Your Memphis Grizzlies Basketball Thread III

[tvols75]

Lash dismissed, Levien to resign, Joerger and Hollinger's future is uncertain after clash with owner. WTF?

 

[kwebbvols2344]

Jason Levien Expected To Step Down As Grizzlies CEO - RealGM Wiretap

 

[95 Vol Alum]

What the hell happened?

 

[Pulscifer]

What the hell?

 

[gordonr24]

Always a busy offseason in the 901

 

[Nerd-Vol]

Wtf?

 

[kwebbvols2344]

Marc Spears from Yahoo sports says that Pera and Levian have had issues for the past year.

 

[tvols75]

Marc Spears from Yahoo sports says that Pera and Levian have had issues for the past year.

Looks like Perra is bringing his lawyer into the front office is why Levien and crew were pissed.

 

[95 Vol Alum]

Marc Spears from Yahoo sports says that Pera and Levian have had issues for the past year.

How does that spill over onto Dave and Hollingsworth?

 

[95 Vol Alum]

If we end up with a coaching change on this, Pera is going to look like a stooge.

 

[Nerd-Vol]

How does that spill over onto Dave and Hollingsworth?

Both were hired by levian.

 

[gordonr24]

Dave could be next.

Edit. Calkins says he's safe. Bill Simmons says Pera wants to trade for Thibodeau.

Bizarre situation

 

[gordonr24]

Chris Wallace is now the acting head of basketball ops. Perhaps interim. Maybe not

 

[YankeeVol]

Rumor is to try and get Thibs and give him a SVG type contract

 

[95 Vol Alum]

Both were hired by levian.

Who was hired by Pera. Just ridiculous....what's their beef about? I read somewhere a lawyer that was brought in?

 

[kwebbvols2344]

Rumor is to try and get Thibs and give him a SVG type contract

Wow....

 

[gordonr24]

Grizzlies fire CEO Jason Levien, assistant GM Stu Lash

This is the best info I found.

Bill Simmons is the one that brought up the Thibs rumor. Geoff Calkins says he spoke to Chris Wallace and he said that Dave is safe.

 

[95 Vol Alum]

Bleacher report version.

Memphis Grizzlies Front Office Gets Shakeup with Jason Levien, Stu Lash Firing | Bleacher Report

 

[NashVol11]

From what I've heard (from people who generally know their stuff), Levien is poison to pretty much any franchise he touches. His presence in Memphis is one reason I was skeptical of some of their 2013 offseason moves. So as far as I'm concerned, this is a good day for the Grizz.

 

[95 Vol Alum]

Grizzlies fire CEO Jason Levien, assistant GM Stu Lash

This is the best info I found.

Bill Simmons is the one that brought up the Thibs rumor. Geoff Calkins says he spoke to Chris Wallace and he said that Dave is safe.

According to a second person with knowledge of the situation, Pera even conducted end-of-season player meetings at a hotel and independent of the front-office and coaching staff after the season. Typically, players meet with a team's general manager and head coach.

Fire up the circus music.

 

[kwebbvols2344]

From what I've heard (from people who generally know their stuff), Levien is poison to pretty much any franchise he touches. His presence in Memphis is one reason I was skeptical of some of their 2013 offseason moves. So as far as I'm concerned, this is a good day for the Grizz.

That's fine with me, but I hope your not thinking that letting Lionel go was a poisonous move?

 

[95 Vol Alum]

From what I've heard (from people who generally know their stuff), Levien is poison to pretty much any franchise he touches. His presence in Memphis is one reason I was skeptical of some of their 2013 offseason moves. So as far as I'm concerned, this is a good day for the Grizz.

In what regard?

 

[NashVol11]

That's fine with me, but I hope your not thinking that letting Lionel go was a poisonous move?

I don't think I would have done it, but no, that's not what I'm talking about. That view of Levien was out there long before Hollins was let go.

 

[gordonr24]

Today, some caller called in to Hasseltine and brought up Hollins and Hasseltine blew up on him and had an utter meltdown.

 

[NashVol11]

In what regard?

People who work with him hate him, and he has the unfortunate combination of a lack of basketball knowledge and a huge ego that won't let him admit it. I'm not really sure what to think of Mincberg, but I definitely prefer Wallace to Levien.