Grizzlies tumble, of course, after the losses, however, some see
that the Grizzlies are better and have potential.
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Chris Wallace sat down with 3 Shades of Blue Tuesday night before the Sacramento Kings game at the FedEx Forum. The talk was informal and informative. I hope you enjoy listening.

Hoops Addict hosts this season's first effort of the Blogger MVP/ROY Rankings.  Due to some unforeseen complications, 3 Shades of Blue was unable to participate, but we enjoy it so much that we're going to send you over there anyways.  King James sits atop the MVP rankings, but where, oh where do rookies O.J. Mayo and Marc Gasol rank among the rookie candidates?  I guess you'll have to click the handy little link to find out, won't you?

Don't forget to head over to True Blue Jazz for the Blogger Power Rankings too.

The Grizzlies organization arrived in Memphis in the offseason of 2001.  Since then, the fanbase has been treated to three straight postseason appearances, bookended by two sets of 20-something win seasons.  In short, their path through seven seasons in the Bluff City has looked more like a plateau then a roller coaster.

I'm not sure if it will get better than that.  At the end of the 3rd quarter, the Griz were shooting over 60%, had made 9 treys, and almost had hit the triple digits.  Talk about an upgrade from previous games! (and yes, that upgrade reference was on purpose....Beyonce and DirectTV have brought back the UPGRADE!)

The Griz had been having some struggles on offense, with selfish play, too much foucs on Rudy and Mayo, poor passing, and inconsistent shooting.  Tonight was a great cure for that, even if it is only temporary, and it was against a Kings team missing Martin, Garcia, and Miki Moore.

We here at 3 Shades of Blue love to hear news like this: 

This past year Memphis was saddened to hear that Andy Dolich, the President of Business Operations for the Grizzlies, had resigned. He soon afterwards took a similar position with the San Francisco 49ers. Eventually Michael Heisley hired Greg Campbell as his replacement. Not many people know who Greg is or what his qualifications are for the job. Many people just assumed it was another situation of Heisley cutting costs with little concern about the Grizzlies or the city. Anything to save a buck was the general attitude of the Memphis community.

The guys at 3 Shades of Blue wanted to know the truth.

Gel. G. E. L.

Ah, the word itself. Just let it roll off the tongue and fly out into the atmosphere.

Sure, it has its place...

...in David Beckham's hair.

...in a delicious, easy, and cheap (as well as moldable) dessert.

But where is its place in this sport we all do so deeply dig?

More particularly, why do the Grizzlies seem to have about as much ability to gel as a corningware dish of jello left outside on an August afternoon in Memphis?

How do you lose a game to Milwaukee when the Bucks are without Michael Redd and Charlie Villanueva? That question was asked by Kenny Smith on the NBA TV wrap up show. Do you want to know Kenny?