Grizzlies Mailbag: Trade deadline aftermath and on-court concerns
With the trade deadline over and the All-Star break one game away, Chris Herrington shares his wisdom on all things Memphis Grizzlies.
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February 2023
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January 2023
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Herrington: Road-trip woes highlight problems with Grizzlies offense
The Grizzlies are 11-13 on the road this season. Over the past five seasons the only team to make the NBA Finals with a losing road record was the fifth-seeded 2020 Miami Heat, who got there via the chaos of the NBA’s COVID-spurred Orlando “bubble.”
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Grizzlies center to miss three-to-five weeks with knee sprain
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Herrington: Even on a team full of stars, Tyus Jones is playing best ball ever
Jones is a backup point guard, one of the better ones in the NBA. But he conceives himself as more, the Grizzlies now pay him as more, and over the past couple of seasons he’s been playing that way.
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December 2022
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Herrington: Something has struck at the core of the Grizzlies
The Grizzlies played as if their noisy, high-profile loss to Golden State had knocked the wind from them, and they were able to catch their breath only fleetingly.
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Herrington: Surf’s up! Grizz ride wave to top of West
Through more than a quarter-century of existence in two different cities, the Grizzlies franchise has rarely been at the top of the West, and never this late into a season.
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Grizzlies shellack Bucks by 41 points
Box score: Grizzlies 142, Bucks 101
Is Dillon Brooks intense about everything? The answer is yes.
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Herrington: Jaren Jackson Jr. teaches Hawks the meaning of ‘Nope’
Jackson had eight blocks in 23 minutes against Atlanta and countless Nopes.
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November 2022
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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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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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October 2022
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Bane breaks through, Morant takes flight as two MVPs watch what may be a future one
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving put on quite a show for the Brooklyn Nets, but Ja Morant and Desmond Bane put on a better one for the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Grizzlies outwit Brooklyn Nets in star-studded victory
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Herrington: Grizzlies-Nets showcases the value of ‘vibes’
The Memphis Grizzlies and the Brooklyn Nets provide case studies in the importance of vibes to a team’s success. Also, four things Chris Herrington liked about the Grizzlies this week.
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September 2022
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Herrington: Memphis is wondrous, troubled — and not that special
Right now, in Memphis, we’re suffering — directly for some, psychologically for all — from a spate of unusual crimes. The fear for some is that the unusual is now morphing into usual. But it’s felt that way before.
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August 2022
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Jenny Biggs, Christopher Herrington and Eric Barnes talk best cheeseburgers ever
A conversation about cheeseburgers with Jennifer Biggs, Chris Herrington and Eric Barnes devolves into culinary distractions, general mockery and outright name-calling.
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July 2022
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Grizzlies Mailbag: Are the Grizzlies set up to take a step back?
A few months after notching the NBA’s second best record, are the Grizzlies poised to take a step back? How will the team replace the injured Jaren Jackson Jr. In this mid-summer Grizzlies Mailbag, answers to those and other questions.
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May 2022
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Herrington: The whooping is over for the Grizzlies. Now it’s winning time.
The Warriors haven’t really looked like the better team. Not decisively, at least. And the Grizzlies shouldn’t consider a great Game 5 their last hurrah.
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Herrington: Dillon Brooks had a tough night in a tougher loss
The Grizzlies were without star point guard Ja Morant. Desmond Bane still wasn’t quite right, scoring only eight points. But despite a team-high eight assists, it seemed like no one struggled like Dillon Brooks.
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Herrington: Ja’s greatest game, Brooks’ foul and other Game 2 takeaways
Columnist Chris Herrington has six takeaways from Game 2, among them the assertion that this was Ja Morant’s greatest game (so far), and Dillon Brooks might very well deserve a suspension.
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April 2022
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Herrington: Will Morant rise to the moment as Grizz try to close out Wolves?
On Friday night, the Grizzlies will have a chance to notch the fifth series win in franchise history, and the first of what we’ll call the Ja Morant Era.
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Grizzlies center Steve Adams enters health and safety protocols
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Herrington: Grizzlies’ epic comeback, or Wolves’ calamitous collapse?
These Grizzlies will be remembered for their gutsy performance, as well as being the Timberwolves’ tormentors.
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Herrington: Adjustments, song requests, whooped tricks as Grizzlies exhale in Game 2
A 28-point rout, a big adjustment, and a third-quarter explosion that felt somewhere between an exhalation and an exorcism following Saturday night’s Game 1 disappointment.
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March 2022
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About Town: Restaurants opening, closing have impact in Cooper-Young
If there’s anything we can take away from this last week, it’s that the Cooper-Young neighborhood, although it has its stable businesses and celebrations, is constantly evolving while maintaining its unique character.
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Herrington: Scenes from a rout as the Grizzlies get their groove back
The Grizzlies show off in style, and on national television.
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February 2022
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Herrington: A national audience saw what Memphis already knew. The Grizzlies are for real.
It wasn’t just one Grizzlies player against the Knicks. It was the ninja, the unicorn, the rookie, Slow-Mo and a “run up the chimney.”
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January 2022
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Herrington: A franchise-best winning streak in the books, and by the numbers
Here are some key numbers and facts to remember from the historic run.
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December 2021
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Herrington: Division title? Top 4 seed? Lofty hopes now realistic goals for Grizzlies
If the past two games showed anything, finishing better than ninth in the West should be the goal, not a hope.
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October 2021
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Listen to Jennifer Biggs, Chris Herrington and Eric Barnes discuss (and taste test) Kit Kats
From pudding to pumpkin pie with matcha and mint in between, Jennifer Biggs, Chris Herrington, and Eric Barnes eat all the Kit Kats.
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