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Memphis Grizzlies Media Day
Mike Conley pic.twitter.com/VvrbrTJXCB
— Chip Williams (@chipwilliamsjr) September 29, 2014
Conley "With Dave being a second year coach.......we should be a much better team & get off to a much better start"
— Chip Williams (@chipwilliamsjr) September 29, 2014
Some of this might start sounding redundant, but this team has some very unifying themes going on this year. GO ON WITH GETTING ON THAT SAME PAGE, Y'ALL!
Conley "I do believe that this team is better......I believe we got better with age"
— Chip Williams (@chipwilliamsjr) September 29, 2014
You, Mike Conley, most certainly got better with age.
Conley "I'm really impressed with the rookies"
— Chip Williams (@chipwilliamsjr) September 29, 2014
I'm pretty sure you haven't heard anyone in the locker room say this in several years. #GoodThings
Conley "Our core group, we were on some bad teams. We've turned it around now."
— Chip Williams (@chipwilliamsjr) September 29, 2014
To be fair, Tony wasn't ever on a bad team, and Zach only had one rough year to start his tenure here. Mike and Marc definitely have some experience with bad teams, but all four players have been through the fire together, and that's what's important here.
Conley "I was a big fan of Vince (Carter) growing up.....I've had a great month working out with him & getting to know him better"
— Chip Williams (@chipwilliamsjr) September 29, 2014
Conley "I think we can play a little bit quicker" cites more knowledge of Joerger's system
— Chip Williams (@chipwilliamsjr) September 29, 2014
And I think leaving it at "a little bit" is the key here. Even a svelte Marc Gasol won't be able to fly up and down the court for 35 minutes a game, and Z-Bo is definitely going to still be plodding through the mud.
Conley on Marc's impending free agency "Marc will make the right decision"
— Chip Williams (@chipwilliamsjr) September 29, 2014
Right = take less money and stay in Memphis 4ever, right?
Conley on what he wants to improve on "I just want to be 150% healthy. I want to take care of my body"
— Chip Williams (@chipwilliamsjr) September 29, 2014
Conley "My role increased last year so I need to take care of myself"
— Chip Williams (@chipwilliamsjr) September 29, 2014
150% healthy, nice. That means he'll need to grab some Mega Man E Tanks while he's in San Diego.
Conley "We understand our window is small. We don't have 5-6 years. We need to get it done"
— Chip Williams (@chipwilliamsjr) September 29, 2014
You're ready Mike. Take us to the promised land.