Buckley: The Tigers must stop flirting with danger. Before they get stung.
University of Memphis guard Jahvon Quinerly (middle) hits a game-winning 3-point shot against SMU during action on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
“Jahvon Quinerly bailed the Tigers out, again, but even he knows there is a price to eventually pay for living on the edge.”
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