Calkins: Is Taylor Jenkins the right coach for the Grizz? Forty-five reasons he just might be
Taylor Jenkins (middle) waves to his family after being introduced as the Memphis Grizzlies' new head coach during a press conference at FedExForum Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (Mark Weber/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.
If his opening press conference is any indication, new Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins may be the relationship-builder the franchise needs.
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