Portland now leads this game, 38-28. Is anyone watching this game? Memphis looks awful. <font color="Blue">Something came up and I could not finish the game preview. I am very sorry as I know I didn't keep my promise, but things come up.</font>
Portland up 50-43 at halftime.I'm not watching it but listening on the radio.Watson has 10 assists already.Wells with 6 against his former team.Grizzles should be down by alot more than just 7 the way they are playing. The two point guards from both teams have combined for 19 assists Watson 10 Stoudamire 9
10-2 start to the 3rd by the Grizzles..they are up 53-52 Gasol was 1-10 at HT...so far he has made two straight And1's
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 7 (Ticker) -- It didn't take long for Bonzi Wells to get back at his former team. Wells scored 10 of his 16 points in the decisive fourth quarter as the Memphis Grizzlies rallied for their fifth straight win, a 93-79 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. The Grizzlies acquired Wells from the Blazers on Wednesday for Wesley Person and a conditional 2004 first-round draft pick. Wells, who was stripped of his co-captaincy and benched before the trade, waited just three days to face the team that gave up on him. Portland led by as many as 15 points and was in front, 70-69, with 11 minutes left, but Memphis scored 22 of the next 29 points, including eight by Wells. Pau Gasol finished the run with a technical free-throw after Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks was ejected, giving the Grizzlies a 91-77 cushion with 72 seconds remaining. Wells fittingly capped the scoring, burying a running jumper with 40 seconds left, as Memphis (12-8) continued the best start in franchise history. </div> Recap: http://www.nba.com/games/20031207/PORMEM/recap.html This pushes Memphis to 11-8. Does anyone else smell playoffs?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Wave:</div><div class="quote_post">Recap: http://www.nba.com/games/20031207/PORMEM/recap.html This pushes Memphis to 11-8. Does anyone else smell playoffs?</div> It's still a bit early to tell but things are going well. Rasheed Wallace is really going down, I can't understand that a guy with his talent is struggling to score against Gasol one of the worst defender in the nba.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Wave:</div><div class="quote_post">This pushes Memphis to 11-8. Does anyone else smell playoffs?</div> Nope
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Trail_Blazer76:</div><div class="quote_post">Nope</div>Are you just upset because they beat the Blazers? The Grizzlies have a 11-8 record which is better than the Blazers' current record of 10-8. The Grizzlies have also had one of the five hardest schedules in the NBA thus far. They are winning games without one of their best players and starting point guard, in Jason Williams. They are playing great team ball too, no one is being selfish. That is why I think the Grizzlies will make the play-offs. Why do you feel differently.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Wave:</div><div class="quote_post">Are you just upset because they beat the Blazers? The Grizzlies have a 11-8 record which is better than the Blazers' current record of 10-8. The Grizzlies have also had one of the five hardest schedules in the NBA thus far. They are winning games without one of their best players and starting point guard, in Jason Williams. They are playing great team ball too, no one is being selfish. That is why I think the Grizzlies will make the play-offs. Why do you feel differently.</div>They are called "haters". No one will give the Grizz, Warriors, Sonics, or Jazz any credit. The Grizz and the Jazz are probably playing the best ball right now. Playoffs are certainly a possiblity.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Wave:</div><div class="quote_post">Are you just upset because they beat the Blazers? The Grizzlies have a 11-8 record which is better than the Blazers' current record of 10-8. The Grizzlies have also had one of the five hardest schedules in the NBA thus far. They are winning games without one of their best players and starting point guard, in Jason Williams. They are playing great team ball too, no one is being selfish. That is why I think the Grizzlies will make the play-offs. Why do you feel differently.</div> You answered your question for me (see bolded statement) No team that isn't a chompionship contender will make the playoffs with Jwill as their starting pg. Did you ever watch playoffs series (or even regular season games) when he was on the Kings? He killed them! Despite the fact that he has matured, he will revert to his old ways in a playoff series. He'll still get assists, but the turnovers will cancel it out. I don't care that they beat the Blazers. But with teams like the sonics and Jazz playing as well as they are with injured players, Memphis will slip out of the playoffs.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Trail_Blazer76:</div><div class="quote_post">You answered your question for me (see bolded statement) No team that isn't a chompionship contender will make the playoffs with Jwill as their starting pg. Did you ever watch playoffs series (or even regular season games) when he was on the Kings? He killed them! Despite the fact that he has matured, he will revert to his old ways in a playoff series. He'll still get assists, but the turnovers will cancel it out. I don't care that they beat the Blazers. But with teams like the sonics and Jazz playing as well as they are with injured players, Memphis will slip out of the playoffs.</div> How will Jason Williams go back to his old ways as a playoff choker on the Kings while he has already matured with the Grizzlies? Makes no sense to me. That Jason Williams of old was wild, crazy, too flashy, and just wanted to take the game into his own hands all the time. But he realizes that can't be done. So Williams has made a career for himself in Memphis. So no championship contender will make the playoffs? So Denver doesn't have a chance either? Last time I checked the standings, they were 13-7, tied for the Midwest lead with the Dallas Mavericks. The Griz beat my Lakers at the Pyramid fair and square, with consistency. If the Grizzlies of all teams can do this, they have a clean shot of making the playoffs.