I’m not going to bother wading through every Griz-connected report or opinion piece over the past couple of days, but will throw out a couple of the better ones before forging ahead. But first, a couple of other notes:
I made a mistake during a Chris Vernon Show appearance earlier this week, letting slip a comment concerning Lionel Hollins’ take on Ricky Rubio that shouldn’t have been aired. The statement was accurate but possibly misinterpreted and not fit for public airing regardless. Sometimes you get rambling on the radio and find yourself saying things you wouldn’t feel comfortable putting in print, and this was one of those times. I do think that there are no strong proponents for taking and keeping Rubio among the team’s top brass. That certainly includes Hollins, but is not at all exclusive to him.
Jefferson Deal: The big NBA news of the day, at least until Minnesota acquired a second Top Ten pick, was the Spurs picking up Richard Jefferson from the Bucks for a pu-pu platter of expiring and partially guaranteed contracts. This relates to the Grizzlies for obvious reasons: It’s yet another trade that puts the Pau Gasol deal into context.
