Calkins: Penny Hardaway ‘hurt’ by Wiseman decision – and Wiseman just might be, too.
It started with excitement, with James Wiseman (center, dunking in front of the Rebounders Club Sept. 24) saying "Go Tigers Go." The end of the Wiseman era was significantly more subdued. (Mark 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.
Life after Wiseman has begun for the Memphis Tigers, a turn that was unexpected based on the freshman center's excitement when he committed to the team.
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