Talk about disrespect: the west best (grizz left out)

Lol...thanks I know.

Are they just too dumb or lazy to change their name?

 

And here we go with the resident Grizzlies fan!

 

I said it on these boards years ago when the Grizzlies decided that Randolph/Conley/Gasol was good enough.... they will be good, but never a real threat to win the championship.

The Grizzlies have been solid for years but nothing more.

Also Memphis is probably the most ghetto city in the South.... they are very lucky that Gasol or Randolph hasn't been stabbed to death yet.

 

Nice.

Memphis Pork Grinds would suit their style of play too.

 

I think they have more Elvis lookalikes than bears.

 

Well, to be fair there may not be bears walking down the street in Memphis but TN does have mountains. I assume they're bears somewhere in that state. Unlike they Jazz that simply stole a name that has absolutely nothing to do with their city or state.

 

Who??

 

Memphis probably doesn't mind the lack of attention. I mean, I'm sure their fans do, but the team plays their own very successful style of ball, has talented players, and is always a threat. They'll quietly go places without having the hype train chugging up their rear ends. Once they've murdered Portland this round, it'll be very interesting to see what the second round brings in their half of the bracket.

 

I've wondered this as well for years. Well, I looked it up. No, there are not. Except maybe at the zoo.

Of course, the NBA has a history of worse name non-changes. Utah Jazz is obviously the most hilarious ever. L.A. Lakers makes no sense. The Clippers were named after San Diego's legacy of clipper ships before they moved to L.A. And there's the smaller history of abysmal name changes (poor Wizards).

Grizzlies is still a cool name, even it does actually make no sense now. Also, they have the scariest damn logo in the league, and a badass jacked purple grizzly bear mascot. They're doing alright as the Grizzlies.

 

Winning games > national media coverage

 

Vancouver still has a team?

 

Now you know damn well that's not what they mean by "analytics".

 

yup. Same way there are no lakes in Los Angeles, but they got a team transplanted from Minnesota, land of a thousand lakes

 

Do you guarantee that?

 

I got it, even if nobody else did. Repped.

 

Best in the West includes top four seeds plus defending champs. I am outraged that the Grizzlies, who have accomplished a whole lot of nothing, were left out. Outraged.