What is wrong with the Grizzlies’ three-point defense?
Beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss how the Grizzlies can correct defensive problems.
Chris Herrington
Columnist
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 1781 articles by Chris Herrington :
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Performing Arts ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Minari’ named year’s best films by Southeastern critics
‘Nomadland’ and ‘Minari’ are both currently showing in Memphis theaters, ‘Minari’ exclusively at Malco’s Ridgeway Cinema Grill and ‘Nomadland’ currently showing at multiple theaters.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: The three strikes against Ja Morant’s All-Star bid
Plus: Justise Winslow’s debut and why the second-half schedule could be a problem for the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Chris Herrington Herrington: Celebrating a rare, brief and real Memphis winter
Here’s to the iced-over trees that began our winter week. We got the eerie beauty without much of the damage. Here’s to the giant icicles forming from gutters and awnings, giving neighborhood strolls a beyond-the-Wall “Game of Thrones” vibe.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Is Kyle Anderson (again) Grizzlies’ small forward of future?
His improved offensive game now makes the picture more difficult when Justise Winslow gets back.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies rotation questions are snow joke
Beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss where the Grizzlies can go from here, how the rotation will change when the team gets healthy and which Memphis player would be the best teammate in a snowball fight.
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Performing ArtsStuck at home? Binge-watch Memphis with ‘Buried by the Bernards’
“Buried by the Bernards” on Netflix is emerging as a surprise hit of sorts. And while the wider viewing world may not be fully seeing “reality,” they are getting a true feel for Memphis.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Grit-and-grind redux? More like Hubie Ball 2.0
The similarities include the consistent usage of a 10-man rotation, but what will happen when some players return from injury?
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: New starters boost offense while a Ja Morant rivalry game looms
De’Anthony Melton’s absence is noticed, and Kyle Anderson is shooting with gusto.
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Grizzlies Podcast Has Ja Morant outgrown the dunk contest?
In this Grizzlies podcast, beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington decide which aspect of Memphis’ dominant win was the most impressive, and how much the Grizzlies can rely on Kyle Anderson’s offense moving forward.
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Chris HerringtonHerrington: It’s time for SCS to offer in-person school option
Given what we actually know about COVID spread and what we should value, it’s never felt right to me that I could sit inside a restaurant dining room but my kids couldn’t sit inside a classroom.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: What’s wrong with Ja Morant?
Beyond the frustration, the Grizzlies guard Morant also is missing some of his usual partners in the team’s lineups.
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Visual Arts Movies this week: Oscar favorite ‘Nomadland’ on the (really) big screen, ‘Coming 2 America’ teases
“Nomadland” has competition for biggest movie opening in Memphis this week. The other is Malco’s Studio on the Square, which joins the handful of other Memphis Malco theaters that have reopened over the past couple of weeks.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: A rough night on the floor, but more fans in the stands as Grizzlies come home
The loss can’t take away from the growing signs of promise.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies raising expectations
Memphis’ seven-game winning streak over nearly a month’s span was enough to bring the Grizzlies from a below .500 group to fifth in the West standings. Beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss their expectations the rest of the way based on the latest developments.
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Music Mempho Music Festival announces new dates, new location
The festival is now slated for Oct. 1-3, moving west from its initial home at Shelby Farms Park to the Radians Amphitheater at the Memphis Botanic Garden.
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Memphis Grizzlies ‘Grizzlies 20’ mailbag: Which season provided the team’s best shot at a title?
Circumstances that need to be weighed include two unpopular trades, injuries and the playoff opponents.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Dillon Brooks finds the balance, Ja Morant’s All-Star bid needs work
Here also is a compare-and-contrast injury evaluation for Jaren Jackson Jr. and Justise Winslow.
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January 2021
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Performing Arts Movies this week: Filming moves C-Y market, Malco expands opening, Sundance continues
Film shoots aren’t for sightseeing, but the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission notes that, with COVID a going concern, a shoot for ‘Women of the Movement’ will be even more closed than usual.
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Reviews Soup’s on! 12 (plus) to eat in or take home
It’s cold, it’s dreary, the days are short and dark. Soup might not cure COVID and it won’t make winter go away, but it’ll help get us through these last weeks.
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Grizzlies Podcast A dive into Grizzlies conspiracy
Grizzlies beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington look back at some of the hottest takes in Grizzlies fan history and gauge if the NBA is treating the Grizzlies’ COVID-19 situation different than the rest of the large-market teams.
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Memphis Grizzlies‘Grizzlies 20’ mailbag: A ‘true or false’ journey through franchise history
There were a lot of questions posed, but also some assessments that wanted confirmation (like, what about Hasheem Thabeet?).
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: As Grizzlies await return, team’s paths might be shifting
Plus: We’re accepting submissions to the mailbag, but with a twist.
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Arts & Culture Memphis’ indoor movie theaters begin reopening
Major films including “Wonder Woman 1984” and “One Night in Miami” will be showing as theaters reopen following the newest health directive.
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Grizzlies Podcast What will delayed games mean for the Grizz?
Memphis won’t play again until the Jan. 27 game against the Chicago Bulls.
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