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• Tyus Jones Talks Being a Veteran, Making Memories This Season, and More | Michael Wallace Interview

  21-05-2022 19:00 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Discipline and Dedication results in First-Team All Defense

  21-05-2022 14:04 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Jaren Jackson Jr’s dedication to turning his potential into production makes him truly deserving of First-Team All Defense. Unicorn. JJJ. Trip. Block Panther.In his time in Memphis, Jaren Jackson Jr. has been given many nicknames to describe both the unique skill set he possesses on the court and the alliteration in his actual name. While the nicknames due to his name may be his preference, the evolution from Unicorn to Block Panther is a great representation o
  
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• Jaren Jackson Jr. selected to All-Defensive First Team

  21-05-2022 02:29 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images First team All-Defense. The NBA announced its All-Defensive teams tonight, and Jaren Jackson Jr. got his rightfully-deserved flowers as one of the league’s premier defenders.
  Jaren Jackson has been selected for the All-Defensive First Team.
  The NBA announced @memgrizz F/C @jarenjacksonjr was named to the 2021-22 Kia NBA All-Defensive First Team.This is the first career All-Defensive Team honor for Jackson Jr., who led the NBA and set single-se
  
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• Dillon Brooks is Memphis’ Mr. Misunderstood

  20-05-2022 14:30 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images There is no player Grizz Nation loves to argue about more than Dillon Brooks It was supposed to be a breakout season for Dillon Brooks. Dillon shined for Memphis to wrap up the 2020-2021 NBA season, proving to be a defensive menace and secondary scoring option to Ja Morant as the Memphis Grizzlies clinched this era’s first playoff berth. In those 5 first round games against the Utah Jazz, he averaged 25.8 points on 51.5% shooting and 40% from beyon
  
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• 4 things I’m intrigued with for the offseason

  20-05-2022 14:15 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images The Memphis Grizzlies have a lot of decisions and storylines to monitor in an intriguing 2022 offseason The Memphis Grizzlies enter the 2022 offseason with an ample amount of opportunities and possibilities.They have 2 first-round draft picks in the 20’s (22 and 29), and there are numerous paths they could go down here. Those are chances for the team to bolster its talent and keep its development pipeline going strong. They could trade both of them
  
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• John Konchar is more than just numbers

  20-05-2022 14:00 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports The third-year guard proved to not just be an advanced stats star After showing enough promise to earn a four-year contract extension in December of 2020, John Konchar continued to play his way into Taylor Jenkins’ rotation. The third-year guard played in 72 games this season, starting seven of those games. Konchar averaged just shy of 18 minutes per game, an increase from 2020-21’s 13.4. Konchar’s elevation from an end of the bench type player to a
  
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• Xavier Tillman Sr. on Adapting, Offseason Developing, and More | Michael Wallace Interview

  19-05-2022 23:08 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Desmond Bane’s leap to become a franchise cornerstone

  19-05-2022 14:30 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images Desmond Bane took a big leap to separate himself from the pack as a cornerstone alongside Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. A quote that surrounded Memphis Grizzlies pointgGuard Ja Morant’s growth over the offseason “The Dark,” is very relative to Desmond Bane’s growth from year one to year two.The only camera’s that surrounded Bane last offseason was at Las Vegas Summer League with the young Grizzlies. Bane’s goal? Beco
  
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• The confounding De’Anthony Melton

  19-05-2022 14:15 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports He may soon be another team’s conundrum to figure out. A wise man once said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. And as I write a season review profile on De’Anthony Melton for the third consecutive season in a row, that definition hits a little too close to home for me. Because I am running out of new things to say about him.
  In my player review on De’Anthony Melton back at the
  
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• Ja Morant Looks Back on the Past Season and Forward to the Future | Michael Wallace Interview

  18-05-2022 20:47 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Tyus Jones, the unsung hero of the Grizzlies

  18-05-2022 14:30 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Joe Rondone-USA TODAY Sports Tyus Jones solidified his case for the best backup point guard in the league, but even that title can’t describe his importance to the Grizzles. The Memphis Grizzlies tied their franchise record in wins and earned the West's 2nd seed for the first time in franchise history. None of that would have been possible without the great play of Tyus Jones.Jones has always been seen as a good backup point guard that will steady the offense and protect the ball in his ca
  
