Real Possibility

One of the better writers in the Commercial Appeal these days I think is Kyle Veazey. He writes about that Pink Elephant in the middle of the room.that no one else talks about. He won me over when he wrote about the meteoric rise in college coaches pay. Namely Larry Finch and Josh Pastner. A topic the CA has avoided like the plague since Finch was fired. I would like to think Veazey and myself have almost shut the "message board posse" down. Those who comment on the message boards with their own version of history. Especially when it comes to Memphis basketball. I know for sure my over 1000 comments were misplaced on purpose. But I have slowly started my comeback.

Memphis only supports winning teams in any sport .If Zach Randolph has a couple of more games like he did against the Clippers the other night. You won't be able to find a ticket around here anywhere. You have to be among the top tier to satisfy these Memphis fans. Unless you are the University of Memphis of course. The Tiger Boosters run that program over there. If they don't like you, it doesn't matter if you win or not.  You can still lose your job. Any other game in town has an uphill battle. The more games they win, the more tickets they will sell.

We can't forget about the inexperienced fans that want to be the General Manager and/or coach. They change as often as the wind does and complain twice as much. If the front office makes one decision they don't like or disagree with on any level. Like they did with Rudy Gay and Maurice Speights. They want to stop buying tickets and stay and watch the games at home. Instead of the Tiger Boosters. The Grizzlies have the Legends. They support their team religiously. Hopefully that spirit is contagious.  We have already beaten  every  team in  the playoffs during the regular season  There is a real possibility of the Grizzlies being NBA champs.