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If Karma Ruled the NBA Draft Lottery

By theory, the NBA Draft Lottery (Tuesday at 8:00 PM ET) is left to randomness. But what if basketball karma dictated the results? Good triumphs over evil. Fairness and compassion reign. Robert Horry does not exist. It's a wonderful world.Close your eyes and imagine how the ping pong balls would bounce if karma ruled...

Fork 'Em: Memphis Grizzlies

As teams get eliminated from the 2009 NBA playoff picture, Fork 'Em figures out what went wrong."The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress." -Philippe de CominesIt's also paved with the 2008-2009 Memphis Grizzlies and their fans. The Grizzlies entered the season with a bizarre self-awareness. They were a young team...

No Mo Cheeks in Memphis After All

The one plus to Thursday's firing of Grizzlies coach Marc Iavaroni was the report that deposed 76ers coach Mo Cheeks would join Lionel Hollins in Memphis as an assistant. Cheeks, you'd assume, would try his hand at developing O.J. Mayo's point guard skills and fixing Mike Conley.Phil Jasner of the Philadelphia Daily News...

Grizzlies Get Lionel Hollins to Captain a Sunken Ship ... Again

Ronald Tillery of the Memphis Commercial-Appeal reports that after sacking Marc Iavaroni on Thursday, the Grizzlies have decided to hire Milwaukee assistant Lionel Hollins to take over for the season. Most interesting to many will be the footnote: deposed 76ers coach Maurice Cheeks will join Hollins as an assistant.The...

Grizzlies Can Marc Iavaroni

After 1-1/2 seasons at the helm of the Grizzlies, Marc Iavaroni has been sacked according to Memphis Commercial-Appeal and NBA.com's David Aldridge.Iavaroni's head has been at risk since last April, when the team reportedly considered ending the coach's run after one bad season. Team owner Michael Heisley pardoned Iavaroni...