The biggest surprise team in a positive way so far this year has been the 13-7 Grizzlies who are doing just as well under Mike Fratello as they did under Hubie Brown. After slowly but surely building up the team for years, Jerry West did away with Jason Williams, Stromile Swift and Bonzi Wells. There was some question as to whether Damon Stoudamire and Bobby Jackson would respond to the team mentality; at this point their record speaks for itself.

Memphis is leading the league in Defense, allowing an impressive 84.9 PPG; that