Calkins: Yo, Tigers. Just go win the thing.
Memphis guard Alex Lomax (middle) celebrates the win against Houston on Sunday, March 6. The Tigers begin their postseason run in the American Athletic Conference Tournament Friday, March 11, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Mark Weber/The 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.
Never mind all the talk about bubbles and brackets. Just win the conference tournament, and get the banner y’all deserve.
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