Allen Iverson signs with Grizzlies, tweets AI
by Matt W on Sep 9, 2009 10:11 AM CDT
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# God Chose Memphis as the place that I will continue my career. I met with Mr. Heinsley, Chris Wallace and my next head coach Lionel Hollins
# I feel that they are committed to developing a winner and I know that I can help them to accomplish that. I feel that I can trust them.
I totally see this working out.
Added bonus: now the Pistons can finally remove AI from their roster page.
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removes OJ Mayo from my list of desired fantasy hoops players for 2009-10
by Mike Payne on Sep 9, 2009 10:25 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that’s going to be one of the most awful to watch, disastrous teams ever.
AI/Mayo/Gay/Randolph/Thabeet… Wow. That line-up is just… wow.
Also, I feel bad for Mike Conley and Marc Gasol. Last season both quietly showed they’re good enough to be rotation players on playoff teams, except they have the misfortune of being on the Grizzlies, who scoff at non-flashy efficiency and much prefer the high volume inefficiency of the AI’s, Mayo’s, Gay’s, and Randolph’s of the world.
by Gabe on Sep 9, 2009 10:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Grizzlies are going to be mizzerable, but they’ll surely sell ticketzz… or something. Fiversons!
by TDP on Sep 9, 2009 11:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Petey’s new blog victims:
http://3shadesofblue.blogspot.com/
http://davidlovesthegrizzlies.blogspot.com/
http://grizzfan.blogspot.com/
by Rob G on Sep 9, 2009 11:16 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Can we put together some type of deal to pry Gasol Jr. from the Grizz? He’d look real good at the center spot for us with this new blood lineup.
by Joel on Sep 9, 2009 11:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
@Rob G: Speaking of, it seems like a good point to revisit some hilarious predictions: here and here.
by Matt Watson on Sep 9, 2009 12:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OJ mayo still thinks he is a point guard. he’s probably wrong, but he’s tall enough that they could start him at the point with AI at the 2 and cross-match on defense.
I second joel’s assessment that the wrong gasol (not to be confused with the wrong dajuan) does not suck. thabeet is probably light-years away from contributing, which leaves the grizz with gasol, steven hunter, and something called a hamed haddadi to play center. I wouldn’t expect them to trade gasol given their circumstances.
by Scott on Sep 9, 2009 12:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
@MW The second one is the best so far. Since AI is going to the “contenders” down in Memphis, I’d like to reiterate a comment I made earlier this year. Just replace “Clippers” with “Grizzlies.”
by Rob G on Sep 9, 2009 12:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If Thabeet were white, we’d be comparing him to Shawn Bradley. As it stands, he’s the black Shawn Bradley.
On the bright side, the NBA can finally retire that dated clip of Muggsy Bogues standing alongside Manute Bol during the national anthem.
by kevin s. on Sep 9, 2009 12:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HA: “Matt Watson just doesn’t have a particular good grasp on hoops.” That was also quite good. Bet you chuckle when you read that.
by Rob G on Sep 9, 2009 12:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Awesome links, Matt. This is clearly poetic justice:
Matt Watson: "there’s a big part of me that won’t be surprised if he gets insulted at the offers that do trickle in and decides to simply call it a career."
Petey: The sad thing is that Matt Watson is going to be just as clueless about Iverson at the end of the year as he was at the beginning.
Suck it, Petey.
by Mike Payne on Sep 9, 2009 1:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A few thoughts about this dandy Tweet:
God Chose Memphis as the place that I will continue my career. I met with Mr. Heinsley, Chris Wallace and my next head coach Lionel Hollins
1) Why does God hate Memphis so much?
2) Memphis is the new Sodom and Gomorrah.
3) Memphis: Where God hates you happens.
4) If God also chose Detroit last year, then I’m mad at God.
by brgulker on Sep 9, 2009 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone else tweeted the following, which I thought was clever:
“Some Memphis fan is destined to create a blog called ‘God Chose Memphis,’ right?”
by brgulker on Sep 9, 2009 1:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
“Any possession dominated by Randolph or Iverson is a play where Gay, Mayo, Conley or Gasol miss an opportunity to improve. Meanwhile, Randolph, Gay, Mayo and Iverson were all, last season, in the NBA’s top 75 in using possessions.”
