Geoff Calkins
Calkins: It may have been the best Grizz season ever. It was certainly the most fun.
The Grizzlies ended their season with a loss to the Warriors Friday. Was it the best season ever? Maybe. It was absolutely the most fun.
Geoff Calkins
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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.
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Memphis Tigers FootballCalkins: The stadium renovations look totally cool. But will they get Memphis where it needs to go?
Make no mistake, Memphis is partnering with the city in a “transformational renovation” of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in order to get to a better conference. Will it work?
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Memphis GrizzliesCalkins: That’s how you whoop that trick, Steph. And what a glorious whooping it was.
Steph Curry said the Warriors’ plan to close out the Grizzlies was to “Whoop That Trick.” Yeah, that was a mistake. The Grizzlies responded with one of the great whoopings in NBA playoff history.
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Memphis GrizzliesCalkins: Why, Dillon, why? On a crushing ending to a crushing day.
What was Dillon Brooks thinking? Why did he take that shot? The Grizzlies had the win right there for the taking. On a very hard ending to a very hard day.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: There’s a ‘good chance’ Ja is out? Say it ain’t so.
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said there’s a “good chance” Ja Morant won’t be able to play in Game 4 on Monday. What it means for Morant, for the Grizzlies and for this increasingly bitter playoff series.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Get well soon, Ja! That’s what matters now.
The Grizzlies’ defense was poor, the Warriors’ shooting was not. But most important now is the health of Ja Morant.
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Memphis GrizzliesCalkins: Jenkins fires back at Golden State calling Memphis ‘dirty.’ And the series gets even more fun.
Steve Kerr called Dillon Brooks’ play “dirty.” Taylor Jenkins was having none of it. An intense series is getting more so by the moment. Do we really have to wait until Saturday for Game 3?
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Memphis GrizzliesCalkins: With 273 seconds of brilliance, Ja Morant saved the series
Ja Morant has played magnificent games before. He has come through in critical moments. But he has never played a more magnificent game, at a more critical moment, than he did Tuesday.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Draymond Green is Memphis’ No. 1 villain. (If only he would stop saying such nice things.)
Memphis fans are duty bound to loathe Draymond Green for the rest of the series. Which would be easier if Green didn’t love Xavier Tillman Sr., Jaren Jackson Jr., Young Dolph and Memphis music generally.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: It wasn’t just a missed shot for the Grizzlies. It was a missed opportunity.
Draymond Green was tossed from the game. Ja Morant had a last-second shot to win. So it’s a good thing the Grizzlies don’t let anything bother them. Because Game 1 would be easy to regret.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Grizzlies win first playoff series since 2015. (But it won’t be their last.)
The Grizzlies sent the Timberwolves packing. Now all they have to do is turn around and play the Golden State Warriors Sunday afternoon. Impossible? Nah. Not for a team that is wired to win.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Today, Memphis, you can ‘thank God’ for Ja Morant
With the game and the season hanging in the balance, Ja Morant did what superstars do. He lifted his game, his teammates and the city, too.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Ja isn’t himself and the officiating stinks. So now it’s all up to the Grizz.
Five years after David Fizdale unleashed his “take that for data” rant, Taylor Jenkins ripped the officials after the Grizzlies lost Game 4 to the Timberwolves. Will it work? Let us hope. But it would help if Ja would get healthy, fast.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: It’s the playoffs, Memphis. Keep doing the (completely crazy) things you do.
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said he didn’t know how the team came back twice to beat the Timberwolves in Game 3. Could that be because he didn’t realize all the totally loony things Memphis fans were doing to get the victory?
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Grizzlies stun Timberwolves with record comeback — twice!
The Grizzlies came back from two massive deficits to stun the Minnesota Timberwolves. Just don’t ask coach Taylor Jenkins to explain how they did it. Even he doesn’t quite know.
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Memphis GrizzliesCalkins: Grizzlies whoop the Timberwolves
With six minutes left in the game, everyone at FedExForum was dancing to “Whoop that Trick.” Including little Kaari Morant. It was that kind of triumphant night.
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Memphis GrizzliesCalkins: Yes, Memphians, you can be nervous about Game 2. But the Grizzlies are just ‘pissed.’
Feeling a little queasy, Grizzlies fans? That’s understandable. But you can take heart that the players themselves don’t seem to be nervous. According to coach Taylor Jenkins, they’re just “pissed.”
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Memphis GrizzliesCalkins: The atmosphere was great, Memphians! The game, not so much.
It was a wild Saturday at FedExForum. The atmosphere was cranked. And then — well, the game started. And the Grizzlies somehow fell flat.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: It’s playoff season in Memphis again. Now how long will it last?
These Grizzlies could win a title; they also could lose in the first round. It’s a postseason like no other in Memphis history. How long will the playoff party last?
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Morant knows Beverley is coming for him. But he’s not ‘ducking no smoke.’
Ja Morant knows Patrick Beverley is coming for him. His response? “If somebody comes toward you, you can’t back down.”
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: It’s Grizzles vs. Timberwolves in the Battle of ... Pancho’s?
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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Memphis Grizzlies County approves agreement to keep Grizzlies in Memphis through 2029
The County Commission Monday approved the agreement with Grizzlies to keep the team in Memphis through at least 2029.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Grizzlies aren’t leaving Memphis — now or in 2029
The Grizzlies have reached an agreement with the city and county that will keep the team in Memphis through 2029. Should Grizzlies fans worry about what will happen after that? No. And here’s why.
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Memphis GrizzliesCalkins: It was the happiest regular season in Grizz history. Now who do you want next?
OK, so it wasn’t the winningest Grizzlies regular season ever. But it was one of the most important — and most exhilarating.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Grizzlies look ‘damn good’ in Morant’s return
Good news, Grizzlies fans. Ja Morant returned to the lineup Saturday. And the Grizzlies celebrated by smashing the Pelicans.
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