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">No team that isn't a chompionship contender will make the playoffs with Jwill as their starting pg. Did you ever watch playoffs series (or even regular season games) when he was on the Kings? He killed them! Despite the fact that he has matured, he will revert to his old ways in a playoff series. He'll still get assists, but the turnovers will cancel it out. I don't care that they beat the Blazers. But with teams like the sonics and Jazz playing as well as they are with injured players, Memphis will slip out of the playoffs</div>. The Kings in 1998 they sucked they drafted JWill and got webber and they made the playoffs. With JWill at point the KINGS won over 50 games. Jwill did not choke in the playoffs the whole KINGS team did. As for Jwill turnover he only avg. 1.8 TO/game thats better then others PG like kidd/marbury/payton/davis/amd others. The Grizz have real good chance to make the playoffs dont becuase your BLAZERS SUCK.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">So no championship contender will make the playoffs?</div> I'm pretty sure that ALL of the championship contenders will make the playoffs, I never said otherwise. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">So Denver doesn't have a chance either?</div> What the hell does Denver have to do with this? <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Last time I checked the standings, they were 13-7, tied for the Midwest lead with the Dallas Mavericks.</div> I am not impressed. Lots of teams starts off well, but crash during the end of the year. Kinda like the Mavs did last year. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Griz beat my Lakers at the Pyramid fair and square, with consistency. If the Grizzlies of all teams can do this, they have a clean shot of making the playoffs.</div> Lots of times the Lakers will throw a game when they have a more important one coming up. They have nothing to prove by beating the Grizzlies. Also, the Hornets beat the Laker, after DOUBLE OT in San Antonio. Maybe the Lakers were tired, or didn't care about the crappy grizzlies.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Trail_Blazer76:</div><div class="quote_post">I'm pretty sure that ALL of the championship contenders will make the playoffs, I never said otherwise. What the hell does Denver have to do with this? I am not impressed. Lots of teams starts off well, but crash during the end of the year. Kinda like the Mavs did last year. Lots of times the Lakers will throw a game when they have a more important one coming up. They have nothing to prove by beating the Grizzlies. Also, the Hornets beat the Laker, after DOUBLE OT in San Antonio. Maybe the Lakers were tired, or didn't care about the crappy grizzlies.</div> Isn't Denver much like the Memphis Grizzlies? A team that has no chance of making it to the playoffs, a team that is always in the cellar with no hope? And a poor fanbase? Well you better be impressed because everyone else is taking them seriously. They already beat SacTown and Dallas easily, what team can they not beat? The Lakers don't ever throw in a game. That's nonsense to even say that. The Lakers played a fatigue game after that SA double OT win, and the Grizzlies beat us easily....and yes both squads were playing with their best rosters, so I'm not making any excuses on the lakers losing. Point is, the Grizzlies can contend and as long as they believe in themselves, they can make things happen in Memphis.
I agree. Grizzlies are a very good team. They are going to be the cinderella team. You are crazy to think that the Grizzlies have no chance at the playoffs. They have a shot. I'm not saying that they will definetely make the playoffs, but they have the tools. They have a good starting lineup, with a deep bench. They are very fun to watch.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Trail_Blazer76:</div><div class="quote_post"> I don't care that they beat the Blazers. But with teams like the sonics and Jazz playing as well as they are with injured players, Memphis will slip out of the playoffs.</div>How about the Warriors? They are in the same position as the teams metioned, even without Murphy and Foyle. And saying the Grizz don't have a shot at the playoffs is ludicris.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Trail_Blazer76:</div><div class="quote_post">You answered your question for me (see bolded statement) No team that isn't a chompionship contender will make the playoffs with Jwill as their starting pg. Did you ever watch playoffs series (or even regular season games) when he was on the Kings? He killed them! Despite the fact that he has matured, he will revert to his old ways in a playoff series. He'll still get assists, but the turnovers will cancel it out. </div>Oh, I remember his poor performances quite well. He lost the first game in a series against the Phoenix Suns because he air-balled a wide-open three pointer with no time left on the clock. However, I would not say he can not come through for his team in the play-offs because he hasn't been in the play-offs since he has matured. I know that I must sound like a broken record after everyone else has already said he's matured, but it's true. When he was in Sacramento, he was young and inexperienced. If you take the average second or third year player and put them in a play-off situation, odds are they will choke. His poor performances during the regular season can be attributed to the fact that no one had ever tried to correct his game. Everyone had just let him do his own thing ever since he was a Freshman at Marshall. Once Hubie Brown tought Jason Williams fundamentals, his game got better and better every day. If a player chokes season after season then I feel it's okay to say he will choke again, but if a rookie or second year player chokes then I feel it's only natural and he'll get over it.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Trail_Blazer76:</div><div class="quote_post">You answered your question for me (see bolded statement) No team that isn't a chompionship contender will make the playoffs with Jwill as their starting pg. Did you ever watch playoffs series (or even regular season games) when he was on the Kings? He killed them! Despite the fact that he has matured, he will revert to his old ways in a playoff series. He'll still get assists, but the turnovers will cancel it out. I don't care that they beat the Blazers. But with teams like the sonics and Jazz playing as well as they are with injured players, Memphis will slip out of the playoffs.</div> You are just talking nonsense. You are saying that williams will make a lot of TO in the playoffs and kill the grizzlies like he did with the kings but at the same time you are saying that because of that they won't make the playoffs. No sense at all. You should worry about your marijihuna smokers team, because I'm not sure they will make the playoffs. With wallace performing so poorly I think that they have the same chance to make playoffs than the grizzlies. And I hope you never included the blazers as a championship contender because loosing always in the first round of playoff is not something to be proud of.
