Grizzlies Report: Notes, Quotes

--On the 10-year anniversary of the Grizzlies coming to Memphis, the team is conducted an advertising blitz by unveiling 80 billboards in the Memphis area.

www.sportsline.com/  -  CBS Sports  -  Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:39:17 PM EDT  

The Memphis Grizzlies were not a bad team last year.Not exactly glowing words for a franchise, but for the Memphis Grizzlies, who have been dismal since making their third-straight postseason appearance in 2005-2006, it's a sign of improvement.Chris Wallace took over for Jerry West as general manager of the Grizzlies in 2007 and the transition period was, to put it lightly, rough.The Grizzlies ...

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Members of the Grizzlies' organization were in shock after the body of the team's former center, Lorenzen Wright, was found in a field near Memphis' TPC Southwind golf course.

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First-round rookie draft choice Xavier Henry is still unsigned.

www.sportsline.com/  -  CBS Sports  -  Sat, 04 Sep 2010 6:01:16 PM EDT  

For the most part, Memphis Grizzlies have luckily avoided injuries over the past two years. What will happen if one of the starters goes down this year?

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--F Rudy Gay said just getting a chance to play for Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski in the FIBA World Championship has been an educational experience.

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The Grizzlies want fans to know that this season — their 10th in Memphis — is the one to really believe in.

www.commercialappeal.com/  -  Memphis Commercial Appeal  -  Sat, 04 Sep 2010 4:55:08 PM EDT  

--The Grizzlies' management is acknowledging that the summer league experiment of using shooting guard O.J. Mayo as a point guard didn't work.

www.sportsline.com/  -  CBS Sports  -  Sat, 04 Sep 2010 4:09:52 PM EDT  

GREENBURGH, N.Y.-Xavier Henry slipped on a blue Memphis Grizzlies jersey with his name and the No. 13 on it.

www.sportsline.com/  -  CBS Sports  -  Sat, 04 Sep 2010 3:43:48 PM EDT  

Straight Outta Vancouver is rolling out a new fan confidence poll to see how Memphis feels about their Grizzlies.

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There's an Iranian player in the NBA, although you'd hardly know it by looking at most Memphis Grizzlies box scores. He played in only 36 games for Memphis last season, and most of his minutes came in garbage time.But at...

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--G Tony Allen had a few things to say about the Celtics once he arrived in Memphis as a free agent.

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An introduction to the Ultimate Grizzlies Championship, a competition between writers at Straight Outta Vancouver.

www.sportsline.com/  -  CBS Sports  -  Sat, 04 Sep 2010 2:58:26 PM EDT  

Other than the Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies, it’s tough to think of a franchise that’s faced more hardship (both as a result of their own doing as well as bad luck) than the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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The first ever hip hop expo in Memphis will get underway Thursday.

www.myfoxmemphis.com/  -  FOX 13 Memphis  -  Sat, 04 Sep 2010 4:18:10 AM EDT