{"id":29583,"date":"2026-02-12T11:59:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=29583"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:59:15","slug":"thursday-update-374","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/12\/thursday-update-374\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s time to reintroduce a website I mentioned a lot in 2018 and 2019 – Tankathon<\/a>, which tracks the race to the bottom of the NBA in order to get good odds in this year’s draft lottery. Currently the Memphis Grizzlies, at 20-33, have the 8th-worst record in the league, which would give them<\/p>\n

a 6.0% chance of getting the number-1 pick<\/li>\n

a 26.3% chance at a top-4 selection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Rickey Smiley and Friends will have a Valentine’s comedy show<\/a> at the Orpheum Friday night.<\/p>\n
More comedy at the Orpheum Saturday: Gary Owen: No Hard Feelings Tour<\/a><\/p>\n
On Sunday there’ll be a soulful 1920s murder mystery at the Halloran Centre: The Rellik Casino & Hotel<\/a><\/p>\n
Momma’s has Old Dominick Valentine’s cocktail specials through Saturday. Today:<\/p>\n
- Karaoke of Love starting at 8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  This Friday-Saturday at Momma’s:<\/p>\n
  \n
  Cornmeal-dusted oysters<\/li>\n
  Seared NY strip steak au poivre<\/li>\n
  Shrimp & sausage etouffee<\/li>\n
  Peanut butter cookie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Memphis Chess Club has a couple of holiday cocktails. Descriptions copied from Facebook:<\/p>\n
  \n
  The Pink Lady: This classic gin-based beauty is blush-pink, silky smooth, and just the right amount of sweet. It\u2019s Valentine\u2019s Day in a glass!<\/span><\/li>\n
  The Contessa: A vibrant and sophisticated play on a Negroni. It\u2019s light, floral, and the perfect bittersweet companion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Cordelia’s now carries 3 varieties of Hive Bagels: everything, cinnamon raisin, and plain.<\/p>\n
  Penny’s 12-11 Tigers travel to Denton, Texas for an 8:00 game tonight at North Texas. TV: ESPN2<\/p>\n
  StyleBlueprint lists 13 spots to grab dinner at the bar<\/a>. Downtown picks include Loflin Yard, Silly Goose, The Lobbyist, Green Beetle, JEM, Majestic Grille<\/p>\n
  The Memphis Flyer has the info on new menu items<\/a> at Felicia Suzanne’s, Amelia Gene’s, and The Lobbyist.<\/p>\n
  Bleacher Report gives the Grizzlies’ rookie class a collective grade of A-<\/a>.<\/p>\n
  Back tomorrow with a Frupdate.<\/p>\n
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  It’s time to reintroduce a website I mentioned a lot in 2018 and 2019 – Tankathon, which tracks the race to the bottom of the NBA in order to get good odds in this year’s draft lottery. Currently the Memphis Grizzlies, at 20-33, have the 8th-worst record in the league, which would give them a … Continue reading “Thursday update”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29583"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29583"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29586,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29583\/revisions\/29586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}