Calkins: Penny Hardaway faces his first real crisis as Memphis coach
Boogie Ellis of the Memphis Tigers drives past Jamir Watkins (0) of the Virginia Commonwealth Rams during the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Richard Carlson/Inertia)
Alex Lomax (2) of the Memphis Tigers drives into Virginia Commonwealth defenders during the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Friday, Nov. 27 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Richard Carlson/Inertia)
Landers Nolley II 3 of the Memphis Tigers falls away from Virginia Commonwealth defenders during the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Richard Carlson/Inertia)
Lester Quinones of the Memphis Tigers blocks a drive by Jamir Watkins of the VCU Rams Friday, Nov. 27 during the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Dave Eggen/Inertia)
The University of Memphis’ Damion Baugh drives at Adrian Baldwin Jr. of the Virginia Commonwealth Rams during the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Richard Carlson/Inertia)
Moussa Cisse of the Memphis Tigers slams home two points against the Virginia Commonwealth Rams during the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Dave Eggen/Inertia)
DJ Jeffries of the Memphis Tigers drives past Josh Banks (33) of the Virginia Commonwealth Rams during the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Richard Carlson/Inertia)
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.
After losing two straight games in South Dakota, he said the problem was “bad coaching.” It’s impossible to disagree.
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