This is about as strange as it gets. According to a report by Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, the current rift between Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera and coach Dave Joerger dates back to an incident last September in which Pera challenged Grizzlies guard Tony Allen to a game of one-on-one. The genesis of the Joerger-Pera problems, according to league sources, dates back to last September....
There's blood in the water in Memphis after the firing of Grizzlies CEO Jason Levien and assistant Stu Lash and the near-departure of coach Dave Joerger to Minnesota that ended in Joerger's bizarre return Sunday night. The words being used to describe the situation: "mess," "chaos," disaster," and those are some of the more common ones. On Monday morning, SI.com posted a feature that outlines the tension...
Robert Pera and Dave Joerger have patched up their relationship in order for the latter to continue as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies. Sources say that that the beginning of the Pera-Joerger problems dates back to September when Pera challenged Tony Allen to a game of one-on-one. Allen accepted the challenge but ultimately lost interest. Sources say Joerger didn't like the idea of the game and...
In case you missed the drama unfolding between Memphis and Minnesota recently, here’s a quick synopsis. First-year head coach Dave Joerger was granted permission to talk to the Minnesota Timberwolves (Joerger is from Minnesota, by the way), and had, by all accounts, gotten the job. Then suddenly, when a little matter of compensation came up, the Grizzlies backed off, and Joerger returned to the team....
If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you, it will coach you to the NBA Finals? ...
Memphis Grizzlies head coach Dave Joerger returned home late Saturday night from Minneapolis, where he interviewed for another job, and the last thing he wanted to do was talk on the telephone. ...
In an unexpected move, Memphis Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger has apparently turned down the Minnesota Timberwolves job. According to a report by David Aldridge of NBA.com, Joerger has decided to remain with the Grizzlies. Whoa: Dave Joerger, per source, has declined the Timberwolves' offer and will remain coach in Memphis. — David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) May 25, 2014 We had reported earlier today...
Matt Lloyd is an early candidate to become general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies. Lloyd is currently assistant GM of the Orlando Magic and was previously a member of the Chicago Bulls' front office. The Grizzlies are searching for a replacement for Jason Levien....
Amid conflicting reports out of Minnesota and Memphis about where Dave Joerger will coach in 2014-15, the Grizzlies owner has taken to Twitter to give a final say. In recent days, it had seemed Joerger was headed to Minnesota one way or another. Whether Memphis ultimately fired Joerger or Minnesota ponied up compensation for the coach, all signs indicated Joerger would be the new Timberwolves coach....
Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera held an honest, facts only Twitter Q&A with fans on Sunday....
The past few weeks have been extremely hectic for the Memphis Grizzlies. Multiple front office personnel have been fired, and even the future of the head coach, David Joerger, is up in the air. However, despite these problems that the organization is having, the Grizzlies need to start focusing on free agency and resigning their players, because, as it stands, there are going to be a bunch of very...
Talks between Minnesota and Memphis over compensation for Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger to take over the Wolves hit an impasse Sunday, leading Joerger to stay with Memphis and, in effect, force the team to fire him, sources told ESPN.com....
ESPN NBA analyst Amin Elhassan breaks down the Grizzlies' announcement that Dave Joerger will remain the team's coach....
Dave Joerger decided to remain as the coach of the Memphis Grizzlies a day after meeting with the Minnesota Timberwolves about their head coaching vacancy, his agent, Warren LeGarie, said....
Former Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins has emerged as a hot coaching candidate. The Los Angeles Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers have both scheduled an interview with Hollins.Image by Wilson Wong, via Wikimedia CommonsAccording to USA Today:"In the wake of the Memphis Grizzlies front-office shakeup that appears to have indirectly benefited their former coach, a person with knowledge of the...
The Chicago Bulls are having to continuously hear about how their head coach may be leaving to head to another team as Tom Thibodeau’s name has come up almost on a daily basis thanks to the insanely depressed NBA head coaching market. But while his name has been kicked around for the jobs in Los Angeles, New York and even jobs like Indiana, Oklahoma City and Houston that are still filled, one team...
The likely departure of Dave Joerger to the Minnesota Timberwolves seems to have left the Memphis Grizzlies scouring the coaching market for a potential replacement. This is where veteran coach and current NBA broadaster Jeff Van Gundy comes into play. According to a report by ESPN’s Marc Stein, Van Gundy tops the Grizzlies list of replacements for Joerger. Sources told ESPN.com that the Grizzlies...
One of the prime options under consideration by the Memphis Grizzlies in the wake of last week's management shakeup and the looming departure of Dave Joerger to the Minnesota Timberwolves is making a run at Jeff Van Gundy to be their coach and run their front office, according to NBA coaching sources. Sources told ESPN.com that the Grizzlies have serious interest in trying to convince Van Gundy to...
Could the Van Gundy brothers both end up coaching and running a team’s front office next year? ESPN’s Marc Stein is reporting that the Memphis Grizzlies are interested hiring Jeff Van Gundy to coach and run the teams front office. One of the prime options under consideration by the Memphis Grizzlies in the wake of last week’s management shakeup and the looming departure of Dave Joerger to the Minnesota...
Could the Van Gundy brothers both end up coaching and running a team’s front office next year? ESPN’s Marc Stein is reporting that the Memphis Grizzlies are interested hiring Jeff Van Gundy to coach and run the teams front office. One of the prime options under consideration by the Memphis Grizzlies in the wake of last week’s management shakeup and the looming departure of Dave Joerger to the Minnesota...