Calkins: Why Penny will never meet insane expectations — but is still the perfect guy for the job
Memphis Tigers basketball fans celebrated in 2018 when Penny Hardaway was announced as Memphis Tigers basketball’s new head coach. Geoff Calkins still thinks he is the right person for the job. (The Daily Memphian file)
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.
Has Penny Hardaway met the lofty expectations he set for himself? No. Can he ever accomplish what he set out to accomplish? Probably not, but is he the man to coach Memphis basketball? Absolutely, he is.
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