Calkins: As another star picks Penny, Memphis fans should revel in the hate
Penny Hardaway’s ever-growing recruiting reputation will be influenced by the signing of Lester Quinones. (Karen Pulfer Focht file/Special to The 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.
When Lester Quinones picked Memphis over Indiana Friday, fans of other schools were enraged. So Penny Hardaway must be doing something right.
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