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• Figuring out the end of the bench

  18-05-2022 14:04 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Even your depth needs depth With another NBA season affected by COVID-19, the depth of NBA teams was put to the test. Particularly in early January, teams had to sign a record of G League Players to 10-day hardship contracts to have enough available bodies to avoid as many game postponements as possible. The Grizzlies, like every other team, had a stretch of the season where COVID-19 was rampant among the team but it allowed them to show off their depth a
  
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• Ja Morant emerged from the dark into bright new stratosphere

  17-05-2022 14:30 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Photo by Justin Ford/Getty ImagesJa Morant’s performance in the 2021-22 season is one for the books Ja Morant kept his offseason work in the dark. There were zero hints on what he was working, and when he was asked what it was, he’d say something along the lines of “everything.”
  Then media day came along, and without a question prompted, Memphis Grizzlies Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Zach Kleiman declared to the media that Ja Morant will be an All-Sta
  
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• Grizz Gaming Gazette: From Unknown to Arrived

  17-05-2022 14:15 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images Grizz Gaming’s moment has arrived. Unknown teams can be so much fun.
  Look no further than your 2021-22 Memphis Grizzlies for example. They finished second in the Western Conference this season with 56 wins, but their youth scared a lot of analyst when picking them in the first and second round.
  The unknown is fun because there is no pressure. More pressure on the players and coaches themselves to become known. Known for what they do, and becoming
  
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• Parker Fleming is the new Site Manager for Grizzly Bear Blues

  16-05-2022 19:00 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images It’s next gen for GBB, ya hear me Let’s kick this column off with this bit of exciting news: I’m blessed to announce that I’m the newest Site Manager for Grizzly Bear Blues.
  From moments of reflection upon this news, it’s very surreal to enter this chapter of my life and of this blogging “career.” I grew up reading columns from Geoff Calkins and Ron Tillery in The Commercial Appeal every morning before school. Then after
  
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• At goodbye, forever the luckiest

  16-05-2022 14:25 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images I couldn’t have asked for anything more. For over nine years, Grizzly Bear Blues has been my Memphis Grizzlies home. My place where I could connect my passion for sports with a city that I fell in love with over a decade ago - and where I fully fell in love with the love of my life. As the years turned, it remained the constant in a world where my personal and professional life was constantly changing, evolving. My longest held job. My greatest
  
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• [email protected]: Postgame press conference 5.13.22

  15-05-2022 21:30 via youtube.com
  
  
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• [email protected]: Tyus Jones and Desmond Bane postgame interviews 5.13.22

  15-05-2022 21:29 via youtube.com
  
  
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• [email protected]: Jaren Jackson Jr. postgame 5.13.22

  15-05-2022 21:29 via youtube.com
  
  
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• [email protected]: Dillon Brooks postgame 5.13.22

  15-05-2022 21:29 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Report Card: Grizzlies season concludes after Game 6 loss to Warriors

  14-05-2022 15:50 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports The Grizzlies season is over but the story is just beginning. The Memphis Grizzlies season ended last night after a closing flurry from the Golden State Warriors that showed their championship experience. After a Desmond Bane three-pointer gave the Grizzlies the lead, the Warriors went on a 23-7 run over the last 6 minutes.
  It was a hard-fought game and series for the Memphis Grizzlies, who got incredible game 6 performances from Dillon Brooks and Desmond Bane com
  
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• Grizzlies @ Warriors highlights 5.13.22

  14-05-2022 07:46 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Dillon Brooks 30 points @ Warriors 5.13.22

  14-05-2022 07:46 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Grizzlies fall to Warriors in Game 6, historic season ends

  14-05-2022 06:39 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports What a team. Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Playoff Western Conference Semifinal series between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors felt like a heavyweight fight. Both sides landed punches. Both teams got counterpunches in. There was tension, there was drama, there was a little bit of everything you could ask for from a game this important. The season was on the line for Memphis, in a hostile arena where the Grizzlies could expect a much better effort from
  
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• Gameday Update: Grizzlies @ Warriors Game 6 | 5.13.22