-From ESPN’s take on Iverson to Memphis.
Bynum, CV31, Rip, BG, and Stuckey were all in the top 50, FWIW. I think this will all work out better than worse, I’m just sayin’.
by Drew on Sep 9, 2009 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bynum, CV31, Rip, BG, and Stuckey were all in the top 50, FWIW. I think this will all work out better than worse, I’m just sayin’.
You realize that having that many guys in the top 50 in using possessions is a bad thing, right?
by brgulker on Sep 9, 2009 4:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I do. Thats why I said I wasn’t using it as ammunition against the team. Just interesting to note. Fortunately, BG and Bynum are coming off the bench. That will help.
by Drew on Sep 9, 2009 4:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
@brgulker:
4) If God also chose Detroit last year, then I’m mad at God.
It wasn’t God, it was Jod. Be mad at Jod.
by spideymouse on Sep 9, 2009 4:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s a bit ridiculous to say “God chose Memphis”…
Oh, wait. This here dollar bill says “In God we trust.” Now I get it.
by Rob G on Sep 9, 2009 4:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Season opener… Wed 28 vs. Memphis… i.e. vs. Iverson
Who woulda thought it would be much see TV?
by mannie32 on Sep 9, 2009 5:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I bet Iverson tries really hard to score 50 but ends up with 14 on 36 shots.
by Garrett on Sep 9, 2009 6:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Season opener…Wed 28 vs. Memphis
I can’t wait to see MFWB cross over Iverson.
@ khandor:
You and AI can both eat me.
by PS on Sep 9, 2009 6:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
except from an article on NBA.com
Warkentien, who was named NBA Executive of the Year primarily for stealing Billups away from the Pistons, sold a stock that was very high and then it plummeted. It figured Iverson went to Detroit, where his stock soon was at the level of General Motor’s.
So not only do they have low expectations for us, they are mocking us. I dont know which rattles me the most.
by scntfc on Sep 9, 2009 7:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
cough cough
ahem
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
by Kyle on Sep 9, 2009 8:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Since whoever takes the ball upcourt won’t be passing (knowing he’d never get it back), how will they decide who takes the ball out after made baskets? Rock-paper-scissors? A fistfight?
Also, what’s the over/under on how many games Lionel Hollins lasts until he checks into a mental institution (or at least turns into Don Nelson)? 15? 20?
by Andrew on Sep 9, 2009 8:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
@ DBB:
Predict the over/under for Grizzlies wins this season.
by PS on Sep 9, 2009 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I almost want to get a season pass now to watch how this train wreck will unfold.
by dandresden on Sep 9, 2009 9:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ima throw rotten fruit at the 60 inch everytime that bum checks in for Memphis
by Skylar on Sep 9, 2009 10:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
17 wins for the grizzzzzzz. they might get the #1 pick next year.
by Scott on Sep 10, 2009 1:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Which will be great?
Iverson’s ppg OR Grizzlies win total?
That is a tough call.
by brgulker on Sep 10, 2009 9:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I say 28 wins. That’s my prediction. I think they’ll average around 104ppg and give up around 108. Gay demands to be traded during or immediately after the season. Mayo doesn’t, but only because he’s getting his ass out of there as soon as his rookie deal’s up (you know he’s wishing the Heat would’ve just taken him instead of Beasley— like they should have).
by Joel on Sep 10, 2009 9:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
@brgulker
Grizzlies win total. For sure. I don’t know if Iverson sniffs 20ppg— there just aren’t enough shots for someone who can’t shoot to average 20, even if he’s the primary ball-handler.
by Joel on Sep 10, 2009 9:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
“Iverson’s ppg OR Grizzlies win total”
Definitely the wins but not by much…well…
I honestly think AI will only average around 18-15 ppg and the Griz will get about 25-28 wins this year.
by Diablo on Sep 10, 2009 9:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Methinks 28 is high, but I’m not going to stake much on it.
by brgulker on Sep 10, 2009 9:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The saddest shit?
