Alando Tucker- 13 points 5/17 FG, 8 rebounds, 36 minutes

Amare Stoudemire- 10 points , 5/12 FG, 9 rebounds , 31 minutes



the next opponents for the Grizzlies ( 3-5) is kobe bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers (5-2) also stayed tuned later for a list of the top ten rookies so far.

I sometimes like to watch the games myself and see how the players play

i do the same; feels like i'm watching a real game hahah

this is really well kept and thorough, great job aside from "Cheapshot" Bob Whorry, i like the lineup; i'd give Arthur the start and have Whorry on the next flight out asap

Robert Horry signing was about this. I was looking for a clutch veteran player and was hoping to get to the playoffs. I feel that horry will come up big one of these games. I am going to experiment with the idea of starting Arthur. At the moment though Horry is making me wish I signed McDyess instead. I was considering trading Horry for a draft pick. I won't though because if you thought last years draft was bad this one is worse. I would say this coming up draft will be worse than the year that had Kenyon Martin, Stromile Swift and all those players. This year I would be content getting the 8th spot and getting to the playoffs. The Grizzlies win against the Suns felt good though and am hoping they beat the lakers too. the lakers game will be tough too though because of Bryant, Gasol, Odom, Morrison, Fisher, I do like having Quinton Ross coming off the bench though because he can get some minutes to give Mayo rest. Also Ross is a good defender for us. Am looking for a good defender at the 3 spot and was thinking of Rodney Carney because getting Artest would be difficult and am trying to save some space for Lebron or Bosh. Also there are a few free agents and the whole list will be shown later but Chris Paul and Andrew Bogut are just two free agents I'd like to go after next year. I may even go a different direction and not resign Thabeet who becomes a free agent. Rudy Gay is inconsistent and though he has a few games that I like especially against the Suns am looking to maybe trade him next year especially if it's a very strong draft. The only solid bench i have right now is Marko jaric, Quinton Ross and Darrell Arthur . This draft is so bad I might forfeit my second round pick but I'd have to see after i scout harder. I feel that if i could get Paul and Bogut that would tempt Lebron or Bosh to come to Memphis in a couple of seasons. Ellis has been solid though and am only going to resign him if i can't get Chris Paul. Chris Paul and Bogut would be some good veteran that could change this whole franchise along with having OJ Mayo. So express your opinions about what my possible up and coming moves might be for next year and what I might do this year. I only have a little over 2 million left right now but have over 25 million of players coming off the books. so signing Bogut and Paul if i can get them for over 5 or 6 million a piece for a 5 year deal . i also might sign Grant hill to a one or two year deal and have him start or even come off the bench to make my bench deeper. i would still my young team with maybe a couple of veterans which could help the grizzlies get to the playoffs. As I said if it gets Lebron or Bosh to Memphis it would be worth it. Bosh right now from the box scores I've viewed has played limited minutes and they have started marion at the 4, bargani at the 5 and joey graham at the 3, bosh would definity have a place here and arthur could be like Antonio Mcdyess to the Pistons. You never know though what I might do between now and next season so stayed tuned and also the next game is against the (5-2) Los Angeles Lakers.

Headline: It's not how you start the game it's how you finish



Memphis Grizzlies had a very interesting game and you would have thought they were doomed being down 36-10 in the 1st quarter to the Los Angeles Lakers. But from the end of the first period to the rest of the game they played with such intensity. After being down 36-10 the Grizzlies went on a 21-4 run to end the quarter being behind 40-31. The Grizzlies apparantly wanted this game bad and they succeed not only beating the Suns from the last game but even beat the Los Angeles Lakers 148-136. Three players for the Grizzlies really shined tonight OJ Mayo shined again with 42 points on 18/34 shooting and had 4 steals. Monta Ellis shined again with 29 points and had 10 assists in 28 minutes. Rudy Gay shined and he also added 29. OJ Mayo said I was determined if i had to to carry this team on my back. But he didn't have to and Mayo and the Grizzlies were not happy about the start but how they finished. Beating the Suns and the Lakers improved there record to (4-5) . Also starting Arthur instead of Horry was an interesting move and while he only scored 6 points on 3/6 shooting he had 9 rebounds. Hasheem Thabeet was a beast on the board having 23 rebounds. As for the Lakers Kobe Bryant shook his hand in disbelief as he scored 57 points but it wasn't enough to beat the Grizzlies who are apparently pumped up. Derrick Fisher scored 28 points , Lamar Odom had 18 and Paul Gasol added 10. Rookie Point Guard Colby Fitzgerald was solid in his 14 minutes scoring 6 points on 3/6 shooting and had 4 assists. See below for the key players for each team.



