Author: Jake Lawhead

While watching the Tigers dismantle another unimpressive team this weekend, my thoughts quickly turned to the question: Why aren’t the Tigers ranked in the Top 25? Cincinnati is and hasn’t played anybody. I don’t think Memphis is getting the respect it deserves!

The Houston game proceeded like so many others this year and provided fans with a microcosm of the Tigers’ woes with the AP and ESPN/USA Today coaches’ polls: It was another win against a nobody.

The Tigers (17-4) are currently ranked 44th in the latest RPI ranking, with a strength of schedule (SOS) ranking of 147. It should be taken into account that the RPI only counts games against Division I opponents so the Tigers’ win against CBU doesn’t count. Only one team ranked ahead of the Tigers in the RPI, Marquette (#37), which has a worse SOS rank (156), but the Golden Eagles are 17-3 in Division I on the year. Three teams ranked in the Top 25 have at least four losses. For example, Georgia and Mississippi State have four losses, but due to their conference games, their SOS rankings are 20 and 57, respectively. Michigan State has eight losses but plays the 29th-hardest schedule in the country.

But let’s forget about the numbers for a second and take a look at what got the Tigers where they are.

Games against Wofford, Old Dominion, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana, CBU, Eastern Kentucky, Austin Peay, and UT-Martin didn’t help matters, especially when you are playing in Conference USA and can’t rely on conference games to give you wins against highly ranked teams. Only one C-USA team (Cincinnati) is ranked in either Top 25 poll.

Tiger opponents Iowa, Alabama, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Temple, and Arkansas seem strong on paper. Unfortunately, only Iowa and Alabama are ranked in the Top 25; the others are having down-years. The Tigers went 2-4 against that group, the two wins coming against Tennessee (8-10, 67 RPI) and Temple (6-12, 106 RPI).

Media and fans complained about how easy the schedule was when it was made known to the public on August 9th. Coach Calipari was quoted several times saying that he thought he did the 2000-2001 squad a disservice by making the schedule too difficult. Last year the Tigers started the season 2-6, with all six losses coming at the hands of Top 25 opponents. That 2000-2001 schedule also included five “buy” games — games in which higher-profile schools (Memphis) pay lower-profile schools (anything with a compass point in the name) to come and play so that they do not have to return the favor of a home-and-home series.

So what happened? Calipari fixed the previous year’s problem. Everyone complained about the difficulty of the schedule, so he did what most folks wanted. The result: more wins. But there was a catch.

Nobody counted on the schedule being this easy.

There is a bright side to all of this bickering over schedules and rankings. The Tigers have 16 Division I wins on the season thus far with nine more games before the Conference USA tournament in early March. Since those nine games feature only one ranked opponent, the Tigers should have no problem amassing 22 wins, which should guarantee them a spot in the NCAA tournament. Once a team is in the tournament, all that matters is what it does on the court. And that’s the bottom line after all.

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One On One

The Clippers came to town and couldn’t match up.

By Chris Przybyszewski

In the human chess game that is NBA basketball, a player’s relative position on the court is second only to that player’s match-up. There are classic moments in the game when the Lakers’ Magic Johnson faced off against the Celtics’ Larry Bird or recently when the 76ers’ Dikembe Mutumbo played the Lakers’ Shaquille O’Neal in their respective championship series.

But in addition to those marquee moments of human pyrotechnics and clashing wills, NBA players square up against each other, fighting for domination, on a nightly basis. Coaches must recognize their players’ individual strengths and weaknesses and match those abilities with the strengths and weaknesses of that night’s opponent.

Sometimes answers to these riddles are scarce. Superstars like the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant or Toronto’s Vince Carter garner superstar status because no one can match the skills and talent they possess. But, as evident in the Grizzlies’ Monday night 119-115 overtime win against the L.A. Clippers, the Grizzlies are able to take advantage of key — if not marquee — match-ups.

For example, early in the game, Grizzlies head coach Sidney Lowe put Shane Battier on Clipper guard Eric Piatkowski. “Piatkowski is going to come off screens and we needed someone to chase him around,” Lowe said. “Shane’s going to be our guy.” Battier, a natural small forward, also has a couple of inches and a few pounds of muscle on Piatkowski and was able to exploit him on the offensive end early in the game.

