‘Grizzlies 20’ mailbag: Which season provided the team’s best shot at a title?
Teammates from the bench celebrate with Memphis Grizzlies power forward Zach Randolph (50) and small forward Rudy Gay (22) during a time out near the end of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The Grizzlies won 93-83. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Chris Herrington
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. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
Circumstances that need to be weighed include two unpopular trades, injuries and the playoff opponents.
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