Calkins: James Wiseman is not the villain — but he’s not telling the truth
The NCAA is the bad guy in the James Wiseman story. But Wiseman is the one who chose to walk away.
Topic: Geoff Calkins
RSSThere are 423 article(s) tagged Geoff Calkins:
-
February 2020
-
-
Calkins: Only death could keep her from Memphis basketball
For the first time in 26 years, Ginge Robinson missed a Memphis home game. Her absence — Robinson died over the weekend at the age of 84 — reminded us why Memphis basketball matters.
-
Calkins: Ripping Penny Hardaway for this season isn’t ‘hilarious’ — it’s dumb
It's ridiculous — and ungrateful — for Memphis fans to criticize Penny Hardaway in this calamitous year.
-
Calkins: If only that block had been a charge
It was another miserable night in a miserable season for Memphis. Sometimes, that's just the way that sports goes.
-
Calkins: Don’t need Ja Morant goggles to see these Grizzlies might be playoff bound
The Memphis Grizzlies finished off the first part of the season by beating the Portland Trailblazers Wednesday night. If they continue to play that well after the All-Star break, they'll be in Los Angeles when the playoffs begin.
-
Calkins: Can Penny Hardaway root out ‘bad energy’ in Memphis program?
The next few months will be a test of Penny Hardaway. Not as head coach but as basketball CEO.
-
Calkins: A magnificent night for the Grizzlies
The Grizzlies signed Dillon Brooks and traded a 36-year-old player who wanted no part of Memphis for a 23-year-old player who can't get here fast enough. What a difference a year makes!
-
Calkins: The real reason Dillon Brooks called out Andre Iguodala
Dillon Brooks says he wants Andre Iguodala to be traded so he can play him "and show him what Memphis is really about."
-
-
January 2020
-
Grizzlies Podcast: Playoffs here we come?
Can the Grizzlies grab a playoff spot? Geoff Calkins, Don Wade and Chris Herrington discuss the what-ifs.
-
Calkins: Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies are surprising even themselves
After dominating the Denver Nuggets Tuesday, the Grizzlies are just one game away from .500. No, really. Don't look so surprised.
-
Calkins: Lessons I learned from my dad’s 99-year life
My father died the other day. Age 99. He knew just how lucky he was. We kids were lucky, too.
-
Calkins: Grizzlies lose! But do not be discouraged! (The players certainly aren’t)
The New Orleans Pelicans ruined MLK Day by defeating the Memphis Grizzlies. But Jonas Valanciunas has a brilliant plan to make it right.
-
Calkins: Ja Morant, Murray State and Memphis — a basketball love story
Ja Morant loves Murray State. Murray State loves Ja Morant. There is a hopeful lesson for Memphis in this, too.
-
Calkins: In a season of crazy upsets, Hardaway and the Tigers refuse to lose
Upsets are a part of basketball. Especially this year. But that doesn't seem to apply to Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, whose Tigers defeated Cincinnati Thursday, and who keeps winning all the games he's supposed to win.
-
Calkins: Ja Morant tells James Harden and the basketball universe about his Grizz
Ja Morant took on James Harden and the Houston Rockets on a night that helped define the new Memphis Grizzlies.
-
Calkins: Go Tennessee Titans! (Because Nashville could use the break)
It's time that Memphians come together to support the Tennessee Titans. Because we shouldn't hoard all the joy.
-
Calkins: There’s no quit in Precious Achiuwa and the Memphis Tigers who remain
On the day James Wiseman was supposed to return from suspension, the Memphis Tigers rallied to beat South Florida by refusing to give up.
-
Calkins: Jimmy Hayslip — who died at the age of 85 — just wanted to pitch in
Jimmy Hayslip was the official scorer at the University of Memphis for 53 years. He did it out of gratitude.
-
Calkins: Playoffs? Nah. These Grizzlies can dream bigger than that.
The Grizzlies are not aiming to just build a team for this year's playoffs. They are aiming to build a playoff team for many years to come. And they gave Memphis fans another glimpse of it Tuesday night, as they defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves.
-
Calkins: The NCAA? John Calipari? Potholes? Who can Memphians boo?
After the K.J. Lawson booing hullabaloo, Geoff Calkins asked the people: Who or what is it appropriate for Memphians to boo in 2020?
-
-
December 2019
-
Calkins: If this is the last game for Brady White, what a way to go
As Brady White weighs his future in football, he can relish in the fact he took the Memphis Tigers to the pinnacle of the program's history.
-
Calkins: A letter jacket, two fans and a small story to remind you that Memphis will be just fine
While Memphis defeated Jackson State on Saturday, the family of a manager from the mid-1980s got back a prized possession.
-
Calkins: Penny Hardaway beats Tennessee (and then does something really surprising)
In front of a deafening crowd in Knoxville, the Memphis Tigers get the best win of the Hardaway era.
-
Calkins: Ryan Silverfield — the new coach at Memphis — called his shot
Ryan Silverfield wasn't handed the Memphis job. He earned it with this work this week — and over the last four years.
-
Calkins: As Mike Norvell leaves for Florida State, remember the party, not the goodbye
Mike Norvell is leaving for Florida State but not before he and his Tigers won a championship for Memphis.
-