Someone had to be the scapegoat for the poor start to the season for the Grizzlies…and that somebody was Mike Fratello. He will be replaced by the Grizzlies director of player personnel, Tony Barone, who will be introduced later today as the interim head coach. Fratello finishes as the winningest coach in Grizzlies history with a 95-83 record. Fratello had taken the Grizzlies to the playoffs in the two seasons prior to this year. The Grizzlies played their first 22 games without their best player Pau Gasol who broke his foot in the Summer World Championships, so it’s hard to blame Fratello for the mess that the Grizzlies are currently in. But, you can’t fire all the players.

The Grizzlies played poorly again and it cost coach Mike Fratello his job after the game. Pau Gasol scored 29 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in only 29 minutes of play. Mike Miller had a solid game with 18 points and 4 rebounds. Dahntay Jones (13 points) and Hakim Warrick (11 points, 6 rebounds) each played decent on offense.

The Grizzlies fell to 6-24 on the season with this loss.

The Grizzlies fell behind 45-18 at the end of the first quarter and never got in this game. Alexander Johnson led the way for the Grizz with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Chucky Atkins added 15 points off the bench. Pau Gasol only played 23 minutes, but he scored 13 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 5 assists. Hakim Warrick added 11 points and 5 rebounds off the bench. Dahntay Jones chipped in with 10 points.

The Grizzlies fell to 6-23 on the season with this loss.

The Grizzlies fought hard but in the end came up just a tad short. The Jazz outrebounded the Grizz 41-28 and that hurt in this game. Mike Miller had a great game with 28 points and 5 rebounds. Dahntay Jones added 14 points. Pau Gasol (12 points) and Hakim Warrick (10 points) each helped out a bit on the offense.

The Grizzlies fell to 6-22 on the season with this loss.

The Grizzlies got outrebounded 57-37 last night and that was one of the key factors in why they lost this game. Pau Gasol had an awesome game last night as he scored 28 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and blocked 3 shots in only 28 minutes on the floor. Mike Miller backed up Gasol with a solid all-around game. Miller scored 18 points, snatched 8 rebounds and dished out 6 assists. Gasol & Miller were the only two Grizzlies that scored more than 10 points.

The Grizzlies fell to 6-21 on the season with this loss.

The Grizzlies fell behind 62-46 in the first half before mounting a challenge that fell short. The Grizzlies shot well as they hit 52% from the floor but they didn’t play any defense as the Spurs hit 55.2% of their shots from the floor.

Mike Miller had another good game as he scored 22 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and dished out 4 assists. Pau Gasol only played 24 minutes, but he scored 16 points. Hakim Warrick (11 points, 3 steals) and Chucky Atkins (11 points in 10 minutes) each really played well off the bench.

The Grizzlies fell to 6-20 on the season with this loss.

Mike Miller is really having a good season. He’s averaging 13.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game so far this season. Miller has a fine all-around game and he’s a good shooter. Miller has been their best player while Pau Gasol was out, but now he can slide into his more comfortable role of #2 scorer.

The Grizzlies hit 51.1% of their shots on their way to victory. Mike Miller had a fantastic game with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Chucky Atkins also had a great game with 28 points and 8 assists. Rudy Gay had a solid game off the bench with 17 points and 6 rebounds. Pau Gasol added 15 points in only 22 minutes on the floor. Alexander Johnson got another start and he made the most of it with 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocked shots. Hakim Warrick added 10 points and 4 rebounds off the bench.

The Grizzlies improved to 6-19 on the season with this much-needed win.

The Grizzlies got outrebounded 45-30 by the Heat and the Heat shot 50.6% from the floor. The Grizzlies couldn’t stop Dwyane Wade who lit them up for 41 points.

Mike Miller led the way for the Grizzlies with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Hakim Warrick added 20 points. Dahntay Jones pitched in with 15 points. Pau Gasol scored 11 points. Alexander Johnson got his first start of the season and scored 9 points and grabbed 9 rebounds.

The Grizzlies fell to 5-19 on the season with this loss.

The Grizzlies only shot 36.9% from the floor and allowed the Hawks to hit 53.5% from the floor. The Grizzlies were also out-rebounded 37-29 on their way to another loss. Chucky Atkins led the way for the Grizz with 18 points. Hakim Warrick had a decent game with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Alexander Johnson came off the bench and played his best game of the year so far scoring 15 points and grabbing 4 rebounds. Rudy Gay pitched in with 13 points. Mike Miller was busy with 11 points, 9 rebounds and 4 steals.

The bright spot in this game was that Pau Gasol played in his first game of the season. Gasol didn’t play that well in the 17 minutes he was on the court. He was only 1 of 5 from the floor and wound up with 4 points and 3 rebounds, but it was nice to see him back. Better times lie ahead for the Grizzlies now that their best player is back.

The Grizzlies fell to 5-18 on the season with this loss.