Herrington: Last season, the Grizzlies felt like ‘losers.’ They’re ready to turn the page.
“Last year we felt like losers,” said Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (15, left). “We went from beating everybody to losing to everybody and it’s a big-time different feeling.” Desmond Bane stands at right. (Brandon Dill/AP file)
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.
Monday’s media day had all the usual media day moments, but this media day was grounded in high hopes and high expectations, despite coming off a 27-win season.
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