When decisions are made above my head, I have to run with it." "Whether we could or not remains to be seen. "I've been here five years, and I've taken the kids from baby steps to what I thought was a pretty good roster to do what I thought we could do," Hollins said.
Hollins said he would have preferred to keep that core together. Gay, along with Marc Gasol, Mike Conley, Zach Randolph and Tony Allen, had become the core of a team that made playoff runs the past two years and was predicted to be among the best in the Western Conference. Hollins acknowledged teams have to adjust to change and that the Grizzlies suffered through a hangover with the personnel moves. The Suns scored 96 points and the Hawks 103 against a team that allows a league-best 90 points a game. In both losses, the team struggled defensively. Since then, they've lost twice - at home to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday and the following night at the Atlanta Hawks. 1, the first game newcomers Tayshaun Prince, Ed Davis and Austin Daye were available. Memphis defeated the Washington Wizards on Feb. "Most of it is as far from the truth as it can be." "There's been a lot of negativity around our team, and me and my feelings about the trade and my feelings about management," Hollins said. That led to speculation the team's chemistry was damaged and Hollins was not on the same page with the Grizzlies' new front office staff under owner Robert Pera. Then a three-team deal sent leading scorer Rudy Gay to the Toronto Raptors. One was a money move that sent Marreese Speights, Wayne Ellington and Josh Selby to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Grizzlies have played poorly after two recent trades. Hollins spent more than 20 minutes before Friday night's game against the Golden State Warriors discussing the turmoil around the club. MEMPHIS (AP) - Coach Lionel Hollins says he's on board with the Memphis Grizzlies' new management, even though he would have liked to see the team's core stay together.