NBA Trades

Originally Posted by King Glorious

I don't think so. I like Griffin a lot but Randolph is a proven 20-10 guy in the league. Those guys aren't standing on every corner in LA. They don't exactly play the same spot either. Griffin is more of a post guy than Randolph is. I could see them both on the court at the same time and if they feel like they won't work together, you can get more for him than Richardson. The guys loved playing with him last year. Too much is made of that whole think about a guy being a cancer to a team. Guys are paid too much money to be concerned with anything other than what a guy can give you on the court and Randolph has produced everywhere he's played. The Clippers are a team that needs as much as they can get. They can't be looking at building for the future. Playing in LA, in the same building as the Lakers, the future is always now. There would have been no problem with keeping Randolph. Kaman and Camby aren't the healthiest of big men and they need the depth. If they want to trade him later, after Griffin has started to prove himself, trade him at the trade deadline or next year when his contract is an expiring one and get a good player. I am positive they could have gotten more than Richardson.

Randolph is a pitiful defender.
He cares a whole lot about his numbers.
Its not just about offense.
Not enough of his 10 rebounds
come after a tough battle under
the defensive boards.

[Cannon Shell]

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/...The-Night.html

Good piece by a really good writer who hasnt been ESPNized.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/...The-Night.html

Good piece by a really good writer who hasnt been ESPNized.

Forgive me, but how can anyone love the NBA?

Sorry..that article is awesome...

And I didn't mean to butt into your thread..I just don't get it.

[Cannon Shell]

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/07/01/g...e-war-on-fans/

More love for Zach

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Forgive me, but how can anyone love the NBA?

Sorry..that article is awesome...

And I didn't mean to butt into your thread..I just don't get it.

You are blackhawks fan. What is more irrelevant than the Blackhawks?

Originally Posted by GBBob

Forgive me, but how can anyone love the NBA?

Sorry..that article is awesome...

And I didn't mean to butt into your thread..I just don't get it.

Best athletes in any team sport.
Players are on an island unlike football.

You cannot stick some 350 lb dude in the middle
of the line for every 3rd and short and get away with it.
Cant have some reliever pitch to 1 batter and win it.

Its easy to see if you suck.
You cant get lost, you have to contribute.

[dalakhani]

For once I agree with Pgardn and cannon shell. Getting rid of Zach Randolph's contract for ANYTHING was great. Getting rid of it for an expiring 9 million is a STEAL.

Zach randolph is an extremely talented player...perhaps the greatest ever to play at storied Marion high school. However, he is a confirmed idiot that needs the ball in the post and kills any kind of chemistry both on the floor and in the locker room. That 20-10 needs a serious asterisk.

[King Glorious]

Sorry but 20-10 never needs an asterisk. Not in the toughest league in the world. There are only a few people in the world capable of doing it. He's one of the. And he's done it consistently for a number of years.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

Sorry but 20-10 never needs an asterisk. Not in the toughest league in the world. There are only a few people in the world capable of doing it. He's one of the. And he's done it consistently for a number of years.

It's almost physically impossible to be a good NBA player and have as low a winning percentage as Zach Randolph has since he's become a regular player. He's a stat stuffer but not a good player.