Chris Herrington
@chrisherrington.bsky.social
Writer at The Daily Memphian. Memphisotan. Somewhere along Johnny Cash’s Big River. Memphis Grizzlies/NBA, movies, music, etc.
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Todd Snider was a singular songwriter and a voice for outcasts and underdogs
Chris Herrington: "Todd Snider launched his career in Memphis, and then reinvented himself a decade later. For his last 20 years, there was no songwriter quite like him. "
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Todd Snider, who died last week, launched a career in Memphis on his way to becoming a songwriter unlike any other, wading around in his own sorrow, with both moral clarity and unrivaled jokes, all the way to a too-early end. I wrote about him here.
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Over the past 10 games, all off the bench, Cam Spencer is averaging 17 points and 5 assists on 64-64-100 shooting splits. So, that's pretty good.
December 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Over the past 10 games, all off the bench, Cam Spencer is averaging 17 points and 5 assists on 64-64-100 shooting splits. So, that's pretty good.
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‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ win big with Southeastern film critics
“One Battle After Another” and “Sinners” dominated this year’s awards vote of the Southeastern Film Critics Association.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ win big with Southeastern film critics dailymemphian.com/subscriber/s...
Jackson's breakout game, Spencer's career-high propel Grizzlies over Clippers dailymemphian.com/section/spor...
Jackson's breakout game, Spencer's career-high propel Grizzlies over Clippers
Jaren Jackson Jr. and Cam Spencer combined for 58 points as the Grizzlies improved to 3-0 against the Clippers this season.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Jackson's breakout game, Spencer's career-high propel Grizzlies over Clippers dailymemphian.com/section/spor...
Herrington: With Zach Edey on the shelf, the Grizzlies focus shifts to 'Ja & Jaren' again dailymemphian.com/subscriber/s...
Herrington: With Zach Edey on the shelf, the Grizzlies focus shifts to 'Ja & Jaren' again
The Grizzlies are starting all over again: Evaluating the ability of co-stars Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. to elevate this team while still waiting to get whole again.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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A very good sign for Clarke’s return, which is needed even more now with Edey out.
December 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A very good sign for Clarke’s return, which is needed even more now with Edey out.
The timing around the Morant/Edey returns/absences is obviously a dark comedy. The Edey thing we probably should have seen coming. Soreness issues were likely inevitable returning from that surgery, and a cautious response to them even more so for a player that big and important.
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The timing around the Morant/Edey returns/absences is obviously a dark comedy. The Edey thing we probably should have seen coming. Soreness issues were likely inevitable returning from that surgery, and a cautious response to them even more so for a player that big and important.
Part 2 of this Grizzlies Mailbag envisions a full-strength rotation, revisits coaching staff transition, ponders the next American MVP and, because There's More to Life Than Basketball, ends with my Top 10 albums of 2025 (before a Springsteen encore).
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Grizzlies Mailbag: A full-strength rotation, a coaching-change look-back and more
Grizzlies Mailbag Part 2 of the first quarter of the season is a little more random than last week’s Part 1.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Part 2 of this Grizzlies Mailbag envisions a full-strength rotation, revisits coaching staff transition, ponders the next American MVP and, because There's More to Life Than Basketball, ends with my Top 10 albums of 2025 (before a Springsteen encore).
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The Grizzlies have won seven of their past nine games, and the three most consistently productive players in this stretch have something in common.
That and more in this week's Memphis Grizzlies deep dive.
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That and more in this week's Memphis Grizzlies deep dive.
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Herrington: The 2024 draft was supposed to be terrible. It was great for the Grizzlies.
Chris Herrington: “The Grizzlies have been playing their basketball of late, and the three players leading the way have something unlikely in common.”
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December 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Grizzlies have won seven of their past nine games, and the three most consistently productive players in this stretch have something in common.
That and more in this week's Memphis Grizzlies deep dive.
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That and more in this week's Memphis Grizzlies deep dive.
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Good win for the Grizzlies. Awesome Cedric Coward performance. No idea why they never brought Edey back in.
December 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Good win for the Grizzlies. Awesome Cedric Coward performance. No idea why they never brought Edey back in.
Drew returns this week on the DM Grizzlies Pod, for some baby and basketball talk.
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Grizzlies podcast: The Big Zamboni's giant impact
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Zach Edey’s impact, the resurgence of Vince Williams Jr. and the vibes around the franchise after winning three of the last four games.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Drew returns this week on the DM Grizzlies Pod, for some baby and basketball talk.
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Lock your thumbs, spread your fingers in front of your face, pump your arms in celebration. This week's entry in my "Grizzlies 25" countdown is doing the Stro Show.
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Grizzlies 25: Stromile Swift was a blast but grounded by 'Strotential'
Stromile Swift started fewer than 100 games in his NBA career, never averaged a dozen points in a season, but still ranks in the top 20 in franchise history in points, rebounds, steals and blocks.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Lock your thumbs, spread your fingers in front of your face, pump your arms in celebration. This week's entry in my "Grizzlies 25" countdown is doing the Stro Show.
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ICYMI: The first Grizzlies Mailbag of the season, with responses on Tuomas Iisalo’s fourth quarter rotations, entertaining a Zach Edey/Yao Ming comp and a "There's More to Life Than Basketball" ranking of PTA movies.
