Iavaroni Focused on Improving Grizzlies' Defense

2007/09/23 17:48:48 @NBA.com: News

In the COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Ronald Tillery writes, "Marc Iavaroni's life has been nothing short of a whirlwind since he was hired in May to coach the Grizzlies. Eager and enthusiastic, he is -- finally -- less than a week away from the start of training camp. And as much as Iavaroni wants to institute a more free-flowing, eye-pleasing offense, he's leaving no doubt as to where the Griz will start on their to-do list. "You know, we were 29th in points allowed per game and 30th in field goal percentage allowed, and that's last in the league," Iavaroni said Thursday on an NBA conference call to promote a training-camp visit to Malaga and Madrid, Spain, that begins Oct. 4."
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