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It seems like he is almost scared to play Iverson more minutes than Conley, especially in that Warriors game. Playing Conley during crunch time is especially obvious during the Memphis-Golden State game on November 4th, 2009 (the second game A.I played). Conley was a horrible minus 17 that game in 29:43 of court time He shot 3 out of 10. Iverson, in 27:33 of court time, brought his team back by dishing out 7 assists with 4 turnovers He shot 8 out of 12 with 18 points. He was only a minus 1 in a game when the Grizzlies ended up losing by 8 despite sharing the court most of the time with scrubs from the second unit such as DeMarre Carroll (35 shooting rookie) and Sam Young (2nd round rookie).What did Hollins do when Iverson brought the team back to the game He subbed in Conley for Iverson. What happened to all the talks of "it doesn't matter who start, it's all about who finishes" Iverson didn't get back in until there was a few seconds left in the game.

Interestingly enough, the media from "rotoworld" has the audacity to post the headline "Conley plays well despite A.I.'s presence" http:// details are even more hilarious. Mike Conley hit just 3-of-10 shots, but played 30 minutes to finish with eight points, six rebounds, six assists and a 3-pointer in Wednesday's loss.Allen Iverson played 27 minutes tonight and looks like a serious threat to Conley's fantasy value. MC was fine tonight, except for the poor shooting, but AI could really cut into his minutes going forward. Only poor shooting How about poor ballhandling/playmaking ability(assist-to-turnover ratio) Horrible defense (evident by the minus 17). When was such a horrible performance considered as "played well" "fine except for poor shooting" Gimme a fucking break.What's extremely bizarre and kinda creeping me out is after Iverson left, Conley is spending a lot more time on the bench. If Hollins really wanted to give Conley, and I quote, "he deserves a chance to develop", why bench him especially now that A.I. is gone and there is no competent alternatives The boxscore doesn't lie. Save for the first couple of games when the Grizzlies were shorthanded, Conley's minutes have drastically reduced.

Coincidence I think not.In the November 11th game, Conley played only 17 minutes while backup Marcus Williams logged almost 31 minutes. Was Williams on fire Hardly, he shot 3 out of 11 for 7 points and 7 assists.Then Jamaal Tinsley, who hasn't played a game since February, 2008, was signed. Why sign one more point guard when you're committed to throwing the season away with Conley Conley played only 15 minutes in the game in which Tinsley made his debut. What's Hollins' juggling trying to achieve The simple explanation is to try to make A.I look bad. Now, the media can say the Grizzlies are better off without him, he is a loser, he is a cancer, he is a coach killer, whatever. The Grizzlies are improving by playing Marcus Williams/Jamaal Tinsley (who are nothing special) over Conley. But the average fans wouldn't know this subtle change in arrangement.

In a sense, it is deja vu from the Pistons situation last season with Conley playing the role of Joe Dumars' man-crush Rodney Stuckey. The continued occurrences of this pattern of allocating playing time points to the obvious: there are something more sinister in play. There are someone high up, someone above Hollins, Curry, Heisley, and Dumars who wants to destroy Allen Iverson: the man, his life, his legacy, his reputation, and his career.Let's go back to last year Iverson had the most efficient season of his career in 2008. He made 46 of his shots, 35 of his 3-pointers, attempted almost 10 free throws per game while putting up 26.4 points per game (led the team), 7.2 assists, and 2 steals.