A.I. is a Grizzly

It is on Twitter, so it must be official.  Allen Iverson has chosen to sign a one-year deal with the Grizzlies.  The 13-year veteran averaged 17.4 ppg last season between Detroit and Denver, but still has a career average of 27.1 ppg.  He will provide a much-needed scoring boost off the bench.  Without Hakim Warrick, Quentin Ross and Kyle Lowry, the Grizzlies have few reliable offensive sources in reserve.  Iverson will probably only start when it is necessary due to injury or fatigue unless Lionel Hollins wants to try him at the point.  That, however, would make Hollins eligible for a mental institution.  As long as AI gets his scoring opportunities, this experiment will be fine.  I'm sure he will complain about the team not winning from time to time, especially on nights when he has a bad game, but he knows they are young.  It's nice to see the Grizzlies take a chance on something controversial.  You have to shake things up a little bit when you're not winning games.  This move should boost attendance, although probably not by much.  The team still needs to prove it can win games in order to bring people in to watch.  It's not a stretch to say this team could win 35 games this year.  A lot will depend on the maturity of Rudy Gay's game and the contributions of newcomers like Iverson, Zach Randolph and the rookies Hasheem Thabeet, Sam Young and Demarre Carroll.  Now at least it will be more entertaining to watch.