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**talula** · 12-30-2003, 04:26 PM

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 -- The Pyramid -- 7:00CST

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Matchups to Watch

Injury Report
Memphis- Dahntay Jones (sore left Achilles), Theron Smith (back spasms), and Ryan Humphrey (concussion) are on the injured list.
Seattle- Nick Collison (left shoulder surgery) and Ansu Sesay (finger sprain, left hand) are on the injured list.

Note: This game will not be televised, but can be heard on WHBQ-560AM as usual.

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**Dakota** · 12-30-2003, 05:33 PM

End this terrible skid fellas!!!!

Good Luck!!

**UKfan4Life** · 12-30-2003, 05:38 PM

Bonzi is a game time decision. Posey may or may not play as well.

**talula** · 12-30-2003, 06:40 PM

End 1st
Seattle 26
Memphis 21

Sonics
Lewis 11 points
James 4 rebounds
Barry 3 assists

Grizzlies
Gasol 9 points
Gasol 4 rebounds
Miller/Watson/Jones 1 assist

**talula** · 12-30-2003, 06:55 PM

You can listen to the game online here.

**talula** · 12-30-2003, 07:23 PM

Half
Seattle 50
Memphis 44

Sonics
Lewis 19 points
Radmanovic/James 6 rebounds
Barry 4 assists

Grizzlies
Gasol 17 points
Wright 8 rebounds
Williams 3 assists

**talula** · 12-30-2003, 08:03 PM

End 3rd
Seattle 75
Memphis 74

Sonics
Lewis 21 points
Radmanovic 7 rebounds
Barry 8 assists

Grizzlies
Gasol 22 points
Wright 9 rebounds
Williams 6 assists

conkeso · 12-30-2003, 08:36 PM

Here comes the 7th

**talula** · 12-30-2003, 08:36 PM

Final
Seattle 105
Memphis 99

Sonics
Lewis 33 points
Evans 8 rebounds
Barry 10 assists

Grizzlies
Gasol 32 points
Gasol 11 rebounds
Williams 7 assists

Box Score

**HKF** · 12-30-2003, 08:41 PM

Is another trade needed? Does Big Jake even get any minutes?

Mr Black · 12-30-2003, 08:55 PM

I don't get the fact no one on this team can play at least 40 minutes in a game. Is it some rule of something I don't know about. Gasol played great and the guy went to the line 17 times and he played less minutes than Miller who is sucking right now. I thought Hubie was going to play the best players. It's like Hubie and West have a sweet spot for Miller. And why can't Jake get any minutes. His size is reason enough alone to play.

Miller is pitiful. When he first got here I thought this guy would turn around his reputation for being an inconsistent player. it's like he has lost all confidence in his ability. I would rather have had Jones start in Miller's place. Miller doesn't know what it means to be a shooting guard.

I don't think that I was wrong in my assuption that the team could turn into the Orlando Magic. Losing is a disease and it spreads through the whole team.

Will West make a trade and bring in someone that wants to play. I still say Ratliff would be great for the team. His defense is wasted on the Atlanta Hawks. I get tired of seeing guys just walk to the basket on our team and no one says anything. It's one thing to be nice off the court but on it a player needs to be Nasty. That's the one thing that I hated about Dahntay Jones when he was at Duke. The guy was nasty and that's what the Grizzlies need now.

**Cinco de Mayo** · 12-31-2003, 01:51 PM

My brother said that the team looked tired out there in the third quarter, and I just told him that that isn't an excuse at all. No one on the team plays more than 32 minutes per game. If they're tired with a ten man rotation, then they'd be EXHAUSTED playing on a benchless team.

We simply gave up another one down the stretch, after this team has been lauded for having one of the best fourth-quarter-closeout records in the league. Gasol played a great game with only a couple noticeable mental lapses. He could take it to anyone the Sonics threw at him. Unfortunately, he didn't get any help. Mike Miller hasn't had a good game -- heck, he hasn't had a SO-SO game -- since we played the Heat. The FG percentage from our bench wasn't bad, but they simply can't put points on the board when the lineup is Watson (or Miller)/Jones/Posey/Outlaw/Swift (or Wright). We missed Bonzi badly, especially defending Ray Allen, who had two out-of-bounds touchdown catches for easy layups in the last two minutes. Rashard Lewis was also on fire, but he should be with as many open looks in the corner he got.

The Pyramid was virtually empty, but I still sat next to and in front of some real idiots. An old racist Gasol and JWill hater and some people who knew nothing about this team or basketball in general -- except to yell DE-FENSE whenever the other team had the ball.

Some comments overheard:

"Good. Bonzi's not playing. He always kills us anyways. I liked that Wesley Person guy better. But now that Bonzi's out, we get to see more of that Troy Bell guy!"

"Git Gasol ou'ta there! Git 'em out! Put in BO!" (Heard numerous times, when Pau was tripling the next highest Grizzly's score.)

It'll be nice sitting next to some proper fans during the Jazz game.

I'm not looking forward to the next Power Rankings.

c_dog · 12-31-2003, 03:08 PM

The team is not looking good right now. Yes, the players look tired. They're not physically tired, just their confidence is down(that happens when you have a 6 game losing streak). A win would get this team back on track. Right now, they need to stop thinking about the playoffs, or their current record, and just focus on the next game.

I think the team is just struggling right now(happens with every team sometime during a season). Better now than in say, February when we're trying to contend for that playoff spot.

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