The Grizzlies hung with the methodical Portland Trailblazers for one half tonight only to be picked apart in the second half for a depressing and dull loss that brings the team to 1-7 on the season. Three quick thoughts on the game:
1. No Iverson: This should have been Allen Iverson’s home debut for the Grizzlies, but apparently he’s only interested in playing basketball if everything is on his own terms. So instead of helping his team, he made a cool $35 grand or so sitting at home stewing. In a game where the team struggled to score and the backcourt rotation outside of O.J. Mayo combined to shoot 6-22 from the floor, even a petulant, freelancing Iverson would have been helpful. Then again, so would Hakim Warrick or any number of less flamboyant free agents the team could have signed instead.
