The Works: How to Think Like the Grizzlies' Front Office

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In The Works today, looking at the big picture with Chris Bosh and Al Horford, why Josh Smith isn't on the block and the etiquette of talking trash

But first, what happens when you cross the Memphis Grizzlies with the Pentagon Papers?

Restricted Free Agency for Dummies

The dust has settled on Memphis, the franchise practically burying itself alive in new and inventive labor practices. And this latest, known simply as The Conley Contract (like a 70s thriller) takes thing to another level, as they say in the Halls of Dolan after a really hot episode of "Entourage." Luckily, the $45 million extension given to point guard Mike Conley by the Grizzlies sucks hard enough to take care of dust, coffee grounds and pet dandruff, just like a Dyson. Yes, that was a vacuum cleaner joke in the Year 2010. I know you were promised more. Blame Ray Kurzweil.

Curious as to how the Grizzlies botched yet another contract negotiation? Apparently, ever since the Xavier Henry saga, Grizzlies franchise owner Michael Heisley has been keen on learning the intricacies of the collective bargaining agreement. Heisley has leaned on CBA minutia to get that extra edge in the boardroom, and then resorted to the downright mystical when looking to shore up the Grizzlies' core for all time.

Unfortunately, there is golf to be played, and that CBA is pretty danged long and not available on book-on-tape. So GM Chris Wallace's team has devised a series of cheat sheets for the owner, to help get him up to speed. Courtesy of a mole deeply embedded in Memphis, here's the franchise's cheat sheet for restricted free agency.

Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/11/03/the-works-how-to-think-like-the-grizzlies-front-office/

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