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The Other Sports Thread (Titans, Vols, Dores, etc) - Part III
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Dave is a killer
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Sorry, no one around here (read Middle Tennessee) gives a flying **** about anything Memphis
The PH Factor
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I went to Memphis last year and this guy started up a conversation with my friend and myself at a restaurant downtown. After a couple of exchanges he asks where we're from. When we say Nashville he goes "Ya'll (Nashvillians) are too uptight to really enjoy Memphis!"
So yeah, there's a fair bit of animus there.
So yeah, there's a fair bit of animus there.
It's funny to see two cities in the same region, same state relatively the same size that are so different. It's just a different vibe.
sparkle twin
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Hope they can do it!
I'm not a basketball fan, but I look at the standings from time to time to see where Memphis is at. I like to see a team from TN doing something good. And because they came from Vancouver I especially want them to do well here.
Gnashville
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I just came from the Titans caravan here in Crossville. I don't understand why the Preds do not do more of this. They never leave Nashville for their stops if they make any at all.
Gnashville
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they used to do it every fall. My son and I met Adam Hall and Vokoun in Clarksville back in 2001 or 2002.
Gnashville
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I remember those days but the team needs to start doing these again and go to more areas of middle TN. than just the suburbs
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Mercalius
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Memphis advances to their first ever Western Conference Final tonight.
Wait now, I got blasted for supporting them a week or so ago when they were about to edge past the Clippers
Really though, huge win tonight - and I'm so stoked that the franchise is reaching a milestone it never has before. Having lived in Memphis and Middle TN both, I've always been annoyed by the rivalry that's existed between the two areas - naturally, the national bandwagon is going to run with some Grizzlies hype from here on out (after taking out the Clips and Thunder, both supposed title contenders weeks ago), but I'd really like, naively, for all of TN to get behind the home team. I know Memphis isn't Nashville. Hell, it's not even Murfreesboro or Cool Springs, but it's its own little special slice of Tennessee. The BBQ, Beale Street, Memphis in May, Gus's Chicken (to die for)...geographical preferences aside, I think any native of the state has some appreciation of the above. Let's show some support for the basketball team reaching a milestone they've never achieved before, and hope for the best. It's best for the city, best for the state, and will go a long, long way to making the hockey offseason go by a lot faster.
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Bringer of Jollity
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Wait now, I got blasted for supporting them a week or so ago when they were about to edge past the Clippers
Really though, huge win tonight - and I'm so stoked that the franchise is reaching a milestone it never has before. Having lived in Memphis and Middle TN both, I've always been annoyed by the rivalry that's existed between the two areas - naturally, the national bandwagon is going to run with some Grizzlies hype from here on out (after taking out the Clips and Thunder, both supposed title contenders weeks ago), but I'd really like, naively, for all of TN to get behind the home team. I know Memphis isn't Nashville. Hell, it's not even Murfreesboro or Cool Springs, but it's its own little special slice of Tennessee. The BBQ, Beale Street, Memphis in May, Gus's Chicken (to die for)...geographical preferences aside, I think any native of the state has some appreciation of the above. Let's show some support for the basketball team reaching a milestone they've never achieved before, and hope for the best. It's best for the city, best for the state, and will go a long, long way to making the hockey offseason go by a lot faster.
Huge Grizz fan and couldn't be happier to see the team achieving this kind of success. Hope they can give a real strong show in the WCF and find a way to face Miami in Finals.
Dr Pepper
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I've been a Grizzlies fan since their Vancouver days...never could get into the Raps, so when Vancouver got screwed I pretty much inherited Memphis as my "team" - whenever I felt like following the NBA, anyways. 
Chances are they're facing the Spurs next, and if they can repeat their series win from two years ago, we're looking at a Grizzlies team in the NBA Finals!
Chances are they're facing the Spurs next, and if they can repeat their series win from two years ago, we're looking at a Grizzlies team in the NBA Finals!
Dave is a killer
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I've been a Grizzlies fan since their Vancouver days...never could get into the Raps, so when Vancouver got screwed I pretty much inherited Memphis as my "team" - whenever I felt like following the NBA, anyways.
Chances are they're facing the Spurs next, and if they can repeat their series win from two years ago, we're looking at a Grizzlies team in the NBA Finals!
You won't get many Nashvillians cheering for the Grizzlies, due to their pent up frustration/anger/piss & vinegar due to the fact that Nashville has got the Titans & the Predators.
worstfaceoffmanever
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It's great to see the Grizzlies succeeding, and from what I've seen of them this year, they have a fantastic team. Gasol is one of the best big men in the league, Mike Conley has made major strides to get better, and they play a team-oriented brand of basketball with heavy emphasis on defense that makes them an enjoyable contrast from the three-dunk-three-dunk show the NBA has devolved into. In terms of getting coverage here, though, Memphis and Nashville might as well be on different planets. The NBA in general is an afterthought in Middle Tennessee media.
token grinder
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Except for Clay Travis. I think he has NBA basketball #3 on his list of favorite things behind 1.-what color the alabama punter's feces is and 2-catfights. Somewhere around 2164614346 is the NHL and Preds, right below basket weaving and watching paint dry
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worstfaceoffmanever
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ETSU is going to its first NCAA baseball tournament in 32 years. They whipped Kennesaw State 7-2 today to win the Atlantic Sun title.
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First Fubu and now Pred303. !@#$! you cancer
worstfaceoffmanever
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No, we won't be hosting, and I no longer attend ETSU. Diploma pickup starts Tuesday.
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