Well, it would be surprising...

Tony Barone was recently on Sports 56 and told Grizz fans that the Grizzlies were going to sign someone that would both "please and surprise" the fanbase. I thought this was the first sign that my Matt Barnes prediction was going to come true, however, reports have been circulating lately that Casey Jacobsen is going to be that signee.

While this would surprise me, it isn't exactly pleasing. Jacobsen is a great, pure shooter. He has also been out of the NBA for the past two seasons playing in Europe. Casey has dominated the European league garnering Finals MVP and lofty offensive numbers. He is playing against inferior talent though.

Chris Wallace said there were four issues the Grizzlies needed to address this offseason: frontcourt, point guard, three point shooting, defense on the wings. The Grizzlies vastly improved our front court problems with Darko Milicic and Andrew Brown, shored up the PG position with the return of Kyle Lowry and by drafting Mike Conley, Jr, and could fix the three point problem by signing Casey Jacobsen. This still leaves us with a defensive weakness on the wing. While Mike, Gay, and Jacobsen would be a potent offensive threat, they provide little help defensively. I was hoping Wallace could have lured Matt Barnes here and solved both problems with one player. However, I would be content with Casey Jacobsen and I'm still excited about the direction this team is going under Chris Wallace.