They are one of the top 4 teams in the NBA in points scored per game. They don’t have the cachet that Phoenix San Antonio Boston or Orlando have, but are capable of embarrassing the opponent on any given night. A loss by the Grizzlies in a relatively close game should not be taken as an indictment against our current players but should rather be seen as another “lesson to be learned” on the road to respectability. They are in the easy part of their schedule and perhaps the Grizzlies can catch them on a “low energy night”.

but we DID beat them last time we played (our starters vs their bench ).

I hope for another good one like the Boston and Cleveland games. I think ATL is as good as Cleveland and Orlando. I think Orlando would beat them in a 7 game series. but probably 3rd team east until Cleveland shows they are for real in post-season. but regular season only slightly matters for the elite teams anyway…..

This should be a great game. Ya’ll have come on strong. We usually play great at home but would not want to play you on the road.

Dang. Atlanta is too tough at home, Grizzlies too bad on the road (like all young teams, ATL was this way last two years too)

When we were 1-8, I thought we could maybe win one or two games in December.

We’re 2-3 and have winnable games Friday when we host the Pacers and Tuesday when we host the Warriors.

If that is indeed the case our December record would be 4-9. That December record, if we kept pace, would extrapolate to 36 wins. And that is a significant improvement over the last several years. If we picked up an extra win each month we could be looking at almost a .500 season.

I’ll take 36 to 40 wins in a heartbeat.