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06-19-2007, 12:54 AM
Chris Wallace joins Grizzlies as VP, GM
Graham Kendrick
It didn’t take long for Chris Wallace, the Grizzlies’ new vice president of basketball operations and general manager, to outline what he envisions for the organization as he takes the helm.
“I’m here to build a championship team. I want to see a parade one day down Beale Street. This city deserves it. That’s what we’re in the game for, to win championships and (head coach) Marc (Iavaroni) and I will not rest until we have that parade somewhere down the future.”
And with that pronouncement, the Chris Wallace era in Memphis got underway.
He’ll work in tandem with Jerry West over the next two weeks, before West retires from the Grizzlies. Wallace’s first order of business is next Thursday’s draft, where the Grizzlies hold the fourth overall pick, and West made it clear that it will be Wallace calling the shots in the draft room. When it comes to the eternal draft debate of taking need vs. talent, Wallace left no question which side of the fence he’s on.
Click link for rest of the article:
http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/features/wallace_joins_grizzlies-070618.html
Graham Kendrick
It didn’t take long for Chris Wallace, the Grizzlies’ new vice president of basketball operations and general manager, to outline what he envisions for the organization as he takes the helm.
“I’m here to build a championship team. I want to see a parade one day down Beale Street. This city deserves it. That’s what we’re in the game for, to win championships and (head coach) Marc (Iavaroni) and I will not rest until we have that parade somewhere down the future.”
And with that pronouncement, the Chris Wallace era in Memphis got underway.
He’ll work in tandem with Jerry West over the next two weeks, before West retires from the Grizzlies. Wallace’s first order of business is next Thursday’s draft, where the Grizzlies hold the fourth overall pick, and West made it clear that it will be Wallace calling the shots in the draft room. When it comes to the eternal draft debate of taking need vs. talent, Wallace left no question which side of the fence he’s on.
Click link for rest of the article:
http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/features/wallace_joins_grizzlies-070618.html