Memphis Key Players


OJ Mayo - 42 points 18/34 FG, 4 steals in 46 minutes

Monta Ellis- 29 points 14/23 FG, 10 assists in 28 minutes

Rudy Gay- 29 points, 13/27 FG, 7 rebounds, 3 assists in 39 minutes

Hasheem Thabeet- 16 points, 8/11 FG, 23 rebounds in 46 minutes

Marko Jaric- 16 points, 6/15 FG, 9 assists in 23 minutes

Sam Young- 8 points 3/7 FG, 11 minutes

L.A. Lakers Key Players

Kobe Bryant- 57 points, 24/40 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists in 48 minutes

Derrick Fisher- 28 points, 12/24 FG, 4 steals in 35 minutes

Lamar Odom- 18 points , 9/11 FG, 10 rebounds in 32 minutes

Pau Gasol- 10 points, 5/11 FG, 15 rebounds in 32 minutes

Colby Fitzgerald- 6 points 3/6 FG, 4 assists in 14 minutes


Luke Walton- 6 points 3/15 FG, 12 rebounds in 37 minutes




up next you see the standings for the eastern conference and the western conference. Also for The (4-5) Grizzlies they next play (1-6)Golden State.

Here are the standings so far for the eastern conference and the western conference.



Eastern Conference

1- Detroit- 7-2 -

2- Atlanta- 6-3 1 GB

3- Boston- 6-3 1 GB

4- Charlotte- 7-4 1 GB

5- Toronto- 6-4 1 1/2 GB

6- Chicago- 5-4 2 GB

7- Milwaukee- 6-5 2 GB

8- New Jersey- 4-4 2 1/2 GB

9- Orlando- 4-4 2 1/2 GB

10- New York- 4-5 3 GB

11- Cleveland 4-6 3 1/2 GB

12- Miami- 3-5 3 1/2 GB

13- Indiana- 3-6 4 GB

14- Washington- 3-6 4 GB

15- Philadelphia- 2-9 6 GB




Western Conference

1- Phoenix 7-3 _

2- Sacramento 7-3 --

3- Houston 6-3 1/2 GB

4- Portland - 5-3 1 GB

5- L.A. Lakers- 5-3 1 GB

6- New Orleans 5-3 1 GB

7- Utah - 6-4 1 GB

8- Denver - 4-3 1 1/2 GB

9- Dallas 5-5 2 GB

10- L.A. Clippers- 4-4 2 GB

11- Memphis 4-5 2 1/2 GB

12- San Antonio- 4-7 3 1/2 GB

13- Seattle - 3-6 3 1/2 GB

14- Golden State - 1-6 4 1/2 GB

15- Minnesota 0-8 6 GB



this is been a shocking season so far. Charlotte trading there second round Gordon Neumann to San Antonio for George Hill is working in favor of the Bobcats so far. So far i would say the Bobcats are the most improved team of the season at the moment. There is still plenty of season left so you never know who might jump out of the woodworks. Memphis being one game back of the 8th spot right now feels good but doesn't want to stay there and wants to improve. I am hoping that the experiment of starting Darrell Arthur and putting Robert Horry on the bench pans out. Teams that have improved lately are these The clippers have won 4 of there last 5 games. the nets also have won 4 of there last 5 also. Grizzlies winning against the NBA champs Phoenix Suns and also against the Los Angeles Lakers have given them some confidence. The teams that have been disappointing so far are Minnesota, Philadelphia, Miami, Cleveland, Washington, Golden State, Seattle, Indiana and San Antonio to me have been the biggest disappointments. Cleveland to me is the biggest one so far because of having Shaq, Al Jefferson, Lebron, west, mo williams, ilgauskas, rookie small forward caleb jung and rookie small forward drew vickery. Hopefully for there sake they improve from this 4-6 start . The second biggest disappointment to me is the Miami Heat. they signed Drew Gooden in the offseason and also adding to me the second best player in the draft small forward Reuben kim and rookie point guard Dave Burns. Many of you might think why didn't i say Minnesota as the biggest disappointment because of there 0-8 start and i say because i feel they have a lack of talent on there roster right now with the exception of Rubio, Ellington and Courtney Lee. Minnesota so far is looking to be a lottery team again will they get number one pick two years in a row who knows? Stayed tuned for the rest of the season which will include the all star game stats, rookie vs sophomore stats, list of trades and so much more of this season.

Headline: Speedy Claxton was too much for the Grizzlies



The (4-5) Memphis Grizzlies played the (1-6) Golden State Warriors. A betting man would have thought Memphis would have won this game but you would have lost. Speedy Claxton helped the Warriors by scoring 34 points as the Warriors beat 134-126. Not only did Claxton have 34 points he even had 12 assists as he played 42 minutes. Corey Maggette had 21 points on 9/18 shooting but the most interesting stats for the Warriors was off the bench. Willie Green was a huge spark off the bench scoring 20 points on 10/15 shooting in 23 minutes.