  13-05-2022 23:06 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 2022 NBA Playoffs: Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors Game 6 Preview

  13-05-2022 14:45 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images One at a time.WHO: Memphis Grizzlies (56-26, 26-15 away) at Golden State Warriors (53-29, 31-10 home)
  WHAT: 2022 NBA Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals Game 6 (Warriors lead series 3-2)
  WHEN: 9:00 PM CT
  WHERE: Chase Center in San Francisco, California
  HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN: TNT/92.9 FM ESPN MEMPHIS
  INJURY REPORT:
  MEMPHIS: Ja Morant (Out, knee), Santi Aldama (Out, knee), Killian Tillie (Out, back)
  GOLDEN STATE: Otto Porter Jr. (Day-to-day, foot), Andre Iguodal
  
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• Grit and Grind lives on in Memphis

  13-05-2022 14:29 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Joe Rondone-USA TODAY Sports The players change, the team evolves, but the Grizzlies always remain who they are. When you’re growing up, one of the most important lesson that you (hopefully) learn is to always be yourself. Yet while that may be a fairly generic life lesson, you start to realize how counter-cultural it is as you get older.America may be the land of opportunity, but it’s also the land of comparison. The price of living in a competitive, merit-based society is that it&r
  
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• Switching it up with Brandon Clarke

  13-05-2022 14:15 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Brandon Clarke has brought a unique edge on the defensive side of the ball It has certainly been quite the postseason for Brandon Clarke. After appearing in just 2 games and totaling 9 minutes against the Utah Jazz last year, he has blown up in a big way this postseason. Clarke was arguably Memphis’ second best and consistent player in the their first round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He averaged 16.5 points on 67.9% shooting from the field while
  
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• Report: Zack Kleiman voted as the 2021-2022 NBA Executive of the Year

  12-05-2022 17:19 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Joe Rondone-USA TODAY Sports A well-deserved honor. According to Grizzlies PR, Zachary Kleiman has been selected as the winner of the 2021-2022 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year. This is his first time receiving this award, and he reportedly received 16 of 29 first-place votes, winning the distinction by a comfortable margin.
  Memphis Grizzlies EVP of Basketball Operations and General Manager Zachary Z. Kleiman has been selected as the winner of the 2021-22 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year
  
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• Underestimate the Grizzlies at your own risk

  12-05-2022 16:52 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Joe Rondone-USA TODAY Sports Better make sure they don’t get Game 6. The Memphis Grizzlies utterly embarrassed the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of their Western Conference Semifinal series.
  Yes, the mighty Golden State Warriors. With three Hall of Famers, and years of “championship experience” that was lauded as they broke the hearts of the young Grizzlies in Game 4 of this series. The dynasty that has earned the respect of just about everyone that follows the NBA through th
  
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• Report Card: Memphis Grizzlies whoop Golden State Warriors 134-95

  12-05-2022 15:10 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Joe Rondone-USA TODAY Sports The Grizzlies whooped the trick. What a wild season that this 2021-22 NBA Season has been for the Memphis Grizzlies. A collection of incredible memories from a young team that stands together no matter the odds. On Wednesday night, this Grizzlies team added more memories to their yearbook.On the brink of elimination at FedExForum in Memphis, the Grizzlies came out with the energy of a team that isn’t done. A team that wasn’t just coming out to win “
  
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• Grizz Gaming Gazette: Risking it all to win it all

  12-05-2022 14:33 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images Grizz Gaming continues to be an intriguing story heading into tonight’s 2K Slam Open.. You never know until you try, right?
  At least, that is how I was raised. Take all the risks while you’re young, or risk staying stagnant for a long time. It can be in any profession, trying to better yourself internally involves risks. Some risks aren’t as severe as other risks, but they are all scary.
  Leaving a company or job that you’ve worked
  
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• MEMvGSW: Postgame press conference 5.11.22

  12-05-2022 07:33 via youtube.com
  
  
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• MEMvGSW: Dillon Brooks postgame 5.11.22

  12-05-2022 07:33 via youtube.com
  
  
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• MEMvGSW: Desmond Bane, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Tyus Jones postgame 5.11.22

  12-05-2022 07:32 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Grizzlies vs. Warriors highlights 5.11.22

