Just pulled this.
Marc Iavaroni Safe?
Finally, Marc Iavaroni has been rumored to be on the chopping block by a number of well-known outlets.
Obviously the Memphis Grizzlies had a difficult season winning just 22 games. Unless General Manager Chris Wallace is playing very coy, his recent conversation with HOOPSWORLD's Bill Ingram suggests that Iavaroni is indeed safe.
"I think Coach Iavaroni and his staff did a good job particularly in light of the very difficult circumstances they had to work under," said Wallace. "We had one team prior to the Pau Gasol trade; and we had another team after.
"I think they did a very good job with those changes. More importantly throughout the whole year (even though we had our ups and downs - and there was no light at the end of the tunnel as far as a potential playoff berth was concerned), Marc and the staff kept this team playing hard, focused on their individual and team improvement."
"He kept hope alive," said Wallace in what appeared to be an endorsement of his so-called embattled coach.
Barring a drastic change in direction, it would seem the Grizzlies are not making a coaching change this summer.