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That was hella quick. Quoth AI:

“I had no problems (with the hamstring). I had a problem with my butt sitting on that bench for so long,” Iverson said.

When a reporter suggested that the Grizzlies’ youthful and offensively challenged bench desperately needs Iverson’s scoring punch, the 34-year-old shook his head in disagreement.

“No. I’m not a bench player. I’m not a sixth man,” Iverson said. “Look at my resume and that’ll show I’m not a sixth man. I don’t think it has anything to do with me being selfish. It’s just who I am. I don’t want to change what gave me all the success that I’ve had since I’ve been in this league. I’m not a sixth man. And that’s that.”

You know what?

I don’t think he’s wrong. Since Mike Heisley signed the team up for this particular road, might as well go all in. If that means Mike Conley sits, then Mike Conley sits.

By the way, lost in Memphis’ 1-3 start is that Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph are both playing hard. Damn hard. In Gasol’s case, not a surprise. In Randolph’s case, kinda surprising. Go check out Gasol’s stats through four games. If he’s on your fantasy waiver wire, go get him. 19 points, 12 boards, 64% field goal, 85% free throws, two assists and a block a game. Damn solid.

So, the allegation is that they were made to practice too long in violation of NCAA rules. Michigan is investigating itself. The original article from the Detroit Free Press that touched all this off is here, if you wish to be informed.

That dastardly Rich Rodriguez and his quest to not suck. Will he stop at nothing? Perhaps he should have had them practice even longer, looking at the on-field results from the last few years…

At any rate, it’s hard to know what to make of this. Rules are rules, and what not, but there is no effin’ way that these rules are followed to the letter by every school but Michigan. And it’s not remotely clear that the rules have been abused to the degree that the Free Press recounts in the allegations. Far from it. It looks like some disgruntled former players with an axe to grind are the ones telling tales, so, grain of salt and all that. For all things Michigan, the first stop is MGOBlog, and he’s a man on fire about the situation. And not at Rich Rodriguez.

1 for 4 for 4 yards. He was hit more often than he completed a pass. Oh, and the one pass Favre did complete was into double coverage and rather ill-advised.

So, there is work to do.

It’s almost as if Brett Favre has not practiced with the team…weird that.

Jim Souhan in the Minny Star-Tribune dutifully tries to put words to the scene. He finds Favre in purple odd. But that he had a “presence”, so he’s got that going for him.

Now, if he only still has “skills”. We shall see.