Grizzlies podcast: Can healthy Memphis top the West?
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap Memphis’ latest victory, and discuss reasons to believe the Grizzlies could win the West.
Chris Herrington
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Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life.
There are 1788 articles by Chris Herrington :
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December 2022
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies Podcast: Reacting to the Desmond Bane injury report
Chris Herrington and guest Keith Parrish discuss how the Grizzlies might handle the extended loss of Desmond Bane as the team creeps up the Western Conference standings.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Victorian caroling, Christmas on Beale and Corey Feldman
This week, cuddle up by a fire pit near the river, celebrate Latin American and Caribbean holiday traditions and get buck at Imagine Vegan Cafe.
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$15 Deals $10 Deal: ‘Meat and three’ is a perfect 10 at Bob’s Barksdale
These days, the “meat and three” is almost always a “meat and two,” unless you want to pay extra for another side. Not so at Bob’s Barksdale Restaurant in Midtown.
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Music Stax founder Jim Stewart dies, an unlikely giant of Southern soul
Stewart perhaps cut an unlikely figure for the founder of a label that became synonymous with Southern soul music, creating stars such as Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes amid releasing roughly 800 singles and 300 albums in an initial span of fewer than 20 years.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Why the bad news on Bane might not slow down the Grizz
The Grizzlies will have to hope that Bane makes it back in due time, that “almost” continues to be close enough, and that Morant, Brooks and Jackson can remain healthy to maintain that “almost.”
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: In Year 5, Jaren Jackson Jr. is coming into focus
At 23 heading into this season, the 2018 first-round NBA Draft pick remained a bundle of tantalizing attributes still trying to become a fully formed player for the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Memphis Grizzlies Philadelphia’s Embiid was sublime, but Morant’s Grizzlies were better
Joel Embiid and Ja Morant finished second and seventh, respectively, in last season’s MVP race, and they both were in rare form, and against notable, novel opposition.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Was De’Anthony Melton trade a Grizzlies mistake?
Melton will make his first visit to FedExForum since the trade on Friday night, when his new team, the Philadelphia 76ers, are in town.
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Grizzlies Insider: Pair of Grizzlies fans represent Memphis at World Cup
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Raised By Sound, Emily Dickinson on stage and stumbling Santas
This week, Crosstown Concourse and Overton Square light up the night, a photo exhibit offers a glimpse into evictions and a folk music concert raises funds for the aquifer.
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November 2022
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: First 20 games breakdown
Where do the Grizzlies stand 20 games into the regular season? Drew Hill and Chris Herrington like their chances moving forward in the Western Conference.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Twenty games in, Grizzlies look like good bet to win West
Memphis has not put its best lineup on the floor for a single second this season.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies wallop Pelicans in buzzer-to-buzzer win
The Grizzlies shot 18-38 from 3, with Dillon Brooks (4-9) leading a deep cast of contributors that included six different Grizzlies connecting from deep in the first quarter alone.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: With Morant, Bane out, time for Grizzlies to win with defense
Starting Tuesday night at the FedExForum against the red-hot, high-scoring Sacramento Kings, the Grizzlies are beginning a stretch in which they’ll likely be without Morant/Bane but have Brooks/Jackson.
Can they flip the script, and win with defense now?
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Grizzlies Insider: Kennedy Chandler next in line for Memphis
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: In Jaren Jackson Jr.'s home return, something more rare than a unicorn
Jackson’s “double triple” in the game — three 3-pointers and three blocks — remains an unusual feat, just not so much for him. He did it six times last season alone, in a year where he shot poorly.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Star in, star out
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the problems created by Desmond Bane’s absence for the Grizzlies.
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Germantown JoJo’s Espresso brings local coffee to Germantown, and honors its namesake
Taylor and Hannah Whiddon know the name of their coffee shop will provoke a question — who’s JoJo? — and it’s one they’re eager to answer.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Christmas creep, Reba, and Cory Branan’s album release
This week, Devan Shimoyama discusses his portraits of queer Black men, a Memphis publishing icon signs his first novel and a pop-up offers Thanksgiving dinner without the meat.
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$15 Deals $10 Deal: El Mero breakfast tacos at Team Car Café
The sneaky, best place to find breakfast tacos in Memphis is in a coffee shop, inside a high-end bike shop, tucked back behind Germantown Parkway in Cordova.
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Memphis Grizzlies Desmond Bane to miss multiple weeks with toe sprain
The injury interrupts what had been a breakout season for Bane, who is averaging 25 points, five assists and five rebounds a game, putting him firmly in the early All-Star conversation.
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The Early WordThe Early World: County Commission asks rental owners to pay up, plus the Grizzlies’ return Trip
More details emerge on the third man charged in the killing of rapper Young Dolph, and the country’s largest maritime disaster is getting a Memphis-area museum.
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Chris Herrington Herrington: What Jaren Jackson Jr.’s return means for the Grizzlies
A deeper look at what the return of Jaren Jackson Jr. will mean to the Grizzlies.
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Grizzlies Insider: Memphis stayed on track despite Jaren Jackson Jr. absence
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies pay tribute to Isaac Hayes, Stax Records with ‘Soul City’ uniforms
The additional design gives the team five uniforms to feature this season.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Tennessee targets drag shows, FedEx cuts back
After the implosion of Grand Hyatt, the need for major hotels remains. Tiger hoops lands another recruit, and Jaren Jackson Jr. readies a return.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Grizzlies win chemistry contest in rematch with playoff foe Minnesota
This rematch of last spring’s first-round playoff series between the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves was, for Grizzlies fans, an opportunity for gratitude.
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