Memphis Hardwood

In a new Memphis Hardwood, Anthony and Marvin forecast the future with ridiculous prognostications after only 2 preseason games. I mean hey, why not? This Memphis Grizzlies team looks excellent and both Marvin and Anthony are hard wired optimists. We project their defensive rating, general playoff seeding, make some wild player predictions, and talk about what the leap from last year to this year might look like.

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Marvin and Anthony broadcast live from Memphis at Memphis Made Brewing Company with extra special guests. Memphis Made owner Andy Ashby joined us to talk about his brewery and love for the Grizzlies. J.D. Reager discussed how his passion for the Tigers led to his Grizzlies fandom. Michael Sheffield talked about what we might expect from this team out of the gate, and Anthony Sain joined us to close out the show with some key insights. All this and more on a special LIVE episode of Memphis Hardwood! 

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Longtime Grizzlies blogger and podcaster Anthony Sain joins Memphis Hardwood to talk about the upcoming season. We talk about all the ways Anthony has covered the team, discuss big takeaways from media day, chat about the importance of Danny Green, what to do at the  4, whether Ja can help the team more by doing less...and so much more on  this new episode of Memphis Hardwood.

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The Grizzlies came back home from LA 0-2 in the 2013 first round playoffs, but LA would not win another game. The Grizzlies took control of the series and, in the process, left us with one of the most memorable games in franchise history: a Game 6 closeout at FedEx Forum. Plus, the Grizzlies dominate the Thunder en route to a disappointing Western Conference Finals showdown with the Spurs. Join Marvin and Anthony and special guest Kevin Lipe as we close the book on this most memorable season.

The 2012 - 2013 Memphis Grizzlies season was among the most consequential in franchise history. They traded Rudy Gay, up that point a person seen as a franchise pillar. Marc Gasol won Defensive Player of the Year. The team hit 56 wins - a record that still stands today (although it is now tied with the 2021 - 2022 season). And perhaps most importantly, the Grizzlies went deeper in the playoffs than they had before or since - reaching the Western Conference Finals. Long time Grizzlies writer Kevin Lipe joins Marvin and Anthony to break down this oh so important season and postseason run for the Grizzlies. This is an episode you do not want to miss.

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The Memphis Grizzlies were hot on the heels of a first playoff victory in 2011 - beating San Antonio in 6 and pushing the KD-led Thunder to 7 games. And then the 2011 lockout hit: no basketball until the day after Christmas. With the fall gone and momentum flagging, things get worse when Z-bo goes down with a knee injury 8 games into the season. But fast forward four months filled with Marreese Speights playing well at the 4 and the Grizzlies finish 41 - 25 to take the 4 seed in the west - home court advantage for the first time. The Grizzlies squared off with a young Clippers team featuring Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. The slugfest that followed marked the beginning of a real rivalry between two of the best in the west. Marvin and Anthony break it all down with our guest Michael Sheffield in part five of our Memphis Grizzlies oral history. 

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Jon Roser from The Chris Vernon Show joins the pod this week to talk about the start of the Grizzlies Core Four Era. We discuss the acquisition of Zach Randolph and Tony Allen, the tough start to the 2010 - 2011 campaign, the turnaround in early 2011 - and the legendary interview where Tony Allen coins the phrase 'All Heart, Grit Grind.' 

Roser narrates the first Grizzlies playoff victories - both single game and series victories over the Spurs - and we talk about the start of what what would be a multi-year slug fest with the mighty OKC Thunder led by Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. Plus, we touch on the current Grizzlies roster and how it rhymes a just little bit with these Grizzlies of yesteryear. All that and more on a brand new episode of Memphis Hardwood! 

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Marvin and Anthony dig into key match ups in this season's Grizzlies schedule, including a few rematches that will be particularly exciting. We talk BRIEFLY about the KD shenanigans, and make a special announcement about the Memphis Grizzlies oral history project. Let's get ready for the Fall by digging into our favorite games in the coming season!

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Marvin and Anthony talk about life without the Grizzlies, what we're doing to get our basketball fix, and other stuff we are watching as our bears hibernate this summer. We discuss the Gasol like heroics of Steven Adams at the elbow, the Ja dunk reel, who should start at the four, and how the Grizzlies might play differently without Kyle Anderson and D'Anthony Melton.

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Has Kenny Lofton Jr. been THE story at Summer League? Did Santi Aldama redeem himself after a poor start to his summer performances? How is Kennedy Chandler doing? Has David Roddy been the most consistent player for the Grizzlies summer league squad? Marvin and Anthony talk about all this and more on our Summer League edition of Memphis Hardwood.

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