Echols: Derrick Rose, Von Trapp skaters, and one too many lizards
“Thirty-nine of my 46 years have been spent in Memphis. But this week, I have seen five things in Memphis that are all fairly new to me.”
Topic: Derrick Rose
RSSThere are 27 article(s) tagged Derrick Rose:
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September 2024
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Grizzlies podcast: Derrick Rose retires
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss moves the Grizzlies could make now that Derrick Rose has retired.
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Derrick Rose announces retirement from basketball
Derrick Rose, a former NBA MVP and the star point guard who led the Memphis Tigers to the 2008 Final Four, is calling it a career.
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Memphis Grizzlies release Derrick Rose from contract
The Grizzlies signed Rose to a two-year contract last offseason for $6.5 million, the veteran minimum for a player with more than 10 years of experience.
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August 2024
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The greatest Memphis athletes of the century: Nos. 1-5
It’s finally the moment to unveil the greatest five Memphis athletes of the century. And these five didn’t leave much doubt. The list includes a Tiger football player, a Tiger basketball player and three Memphis Grizzlies. Only the order is up for debate.
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April 2024
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Herrington: Memphis Grizzlies 2024 offseason player rankings, Part 1
Chris Herrington ranks the Grizzlies roster on a holistic view. It’s the kind of thinking that might guide team decision-makers in the contract and trade decisions that could come this summer.
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March 2024
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Grizzlies’ Derrick Rose, Ziaire Williams both out for several weeks
The two players join the Grizzlies’ long list of injured players that includes Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart.
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December 2023
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Morant will be available Friday; Kennard and Rose are nearing a return
Ja Morant was not listed on the Grizzlies injury report ahead of the game against the Los Angeles Clippers Friday.
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November 2023
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Grizzlies coach updates Smart, Kennard injury status
Guards Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard were injured in Memphis’ road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Grizzlies Insider: Despite injuries, it’s too early to punt the season
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October 2023
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Derrick Rose walked into Elliot Perry’s house to learn about art. He left with a mentor.
Derrick Rose went to Elliot Perry’s house searching for art collecting advice. He left feeling inspired by his new mentor.
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Why Memphis has Derrick Rose’s son to thank for his return
Derrick Rose loves sharing his experience playing basketball with his son P.J. When he thought about retirement, he realized he would be taking something away from him that’s very special.
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Derrick Rose calls return to Memphis ‘best decision I’ve made in my career’
Derrick Rose said he has never been around a team that likes being around each other more than the current Memphis Grizzlies group.
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‘I was blessed’: John Calipari reflects on Derrick Rose, coaching the Tigers
In the wake of Derrick Rose joining the Grizzlies, Kentucky’s coach looks back at his time in Memphis.
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Derrick Rose’s return to Memphis is a work of art. Seriously.
In Memphis’ Edge District, Chicago artist Milt Coronado painted a Derrick Rose mural both cities can appreciate. Rose painted a picture on the court that he might have gas left in the tank.
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Grizzlies Podcast: Media Day and opening practice
On this episode of The Daily Memphian’s Memphis Grizzlies Podcast, beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington recap Grizzlies Media Day.
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Calkins: Fifteen years later, Derrick Rose is back in Memphis — as a better version of himself
After 15 years, Derrick Rose is returning to Memphis as “a different Derrick.” But can this version rub off on Ja Morant?
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Derrick Rose on return to Memphis: ‘It feels like divine timing’
The former Memphis Tigers star spoke for the first time since signing with the Grizzlies in June.
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‘Vacation kind of sucked’: The Grizzlies are back.
Here are the best quotes from Steven Adams, Desmond Bane, Jaren Jackson Jr., Derrick Rose, Marcus Smart and others from Grizzlies Media Day.
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Derrick Rose on return to Memphis: ‘It feels like divine timing’
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September 2023
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Grizzlies podcast: Training camp storylines
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss training camp storylines before the Grizzlies hit the practice courts next week.
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July 2023
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Martin: Derrick Rose deserves flowers from Memphis. After 15 years, he’ll finally get them.
In 2008, a kid from Chicago helped lead the Memphis Tigers to the NCAA championship game. Now he’s back in town to play for the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Grizzlies podcast: Derrick Rose returns to Memphis
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington share their thoughts on the addition of Derrick Rose and Memphis’ start to summer league.
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Taylor Jenkins anticipates Smart, Rose contributions to Grizzlies game plan
Speaking for the first time since the end of the season, Taylor Jenkins shared the key for replacing Ja Morant and what to expect from the addition of Marcus Smart.
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Herrington: Derrick Rose’s improbably long career returns him, improbably, to Memphis
The Memphis Grizzlies made what may be the most curious and questionable signing from the opening night of NBA free agency.
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Derrick Rose returns to Memphis as Grizzly
Rose, a 34-year-old former NBA MVP, led the University of Memphis to the 2008 NCAA title game.
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August 2022
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John Martin: It’s time to hang a banner for the ‘08 Tigers
This year will mark 15 years since Derrick Rose, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Antonio Anderson, Joey Dorsey and Robert Dozier came closer to a college basketball title than any other Memphis team. For that, they deserve to be recognized.
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