Monday, August 3, 2009
By the Way / Hannan / Sports Great Moments in Spin: Memphis Grizzlies Fire Scouts
Posted by Caleb Hannan on Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:07 PM
"I prefer a smaller group," said Chris Wallace, the Grizzlies GM. You have to love Wallace, don't you? He could have put a positive spin on the yellow fever epidemic. "I prefer a smaller city," he'd have said.
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Good God, Chris Wallace.
He's an embarrassment to NBA GMs and the City of Memphis - and that's saying something.
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Wallace's comment was strange but Calkins analogy is better than most people here probably realize.
Memphis was almost destroyed by a yellow fever epidemic in 1878.
Wallace-bashing is a favorite hobby of mine. But it's hard to see this move as anything other than carrying water for an owner who wants to save a nickel. I'm all about calling out the GM, but I don't think this one was his call.
Keeping you in the loop on the new BUZZ, going around.
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