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1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

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  • 1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

    LET'S BAG SOME BEARS!



    -VS-



    Game Time Start: 1:00 PM ET
    Where: FedExForum, Memphis, TN
    Officials: T. Brothers, B. Adams, J. Williams

    Media Notes: Indiana Notes, Memphis Notes
    Television: ESPN / NBAC (Canada)
    Radio: WFNI 1070 AM / WMFS 92.9 FM, 680 AM
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    REMINDER: Per PD policy, please do not share a link to, describe how to search for, request a link to, or request a PM about streaming video of a NBA game that is not coming directly through the NBA. Not even in a "wink-wink, nudge-nudge, know-what-I-mean" round-about sort of way. Thank you


    25-16
    Away: 9-13
    East: 11-6
    26-13
    Home: 15-5
    East: 11-3
    Jan 23
    Jan 26
    Jan 28
    Jan 30
    10:00pm
    9:00pm
    9:00pm
    7:00pm
    HIBBERT
    WEST
    GEORGE
    STEPHENSON
    HILL
    GASOL
    SPEIGHTS
    GAY
    ALLEN
    CONLEY


    PACERS
    Danny Granger - left knee tendinosis (out)
    Lance Stephenson - sore right foot (day-to-day)



    GRIZZLIES
    Quincy Pondexter - grade 2 eft MCL sprain (out)
    Zach Randolph - strained lower back (day-to-day)




    Kevin Lipe: Don’t Panic. Or Maybe Do. But Probably Don’t. Right?

    Talking myself back from the ledge, given the Grizzlies' last three games. What's
    eating the Memphis Grizzlies right now?


    The Grizzlies, it would appear, are in a tailspin. They swept a West Coast road trip
    with victories over the Suns, Warriors, and Kings, and then returned to Memphis for
    an overtime victory over the Spurs.

    Since then, well, things aren’t going according to plan.

    I’ve been just as shocked as you have by the last three games.[1] In the whole of the
    Lionel Hollins era, this has been a team that has made up for its (many) deficiencies
    through sheer force of will and raw, oftentimes ugly, effort. This is a team that may
    not be as talented as its opponent, but will fight, scratch, and claw every inch of the
    way to a win. It’s supposed to be "All heart, grit, grind," right? Didn’t we believe that?
    Isn't that why Tony Allen is the Grizzlies' spirit animal?

    Peter Edmiston, of Sports 56 in Memphis, said this last night:

    So what do we do now, Grizzlies fans? What are we supposed to expect from this team
    that started 12–2 and has been .500 ever since, and which appears to be flaming out
    before our very eyes?

    The Grizzlies appear to have found themselves at the center of a perfect storm. Since
    the new ownership group took over at the beginning of the regular season, we’ve seen
    things go from awesome to okay to horrible. The team looks less like the world-beaters
    we saw in November and more like the hurt-ZBo uglyball practitioners of last season,
    when they were playing defense so well they only had to score 80-points to win.

    The problem? They’re still only scoring 80-something points, but they’re not doing
    anything on defense. And they’re not doing anything on offense either. They’re not
    making shots. In Dallas, the Grizzlies’ eFG% was .399, or 39.9%. At home against
    the Clippers, it was 33.7%. The team’s raw FG% was 30.3%, which was the worst in
    franchise history in a home game all the way back to 1995. In Vancouver. With Big
    Country Reeves. Even they didn’t shoot 30%. In San Antonio, same story: eFG%
    was 42%.

    Of course, in San Antonio, it didn’t help that the Spurs’ eFG% as .638, and they
    assisted on 75% of their baskets — but that, too, shows you something about the
    Grizzlies’ defensive intensity. This is a team that thrives on turning other teams over.
    They had a streak of 138 straight games where they forced their opponent into 10+
    turnovers, and that streak ended in Dallas on Saturday.

    Clearly something is going on. The team can no longer score — something we’ve
    seen since December — but now they appear to be incapable of (1) getting stops and
    (2) being able to get the offense going again when they hit a wall. They seem to lack
    the wherewithal to adjust their offensive gameplan on the fly — but their effort, at
    least to the uninformed eye, looks so weak that it’s hard to tell whether to blame that
    on coaching or on the players.

    Offense has never been this team’s strong suit. So far this season they’re 16th in the
    league in offensive rating with a 104.2, but that number is certainly being boosted by
    November, in which the Grizzlies were in the top 5 in both offense and defense. In the
    last three games, the Grizzlies had an ORtg of 97.2, 87.5, and 94.1. Their defensive
    rating for the season is 2nd out of all 30 teams at 100.5, but in the last three games,
    it was 121.8, 118.6, and 118.2. So the offensive ratings have been well below season
    average, and the defensive ratings have been far worse than the season average.

    What happened to the Grizzlies’ defense? What’s going on?

    When the new front office took over, it was obvious that things were going to change.
    When they hired John Hollinger to be VP of Basketball Operations, it became even more
    obvious that the team was going to be trying an analytics-based approach to team-
    building.

