Calkins: The Penny Hardaway era is not going well
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway waits for the opening tip of the team's game against Tulane in New Orleans, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via 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.
Memphis lost to Tulane for the first time since 2016. That was the last season for Josh Pastner. Which doesn’t mean this will be the last season for Penny Hardaway, of course. But things are not going well.
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