Watch these guys still split the season series with us :(
by prophecy_projectz on Sep 10, 2009 10:17 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m curious how many games he’ll miss with a “back injury”…
by Shinons on Sep 10, 2009 10:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not to want to rub salt in the wounds, but wouldn’t it be nice if AI ends up riding pine halfway through the season for the Grizz. Talk about an even further fall from grace.
by Rami on Sep 10, 2009 12:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That would be the opposite of rubbing salt in the wound. That would be like salve in the wound … or some other analogy or metaphor.
by brgulker on Sep 10, 2009 12:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yea, how would that be rubbing salt in the wound? lol. no one here likes AI anymore
by Cody on Sep 10, 2009 1:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuck salt, put the lye to that motherfucker. He’s finished.
by Skylar on Sep 10, 2009 1:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
someone mentioned it above—if only pat riley had had the stones to take mayo over beasley. mayo would be perfect playing next to wade, and they would still have haslem at the 4 and infinite cap room next summer.
also…the hornets must be even more broke than advertised.
by Scott on Sep 10, 2009 2:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It was a poor choice of phrase on my part. I was just trying to say that he has enough shit on his plate now…rightfully so. Karma is in full effect.
He’ll probably retire not being apart of another winning franchise, he’ll never see the playoffs again, no team worth mentioning wanted him, he signed for $3 million, and his ego took a huge hit when reality checked in.
by Rami on Sep 10, 2009 2:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe we can get O.J. Mayo since he won’t be seen much, anymore.
by Joel on Sep 10, 2009 2:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Rami,
You are right about everything but the last phrase … AI’s still got an ego :) Just check his twitter page.
by brgulker on Sep 10, 2009 2:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
SO CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHATS UP WITH TINSLEY? it seems like he would be right for miami right now.
by scntfc on Sep 10, 2009 3:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
fat, injury prone, can’t shoot, doesn’t defend…other than all that, he’s great.
by Scott on Sep 10, 2009 4:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
fat, injury prone, can’t shoot, doesn’t defend…other than all that, he’s great.
Ooh, you forgot random shooting rampages with assault rifles through the city’s downtown. And fights in strip clubs. And fights in country-western clubs. Other than all that, he’s great.
by Shinons on Sep 10, 2009 4:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Grizzlies’ Iverson calls this year ‘so personal’ – and this is different from what year?
Thursday Mini-Bullets at ESPN has a link where somebody projects that the Griz could be the first team in NBA history to average less than 20 assists per game . . . as a TEAM!!
Who will have more assists? D. Will or the Grizz?
Let’s look at the bright side . .
Moving on, I can’t believe Hiesley thinks this guy is going to help show his young team how to “do it right.” He’d be better off spending the money he’s paying Iverson and buying tickets and giving them to the Boys & Girls Clubs. At worst he’d get some brownie points from God.
Basketball is a game of “keep away.” Very rarely is it on the same team with your teammates.
Remember when Kevin McHale was referred to as the “Black Hole?” This is going to be a team of them.
Hell, if I were on the team, I just might foul my guy so during the dead ball I could take it from him and know what it felt like.
Did I mention the bright side?
by MarkButter in SoCal on Sep 10, 2009 4:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And I forgot to mention, even with paycuts and hard economic times, I just might get NBA PASS just to watch Memphis visit Det and hear what AI gets.
Z-Bo and AI on Beale Street. . . . film at 11.
by MarkButter in SoCal on Sep 10, 2009 4:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the bright side is that they will be way under the cap in the summer of 2011, when Z-bo and jaric come off the books, and mayo and thabeet are still on their rookie deals. of course, by then, rudy gay will already have demanded a trade and left town, and mike conley might be in jail for strangling AI. also, the team will probably have gone bankrupt or moved to seattle.
wait, I didn’t find the bright side either.
by Scott on Sep 10, 2009 4:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and mike conley might be in jail for strangling AI.
