Memphis Grizzlies

The NBA is supposed to be fun. A lot of people understand that. Others don’t. Those people, the overly serious and belligerently antagonistic ones, won’t want to see what follows. This mark’s the inception of The Hoop Doctor’s PG-13 NBA Power Rankings, where almost anything goes. Language may sometimes not be suitable for those reading at [...]

General managers are rarely honest. Lying, deflecting and evading are (probably) in their job description. Nothing the NBA’s maneuvering minds say can be taken at face value—most of the time. On certain occasions, however, there are moments of clarity. Sometimes, they can be genuine and truthful. This is one of those times. Houston Rockets GM [...]

Every so often I come across something said awhile ago that I find interesting and think wasn’t talked about enough. This is one of those times. Speaking with ESPN New York’s Jared Zwerling, Carmelo Anthony said he thinks the NBA’s balance of power has shifted from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference. “When I [...]

Mark Cuban refuses to let the Dallas Mavericks enter rebuilding mode. Er…what exactly would you call this, Mark? Asked about whether this upcoming season would be considered a rebuilding year for the Mavericks, Cuban told The Dallas Morning News rather eloquently that it wasn’t. Oh no. Hell no. Don’t even go there. Look, there’s no [...]

Chris Paul is excited to return to the Los Angeles Clippers. Don’t underestimate the power of excitement. It’s always better than hearing “Oh crap, I’m still playing here?” According to Arash Markazi of ESPN Los Angeles, Paul harbors no such resentment or regret about remaining in Los Angeles: “I’m excited,” Paul told ESPNLosAngeles.com. “I’m excited [...]

Lionel Hollins is out as the Memphis Grizzlies’ head coach. Per Ronald Tillery of the Commercial Appeal, the Grizzlies have elected to not renew Hollins’ contract. Lionel Hollins is out as Griz head coach. His contract won’t be renewed, sources told the CA. Story coming at gogrizzlies.com — Ronald Tillery (@CAGrizBlog) June 10, 2013 Hollins [...]

Tears of pain streaming from LeBron James’ face as he wanders the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland area after Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs finish a 4-0 dismantling of the Cavs in the 2007 NBA Finals. Duncan embraces James, being serious at first, and then joking with him, “this is gonna be your [...]

That didn’t take long. The Memphis Grizzlies are fresh off being swept in the Western Conference Finals by the San Antonio Spurs and already the future direction of their team is being questioned. To be fair, the Lionel Hollins conjecture is unavoidable. He’s a coaching free agent who will be courted by a number of [...]

Phil Jackson won’t be coaching the Los Angeles Clippers because, well, that would be creepy. The Clippers agreed to part ways with head coach Vinny Del Negro—whose contract was up—on Tuesday, paving the way for them to hire anyone they wanted—so long as Donald Sterling was willing to actually pay them and Chris Paul approved. [...]

Well, duh. Kevin Durant was asked about life on the Oklahoma City Thunder without Russell Westbrook prior to the team’s Game 4 overtime loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, and he responded by saying the only thing he really could: He missed him. Asked Kevin Durant what he’s learned about himself in the absence of Russell [...]