  12-05-2022 06:38 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Jaren Jackson Jr. 21 points vs. Warriors 5.11.22

  12-05-2022 06:37 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Recap: Grizzlies whooped Warriors to keep season alive

  12-05-2022 06:10 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images That’s one emphatic way to make sure your season isn’t over. Well that was fun.
  The Memphis Grizzlies were looking to stay alive in Game 5, after losing both Games 3 and 4 to the Golden State Warriors on the road to drop a 3-1 deficit.
  The Grizzlies’ are not going away just yet.
  Let’s dive into how it happened.
  The Grizzlies’ two best available players, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane, came out and set the tone immediately. They s
  
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• Gameday Update: Grizzlies vs Warriors Game 5 | 5.11.22 @ESPN

  11-05-2022 18:48 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 2022 NBA Playoffs: Memphis Grizzlies vs. Golden State Warriors Game 5 Preview

  11-05-2022 14:30 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports There’s no tomorrow. Just today. WHO: Memphis Grizzlies (56-26, 30-11 home) vs. Golden State Warriors (53-29, 22-19 away)
  WHAT: 2022 NBA Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals Game 5 (Warriors lead series 3-1)
  WHEN: 8:30 PM CT
  WHERE: FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee
  HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN: TNT/92.9 FM ESPN MEMPHIS
  INJURY REPORT:
  MEMPHIS: Ja Morant (Out, knee), Santi Aldama (Out, knee), Killian Tillie (Out, back)
  GOLDEN STATE: Andre Iguodala (Out, back), James W
  
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• Building playoff scars with Taylor Jenkins

  11-05-2022 14:15 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Coaches can grow too, and Game 4 will serve as a growth opportunity for this Grizzlies’ head coach Taylor Jenkins is a good coach, and there’s an argument that he’s also a great or elite one. I lean towards the latter. After all, he was the runner-up to this year’s Coach of the Year award.
  He helped power a system that finished in the top-6 in both offensive and defensive efficiency. The Memphis Grizzlies also possessed a regular
  
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• Ja Morant’s Injury Isn’t the Only Problem for the Grizzlies

  11-05-2022 00:25 via nytimes.com
  
  A young Memphis team is getting a crash course in high-stakes basketball from championship-tested Golden State.
  
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• Grizzlies Are Running Out of Time to Go From Good to Great

  10-05-2022 20:23 via nytimes.com
  
  A young Memphis team is getting a crash course in high-stakes basketball from championship-tested Golden State.
  
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• Explaining the Dillon Brooks Experience

  10-05-2022 15:51 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports Without him, we wouldn’t be here. It is October 21st, 2017, and the 45th pick of the 2017 NBA Draft is being asked to do more than should be asked of him.
  A rookie in his second NBA game, Dillon Brooks has drawn the toughest defensive assignments anyone could imagine at this stage of his professional career. Throughout the contest he has been asked to guard the likes of Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, and Stephen Curry. While he did not start this contest, he log
  
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• Report Card: Grizzlies go down 3-1 to Warriors after slug fest

  10-05-2022 14:30 via grizzlybearblues.com
  
  Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Player grades from Game 4 of the Memphis and Golden State second-round matchup.Without Ja Morant, the Memphis Grizzlies had an opportunity to even the series with the Golden State Warriors. Memphis led almost the entire game but ran out of gas in the final minute, losing 101-98.
  It was a tough loss overshadowed by the knee injury of their star player. It was nothing new for the Grizzlies, however, as they went 20-5 without Morant during the regular season. But this i
  
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• [email protected]: Tyus Jones postgame 5.9.22

  10-05-2022 08:18 via youtube.com
  
  
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• [email protected]: Steven Adams and Kyle Anderson postgame 5.9.22

  10-05-2022 08:18 via youtube.com
  
  
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• [email protected]: Postgame press conference 5.9.22

  10-05-2022 08:10 via youtube.com
  
  
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• [email protected]: Jaren Jackson Jr. postgame 5.9.22

  10-05-2022 08:10 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Jaren Jackson Jr. 21 points @ Warriors 5.9.22

  10-05-2022 07:13 via youtube.com
  
  
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