That mismatch of Battier-Piatkowski forced Clippers coach Alvin Gentry to insert guard Quentin Richardson into the mix. Lowe countered by placing forward Grant Long on Richardson. “Richardson is more of a post-up [player],” Lowe said. “He can shoot the three, but he’s a strong two guard, so Grant can guard him.” But the Grizzlies could not rely solely on Long, an offensive no-show (5.9 ppg), throughout the game. The Grizzlies needed firepower against the young and talented Clippers and so brought in shooting guard Rodney Buford for some minutes and good production with 22 points.

Taking Long out meant that Lowe had to pick his poison: the fast Piatkowski or the strong Richardson versus Battier or Buford. Lowe put Battier on Richardson and let Buford take on Piatkowski. Battier has more bulk than Buford and could bang with the physical Richardson. And Buford’s athleticism allowed him to keep up with Piatkowski. The result? Piatkowski scored only five points and Richardson only 11.

That meant that the bulk of the Clippers’ scoring load fell elsewhere, namely to forward Elton Brand (26 points) and center Michael Olowokandi (27 points). When Brand fouled out late in the game, the Clippers found themselves in a bad way. Forward Pau Gasol alternately guarded Brand and Olowokandi, and while the Spaniard had four blocked shots, the Clippers obviously won that match-up on their offensive end.

With starting point guard Jason Williams sitting out with repaired ingrown toenails (of all things) on both feet, back-up point guard Brevin Knight got the starting nod.

Lowe said that the change brought a new flavor to the game. “Brevin can control the game, call the plays, get the balls to the right guys. Jason is a different kind of player. He can go one on one, he’s more up and down [the floor].” And a slow, more deliberate style of play fit against the Clippers. “[L.A.] picks up the tempo and tries to force you into playing their style of game, which is getting you up and down the floor first and then pounding inside to their big people,” Lowe said.

However, like Williams, Knight has speed to burn. And with the lightning-quick 5’5″ Clippers guard Earl Boykins in the game, Knight had his hands full. But instead of trying to outrun his opponent, Knight instead used his speed to match Boykins on defense. “We had a nice counter with [Boykins’] match-up with Brevin, to match his quickness and his toughness. Brevin might be a little bit stronger,” Lowe said.

Knight also plays under control, more like a surgeon, in strong contrast to the slashing, flashy Williams. He scored 19 points, passed out 15 assists, and had only one turnover. The result was six Grizzlies with double-digit scoring. And, most important, a win.

In one critical possession in the fourth quarter, the 5’10” Knight drew the 6’8″ Brand in a rebounding situation. Lowe certainly didn’t draw up this particular match-up, but Knight managed to box out Brand, grab the defensive rebound, and then draw the foul as Brand tried to strip the ball away. Knight earned a sizable bruise for the effort, but the lesson is that despite the carefully crafted match-up plans a coach may make, the game is a fluid thing and ultimately it comes down to players making smart plays.

Small dramas like this one happen every night in the NBA. Everyone looks forward to big names banging against big names, but games often turn on the small victories at other positions. Just ask the Clippers, who came to Memphis and found no answers to the puzzles the Grizzlies put on the floor. The game wasn’t Magic against Bird, but with this team, any winning combination is a masterpiece.

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The Score

NOTABLE:

Those who followed the “NBA Now” versus “No Taxes NBA” debate will remember the rhetorical question: How many people will actually show up to a week-night game when the Grizzlies play the L.A. Clippers? Here’s the definitive answer from Monday night: 11,278.

The two top Grizzlies vote-getters for the 2002 All-Star game in Philadelphia are guard Jason Williams (170,807 votes) and center Lorenzen Wright (65,263 votes). Both players are in the Top 10 for their respective positions in the Western Conference, though neither is likely to be invited. The Grizzlies do have three players participating in the rookie game, with Pau Gasol and Shane Battier playing on the rookie squad and Stromile Swift playing on the sophomore team. The Grizzlies’ Chuck Daly will coach the rookie squad.

Pau Gasol has scored in double figures in 12 straight games and has scored 25 points or more six times during that span. He shot 60 percent (98-of-164) in his last 11 games. Gasol has not shot under 50 percent in a game since making 2-of-5 shots in a loss to Atlanta on January 4th.

Tigers senior forward Kelly Wise leads the C-USA in rebounding with 11.6 rpg. Freshman guard DaJuan Wagner ranks second in scoring with 21.2 ppg.