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Grizzlies Mailbag: Tuomas Iisalo’s fourth quarters, Zach Edey as the new Yao Ming
The mailbag is mostly taking questions on the franchise’s five key figures: Tuomas Iisalo, Zach Kleiman, Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Zach Edey, with a few extras sprinkled at the end.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
ICYMI: The first Grizzlies Mailbag of the season, with responses on Tuomas Iisalo’s fourth quarter rotations, entertaining a Zach Edey/Yao Ming comp and a "There's More to Life Than Basketball" ranking of PTA movies.
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The first Grizzlies Mailbag of the season, with responses on Tuomas Iisalo’s fourth quarter rotations, a Zach Edey/Yao Ming comp and more.
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Grizzlies Mailbag: Tuomas Iisalo’s fourth quarters, Zach Edey as the new Yao Ming
The mailbag is mostly taking questions on the franchise’s five key figures: Tuomas Iisalo, Zach Kleiman, Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Zach Edey, with a few extras sprinkled at the end.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The first Grizzlies Mailbag of the season, with responses on Tuomas Iisalo’s fourth quarter rotations, a Zach Edey/Yao Ming comp and more.
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I want to take a red pen to this post so badly. Associating “Soul Man” and “Play it, Steve” with the Blues Brothers? GTFOH.
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I want to take a red pen to this post so badly. Associating “Soul Man” and “Play it, Steve” with the Blues Brothers? GTFOH.
Last call for quarterly Memphis Grizzlies Mailbag questions. Grizzlies, general NBA, random topics. Ask 'em if ya got 'em.
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Last call for quarterly Memphis Grizzlies Mailbag questions. Grizzlies, general NBA, random topics. Ask 'em if ya got 'em.
It's time for our first Memphis Grizzlies Mailbag of the season. Grizzlies, general NBA, random topics. Ask 'em if ya got 'em.
December 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It's time for our first Memphis Grizzlies Mailbag of the season. Grizzlies, general NBA, random topics. Ask 'em if ya got 'em.
ICYMI: Zach Edey’s return has changed the Grizzlies. How do they take the next step?
Plus, four things I liked last week and more.
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Plus, four things I liked last week and more.
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Herrington: Zach Edey’s return has changed the Grizzlies. How do they take the next step?
With Zach Edey’s return, the Memphis Grizzlies have overcome backcourt injuries to win with power. It’s not quite what head coach Tuomas Iisalo envisioned.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
ICYMI: Zach Edey’s return has changed the Grizzlies. How do they take the next step?
Plus, four things I liked last week and more.
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Plus, four things I liked last week and more.
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This week’s deep-dive Grizzlies column.
Zach Edey’s return has changed the Grizzlies. How do they take the next step? dailymemphian.com/subscriber/s...
Zach Edey’s return has changed the Grizzlies. How do they take the next step? dailymemphian.com/subscriber/s...
Herrington: Zach Edey’s return has changed the Grizzlies. How do they take the next step?
With Zach Edey’s return, the Memphis Grizzlies have overcome backcourt injuries to win with power. It’s not quite what head coach Tuomas Iisalo envisioned.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This week’s deep-dive Grizzlies column.
Zach Edey’s return has changed the Grizzlies. How do they take the next step? dailymemphian.com/subscriber/s...
Zach Edey’s return has changed the Grizzlies. How do they take the next step? dailymemphian.com/subscriber/s...
Vince Williams Jr., two steals in final minute of overtime vs. Pelicans.
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Vince Williams Jr., two steals in final minute of overtime vs. Pelicans.
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Zach Edey overwhelms Kings as Grizzlies win third straight game
The Grizzlies seemed to control the game whenever Edey was on the floor.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Zach Edey overwhelms Kings as Grizzlies win third straight game dailymemphian.com/section/spor...
Jackson, Edey lead big comeback in Grizzlies win over Clippers dailymemphian.com/section/opin...
Jackson, Edey lead big comeback in Grizzlies win over Clippers
The Grizzlies pulled away with a 10-2 run in the fourth quarter with Jaren Jackson Jr. and Zach Edey on the bench. But it was those two players who brought home the win.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The Grizzlies are obviously capable of losing to anyone anywhere, but this half has real "we spent a holiday in Los Angeles" vibes. Sloppy turnovers, weak transition defense, short-arming lots of shots.
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The Grizzlies are obviously capable of losing to anyone anywhere, but this half has real "we spent a holiday in Los Angeles" vibes. Sloppy turnovers, weak transition defense, short-arming lots of shots.
Grizz-Clippers. Technically, for Grizzlies to advance in the NBA Cup they need to win this and have a greater point-differential in Cup games than the Suns-Thunder loser. Realistically, they need the Suns to lose that game. If so they'd need those games to erase a current 26-point differential gap.
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Grizz-Clippers. Technically, for Grizzlies to advance in the NBA Cup they need to win this and have a greater point-differential in Cup games than the Suns-Thunder loser. Realistically, they need the Suns to lose that game. If so they'd need those games to erase a current 26-point differential gap.
Grizzlies are 7-12. Zach Edey has played six games and the team hasn't lost his minutes in any of them. (A silly +39 in an overtime win tonight.)
Feels like the national conversation pulled the plug on the team with the bad start and all the Ja stuff, but there's something percolating with Edey.
Feels like the national conversation pulled the plug on the team with the bad start and all the Ja stuff, but there's something percolating with Edey.
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Grizzlies are 7-12. Zach Edey has played six games and the team hasn't lost his minutes in any of them. (A silly +39 in an overtime win tonight.)
Feels like the national conversation pulled the plug on the team with the bad start and all the Ja stuff, but there's something percolating with Edey.
Feels like the national conversation pulled the plug on the team with the bad start and all the Ja stuff, but there's something percolating with Edey.