Memphis sings blues over NBA's Grizzlies

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- It wasn't "Taxi Cab Confessions," but it was good stuff, nonetheless.

William, the cab driver, asked me what I was doing in town. I, bleary eyed from the road trip, offered back, "Basketball game."

That was enough to get my new, elderly friend going. The Grizzlies had just moved to town from Vancouver, they were terrible and people weren't happy about it.

"What, people expected them to win their first year here?" I asked.