"Their co-franchise player, Rudy Gay, is laboring to regain his swagger.

Rebounding used to be the most reliable team strength, but now it's an area in which the Grizzlies struggle.

Memphis still hasn't beaten a team that appeared in the playoffs last season — a trend that continued Tuesday night with a 100-95 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in FedExForum.

But none of this is to say that the Griz are overly concerned about a 3-6 start to this 66-game regular season."