John Calipari won a NIT Championship as coach of the Memphis Tigers. Six years later his team played for an NCAA Championship. Can Penny repeat history?
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Sunday Will be the ‘Most Important’ Game for Penny and the Tigers, Until the Next One
Sunday will be the ‘most important’ game of Penny Hardaway’s coaching career. I break down why Memphis will win and revisit some other ‘important games’ in recent Tiger history.
Two Cents: Third Ranked Tigers Prowling Below National Radar (2/15/06)
Memphis vs. Eeerbody. That refrain is real, and this column from February of 2005 details how disrespected the third ranked Tiger basketball team was.
Two Cents: Sometimes, Winning Can be a Very Bad Thing (4/14/06)
I ponder the benefits of losing games over winning them when it comes to playoff seedings, with a side diatribe about Calipari in this April, 2006 column.
Two Cents: Sometimes Sports is the Only Way Out for Troubled Youngsters (1/21/05)
Column from January 2005 making the case for sports as an outlet for troubled youth.
Two Cents: The Numbers Don’t Lie, Heath Should Stay (3/9/2005)
Column defending Razorbacks’ basketball coach Stan Heath (and the Memphis Tigers’ John Calipari) from March, 2005.
Mikes Miasma of Miscellany 