Calkins: A helluva game, a crushing loss — and why this Memphis heartbreak might be different
Memphis guard Landers Nolley II (3) reacts after drawing a foul during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Houston, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Houston. (Eric Christian Smith/AP)
Memphis forward DeAndre Williams (12) reacts after drawing a foul during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Houston, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Houston. (Eric Christian Smith/AP)
Memphis guard Landers Nolley II, left, and Houston guard DeJon Jarreau (3) reach for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Houston. (Eric Christian Smith/AP)
Memphis guard Lester Quinones reacts after making a three point basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Houston, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Houston. (Eric Christian Smith/AP)
Memphis guard Landers Nolley II (3) reacts after making a three point basket as Moussa Cisse (32) watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Houston, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Houston. (Eric Christian Smith/AP)
Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway talks to the team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Houston, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Houston. (Eric Christian Smith/AP)
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.
If Sunday produced an all-too-familiar feeling for Memphis fans, there is still reason to hope this might turn out better than the other losses.
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