    There’s a slight...CONTINUE READING AT STRAIGHT OUTTA VANCOUVER

    Dan Devine: Zach Randolph Is Scared of Cats

    During his 12-year NBA career, Zach Randolph has made it abundantly clear on a number
    of occasions that he's not scared of anybody on the basketball court. The 6-foot-9, 260-
    pound Memphis Grizzlies power forward has gone toe-to-toe with some of the league's
    biggest and baddest dudes over the years, including, most recently, Oklahoma City
    Thunder center Kendrick Perkins; their November clash resulted in ejections, a $25,000
    fine for Randolph and one of the season's great quotes: Z-Bo telling Memphis radio host
    Chris Vernon, "I'm good with these hands, man. I'm a jackin' dude." (There's also the off
    -court and past stuff, which only bolster Z-Bo's never-scared bona fides.)

    But as a wise man — either Winston Churchill or Jim Carrey in "Me, Myself and Irene,"
    not sure which — once said, just because a man rocks doesn't mean he's made of
    stone. As he's matured, Randolph has more frequently shown a softer side, engaging
    in heartwarming charitable endeavors like donating $10,000 last summer to save a
    pit bull that had been trapped for days in a Memphis drainpipe. Randolph's giving
    actions and interactions with the rescued pit bull — later named "Little Z-Bo," which
    is the best — will be featured Saturday on an episode of the Animal Planet reality
    series "Pit Bulls and Parolees."

    But as Randolph told ESPN Playbook's Sam Alipour in an interview pegged to the
    episode's Jan. 11 premiere, his love for dogs (he owns several and acts as a
    spokesperson for the Memphis Humane Society) doesn't extend to all furry, four-
    legged creatures. Nor, it seems, does his fearlessness:
    Like you, I’m a dog lover. On a possibly related note, I feel, in my
    heart of hearts, that cats are evil. Feel me?


    Naw, you’re right: You can’t be both a dog lover and a cat lover. I’ve
    got a crazy phobia about cats. For some reason, I’m always thinking
    they’re going to scratch me. If a cat walks up, I’m going, “Oh no, this
    dude about to scratch me — I know it!” Cats scare the hell out of me.
    I love animals, but I’m no cat lover. Guys usually aren’t.

    Interesting. Then maybe you can help me out. My buddy, Mike
    Garrett, an otherwise normal, single, young man, is very seriously
    considering buying a cat. He won’t listen to me, so maybe he’ll
    listen to Z-Bo. Mike’s crazy, right?


    Oh, man, tell him to buy a dog! [Laughs.] Yo, I’m serious, tell your
    friend — tell him right now: You don’t need no cat, Mike. Buy a dog.

    Yeah, Mike. Buy a dog. Zach Randolph said you should buy a dog, so you should
    definitely buy a dog. Like, right now. Seriously, ask Ruben Patterson and Louis
    Amundson what happens when you don't do what Zach Randolph wants you to do.
    You should get this done as soon as possible. Do you need to borrow some money?
    Just let me know, dude...CONTINUE READING AT BALL DON'T LIE




    Pacers
    Mike Wells @MikeWellsNBA
    Jared Wade @8pts9secs
    Tim Donahue @TimDonahue8p9s
    Tom Lewis @indycornrows


    Grizzlies
    Ronald Tillery @CAGrizBlog
    sbnGrizzlies @sbnGrizzlies
    3 Shades of Blue@3Shadesofblue
    Joshua Red Coleman @3SOB
    This is the darkest timeline.

  • #2
    Re: 1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

    What happened to Z-bo? Why isn't he starting?

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    • #3
      Re: 1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

      OH. Just saw it. nevermind, strained back.

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      • #4
        Re: 1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

        Damnit, for once I'd like these teams to play each other at full length. They have such a similar makeup.

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        • #5
          Re: 1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

          I like our chances with Z-Bo out.

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          • #6
            Re: 1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

            I am trying to set up my DVR at work here. Is it on ESPN? It's not listed on the xfinity channel schedule.

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            • #7
              Re: 1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

              ESPN.

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              • #8
                Re: 1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

                Hey mattie, isn't it possible that James Earl Ray wasn't really a racist, and was really just a huge Pacers' fan that worked the night shift?

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                • #9
                  Re: 1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

                  Man I wanted to see Zbo
                  @WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!

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                  • #10
                    Re: 1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

                    BLAH. I'm at work.

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                    • #11
                      Re: 1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

                      just came from work. ready to go. hope we get a win.

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                      • #12
                        Re: 1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

                        Danny taking part in shootaround

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                        • #13
                          Re: 1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

                          Originally posted by Mackey_Rose View Post
                          Hey mattie, isn't it possible that James Earl Ray wasn't really a racist, and was really just a huge Pacers' fan that worked the night shift?
                          Originally posted by IrishPacer
                          Empty vessels make the most noise.

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                          • #14
                            Re: 1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

                            A win here would ease my mind about whether or not this team can beat other good teams at home.

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                            • #15
                              Re: 1/21/2013 Game Thread #42: Pacers Vs. Grizzlies

                              Don't quote that nuntius! I blocked him for a reason. =)

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