*Heart of a Team* Memphis Grizzlies Dynasty ::8-4::

dang thats a though break. o well i guess if you got the same record its no biggy. and yeah youve created quite a following after a great dynasty last year.

holy SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT, thats so brilliant

Grizzlies-103

Kings-104

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Statistics page is now updated.

i like the melo/bron ad. very nice. tough loss....still looking great, though....and what jason williams patch do you have? his hair looks amazing!

i like the melo/bron ad. very nice. tough loss....still looking great, though....and what jason williams patch do you have? his hair looks amazing!

Thanks, and its chetto's Jwill.

Nice update dude, always the same greatness. Tough loss though, but I still say losses are good in live, because as the season goes on (esp. in 82 game ones) you get better.

Your pic taking is really good too

Nice dynasty, keep it up ..I'm one of those who never post but always read...

I'm using Memphis as well on xbox..I had a tough November as I got 2 players injured (miller for 10 days, Battier for 2weeks) so my record was very bad (2-11). Then after battier and miller returned I won 6 in a row. now I'm 8-13 and I'm having a lot of fun.

The Grizzlies are a very fun team to use. Are you looking at any trades at all?

Nice dynasty, keep it up ..I'm one of those who never post but always read...

I'm using Memphis as well on xbox..I had a tough November as I got 2 players injured (miller for 10 days, Battier for 2weeks) so my record was very bad (2-11). Then after battier and miller returned I won 6 in a row. now I'm 8-13 and I'm having a lot of fun.

The Grizzlies are a very fun team to use. Are you looking at any trades at all?

Naw I'm not looking to do any trading. That's how my other dynasties got kind of boring, from doing trades that never happened for the Grizz in real life. If Memphis does make a trade in real life, I'll make the same trade because I want to try and keep it as realistic as possible.

Nice dynasty keep up the good work. Commercial was fly do more stuff like that. And im lovin the pics looks like u got a nice comp

tough loss, kings are a tough team, they still have so many weapons. its very hard to stop a team that 6 different players can step up and lead the team in scoring. keep it up!

When: November 20, 2004
Where: The Arena In Oakland
Records: Grizzlies 5-4; Warriors, 1-8.

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tough lost but you'll be good since your next game was against the warriors. but be careful to not to take the warriors lightly, they might steal one for you.

again nice write-ups and the presentations and new ideas are great...

Grizzlies-105 OT

Warriors-104

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NBA League News section updated with Week 1 Power Rankings.

When: November 22, 2004
Where: FedEx Forum
Records: Spurs 6-4; Grizzlies, 6-4.

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Spurs-80

Grizzlies-97

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nice update. Im loving this..keep it up!

*Sorry for the retirment of Hubie Brown. There is no way to change coaches in this game right?*

yeah, hubie was a great coach and he commanded alot of respect from everyone on the team. they were playing one on one before he was their and he really turned that franchise around. great coach. Great spurs game by the way, scoring was realistic as hell.

ah well, too bad hubie's gone...

Grizzlies Head Coach Hubie Brown Announces Retirement


Hubie was the Grizzlies most successful coach in team history and a great mentor

Memphis, Tennessee, November 23, 2004 -- Grizzlies President of Basketball Operations Jerry West announced that after a successful 33-year basketball coaching career, Grizzlies Head Coach Hubie Brown is retiring. Grizzlies Assistant Coach Lionel Hollins has been named the team’s interim head coach.

“Unexpected health-related issues will not allow me to continue coaching the Memphis Grizzlies,” said Hubie Brown. “This situation was unforeseen and absolutely non-existent at the beginning of the season.”

Brown, who joined the team on November 12, 2002 as the sixth head coach in team history, coached the Grizzlies to an 83-85 (.494) record during his tenure. Last season, his first full season at the helm, Brown led the Grizzlies to one of the biggest turnarounds in NBA history. Under his command, the Grizzlies won 50 games, shattered almost every team record and earned the team’s first-ever playoff berth. His 78-78 record through the 2003-04 season with the Grizzlies made him the only coach in team history to have a .500 record, becoming the winningest head coach in team history. After the outstanding 2003-04 season, Brown was named the NBA’s Coach of the Year, winning the award for the second time in his 15-year NBA career.

“This is an extremely sad day for me,” said Grizzlies President of Basketball Operations Jerry West. “This franchise is by far better from the leadership and guidance of Hubie Brown, and we will be forever grateful to Hubie. Hubie has helped this team and organization receive the respect and stature it deserved. On a personal note, I had an incredible working relationship with him during our short time together, and his legacy will be felt by all of us.”

Brown’s coaching career spans 33 years, including 15 with the NBA, in which he led the New York Knicks to two playoff appearances during five seasons (1982-87), the Atlanta Hawks to three playoff appearances during five seasons (1976-81) and led the Kentucky Colonels to an ABA (American Basketball Association) Championship in 1975. He also spent 15 years as a highly regarded teacher at coaching clinics and as an NBA broadcast analyst for three television networks, was nominated for a Sports Emmy in 1994 and 1999 and received the Curt Gowdy Electronic Media Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.

Hollins takes over as the Grizzlies’ interim head coach for the second time in his career. He first joined the Grizzlies as the lead assistant in Vancouver during the team’s inaugural season in 1995-96. Hollins served that role for four and a half seasons before taking over as head coach midway through the 1999-00 NBA season. As Interim Head Coach, Hollins guided Vancouver to an 18-42 finish, 22-60 overall. In 2002-03, he returned to the Grizzlies to serve as assistant coach.

Hollins’ coaching experience includes seven years (1988-95) as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns. While with the Suns, Phoenix compiled a 394-180 overall record, while posting 50 or more wins and reaching the playoffs in seven consecutive seasons. Phoenix also reached the 1993 NBA Finals, while winning two Pacific Division Titles in 1993 and 1995. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Arizona State University, where he served two years (1985-86, 1987-88) as an assistant coach.

"I can't believe this really happened. It was so unexpected and he was like a best friend to me. I know one thing, and that's I'm going to step my game up tremendously and make sure this team doesn't fall. Hollins is a great coach and the players are use to him so it's not like we bringing in someone completely new. You will see the same Jwill you have been seeing, but better. As a team, I know we will step up to the challenge and we all remember some of Hubie's rules. With the same coaching staff, I know we will have the same type of attitude towards games."

Don't worry, not having Hubie just made this dynasty a little bit more fun for me. Now as a team, the Grizzlies going to have to show the league that as a team they can get the job done even without Hubie.


EDITED: The info above is posted in the team news section as well.

When: November 24, 2004
Where: FedEx Forum
Records: Sonics 5-7; Grizzlies, 7-4.

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Blessings go out to Hubie…the one coach that helped shape Memphis into a competitative team. Looking forward to the updates on how this team steps it up. Wow, swift in front of Gasol…that's interchangeability at the post!

Is Shard injured?

Poor Hubie. Hope he gets well. Your team better play well and make the playoffs again in honor of Hubie, and bring him a ring.