Calkins: Old school meets new school as Grizzlies start fresh
Grizzlies veteran center Marc Gasol turns up the intensity while shooting video spots during the annual Grizzlies media day at the FedExForum on Sept. 24, 2018. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Mike Conley adds a little action to his portrait sitting during the annual Grizzlies media day at the FedExForum on Sept. 24, 2018. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Grizzlies guard Brandon Goodwin tries to make a double-shot while waiting for photographers to shoot his portrait i the practice gym during the annual Grizzlies media day at the FedExForum on Sept. 24, 2018. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
A film crew turns up the smoke as Andrew Harrison shoots film shorts during the annual Grizzlies media day at the FedExForum on Sept. 24, 2018. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Grizzlies forward Yuta Watanabe poses for a video spot during the annual Grizzlies media day at the FedExForum on Sept. 24, 2018. (Jim 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.
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