Grizzlies introduce head coach Taylor Jenkins
Grizzlies introduced new head coach Taylor Jenkins on Wednesday ushering in a new era for the local NBA franchise.
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.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: First thoughts on the Memphis Grizzlies’ new coaching hire
The Memphis Grizzlies have a new head coach in Milwaukee assistant Taylor Jenkins. Here are six initial reactions to the hire and what it suggests.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies hire Milwaukee Bucks assistant Taylor Jenkins as head coach
Milwaukee Bucks assistant Taylor Jenkins has been hired as the Memphis Grizzlies head coach.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: Considering Jonas Valanciunas’ player option decision and more
Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas has a decision to make and a deadline looming. A look at what might influence his player option for next season.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: Ja Morant in Memphis and more
Measuring Morant in Memphis and other notes from the past week as the Grizzlies prepare for the draft and continue to pursue a new coach.
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Reviews Food Fight: Le Delights vs. Pho Saigon
The banh mi is a flavorful product of Vietnamese culture influenced by French colonization, a crusty French baguette packed with different types of pork, pickled carrot and daikon radish, fresh cucumber, cilantro and jalapeno.
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May 2019
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Chris Herrington Herrington: Six thoughts on Graceland and the FedExForum lease
An ongoing spat involves two Memphis institutions, one legacy (Graceland), one a modern creation (Grizzlies), and both central to the city’s identity.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: Bucks assistant joins coaching candidate list, Marc Gasol is Finals bound
The NBA Finals is set, with a Memphis connection or two, while the Grizzlies continue to look for a new head coach. Here are some notes from the weekend.
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Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant vs. RJ Barrett: Who should the Grizzlies pick in June’s NBA draft?
The Grizzlies have a big decision to make in June's NBA draft. Duke's RJ Barrett or Murray State's Ja Morant at No. 2? Here's a breakdown of the two prospects from every angle.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: Jaren Jackson Jr. and the 50x4 Club, Ja Morant’s first Grizzlies game and more
Some stray notes from an otherwise quiet day NBA day in Memphis.
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Memphis Grizzlies What the Grizzlies should be looking for in a head coach
With the results of the NBA draft lottery, the Grizzlies should know where they're headed, and what they need their next head coach to do. A look at the probable job description and known candidates.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: Another coaching candidate, Ja Morant speaks and more
A new Grizzlies coaching candidate emerges, presumptive top pick Ja Morant speaks, and a former Grizzlies player had a very bad weekend.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies: The Mike Conley trade speculation column (summer edition)
After the Grizzlies got the No. 2 pick in last week's NBA draft lottery, the clock has started on a likely trade of franchise stalwart Mike Conley. Here's what the potential trade landscape looks like.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: A Morant report, a Jonas Valanciunas interview and more post-lottery reactions
The draft lottery is over, and the NBA focus – at least for the 26 teams no longer playing – has remained in Chicago, where the NBA’s pre-draft combine is ongoing. Here’s a look at some post-lottery reactions, a Ja Morant report, and more.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: Surveying the post-lottery landscape
It was a great night for the Grizzlies as they jumped from the eighth slot to the second pick in the NBA draft lottery. Some thoughts and observations on the post-lottery landscape.
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Music A Memphis Music Road Map: The Golden Age
This year is Memphis' bicentennial, but while there's been Memphis music as long as there's been a Memphis, you can't listen back 200 years. As a result, our three-part Memphis Music Road Map is a de facto centennial of sound. This second part follows a trail from B.B. King's first recordings to the rise of rock 'n' roll and soul, on to Al Green's rejection of secular soul, the emergence of alternative Memphis and Beale Street's decline.
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Music A Memphis Music Road Map: The Early Years
This year is Memphis' bicentennial, but while there's been Memphis music as long as there's been a Memphis, you can't listen back 200 years. As a result, our three-part Memphis Music Road Map is a de facto centennial (and a little more) of sound. We tell a story of Memphis music's evolution one song at a time, from early blues and the Beale Street sound to the golden age of Sun and Stax and on to the contemporary styles of rock and rap. This first part follows the trail from W.C. Handy to the dawn of World War II.
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Music A Memphis Music Road Map: The Modern Era
This year is Memphis' bicentennial, but while there's been Memphis music as long as there's been a Memphis, you can't listen back 200 years. As a result, our three-part Memphis Music Road Map is a de facto centennial of sound. This final installment follows a trail from the lost decade of the '80s, to rap and indie rock of the '90s, the new bands and breakthroughs of the 2000s, and finally, Memphis music now.
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Memphis Grizzlies Movin’ on up: Grizzlies jump to No. 2 in NBA draft lottery
The Grizzlies missed out on the big prize but inherited the NBA draft’s biggest decision in Wednesday night’s NBA draft lottery, where they jumped from No. 8 to get the No. 2 overall pick.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: Lottery day, last open coaching job (or is it?) and more
Elsewhere on this site today, colleague Jared Boyd joins me for the second part of a three-part bicentennial road map through the evolution of Memphis music. Today’s installment is on the “Golden Age,” which revs up via the electric blues and birth of rock and roll at Sam Phillips’ Memphis Recording Service and Sun Records. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies: Everything you need to know – and more – about this year’s NBA Draft lottery
The NBA draft lottery is less than a week away, and the Memphis Grizzlies could score the top pick or no pick at all. A look at the moving parts, consequences and franchise history at play.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: Warriors assistant Jarron Collins latest coaching candidate to emerge
The Grizzlies reportedly interviewed Golden State Warriors assistant Jarron Collins over the weekend for the Grizzlies' vacant head coaching job.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: Tayshaun Prince reportedly in Lithuania, notes on Grizzlies coaching stability and more
A report out of Europe has Grizzlies exec Tayshaun Prince on an overseas coaching hunt. Plus: How volatile has the Grizzlies recent head-coaching situation really been?
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Memphis Grizzlies European coach, former NBA player Sarunas Jasikevicius a reported Grizzlies coaching target
European coaching star and former NBA player Sarunas Jasikevicius has been identified as a Grizzlies head coaching candidate.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: A first head coaching candidate emerges
Utah Jazz assistant Alex Jensen has been identified as a head-coaching candidate for the Memphis Grizzlies.
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