Calkins: It’s Grizzles vs. Timberwolves in the Battle of ... Pancho’s?
Memphis Grizzlies teammates celebrate a 116-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Jan. 13. The Grizzlies will again face the Timberwolves, this time in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
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.
It’s the Memphis Grizzlies vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves for all the ... cheese dip? Why there’s more to this playoff matchup than meets the eye.
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