My guess is that he holds Chris Wallace at gunpoint to pull a trade to Portland to get reunited with his buddy Oden.
by Shinons on Sep 10, 2009 5:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Totally random half-anecdote: I was watching a music station the other day, and the commentator guy inbetween videos often tells random pop culture facts. I was doing some work and was only half-listening, but I’m almost positive he told a story about Larry Bird hating Bill Laimbeer so much that he’d try to leave a mushroom tattoo on the TV screen when he appeared. I looked up from my laptop and was like, “Whaaaa? Did he just say…? Really?” Maybe I should try to find evidence of this anecdote online.
by Garrett on Sep 10, 2009 6:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s only half because I’m not 100% sure that’s what the guy said. I think that’s what he said, though, which is a pretty crazy story to tell the kids.
by Garrett on Sep 10, 2009 8:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
When Chauncey was a UFA, does anyone remember who shot down the rumors he might sign with Memphis?
“We’re not going to Memphis”
-Piper Billups
Now, you have to work pretty hard to run an NBA franchise worse than the Clippers, but Heinsley not only succeeds, he flourishes in it. Why not supply Gay, Mayo, Conley with young talent, and build upon that?
Which reminds me…high roller friend of mine got free tickets an trans to a UFC event in Memphis in Dec. I passed for now, because it’s Memphis. I used to live there when I was younger, you know.
by V on Sep 10, 2009 9:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
they should trade gay and mayo for al harrington and eddy curry.
by Scott on Sep 10, 2009 9:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
@Scott:
how about gay+thabeet for harrington and curry, then move Mayo to clear up salary to sign Stephon Marbury.
PG: Marbury
SG: Iverson (or “OG” if you’re khandor’s retarded ass)
SF: Harrington
PF: Randolph
C: Curry (“touch it, dave”)
6th man: Tim Hardaway
7th man: John Ameichi
by Mike Payne on Sep 10, 2009 9:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ya know what? I’m gonna pull out the ole NBA 2K8 and build that team and see how it performs on the whole campaign level.
by Mike Payne on Sep 10, 2009 9:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Deadspin headline:
“God apparently not a fan of Allen Iverson”
Teehee
by Skylar on Sep 10, 2009 9:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
@Mike Payne
My bet is 60+ wins. They are playing all 82 games against the Kings right?
by John Doe on Sep 10, 2009 10:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
@John Doe:
Better the Kings than a random collection of DBB commenters. I get backup PG!
by Mike Payne on Sep 10, 2009 10:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I think Memphis makes money. They let other teams pay them to take their garbage. I think it was espn that ran the story this summer. The franchise makes money by setting up a loser. I guess the famed jersey profits factored into the AI signing.
by Illinois Pistons Fan on Sep 10, 2009 11:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Them jerseys are ugly. I would decline to wear them, even when bowling, or dumbin out on laundry day. In memphis.
by Skylar on Sep 11, 2009 2:09 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone tell me, how does Chris Wallace continue to get GM jobs in the NBA? ?
by V on Sep 11, 2009 4:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
V, if it’s true that Memphis is actually making money — that could be the reason he still has a job.
Some owners really don’t care about winning.
by brgulker on Sep 11, 2009 8:15 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
@MP
“Touch it, Dave.”
Favorite. Sports related. Quote. Evar.
by Joel on Sep 11, 2009 8:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You don’t think Ford wants to win?
/sarcasm
by brgulker on Sep 11, 2009 10:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
rey – I keep saying the same thing about Crystal Pepsi, but you know eventually you just gotta give up…
by Shinons on Sep 11, 2009 2:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Chale Rey, it’s the other way around. Memphis’ first game of the season is at home vs. Detroit.
by Skylar on Sep 11, 2009 5:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Found it. Wallace isn’t going to be fired because he actually makes a profit. I’d hate to be a grizzly fan.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/aug/07/state-of-the-grizzlies-balancing-act/?partner=RSS
by illinois pistons fan on Sep 11, 2009 10:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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