Calkins: No words to explain how the Grizzlies treated Wallace and Bickerstaff
Memphis Grizzlies head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, back, consoles guard Mike Conley as the Denver Nuggets take the lead in the second half of an NBA game Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, in Denver. Conley tweeted, "No words," after the Grizzlies fired Bickerstaff Thursday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. 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.
The Grizzlies fired J.B. Bickerstaff and reassigned Chris Wallace Thursday. But the way they did it raises some legitimate questions about the new management team.
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Calkins: No words to explain how the Grizzlies treated Wallace and Bickerstaff
The Grizzlies fired J.B. Bickerstaff and reassigned Chris Wallace Thursday. But the way they did it raises some legitimate questions about the new management team.
Calkins: No words to explain how the Grizzlies treated Wallace and Bickerstaff
The Grizzlies fired J.B. Bickerstaff and reassigned Chris Wallace Thursday. But the way they did it raises some legitimate questions about the new management team.
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