NBA-worst Grizzlies name Iavaroni coach

May 31, 2007

New Memphis Grizzlies head coach Marc Iavaroni talks with the media during a news conference Thursday, May 31, 2007, at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal/Mark Weber)AP - Marc Iavaroni faces a tough task in his first head coaching job — turning the worst team in the NBA back into a winner. The former Phoenix assistant was hired Thursday as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, who went 22-60 last season after three straight trips to the NBA playoffs.

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