Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Memphis continues to fight against the NBA’s small ball, but it may not be working anymore.
Roars as loud as the very grizzlies embroidered onto Memphis’ home jerseys ricocheted around FedEx Forum. Memphis had just beaten the top seeded Golden State Warriors to go up 2-1 in the West’s Conference Semi-Finals. Sweet, soulful jazz and optimism erupted around the city. The Grizzlies might just do it. After this recent five-year stretch of hanging with the best in the west, Memphis was two wins away from putting it altogether.
NBA aficionados love the Memphis Grizzlies, and I’ve always been right there with them.