Today's Poll

"I’m getting in top shape," he said. "The way we’re running, ain’t nobody going to be able to do too much with me, you know what I mean, because I won’t get tired. I’m going to just play. I have the extra edge. I’m already feeling good out there."

I wont get tired. Uh Huh sure. Just like he’s a better and more efficient passer in the 3 games in which he has 5 total assists, all in the first game.

Same ol’ Zbo.

Sophia

It has possibilities for Z-bo. I would love to see him reach All-Star status with New York. He provided a lot of bright spots in some down years when he was here. And as for his flaws…well…

A lot of the same things were said about Xavier McDaniel. Yet when he found the team that maximized his skill set, he suddenly became a valued player. Now, on the surface the Knicks hardly seem like the ideal situation for Randolph. But when you look a little deeper, you remember
A) He has ALWAYS been able to score and rebound
B) D’Antoni doesn’t teach defense first
C) Randolph sort of fills the same holes that an old, worn out Shaq was brought in to fill in Phoenix.

Does that mean I expect New York to be good? No, but I could definitely see Zach putting up huge numbers of points and rebounds and, almost by default, even assists when you look at the totals at the end of the year. As much as he is maligned, when he was here in P-town he had some games where he carried us in all 3 departments. The talent is there, if the motivation arrives, look out.

He would not be the first guy to be ball-hogging black hole early in the career only to have a mid-career turnaround. See
Chambers, Tom
Ellis, Dale
Stackhouse, Jerry

Then again…for the view that Zach will always be Zach, see
Walker, Antoine

You need the option of “Z-bo isn’t back, because Z-bo never left anywhere, because Z-bo never was anywhere.”

Least favorite Blazer ever. Dude would literally walk back on defense.

But then I cant wait to Greg defend Z-BOZO either

who doesn’t care if he can’t play defense

(you go, Zach)

and 600 votes? somebody is voting more than once.

7’0 man child Greg Oden’s weight: 273
6’9 Zach Randolph’s weight: 260

Z-bo is still pudgy and doesn’t take care of himself. I wonder what his fat percentage is…15%?

"He’s a lot better basketball player than I thought he was," D’Antoni said Wednesday. "He’s good. His instincts are good. He’s fun to be around. He’s a really good personality and he wants to get it done. He wants to get it done the right way."