'You're (getting) the whole team playing one way, and guys sticking to what they do and playing together, playing for each other and playing defense and playing inside-out basketball. 'I think we're a better team, man,' Grizzlies All-Star forward Zach Randolph told USA TODAY Sports. 30 deal that sent Gay to Toronto and brought back veteran small forward Tayshaun Prince and young players Ed Davis and Austin Daye. Strange though it may seem that one of the Western Conference's best teams could trade its longtime leading scorer and manage to improve, that has been the case since the Jan. And their new owner and management team, as it turns out, may not have sacrificed this season after all. The Memphis Grizzlies may be better off without Rudy Gay. In an NBA season full of surprises – from the Lakers' desperate push to make the playoffs to Miami's march toward the all-time winning streak of 33 games and everything in between – there's one more worth noting.
