The University of Memphis men’s basketball team headed into the Conference USA Tournament with legitimate hopes of doing enough damage to win the whole thing and make it into the NCAA’s March Madness.
Hasheem Thabeet – the Memphis Grizzlies first-round (and the NBA's
second overall) draft pick – in the D-League. Accepting that fact is a tall, painful order for many Grizz fans.
In a packed FedExForum, my loyalty was definitely to the home team. Others, however, gathered to cheer for Kobe Bryant and the Lakers. Some went so far as to boo Memphis players as they made free throw shots.