Grizzlies(34-18) @ Raptors(22-32)

Post #1 » by **SD2042** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 4:24 pm

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Who: Memphis Grizzlies(34-18) @ Toronto Raptors(22-32)
When: February 20th 2013
Where: Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Time: 6:30 PM CST
Season Series: Grizzlies lead 1-0
Series Overall: Grizzlies lead 20-14
TV: SpSo ESPN/ESPN 92.9
Team Trivia: Raptors forward Rudy Gay averaged 17.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists on .452 shooting in 36.2 minutes in 479 games (443 starts) in six‐plus seasons with Memphis before Toronto acquired him in a three‐team trade that sent Tayshaun Prince, Austin Daye from Detroit to Memphis, Ed Davis and a 2013 second round pick from Toronto to Memphis and Jose Calderon from Toronto to Detroit. Gay left the Grizzlies as the franchise career leader in games played (479), minutes played (17,338) and steals (640) and
ranked second in points (8,562), second in field goals made (3,293), third in three‐pointers made (488), third in free throws made (1,488), third in rebounds (2,758) and fifth in blocks (420).

Air Canada Centre

Grizzlies Celeb of the Game

Kristin Kreuk

Grizzlies Starters

Raptors Starters

mirrornick · Post #2 » by **mirrornick** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:17 pm

Nice GT. Good luck guys, should be a good game.

SuperBro · Post #3 » by **SuperBro** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:19 pm

GL grizzlies. Will be sad to see ED Davis playing for Memphis, he was much beloved by Raps fans. Hopefully he'll get to see some extended minutes tonight against TO. He will get a nice ovation when he comes into the game.

darkangle901 · Post #4 » by **darkangle901** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:44 pm

SuperBro wrote:GL grizzlies. Will be sad to see ED Davis playing for Memphis, he was much beloved by Raps fans. Hopefully he'll get to see some extended minutes tonight against TO. He will get a nice ovation when he comes into the game.

Yeah. Hopefully Gay will get the same treatment when he comes home (not sure if that'll happen though).

Both teams seem to have improved via the trade. We're still the better team, but this is a much more interesting matchup now.

I've heard Casey has been playing Gay at the 4 some... we'll get to say Gay vs Randolph heads up in that case

Jstock12 · Post #5 » by **Jstock12** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:06 am

Good luck Grizzlies fans! Should be a good game

I myself hope for an interesting game with a Rudy Gay game winner at the end!

darkangle901 · Post #6 » by **darkangle901** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:24 am

All tied at 6 apiece with 5:25 to go in the 1st.

So far, the worst played game I've ever seen. By both teams.

darkangle901 · Post #7 » by **darkangle901** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:47 am

Tony Wroten with a clean catch off a flair screen, swishes a three like it's something he does all the time.

Am I the only one who gets happy at the thought of Tony Wroten canning jumpshots? I just feel like he has all the tools to an all-star level guard if he develops a consistent longball...

Yoga · Post #8 » by **Yoga** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:55 am

Marc Gasol's defense in the 3rd almost gave the game away

darkangle901 · Post #9 » by **darkangle901** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:57 am

Yoga wrote:Marc Gasol's defense in the 3rd almost gave the game away

He looks gassed.

darkangle901 · Post #10 » by **darkangle901** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:13 am

Alan Anderson going absolutely bonkers. Which leads me to ask:

Who the crap is Alan Anderson?

jefe · Post #11 » by **jefe** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:04 am

darkangle901 wrote:Alan Anderson going absolutely bonkers. Which leads me to ask:

Who the crap is Alan Anderson?

For real. I knew though, as soon as Rudy came back with 5 minutes left, that Anderson wouldn't get any more touches. Thank goodness.

mid-post · Post #12 » by **mid-post** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:04 am

Not pretty, but got the job done. I'm looking forward to see how this team has grown recently when they play Brooklyn.

Post #13 » by **jman3134** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:04 am

^ Looking to go to that game.

darkangle901 · Post #14 » by **darkangle901** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:10 am

jefe wrote:
darkangle901 wrote:Alan Anderson going absolutely bonkers. Which leads me to ask:

Who the crap is Alan Anderson?

For real. I knew though, as soon as Rudy came back with 5 minutes left, that Anderson wouldn't get any more touches. Thank goodness.

Yeah Rudy dominated the ball a lot in that last few minutes, and tried to force some shots. I think he wanted really badly to be the hero tonight against his old team.

As I recall though, just before Rudy came back in, Conley and Allen double-teamed Alan Anderson on the three point line and he turned the ball over; and it looked like the double team was by design. That may have been part of the reason for his lack of further touches. Casey even took him out before it was over.

Post #15 » by **SD2042** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:19 am

mid-post wrote:Not pretty, but got the job done. I'm looking forward to see how this team has grown recently when they play Brooklyn.

Brooklyn will be the real test after we play the Magic.

Also, a win is a win. Ugly as hell near the end, but a win nonetheless

Post #16 » by **jman3134** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:19 am

DA,

I composed an article regarding what we had discussed in another thread about substituting Pondexter for Allen in the starting lineup. I'll post a link later. The findings were interesting.

darkangle901 · Post #17 » by **darkangle901** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:33 am

jman3134 wrote:DA,

I composed an article regarding what we had discussed in another thread about substituting Pondexter for Allen in the starting lineup. I'll post a link later. The findings were interesting.

Looking forward to it.

jefe · Post #18 » by **jefe** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:12 pm

darkangle901 wrote:
jefe wrote:
darkangle901 wrote:Alan Anderson going absolutely bonkers. Which leads me to ask:

Who the crap is Alan Anderson?

For real. I knew though, as soon as Rudy came back with 5 minutes left, that Anderson wouldn't get any more touches. Thank goodness.

Yeah Rudy dominated the ball a lot in that last few minutes, and tried to force some shots. I think he wanted really badly to be the hero tonight against his old team.

As I recall though, just before Rudy came back in, Conley and Allen double-teamed Alan Anderson on the three point line and he turned the ball over; and it looked like the double team was by design. That may have been part of the reason for his lack of further touches. Casey even took him out before it was over.

Very true - I was only half way kidding, because we all know that passing is not one of Rudy's strong suits.

EDIT: I came across this little nugget of info earlier today that kind of drives home the point -

per Synergy, in all ISO plays, Gay passes the ball just 8.3% of the time. Just 8.3 percent!

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/feb/21/numbers-game-rudy-gay-his-own-worst-enemy/

Post #19 » by **jman3134** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:01 pm

darkangle901 wrote:
jman3134 wrote:DA,

I composed an article regarding what we had discussed in another thread about substituting Pondexter for Allen in the starting lineup. I'll post a link later. The findings were interesting.

Looking forward to it.

Submitted it yesterday night, well before the deadline. So far, the Grizz addressed one of my recommendations- to get a backup center.

darkangle901 · Post #20 » by **darkangle901** » Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:52 am

jman3134 wrote:
darkangle901 wrote:
jman3134 wrote:DA,

I composed an article regarding what we had discussed in another thread about substituting Pondexter for Allen in the starting lineup. I'll post a link later. The findings were interesting.

Looking forward to it.

Submitted it yesterday night, well before the deadline. So far, the Grizz addressed one of my recommendations- to get a backup center.

Link?