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J.B. Bickerstaff, Tony Allen, Jahmai Mashack All Join The Show
Jul 14, 2025
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Live from DawgHouse Saloon and Sportsbook at Resorts World in Las Vegas for NBA Summer League. 2:25 - Tony Allen joins Chris Vernon, Jon Roser and Devin Walker to talk about the NBA Summer League experience. 48:21 - Jahmai Mashack joins the show to talk about being a star player, creating winning plays and his toughness. 1:06:35 - Detroit Pistons Head Coach J.B. Bickerstaff joins the show to talk about team identity, culture and more.
Live from Summer League: Target Guy, Scotty Pippen Jr., Kevin O'Connor and Chris Pongrass
Jul 11, 2025
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Grizz Lose to Sixers, Jahmai Mashack's Role, MLB All-Star and Draft News, NBA Cup Groups - 7/9/25
Jul 09, 2025
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On today's show, we'll talk about the Grizzlies Salt Lake Summer League finale loss to the Sixers (3:00) and then Chris talks about why he believes Jahmai Mashack can really make it in the NBA and what he has that others don't (14:21). We've got news on our buddy Brent Rooker making the MLB All-Star Game, some MLB Draft news and another Holiday on the way going #1 (39:20) and Jessica Benson joins the show live from Salt Lake City to talk Grizz Summer League, GG Jackson, Tuomas Iisalo, Javon Small, Jahmai Mashack, being around the players parents, NBA Cup Groups announced and more (1:02:46) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guest: Jessica Benson Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Tony Allen In-Studio on GG Jackson, Cam Spencer, Grizzlies Summer League - 7/8/25
Jul 08, 2025
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It's Tuesday's with Tony Allen presented by ESCO. TA joins the show in-studio to talk about GG Jackson's first two games in Summer League, Cam Spencer's big game last night, Jahmai Mashack fouling out, Ace Bailey, and what he's seen from the Grizzlies (3:00) Joe Burrow talks about buying a Batmobile and if that's the #1 thing most guys would buy if they had the money to waste (1:18:16) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guest: Tony Allen Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Jaylen Wells, GG Jackson Impress at Summer League, Jay Huff Trade, College Football 2026 Released - 7/7/25
Jul 07, 2025
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10 Things from the Weekend!!!
Grizzlies Summer League (11:23)
Jay Huff Traded (23:34)
Summer League Standouts (33:19)
MLB All-Stars (44:23)
College Football 2026 (53:44)
Memphis Wrestling, Love Island, The Godfather (1:19:29)
USA Soccer (1:35:15)
Max Homa/Brian Campbell (1:38:21)
Jason Kelce (1:40:11)
Tonight (1:43:45)
Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Jaren Jackson Jr's Injury, Myles Turner, Ja's Nike Tour, Malik Beasley, Arch Manning - 7/2/25
Jul 02, 2025
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On today's show, we found out about Jaren Jackson Jr needing toe surgery last night so we have to talk about that, how long JJJ may miss, and what the Grizzlies can do before then (4:30). Myles Turner leaving the Pacers for the Bucks, Turner leaving Indiana and whose fault it might be (21:75), Ja Morant's Nike Tour (33:59), more information on Malik Beasley and everybody he was in debt to (1:06:52) + News and Notes on Arch Manning and Paul Finebaum (1:25:11), Indiana Fever winning the WNBA Commissioner's Cup (1:29:46), Red Panda injured (1:39:00) and Roser making his Memphis Wrestling debut this weekend (1:40:37). Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Tony Allen In-Studio on Grizzlies Signing Ty Jerome, JJJ, Santi Aldama, & NBA Free Agency - 7/1/25
Jul 01, 2025
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It's Tuesday's with Tony Allen presented by ESCO. TA joins the show in-studio to talk about Jaren Jackson Jr changing his number and agreeing to a new contract extension with the Grizzlies. They'll also talk about the Grizzlies agreeing on a deal with Ty Jerome, Santi Aldama's contract extension, how the Grizzlies did in the NBA Draft, Malik Beasley being investigated by the Feds and NBA Free Agency (3:24). We'll run through the rest of the NBA Free Agency news including Damian Lillard being waived by the Bucks and SGA's new deal with the Thunder (1:18:55) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guest: Tony Allen Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Grizzlies and NBA Free Agency, Malik Beasley, Ace Bailey, Love Island, 10 Things - 6/30/25
Jun 30, 2025
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10 Things from the Weekend!!!
Grizzlies Rookies (6:44)
Grizzlies Free Agency (21:38)
NBA Free Agency (43:23)
Ace Bailey (1:05:39)
Malik Beasley (1:13:13)
Love Island (1:27:28)
NFL News (1:40:02)
Kid Austin (1:53:01)
RIP Dave Parker (1:54:51)
Tonight (1:55:30)
Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Grizzlies 1st Round Pick CEDRIC COWARD IN-STUDIO + Grizzlies Draft Small, Mashack & NBA Draft 2nd Round Reactions - 6/27/25
Jun 27, 2025
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On today's show, we start things off talking about the Grizzlies drafting Javon Small from West VA and Jahmai Mashack from Tennessee in the 2nd round last night in the NBA Draft, what this draft taught us about what teams are now valuing and more (3:00) Grizzlies 1st Round Pick (#11 Overall) Cedric Coward joins the show in-studio (35:21) Grizzlies and NBA Summer League schedules are out, Cooper Flagg introduced in Dallas, Masai Ujiri out in Toronto, Ace Bailey hasn't reported yet to Utah and more (1:04:50) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guest: Cedric Coward Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Grizzlies Trade Up & Draft Cedric Coward + Coach David Thorpe Talks Coward and NBA Draft - 6/26/25
Jun 26, 2025
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On today's show, we react to the Grizzlies trading up and drafting Cedric Coward from Washington State (3:00), what the Grizzlies traded for him (20:40) and then Coach David Thorpe from TrueHoop.com joins the show live on Zoom to tell us why he would've taken Cedric Coward #2 overall in this NBA Draft (28:05). We'll talk about what happened in the rest of the draft including Ace Bailey, Dylan Howard, what the Pelicans and Nets are doing and more (1:21:52). Host: Chris Vernon Co-Host: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guest: Coach David Thorpe Technical Director: Jacob Stopcotte Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
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