It has to be. Mayo has already said he doesn't want to play in Memphis. The Heat want Mayo. This is part 1. It would only make sense

Mayo will be fine when he sees his paycheck

jgardne Wrote:It has to be. Mayo has already said he doesn't want to play in Memphis. The Heat want Mayo. This is part 1. It would only make sense

I heard him on Dougie Gottlieb's radio show yesterday saying he would love playing for Miami, Minnesota, Seattle, or Memphis. He just wants to get to the NBA and become a superstar...

But who knows, he could just be playing it politically correct.

Is playing for Minnesota thaaaat much better than playing for Memphis?

Chris Herrington of the Memphis Flyer has a live blog and he is at the Forum I'm thinking ........Damn this is exciting.

http://cmimemphis.com/grizblog/node/321#comment

If we end up with Beasley, I'll take back every rooten thing I've said about the grizzle over the last 6 hours.

thanks for the link...man this crap is exciting...

As bad as everyone on this board wants the Griz to suck, I really want them to do good.

It does so many good things for this city if the Grizzlies are solid and have a strong presence in the community.

I agree. I did my internship in media relations with the Grizz . There are some good people down there believe it or not. This is the most realisticly excited i've been since Tiger basketball season. I can't go to sleep. I've gotta see what happens next......

MichiganTiger Wrote:If we end up with Beasley, I'll take back every rooten thing I've said about the grizzle over the last 6 hours.

Me too. Except for the stuff about passing on CDR.

Arthur and Mayo for Beasley, maybe? Maybe Lowry, now that Jaric is on board?

MichiganTiger Wrote:If we end up with Beasley, I'll take back every rooten thing I've said about the grizzle over the last 6 hours.

Cosign...................well maybe not every.....

IBleedBlue Wrote:thanks for the link...man this crap is exciting...

As bad as everyone on this board wants the Griz to suck, I really want them to do good.

It does so many good things for this city if the Grizzlies are solid and have a strong presence in the community.

See, this is where we disagree. I don't think many on here "WANT" the Griz to suck. They just "DO" and haven't done much to change that in several years.

I really rooted hard for the Griz , and still want to see them succeed. It's just too obvious that Heisley doesn't want to be here or be a winner.

You may go back to hating the Griz. It looks like the Griz may not be dealing for Beasley.

BIGGESTTIGERJLB Wrote:

IBleedBlue Wrote:thanks for the link...man this crap is exciting...

As bad as everyone on this board wants the Griz to suck, I really want them to do good.

It does so many good things for this city if the Grizzlies are solid and have a strong presence in the community.

See, this is where we disagree. I don't think many on here "WANT" the Griz to suck. They just "DO" and haven't done much to change that in several years.

I really rooted hard for the Griz , and still want to see them succeed. It's just too obvious that Heisley doesn't want to be here or be a winner.

Yelling over and over that the Grizzlies are idiots, suck, and will never be good certainly doesn't show support for the Grizzlies.

I am doing my best by being optimistic with Chris Wallace.

Jerry West took some gambles and besides Hubie Brown, most of them failed. He didn't have the luck that he had in LA.

I know Mr. Wallace is a very smart man and there is a reason he is an NBA GM and we are not.

This time last year (well a few hours earlier last year) the Celtics were still a very bad team. A lot can happen between now and opening day.

If the Tigers were horrible, I would still do my best to support them and not undermine the program. I will do the same for the Grizzlies.

I am confident that they are doing everything possible to turn things around at Memphis.

IBleedBlue Wrote:

BIGGESTTIGERJLB Wrote:

IBleedBlue Wrote:thanks for the link...man this crap is exciting...

As bad as everyone on this board wants the Griz to suck, I really want them to do good.

It does so many good things for this city if the Grizzlies are solid and have a strong presence in the community.

See, this is where we disagree. I don't think many on here "WANT" the Griz to suck. They just "DO" and haven't done much to change that in several years.

I really rooted hard for the Griz , and still want to see them succeed. It's just too obvious that Heisley doesn't want to be here or be a winner.

Yelling over and over that the Grizzlies are idiots, suck, and will never be good certainly doesn't show support for the Grizzlies.

I am doing my best by being optimistic with Chris Wallace.

Jerry West took some gambles and besides Hubie Brown, most of them failed. He didn't have the luck that he had in LA.

I know Mr. Wallace is a very smart man and there is a reason he is an NBA GM and we are not.

[size=x-large]This time last year (well a few hours earlier last year) the Celtics were still a very bad team.[/size] A lot can happen between now and opening day.

If the Tigers were horrible, I would still do my best to support them and not undermine the program. I will do the same for the Grizzlies.

I am confident that they are doing everything possible to turn things around at Memphis.

You do know who the Celtic GM was when they "sucked" don't you? Mysteriously, after he leaves the Celtics, they make some great moves within and they win the world title, and go down as one of the best teams ever. Hmmmmmmm.....

When they start making good , reasonable , and logical decisions from a basketball standpoint, then they will garner some respect from honest basketball fans. Until then, they will continue to be the laughing stock of the NBA, and we'll continue this same tired argument AGAIN.

There's a difference between being confident and being naive. The writing is and has been on the wall.

I abhor incompetence and so far Chris Wallace is the poster child for it by way of passing up CDR basically for cash considerations and handing Green a contract he probably doesn’t deserve. His history of presiding over a terrible Celtic era just goes to show his track record in this area. He needs to find something he's good at and my advice to him is that McDonalds is currently hiring. Just practice the phrase "Do you want fries with that?" and he'll be off to a grand start in his new career. Michael Heisley appears to be a snake, taking Memphis for a ride that will not cost him a dime in the long run, but saddle this community with an unused NBA arena when he leaves. It is my hope that Santa Claus would pull an NBA team out of his sack and pluck it down in the metro Memphis area with an ownership group that would give the fans what they want, right now O.J. Mayo is not getting it done.

One of ESPN's blurbs tonite was that CDR scored more total points in the NCCA tournament than any other player this year and for this he gets the 40th pick. Gimme a break!

Apparently before draft day, the Heat wanted Rudy in a trade for the 2. If the Mayo trade helps us get Beasley without giving up Gay, good. We now have a nice young stable of talent to trade as long as we don't rush into it. This next year will be interesting to evaluate how we do... The Pau trade generated Marc Gasol, Darrell Arthur, and Javaris Crittendon, which isn't AS lopsided as originally thought (although we have to take into account the fact that we haven't seen Gasol or Arthur play a lick of NBA ball). Still have Lowry, Conley, and Gay. Add in Mayo and others. Too many guards, something will have to give; Conley, Lowry, or Crittendon will need to be dealt...

I think it's realistic to make the argument this team is better positioned to start 2008 than it was starting 2007. It's definitely better than it was at the end of last season. Just a shame to lose a guy like Miller.

The only way the Grizz get Beasley is if Mayo and Gay are a package deal. Wallace said he won't go there.

At least we won't have Gay Love at the Forum now.

GRIZZLIES ARE IDIOTS, THEY SUCK AND WILL NEVER BE GOOD!

Grizzlies actually made some good moves and although I like CDR, I would much rather be in a position to have Mayo and Arthur than Love and CDR. CDR will be fine in NJ and you should be happy for him. He gets to play for Jay-Z. Also, I think that the longer this goes on, Miami would be willing to give up Beasley for Mayo and Arthur. Then we can go out and sign Gilbert Arenas as our shooting guard.

newtiger Wrote:He gets to play for Jay-Z.

Who is Jay-Z?