u/Welcum2Heck

So today I learned that from 1974-75 Memphis had a football team in the short-lived World Football League (also only existed in 74-75).

The Memphis Southmen (who also went by the Memphis Grizzlies after their first season) played in the Liberty Bowl and had Elvis attend their first game just a few years before his death.

They had legendary Super Bowl winning RB Larry Csonka and WR Paul Warfield on the roster and were coached by John McVay who later was the GM of the 49ers for 19 years during their dominant run in the 80’s and 90’s.

They led the league in ‘74 with a 17-3 record and were off to a 7-4 start in ‘75 when the league folded midseason.

This weird footnote in Memphis sports history is definitely worth memorializing in a jersey, even if it means making Zach Edey look like an enormous moldy orange.

I definitely want to see it before we bring back the yellow and green Memphis Tams jerseys.

It’s just cool to know there was an original Memphis Grizzlies decades before the Vancouver Grizzlies.

One trade and one rebuild ends, another begins.

It’s looking like if the new rules get set into place, this could be the last year of racing to the bottom. Works out fine for y’all because you legitimately have the pieces to be a Timberwolves-level threat in the West next year. And I’m fine with it because we can be a 30-40 win team and still have a shot at a decent pick.

This draft is the one thing keeping me hanging on after the dumpster fire of a season and the horrible news from yesterday (RIP BC).

Our whole sub is engaged in a Boozer vs Wilson debate that will likely last for the next 40 days, but what if Ainge decides to take Boozer instead of DP or trades up with DC to keep Dybansta in Utah by some miracle/dark magic?

I think DP makes sense for y’all with his insane ceiling, though I’d be interested to see how he pairs with Key/Ace. Boozer seems redundant with how stacked your front court is sizing out to be, but there’s always shaky feet around Peterson’s health and general vibe. But Ainge doesn’t seem like that would deter him.

Let me know how locked into DP you think the F/O is for pick #2.

Was my favorite of his era. Never heard a bad word about him as a player or person. Prayers to the family.

Mock Drafts are funny to me. Outside of maybe the top 3 they are rarely right and they don’t account for trading up or chaos.

BUT we have over 40 days to the draft and I’m already tired of Caleb vs Cam posts. This is a year where the draft is stacked and we’re buying everything. We need point guards that fit the new timeline, size, shooting, and just about anything else that makes a team worth watching.

I’m not a college ball guy, but I’m starting to watch tape trying to figure out who is the most Kleiman guy in this draft. I strongly believe that if there’s a guy he really wants earlier in the draft, he’ll absolutely go for it like he did with Coward. And this year we have even more capital to pull it off.

So these 16 mocks from outlets of varying legitimacy are all probably wrong, but they are starting to catch on to what Kleiman likes. Each of these guys have intriguing advanced stats and there’s of course plenty of smaller guards and unknowns in the mix.

Tell me what you think of these guys or who you think Kleiman is actually targeting in the comments and I’ll check them out.