As for the Grizzlies Rudy Gay only played 9 minutes because of a fracture to his arm which good news he's not out but can only play limited minutes. In his place though was Sam Young who played 37 minutes and scored 20 points on 9/21 shooting. Young also had 8 rebounds. The best player of the night for the Grizzlies was again OJ Mayo who scored 31 points on 13/29 shooting. Mayo also had 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Monta Ellis was solid again with 26 points on 12/20 shooting and had 6 assists. marko jaric was a spark off the bench again with 21 points on 9/17 shooting and 6 assists. Starting Darrell Arthur over Robert Horry has been good as Arthur scored 12 points on 6/6 shooting and also had 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 steals in 37 minutes. See below for stats.



Memphis Starters

C- Hasheem Thabeet- 7 points 3/6 FG, 9 rebounds in 43 minutes

PF- Darrell Arthur- 12 points 6/6 FG, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 steals in 37 minutes

SF- Rudy Gay- 5 points 2/6 FG, 9 minutes

SG- OJ Mayo- 31 points 13/29 FG, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals in 48 minutes

PG- Monta Ellis- 26 points 12/20 , 6 assists in 25 minutes


Memphis Bench

PF- Robert Horry- 2 points 1/3 FG, 6 rebounds in 15 minutes

C- Stromile Swift - 0 points 2 rebounds in 7 minutes

PG- Marko Jaric- 21 points 9/17 FG, 6 assists in 23 minutes

C- Colin Cox- DID NOT PLAY

SF- Sam Young- 20 points 9/21 FG, 8 rebounds in 37 minutes

SG- Quinton Ross- DID NOT PLAY

SF- Emanuel Peters- 2 points 1/4 FG in 5 minutes



Golden State Starters

C- Andris Biedrins- 11 points 5/7 FG, 15 rebounds in 28 minutes

PF- Brandon Wright- 11 points 5/7 FG, 6 rebounds in 31 minutes

SF- Corey Maggette- 21 points on 9/18 FG, in 21 minutes

SG- Stephen Curry- 18 points 7/16 FG, 4 rebounds, 3 steals in 35 minutes

PG- Speedy Claxton- 34 points 16/30 FG, 12 assists in 42 minutes


Golden State Bench

SF- Stephen Jackson- 11 points 5/15 FG, 4 rebounds, 4 assists in 28 minutes

PF- Anthony Randolph- 8 points 4/10 FG, 11 rebounds

PF- Anderson Varejao- DID NOT PLAY

C- Kelvin Cato- 0 points 0/2 FG, 10 rebounds in 24 minutes

SG- Willie Green - 20 points 10/15 FG in 23 minutes

SG- Adrian Griffin- DID NOT PLAY

SF- Ryan Anderson- DID NOT PLAY



stayed tuned for the next opponent which is the Seattle Supersonics and updates of how the rookies are averaging so far for the season. With a top ten rookies list by scoring.

Headline: marko jaric blows up against the Sonics



Marko Jaric had his best game of the season and he scored 45 points on 19/33 shooting in 37 minutes as the Grizzlies beat the Sonics 134-111. Other than Marko Jaric there were really only two other players on the Grizzlies worth talking about this game and they are OJ Mayo who scored 31 points and Hasheem Thabeet who had a double double with 19 points and 19 rebounds.


For the sonics there were only three players worth talking about and they are second year player James Harden who led the sonics with 37 points. the surprise is the second leading scorer Earl Boykins had 35 points and 14 assists. The other good scorer of the game was Kevin Durant with 20 points and had 9 rebounds. See below for full stats.



