MEMPHIS – Two takeaways from the Grizzlies’ 43-39 regular-season finish and a look at this week’s final Grind City NBA Index poll, with first-round playoff predictions, heading into the postseason. David Fizdale spent nearly two decades in the NBA as an assistant, traversing the league map from Golden State to Miami, before landing his first head coaching job this season with the Grizzlies. How does he evaluate his rookie year in the lead spot? About the same as he evaluates the rookies on his roster who have been thrust into key rotation roles for various reasons throughout an erratic regular season that ended with Wednesday’s 100-93 home loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
Grind City MediaTAKE ONE … Fizdale’s first-year learning curve
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