QUOTABLE:

“My job is to get wins. I look at what that score says. If the score is going good, then we’re going good and I’ll keep doing what I’ve been doing. If the score is going bad, then we’re in trouble.” — Brevin Knight downplaying his 19-point, 15-assist, one-turnover effort against the Clippers. n

“We did do some things at the end of the game that I didn’t care for, but I told the guys we would talk about that tomorrow. I don’t want to take anything away from them.” An uncharacteristically forgiving Coach Sidney Lowe after the win.

“That’s what the game comes down to, a silly play. It doesn’t make any sense, this game, sometimes.” A very un-zen-like Lakers coach Phil Jackson, on the officiating in the Lakers 93-87 loss on January 27th.

Notice to sports bar owners: If business wasn’t good last weekend, you have a really serious problem.

Notice to sports fans: I hope you cherished it while it lasted. This past weekend was as close as you’ll get to heaven.

There it was guys and ladies: a two-day exemption from all useful, meaningful, and responsible engagements. A chance to fill your head with enough memories and hops and barley to last all year, never having to leave the La-Z-Boy, except for refills and drainage. Utopia!

It was the first weekend of the National Basketball Association season, made more compelling than usual by the dawning of Memphis’ first real professional franchise and the return of His Airness, Michael Jordan.

Friday night, Memphis got its first chance to see the newly revamped basketball Tigers. The team did not disappoint, dismantling the Georgia All-Stars by 40 points, 107-67. Dajuan Wagner scored 26 points in every way manageable, including long-range 3-pointers and dribble-drive moves that left defenders searching for their jocks. Wagner showed that he will make a huge difference to this year’s squad.

On Saturday major college football offered several games of note, including Michigan versus Michigan State in Lansing. That game was won on a last-second T.J. Duckett reception. Fans of the SEC also got a real treat. First, Tennessee knocked off the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame in front of Touchdown Jesus. Then, later that night, perhaps the most exciting college football game ever took place in Oxford, as the Rebels and Razorbacks duked it out for a record seven overtimes. SEVEN! In the end, Arkansas outlasted the Rebels, 58 to 56. (The only downside: If you were watching on TV you had to endure four hours of the inane ramblings of journeyman coach-for-hire Bill Curry. Aaagggghhhh!)

On Sunday the PGA Tour wound up its year with the Tour Championship, won by Mike Weir in a four-way playoff. Also on Sunday, of course, was the usual slate of National Football League games. The Titans finally got a decent win, holding off a late Jacksonville Jaguar rally. The Packers got revenge on the “talk first, play later” Tampa Bay Bucs. And the new “Monsters of the Midway” — the Chicago Bears — staged one of the most unbelievable comebacks in NFL history, scoring two touchdowns and forcing overtime in the final 28 seconds of regulation. Sound unbelievable? It was that kind of weekend.

Oh, yeah — there was also a little thing called the World Series, which featured a seventh-game showdown between probable AL and NL Cy Young Award winners Kurt Schilling and Roger Clemens. The Diamondbacks gave the Yankees a taste of their own medicine by rallying two runs in the bottom of the ninth to capture the world championship, 3-2.

Oh, and the National Hockey League season got into full swing and NASCAR ran at Rockingham. I know, I’m reaching.

Hope you enjoyed it, sports fans; it’ll be a while.

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Lead, Follow, Or …

Who will take the reins for Coach Cal’s club?

By Frank Murtaugh

The Memphis Tigers basketball team is loaded. From freshman phenom Dajuan Wagner to senior All-America candidate Kelly Wise, the U of M is ready to make a run at the Top Ten if not the Final Four. But surely it can’t be that easy. There must be a question or two to be answered, right?

If there’s a concern in Tiger Nation as year two of the John Calipari era dawns, it would almost certainly involve leadership. First, who will run the point and, second, who will be the team’s spiritual leader?

