The Inevitable is Here

[SD2042]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/memphis-grizzlies-fought-nbas-biggest-194446907.html

The Memphis Grizzlies have been one of the surprise teams of the early 2015-16 NBA season, and not for the right reasons.

At 3-5, currently in 12th place in the Western Conference, the Grizzlies have gotten off to a far slower start than anyone anticipated.

Coming off a 55-win season and a second-round playoff appearance, the Grizzlies were expected to continue down their path. They have the same core of players, the same playing style, and basically the same outlook: a 50-win season and a playoff appearance.

However, it seems that their consistency is now what's doing them in. As ESPN's Kevin Arnotvitz notes, the Grizzlies core of Mike Conley, Tony Allen, Zach Randolph, and Marc Gasol have been together six years. In recent years, keeping that core together has felt like swimming upstream as the Grizzlies have fought the NBA's biggest change: small-ball.

[dark-child]

Well our hands were pretty much tied to keeping Marc Gasol this summer, but a leopard does not change his spots. He is the best center in the league, "at times" but he is not an Alpha Dog and he disappears way too often in games and during the season. We are going to repeat that mistake with another by resigning M. Conley Jr next summer and paying him close to 20 million as well for a middle of the pack point guard, but who is everything to this team. Before anyone asks I don't have the answers or know what they can do about it, but I do know that both Marc & Mike are complimentary pieces and not the lead dogs to build your team around.

Secondly who's bright idea was it to have a team of all old players in your rotation? San Antonio MIXES their old talent and young players, the team construction once again is laughable.

[Javier Acosta]

I just hope you guys will get it together. as long as it's still Grit and Grind of course.