Calkins: Penny Hardaway thinks he has ‘a target on his back’ – and that’s a good thing
Penny Hardaway has a massive chip on his shoulder about criticism – real or imagined – from other coaches. And that's a good thing.
Topic: Memphis Tigers
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January 2019
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Calkins: Memphis had a shot to beat Temple – but missed
Memphis lost to Temple Thursday night, 85-76, in a game that demonstrated that old basketball truism: You won’t win many games when you shoot 4.3 percent from deep.
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Basketball box score: Memphis Tigers vs. Southern Methodist University
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Calkins: Memphis State destroys SMU — and it was just like old times
The Memphis basketball team -- wearing Memphis State uniforms -- destroyed SMU Saturday. It felt just like old times.
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Calkins: Penny Hardaway vs. Rick Barnes yet again? Let’s check the facts
Tennessee fans are mad that Penny Hardaway apparently criticized Rick Barnes again. Are they right to be? Is Hardaway making things up? I check the facts.
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Simon to take on Tigers wide receiver duties
Former Arizona State running backs coach John Simon will coach wide receivers at the University of Memphis.
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December 2018
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Calkins: Memphis Tigers football falls just short (once again)
BIRMINGHAM — He made the first one. Riley Patterson drilled the 38-yard field goal to send the game into overtime. Except Wake Forest called timeout just before the snap. So he had to kick the thing again. -
Daily Memphian Signing Day Headquarters
Signing day is here and Memphis expects to sign between 14 and 16 players, according to head coach Mike Norvell. The class is ranked between 50 and 60, depending on the recruiting service. Norvell’s highest ranked class was in 2017 when he pulled in the likes of Obinna Eze and TJ Carter. -
Chapter Seven: Memphis vs. Tennessee was a welcome brawl
Just 47 seconds remained in this brawl of a game, when an actual brawl seemed on the verge of breaking out. -
Calkins: As Memphis braces for No. 3 Tennessee, the thrill is back
Twelve cough drops. Not one, not two, not three, not 10. -
Calkins: Is it possible to be a fan of both Memphis and Tennessee? NO!
As the big game bears down upon us, as Memphis prepares to play Tennessee in basketball, let us all come together to agree on one essential truth: you have to pick a side. -
Calkins: ‘Let’s just do this.’ Why Mike Norvell ended speculation about his future
Mike Norvell had just returned to his office from a day of recruiting in Memphis high schools when he saw a tweet from my former colleague Mark Giannotto speculating about his future. -
Chapter Six: Why the Penny Hardaway bobblehead means so much
At precisely 11:42 a.m. Saturday, the Memphis Tigers ran out of Penny Hardaway bobbleheads. -
Calkins: Penny’s Tigers show they are getting better in win over South Dakota State
After eight games, after four wins and four losses, after trips to Baton Rouge, Orlando and Miami, the Memphis Tigers are the one thing you should have really wanted them to be at this point in the season.
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November 2018
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Chapter Four: Penny Hardaway has his greatest triumph – then frets about being a laughingstock
ORLANDO – Just a few days earlier, Penny Hardaway had been sitting along the baseline at the Landers Center, watching three gifted recruits light up the court. -
Road Recap: Charleston tops Tigers 78-75 in Invitational
Six games into Penny Hardaway’s first season as the Memphis Tigers’ head coach, this much is clear: The heralded freshmen will thrill and they will aggravate. In the end Sunday night against Charleston, there was more frustration than joy as the Tigers fell 78-75 in the fifth-place game of the AdvoCare Invitational in Orlando. -
Calkins: After embarrassing loss, Penny Hardaway lashes out at Penny Hardaway
ORLANDO — Penny Hardaway sat in front of the microphone in the wake of Oklahoma State’s blowout win over the Memphis Tigers in the AdvoCare Invitational and decided to really lay into the individual he thought was responsible for the listless performance. -
Chapter One: The second Penny Hardaway era begins at Memphis
When Penny Hardaway debuted at Memphis the first time, people wore tuxes. -
Calkins: Memphis headed to fifth straight bowl game (unlike some schools you know)
You know what school hasn’t been to five straight bowl games?
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October 2018
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Local two-star wide receiver commits to Memphis Tigers
Two-star wide receiver Cameron Baker from Germantown High committed to Memphis on Monday evening, the latest local player to join coach Mike Norvell's future team. -
Healing Henderson facing aggressive Pirates defense
Head coach Mike Norvell thought star running back Darrell Henderson was headed for the endzone when he burst into open space against the Missouri defense. -
Calkins: DJ Jeffries bails on Kentucky for Memphis and the power of Penny wins again
He couldn’t even wait until 10 a.m. -
Calkins: Penny Hardaway’s first game is a blast
The man never sat down. -
Calkins: All eyes on Penny Hardaway as he makes exhibition debut
Let’s start with what he’ll wear. What will Penny Hardaway wear in his first game as Memphis coach? -
Missouri rolls over Memphis 65-33 in Columbia
The Memphis Tigers suffered their second consecutive defeat and dropped to 4-4 overall, 0-3 on the road, with a 65-33 loss to the Missouri Tigers Saturday in Columbia. It’s the most points that Memphis has given up since 1947.
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