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    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.

    By Geoff Calkins February 13, 2020
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    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.

    By Geoff Calkins February 12, 2020
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    Calkins: Shocking news! Grizzlies have a really smart front office (for a change)

    Zach Kleiman and the Grizzlies front office earn the benefit of the doubt.

    By Geoff Calkins February 11, 2020
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    Calkins: Memphis basketball season is in tatters — but, please, save the hot takes

    Memphis suffered a crushing loss to South Florida Saturday. But it's not some big secret why this season has gone bad.

    By Geoff Calkins February 09, 2020
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    Calkins: A year into the rebuild, Grizzlies aiming for greatness

    The Grizzlies aren't settling for a playoff run this time around. Be grateful they have bigger things in mind. 

    By Geoff Calkins February 06, 2020
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    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! 

    By Geoff Calkins February 06, 2020
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    Calkins: Ja Morant takes on Steph Curry — as the Grizzlies take on the world

    Ja Morant is a killer — on and off the court.

    By Geoff Calkins February 04, 2020
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    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."

    By Geoff Calkins February 04, 2020
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    Calkins: U of M keeping NCAA hopes alive

    DJ Jeffries is going to miss 4-6 weeks with a knee injury. But Memphis can still make the NCAA Tournament if they do this one thing. 

    By Geoff Calkins February 01, 2020
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    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.

     

    By Geoff Calkins January 29, 2020
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    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.

    By Geoff Calkins January 27, 2020
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    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.

     

    By Geoff Calkins January 20, 2020
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    Calkins: Titans’ OC Arthur Smith got where he is the Memphis way — with grit and grind

    If you see some of the old Memphis Grizzlies in the Tennessee Titans, that's not an accident. The offensive coordinator is native Memphian Arthur Smith. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 16, 2021
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    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. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 18, 2020
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    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.

    By Geoff Calkins January 17, 2020
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    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.

    By Geoff Calkins January 15, 2020
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    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. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 13, 2020
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    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. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 12, 2020
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    Calkins: Wichita State smokes Memphis — and now Penny Hardaway faces a test

    On the same day ESPN proclaimed Memphis to be an NCAA Tournament "bubble team," the Tigers looked like one in losing to Wichita State.

    By Geoff Calkins January 10, 2020
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    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. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 08, 2020
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    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.

    By Geoff Calkins January 08, 2020
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    Calkins: Penny Hardaway has a message for America: ‘We’re here!’

    The Memphis-Georgia game may not be the matchup everyone anticipated, but the Tigers continue to make positive strides despite the departure of James Wiseman.

    By Geoff Calkins January 04, 2020
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    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? 

    By Geoff Calkins January 02, 2020
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    Calkins: Never mind the score — Memphis wins the Cotton Bowl!

    The final book says Penn State outscored Memphis 53-39. That is numerically correct. But anyone who understands the inglorious history of Tiger football understands that this day was a Memphis win.

    By Geoff Calkins December 28, 2019
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    Calkins: Memphis — that’s all of Memphis — is at the Cotton Bowl

    Memphis is at the Cotton Bowl. Not just the football team, the city, the long-suffering but now celebrating people of the 901.

    By Geoff Calkins December 27, 2019

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