Martin: The Penny Hardaway revenge tour continues, and it is glorious
“I feel so comfortable with this team, because we have so many scorers,” coach Penny Hardaway said. “Anybody can get going. That’s the blessing of this year’s team.” (Matthew Hinton/AP)
John Martin
John Martin is a contributing college sports columnist for The Daily Memphian. Martin is a lifelong Memphian who’s covered the Memphis Tigers’ basketball program for more than a decade. Before joining The Daily Memphian team, he was the Memphis beat writer for The Athletic. Currently, he is the co-host of the Jason and John Show on 92.9 FM ESPN, weekdays at 11 a.m. Martin is a graduate of White Station High School and the University of Memphis.
It might be a new team, but you can rest assured Hardaway reminded his group that the Tigers came down to New Orleans and lost last season. You can rest assured he told his group that New Orleans is where the AAC collapse began a season ago.
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