With both of last year’s playmakers gone — Shyrone Chatman to graduation, Courtney Trask a transfer — the position most critical to Calipari’s system of aggressive, disciplined offense is up for grabs. The most likely candidate to run the point is sophomore Antonio Burks, a player who may already be the defensive equal of Chatman or Trask, if still a bit unpolished at the offensive end. With Wagner and Scooter McFadgon sharing backcourt time, the last thing that will be demanded of Burks is scoring. He can find the bucket, though, as evidenced by his 14.2 points-per-game average in junior college and his 19-a-game average at Booker T. Washington High School. What jumps out from his stat chart, however, is the 3.9 steals he averaged as a freshman at Hiwassee College in Madisonville, Tennessee. While Wagner and another freshman, Anthony Rice, will see some time at the point, Burks should get around 25 minutes a game, according to his coach.

“Shyrone Chatman played exactly the way we needed him to play last year,” explains Calipari. “We hope Antonio can do the same, with more speed and quickness. He’s as quick as they come. He needs to play fast but not be in a hurry. He needs to play in balance.”

Having transferred to the U of M prior to last season, Burks was forced to sit out a year and wasn’t allowed to practice with his new teammates until this past summer. He spent the time adding weight and watching from the sidelines as Calipari’s program took shape. From his demeanor in preseason practice, Burks doesn’t seem to lack for confidence, a key ingredient for any successful point guard.

Whether it’s Burks or Wagner at the point, the most difficult element to replace may well be Chatman’s leadership. With his play on the court and his voice on the bench, Chatman was essentially an extension of Calipari last season. Which Tiger will become that all-important quarterback this year? Might it be Burks or the precocious Wagner? Or might the typically quiet Wise emerge as team leader? One of only two seniors on the roster, Wise has to be emboldened by his preseason selection as a first-team All-Conference USA forward. For three years Wise has been far and away the most gifted player in a Memphis uniform. He has not, however, been the most emotive. During the Tigers’ undefeated January last season, he pumped his fist and even shouted an exclamation or two. In late-season losses to Louisville and Cincinnati, however, he seemed to return to a more comfortable zone as the team’s most talented stoic.

Early indications are that Wise has become a more vocal leader. He even seems to relish the arrival of Wagner. With Earl Barron and Chris Massie, Wise will form the most intimidating frontcourt in recent Tiger history. What a bonus it will be for Calipari — not to mention Tiger fans — if Wise also seizes the reins of leadership.

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The Kids Are All Right

Patience and hard work will pay off — someday.

By Chris Przybyszewski

Ten minutes after the Grizzlies lost to the Dallas Mavericks last Sunday, head coach Sidney Lowe was making excuses for point guard Jason Williams and I was getting a clear picture of the team’s future: In three years, maybe four, Memphis will be in the playoffs.

Go ahead. Laugh. The statement stands. Why? Because ten minutes after that game, while his teammates showered and talked to the media, Shane Battier, still in his jersey and shorts, lifted weights. He’d scored 11 points and collected four steals on the night, keeping his place as the league’s second-leading rookie scorer, but he wasn’t happy.

“I just wanted to get some work in,” Battier said. “It wasn’t a case of me taking my aggression out on the weights.” But he sure looked pissed, grimacing at the mirror and smarting from another home loss and yet another fumbled chance to take the season’s first win.

There’s more to this tale. Center Lorenzen Wright scored 33 points and pulled down 26 rebounds. The points were probably a fluke; the rebounds were most assuredly not. Wright currently leads the NBA in rebounding and has single-handedly addressed one of the team’s major problems from last year. He is hitting the prime of his career, building off of his success in Atlanta and working every game like he is already in the playoffs.

There’s even hope in what appears on the surface to be a major problem: Jason Williams’ poor judgment. With two minutes left in the game and his team trailing by five, Williams eschewed such banalities as a good pass to an open man in favor of a dramatic behind-the-back-no-looker which bounced off Wright’s leg and into the hands of Dallas’ Tim Hardaway, who promptly passed it to Michael Finley, who jammed it home, putting the Mavericks up by seven.

The Grizzlies called a timeout and back-up point guard Brevin Knight pulled Williams aside and talked to him. “I just told him that he was hot,” Knight said. “I told him to take his time, to make a good play.”

It’s good to know Knight is around to step in if Williams continues to show a lack of smarts at crunch time. In three games Knight has registered only one turnover. And for a team that lost the ball 20 times on Sunday — resulting in 17 Dallas points — that’s important.

