Mike Conley missed 70 games last season while dealing with Achilles issues. On the verge of turning 31, with three years left on his max contract, it’s fair to wonder whether the Memphis Grizzlies should have any long-term concerns. Conley, for his part, does not. He expects to be ready by the time Memphis opens [...]
August 8, 2018
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It’s official: the Memphis Grizzlies are in full on tank mode (if they haven’t been already for months). It was announced on Sunday that starting point guard Mike Conley is officially being shut down for the season as he will undergo a procedure to smooth a small bone protrusion in his left heel. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/957327852902518786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] [...]
January 29, 2018
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Things have gone downhill in a hurry for the Memphis Grizzlies. They have lost 16 of their last 17 games and have gone from 7-4 to last place in the western conference at 8-20. One of their stars is out recovering from Achilles and heel soreness, but the other has been slogging away with the [...]
December 14, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
For Mike Conley to confirm that David Fizdale and Marc Gasol weren’t the best of friends, you know the relationship between player and coach must’ve been bad. During an extensive interview with the Commercial Appeal‘s Ronald Tillery, the point guard didn’t sidestep the string of rumors emanating from the Memphis Grizzlies organization. He told Tillery that [...]
December 4, 2017
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Memphis Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace has confirmed what David Fizdale’s firing suggested all along: His team has no imminent plans to trade Mike Conley and/or Marc Gasol and cannonball into a rebuild. As Wallace explained on Wednesday, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace won’t consider rebuilding by trading stars Marc Gasol or [...]
November 30, 2017
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Things continue to get worse in Memphis. Losers of nine straight games and fresh off firing their head coach 19 games into the season, they received the unfortunate news on Wednesday night that their starting point guard Mike Conley will miss two to three more weeks to recover from his sore Achilles and heel. Here [...]
November 30, 2017
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Mike Conley hasn’t looked great to start the season. He’s shooting under 39 percent from the floor overall, just over 31 percent from three and not having a profound impact on the Memphis Grizzlies offense. They’re actually scoring slightly more points per 100 possessions when he’s off the court—an unsettling split that runs counter to [...]
November 16, 2017
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Mike Conley is not having himself a good offensive start to the season. Entering the Memphis Grizzlies’ Wednesday night loss to the Orlando Magic, which he did not partake in, he was shooting 36.8 percent from the floor overall, 47.4 percent inside three feet of the basket and 26.1 percent from beyond ar—all by far [...]
November 2, 2017
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Vince Carter and Zach Randolph are gone. Tony Allen, still a free agent, isn’t far behind them. But that doesn’t mean the Memphis Grizzlies are ready to bust up what remains of their Grit ‘n’ Grind core. Trade-market buyers won’t want to hear this, but according to CBS Sports’ Matt Moore, the Grizzlies consider both [...]
September 7, 2017
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It appears as though the dreaded injury bug has bitten the Memphis Grizzlies again and is putting a damper on their recent success and 11-7 record through 18 games. The Grizzlies are already dealing with injury issues to their big-time free-agent acquisition Chandler Parsons, and now their other big time free agent, floor general and [...]
November 29, 2016
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Ryan Bawek