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it's not just the Grizz not playing up to playoff standards, the other major difference between last year playoff Grizzly team and this year's team (aside from the fact that Rudy Gay is playing) is that the two headed front court monster of Gasol and Randolph that everyone has been making so much fuss about is virtually non existent, and not just compared to what they were last year, but literally non existent when it comes to what you should expect come playoff time from guys of their caliber

I kept reading all the blogs and all the playoff previews about how everyone should fear the Grizzlies and nobody wanted to play them in the first round, I wasn't buyin it though, because but I knew two things.... one I knew since Gay is back he's gonna demand his shots as the alpha male, and the other is that Randolph was coming back from an injury and he was not gonna be the same as last year's guy, and without Randolph to play off of, Gasol was almost dead in the water.
And even in tonight's game you heard them talking about how even Lionel Hollins was curious why Gasol is being passive and tentative on offense..

But bottom line is they're about to be eliminated and rightfully so, the Clippers are the better team right now.

And sucks about Baron, you guys called it he's most likely done, but then again he is one of those big strong physical guards with good court awareness (like Chauncey and Andre Miller) that can just play that type of style into his late 30's so who knows