And that’s the thing: If Battier, Wright, and Knight continue to do what they’ve been doing, things will get better. They’ll likely take their lumps this year and the next. But with a nucleus of players still well under 30, Memphis could be ready for a run sooner than you think, especially against a Western Conference that by then will be minus aging All-Stars such as David Robinson, Gary Payton, John Stockton, Karl Malone, and half of the Portland Trailblazers. It’s not time to break out the conference champs T-shirts yet, but keep a light burning for this team.

Big expectations are nothing new for the U of M basketball team. They’ve
been a part of the program for years, particularly since 1985, the year the
Tigers went 31-4 and earned a Final Four berth and number-one ranking.

Realistic or not, the Final Four question comes around every
October: “When are the Tigers gonna get back to the Final Four?”
Coach Dana Kirk heard it. Larry Finch heard it — a lot. Believe it or not,
even Tic Price heard it. And now John Calipari is hearing questions about
post-season dancing. But can his team learn the necessary steps?

National publications have taken notice of the improvement of
last year’s existing team and the addition this year of one of the nation’s
elite recruiting classes. The two most popular magazines — Street &
Smith’s and the Sporting News — rank the Tigers number 15 and
number 10, respectively, and both have the team winning Conference USA.

“The sky’s the limit for this Memphis team,” said Scott
Smith, managing editor of Street & Smith’s, in a recent interview
on WHBQ-AM. “Coach Calipari has really helped himself out with a strong
recruiting class and I look for the Tigers to win their conference and get
some deserved national attention.”

The Sporting News took it even further: “Success-
starved Memphis basketball fans now have two teams that are likely 20-game
winners … . It’s unclear which initials will be more prominent in Memphis
this season — NBA or NCAA. But at least no one will be talking NIT.”

Not that anyone really should have wondered, but it has become
readily apparent that Coach John Calipari was the right fit for the Tigers’
coaching position. Having a coach from the NBA has not only worked wonders in
recruits’ homes, it has greatly improved the product on the floor.

The difference between the Tigers early last season and the team
that advanced through the NIT at the end of the year was staggering. It took
time for the coach to establish a system and time for that system to take
effect. Work ethic, responsibility, and professionalism are no longer
clichés at the University; they are a creed. Throw in a stellar
recruiting class featuring the nation’s top high school player (Dajuan
Wagner), a proven JUCO transfer (Chris Massie), and a returning nucleus that
includes Kelly Wise, Scooter McFagdon, Earl Barron, and steadily improving
reserves, and Calipari should have all the tools he’ll need.

It’s no secret that last year’s Tigers made their run to the NIT
Final Four largely in part to their bread and butter: the front line. The
interior play of Wise and Barron provided match-up problems for opponents as
well as shot-disrupting defense. This year that ballyhooed front court has
only gotten better. Added weight, a strong work ethic, and international
experience have Barron playing his best basketball ever. Wise spent a full
summer under the tutelage of strength coach Ray Oliver.

Much needed depth will come from Massie, sophomore Modibo Diarra,
redshirt holdout Arthur Barclay, and newcomer Duane Erwin. Massie brings a
physical presence and toughness to the paint that the team has lacked. He also
has the ability to play facing the basket, which creates a match-up nightmare
for opposing coaches.

Cal praises the efforts of Diarra, who could become an excellent
player with time. Barclay has recovered fully from knee surgery and has been
dubbed “a vicious rebounder” by his coach. Erwin’s shot-blocking
ability gained attention at Finch Center summer pick-up games.

Dajuan, “Da Man”?

When you already have the scoring record for the arena where you
have yet to play a college game, people tend to sing your praises. When you
score 100 points in a game and when you are called the best high school player
ever, YOU DA MAN! That’s Wagner’s rep coming into Memphis.

But when “da man” is on your team, there are often
consequences. Gelling with teammates who have also been told at some point
that they were “da man” could be another concern. For the
Tigers to get to the next level, Wagner needs to be a man but amongst men, and
he’ll need help in the backcourt.

JUCO standout and former BTW star Antonio Burks has made quite an
impression in practice and in pickup games. Burks is built like an NFL
cornerback at 5’10”, 190 pounds, and has exhibited a quickness at point
guard that was lacking in last year’s squad. Anthony Rice, a highly recruited
newcomer known for his shooting skills, might be thrust into duty. And
Nathaniel Root can also provide experienced depth at the one spot.

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Homeward Bound

The Tigers’ road woes continue at East Carolina.