Memphis Starters

C- Hasheem Thabeet- 19 points 8/9 FG, 19 rebounds in 33 minutes

PF- Darrell Arthur- 6 points 2/2 FG, 14 rebounds in 32 minutes

SF- Sam Young- 2 points 1/7 FG, 3 rebounds in 23 minutes

SG- OJ Mayo- 31 points, 13/37 FG, 4 rebounds in 48 minutes

PG- Monta Ellis- 11 points 5/9 FG, 15 minutes


Memphis Bench

SF- Rudy Gay- 10 points 5/15 FG, 5 rebounds, 3 assists in 28 minutes

PF- Robert Horry- 2 points 1/5 FG, 8 rebounds in 20 minutes

C- Stromile Swift- 0 points in 4 minutes

PG- Marko Jaric- 45 points 19/33 FG, 37 minutes

C- Colin Cox- 8 points 4/7 FG, 6 rebounds in 13 minutes

SG- Quinton Ross- DID NOT PLAY

SF- Emanuel Peters- DID NOT PLAY





Seattle Starters


C- BJ Mullens- 2 points 1/7 FG, 9 rebounds in 38 minutes

PF- Donyell Marshall- 4 points 2/2 FG, 5 rebounds in 19 minutes

SF- Kevin Durant- 20 points 9/25 FG, 9 rebounds in 41 minutes

SG- James Harden- 37 points 18/39 FG, 43 minutes

PG- Earl Boykins- 35 points 11/28 FG, 14 assists 48 minutes




Seattle Bench

PG- Russell Westbrook- DID NOT PLAY

SG- Ayeshi Vega- 0 points 0/2 FG , 6 minutes

PF- Jeff Green- 4 points 2/4 FG, 8 rebounds in 17 minutes

SG- Damien Wilkins- 2 points 1/4 FG, in 7 minutes

PF- Nick Collison- 2 points 1/1 FG, 4 rebounds in 15 minutes

PG- chucky atkins- DID NOT PLAY

PF- D.J. White- 5 points 2/4 FG, 6 rebounds




Up Next is the top ten rookie leaders in scoring at this point in the season. ( also the next opponent for the (5-6) Memphis Grizzlies is the (3-7) Indiana Pacers.

here are the top ten scoring rookies so far


1) Philadelhpia- SG- Ricardo Hernandez - 13.6 PPG

2) Denver- SG- Brett Lloyd- 11.1 PPG

3) Sacramento- C- Ron MacNamara- 10.8 PPG

4) New York- SF- Roderick Alvarez- 10.4 PPG

5) San Antonio- SF- Drew Duncan- 7.6 PPG

6) Boston- SG- Stacey Long- 7.1 PPG

7) Miami- SF- Reuben Kim- 6.9 PPG

8) Detroit- PF- Shawn Warren- 5.7 PPG

9) Philadelphia- SF- Felipe Ferrari- 5.3 PPG

10) Dallas- C- Roy Cook- 5.0 PPG



it's bad now that I passed on Ron MacNamara when I think about it but Cox has been a solid second or third string center and has decent passing. I'm tempted to dump Rudy Gay to get Reuben Kim. Comment on my season and on these rookies scoring so far.

Headline: Grizzlies move to .500 (6-6) with a 146-125 win over the Indiana Pacers



The Grizzlies finally got to .500 by beating the pacers 146-125. Monta Ellis lead the way for the Grizzlies having a double double scoring 35 points and 10 assists. Hasheem Thabeet also had a double double scoring 30 points and having 24 rebounds. A Third player named Rudy Gay even had a double double scoring 30 points and having 10 rebounds. OJ Mayo added 27 points



For the Pacers TJ Ford led the pacers with 30 points on 11/21 shooting. Shannon Brown and Josh McRoberts added 18 points a piece. Jamaal Tinsley scored 14 points off the bench and Danny Granger added 11 points and had 8 rebounds. See below for full stats.





Memphis Starters


C- Hasheem Thabeet- 30 points 12/18 FG, 24 rebounds in 44 minutes
PF- Darrell Arthur - 6 points 3/7 FG, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks in 34 minutes
SF- Rudy Gay- 30 points 13/29 FG, 10 rebounds in 37 minutes
SG- OJ Mayo- 27 points 12/29 FG, 7 rebounds, 3 steals in 48 minutes
PG- Monta Ellis- 35 points 15/21 FG, 10 assists in 31 minutes




Memphis Bench

PF- Robert Horry- 0 points 0/2 FG in 16 minutes
C- Stromile Swift- 0 points in 7 minutes
PG- Marko Jaric- 12 points 5/13 FG, 5 assists, 3 rebounds in 21 minutes
C- Colin Cox- DID NOT PLAY
SF- Sam Young- 6 points 3/7 FG, 12 minutes
SG- Quinton Ross- DID NOT PLAY
SF- Emanuel Peters- DID NOT PLAY

here is Indiana Pacers Starters and Bench



Indiana Starters


C- Roy Hibbert- 8 points 4/7 FG, 12 rebounds in 43 minutes

PF- Josh McRoberts- 18 points 8/15 FG, 6 rebounds in 29 minutes

SF- Danny Granger- 11 points 4/13 FG, 8 rebounds in 35 minutes

SG- Shannon Brown- 18 points 8/20 FG, 4 rebounds in 37 minutes

PG- TJ Ford- 30 points 11/21 FG, 5 rebounds , 4 assists in 26 minutes


Indiana Bench

PF- Tyler Hansbrough- 12 points , 6/12 FG, 9 rebounds in 23 minutes

PG- jamaal tinsley- 14 points , 6/14 FG, 3 assists in 25 minutes

SF- Mike Dunleavy- 6 points 2/9 FG, 16 minutes

PF- Troy Murphy- 0 points in 8 minutes

SG- Brandon Rush- 2 points 2/2 FT, 5 minutes

PG- Jarret Jack- 6 points 2/4 FG, 9 minutes

SF- Eddy Hamilton- DID NOT PLAY




Stayed Tuned for season standings and then updates for the next game where the (6-6) Memphis Grizzlies plays against the Boston Celtics.