*Photo via onesecondleft.com One of the biggest mysteries so far in the 2015/16 NBA season has been the Houston Rockets. This is a team that finished tied for the second best record in the Western Conference, and made it to the Western Conference Finals, losing to the eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors. All signs were pointing to another competitive and successful year. They even had a terrific offseason, signing Ty Lawson, a much needed improvement to their point gu

*Photo via Getty Images The short answer to this is they won’t. Now I’m not saying they’re going to throw up their hands in forfeit every time they face a team more interested in letting it fly from deep then pack the paint. But for Memphis, their only hope is to simply impose their will. The Memphis Grizzlies’ strengths are the same as they were in previous seasons. They throw the ball into the post to Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol and let the offense work through them. They

Dallas Mavericks – Out Sharked *Photo via USA Today The Mavs roster has more question marks coming into the season than a Dr. Seuss book. For that reason, let me be the first to say that I hope Rick Carlisle enjoyed his time in Dallas. Owner Mark Cuban has failed to put together a championship caliber team, again, around aging star Dirk Nowitzki. Let’s take a look at Cuban’s offseason shenanigans. Deron Williams – Apparently the Rajon Rondo experiment didn’t go badly enough f

*Photo via USA Today On his eighth try, Jon Hamm finally won the Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Don Draper in Mad Men, a show that will go down in history as one of the tentpoles of Golden Era of television. Well if the show’s really all that great, why’d it take Hamm eight tries to get the golden statue? Same question applies to Mike Conley of the Memphis Grizzlies. Going into his 9th season, Conley has been the floor general for a Memphis team th

We all love listening to NBA players answer stupid questions, and there are a ton of stupid questions (shout out to the people who ask awesome ones). From interviews to post game pressers, we care about what these players say and lose our minds when they go against popular opinion. Now I know the NBA does a great job holding press conferences and handing out big trophies for deserving players. Even the NBPA wanted to get fancy and hand out their “Players Awards” on BET (guess

*Photo via AP Thanks to an established winning environment and a little bit of help from a well-timed film from Hustle and Flow director Craig Brewer, the Memphis Grizzlies abated the fears of all Memphians by resigning the big guy. Marc Gasol signed a brand spankin’ new deal worth $113 million for five years, assuring that Grit and Grind basketball in Memphis will continue. With their core four of Mike Conley, Zach Randolph, Tony Allen, and Gasol locked in for another seaso