The List: A Grizzly history gets good
Posted May 5, 2011 5:51 am.
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Years ago, it was the jersey Steve Francis promised he’d never wear. These days, Tony Allen is puffing his out with pride. The Grizzlies, for so long a failure of a franchise that soiled two cities with a bumbling brand of basketball, have become the upset darlings of this spring’s NBA playoffs, taking down the top-seeded Spurs in the opening round. So, how did the Grizz go from vanquished in Vancouver to amazing in Memphis?