By Chris Przybyszewski

Home again, home again, jiggedy-jig. After a good, long road trip
— let’s say one that takes us down to Houston, Texas, one week and to
Greenville, North Carolina, the next — the return home can be sweet
indeed.

For this year’s Tigers football squad, it also means a return to
confidence. The team is fifth in the C-USA standings with a 4-3 record and 2-2
conference mark. The record, in itself, isn’t so bad, especially for a
historically mediocre football club. But the numbers also reveal a major
challenge for head coach Tommy West: This team can’t seem to win on the
road.

At the Liberty Bowl, Memphis is 3-0. On the road, the team is 1-3
with the one victory coming at winless Houston. Offensively, the team plays
pretty well on the road, averaging 32.5 points per game compared to 27.3 at
home. But defensively, the Tigers’ tale is woeful. The Tigers have given up
only 12 points per game at the Liberty Bowl. On the road, this same defensive
unit has allowed 33.3 points per game.

West thinks this has a lot to do with the opponents the team has
faced on the road. “Louisville and Carolina are the two best offenses in
our league,” West says of Memphis’ last two road losses. “That has a
lot to do with our stats.” But West admits that he has put an emphasis on
being a team that plays well at home. That emphasis seemed to backfire last
Saturday night as the Tigers looked outclassed, overmatched, and even out-
coached against ECU. West indicated as much after the game, saying, “We
got our butts kicked. I got mine whipped. Everybody on our football team, we
came up here and we got whipped. I wish there was some other way to explain
it, but there isn’t.”

A stranger to Tigers football might suggest that perhaps there
has been too much emphasis on rebuilding the new-look Tigers offense. West, a
defensive-minded coach, disagrees. “We’re really younger defensively than
we are offensively,” he says. “But I can’t tell our players that
because I don’t want to give them a crutch.” West also notes, however,
that veteran defenders are pulling as many boneheaded plays as the
youngsters.

The Tigers are home for three of their last four games. That’s a
good thing, since one of those teams — UAB — has what West calls “the
toughest defense we’ve seen this year” and another — Cincinnati —
currently leads the conference. Throw in the daunting prospect of playing
Tennessee at Knoxville and the Tigers have a slim margin of error when it
comes to earning six wins and the accompanying bowl eligibility.

The rest of the season begins this Saturday at the Liberty Bowl.
Appropriately enough, it’s homecoming.

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QUOTABLE

· “We got our butts kicked.” — Tiger football
head coach Tommy West after his team’s 32-11 loss to East Carolina
University.

· “[Physicality] has been a mark of Pat Riley’s teams.
We’ll have to deliver that blow first to tell them we can play this
game.” — Grizzlies head coach Sidney Lowe before his team met preseason
opponent the Miami Heat. Heat center Alonzo Mourning didn’t play and the
Grizzlies won, 110-106.

· “It felt great.” — Grizzlies
center/forwardLorenzen Wright on hitting the game-winning shot against the
Heat.

· “Obviously I create excitement. Everybody wants to
sit back and watch.” — Michael Jordan on himself, after his Washington
Wizards lost 114-88 against the Detroit Pistons. Jordan’s teammates apparently
did just that, as His Airness put on an unimpressive display of seven of 20
shooting for 24 points and five fouls in 32 minutes of play. In his next game,
against the New Jersey Nets, Jordan scored 41 points on 15 of 24 shooting. The
Wizards still lost, 102-95.

· “When I had the surgery, I just wanted to wake up.
And I wanted to see smiling faces around me.” — Southwest Tennessee
Community College head coach Verties Sails on his double hip replacement
surgery over the summer. Sails will be seeking his 500th win this season (his
record is 487-185) and hopes his team will again challenge for the National
Junior College/Community College Championship.

NOTABLE

· The Grizzlies’ Lorenzen Wright has “Mr. Wright”
tattooed on his left shoulder. There’s no word on whether it refers to
himself, his father, or his paternal grandfather.

· Here are some firsts, recorded on October 9th, as the
Memphis Grizzlies took on the Portland Trailblazers in their first preseason
game:

FG, Stromile Swift

Rebound, Stromile Swift

Three-pointer, Jason Williams

Foul, Shane Battier on Scottie Pippen

Turnover, Jason Williams

Block, Lorenzen Wright

Points against the Grizzlies, Damon Stoudamire ·