Calkins: My highly controversial plan for the Grizzlies’ offseason
“At the end of the day, my age is what it is,” the 30-year-old Zach Kleiman said when he was made general manager of the Grizzlies two years ago. “Nobody is going to give me any kind of credibility or recognition or credit out of the gate. It’s my intention to work tirelessly and build out the right team and work smarter and work harder to earn the trust of the fans.” (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
Here are the two things the Memphis Grizzlies absolutely have to do this offseason if they want to contend for an NBA title. I believe they’ll do both.
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