Clippers trade Zach Randolph to Memphis for Quentin Richardson
Not a bad move by the Clips to rid themselves of Randolph.
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Full circle for Q.
And a decent deal for the Grizz…they get a legit 20/10 guy to go with Thabeet and Gasol…
So, this means Warrick is now available…I know the Bulls have stockpiled that position, but he is intriguing…
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by Dionysus2.0 on Jul 1, 2009 8:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"a decent deal for the Grizz"
No.
At this point I would look upon any deal where one team gets Zack Randolph as a losing deal for that team, especially with the cap space issues. He’s like Larry Hughes, if Larry Hughes was worse.
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by Prevenge on Jul 2, 2009 7:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not like the Grizz were going to spend any serious money
I’m shocked they’d take on another year’s worth of salary. They must have been getting close to the league minimum for next year.
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by snley on Jul 2, 2009 8:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wonder if the Grizz would part with Gasol after drafting Thabeet
Doubt it, but couldn’t hurt to ask
by Sports2 on Jul 1, 2009 9:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd hope so
but looking down their roster what do they have at the 4/5 other than Randolph, Thabeet, and Gasol? Hamed Haddadi? Can Adonal Foyle still play?
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by NBA Observer on Jul 2, 2009 9:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
On paper
1- Conley, Mayo
2- Mayo, Buckner, Jaric
3- Gay
4- Randolph, Warrick, Arthur
5- Gasol, Thabeet, Iranian Guy
They’ve also still got $10M in cap space if they want to use it :|
by Sports2 on Jul 1, 2009 9:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Iranian Guy has actually been really good, albeit in limited minutes. Maybe we can pry him away?
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by fundamentallysound on Jul 1, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
why are we talking about prying away some iranian dude i've never heard of
damn, this organization is really at a low point
by LoveForTheGame on Jul 1, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Iranian Guy OK?
Has anyone heard from him in the last two weeks?
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by Big D on Jul 1, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
David Lee
David Lee loses a possible destination. Hmmm….
by Jesse07 on Jul 1, 2009 9:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
man, there's always a team dumber than the last
Blazers→Knicks→Clips→Grizzlies. How does any team keep taking that Randolph contract?
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jul 1, 2009 9:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
memphis has a reason
to pretend like they are competing in the NBA
by LoveForTheGame on Jul 1, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eventually it'll be over
You know it’s gonna look attractive to the Bulls next year when it’ll be expiring and we have all that cap space that Wade laughs at.
by Sports2 on Jul 2, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
as much as I hate the bulls org right now
its stuff like this that puts it back in perspective.
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by BigBenign on Jul 1, 2009 9:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
except Memphis is in a tiny market, and the Bulls make the most money of any franchise in the league, and yet, operate as a small market team.
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by fundamentallysound on Jul 1, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except they just landed a 20/10 guy...
You know, the type of player the Bulls have been looking for since…well, a long time.
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is that Ben Gordon is selfish..." -your friendly bulls blogger
by Dionysus2.0 on Jul 1, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you wanted Zach Randolph on this team, well I don't know what to tell you. I can tell you I won't be valuing your opinion much, though.
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by fundamentallysound on Jul 1, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was watching NBA TV the other day
and David Aldridge was saying Dunleavey really likes Zach Randolph. Then this trade went down after the NBA TV guys all thought Camby was the one to go.
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by NBA Observer on Jul 2, 2009 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dunleavy is the worst coach in the NBA, so if he "really likes Zach Randolph", color me unsurprised.
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by fundamentallysound on Jul 2, 2009 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, if you had defended the Grizz by saying at least they pony up the dough
I would’ve been right with you. But the 20/10 comment implies you are giving them props from a basketball stanpoint, which I simply cannot condone. At all.
by Rose Colored Goggles on Jul 1, 2009 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought the Bulls didn't want selfish, one-dimensional players only out for themselves?
I mean, that’s what you’ve been saying for a year about Ben Gordon. Or, is it only selfish players who are short?
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by Ozzie Montana on Jul 2, 2009 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
you forgot to say 'legit' 20/10 guy
didn’t want to short you a cliche.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jul 2, 2009 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so basically they got randolph for darko.
interesting…
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by Jaina on Jul 1, 2009 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Apparently that exact offer was on the table on draft day.
Don Sterling vetoed it. Apparently, he either values Q-Rich more than the Darko package, or someone talked some sense into him.
by arjoseph on Jul 2, 2009 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Wallace is bad at his job
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by Ozzie Montana on Jul 1, 2009 10:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Michael Heisley is worse at his. Wallace wanted David Lee long term, but Heisley nixed it.
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by fundamentallysound on Jul 1, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just like I don't really blame Gar for this knife-in-the-nuts offseason the Bulls have given us
this is all JRs fault.
by Rose Colored Goggles on Jul 1, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah I blame JR, which is what makes being a Bulls fan so futile. When your owner is actively sabotaging your team, there's no recourse. This blows.
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by fundamentallysound on Jul 2, 2009 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sabotage?
I’d like to think winning is number 1 with the Chairman, but here is Ben Gordon telling ESPN that he is very happy going to an organization “where winning is the number 1 priority”.
I still don’t know what the Chairman’s interests are in owning the Bulls. All signs point to “net positive revenue stream” right now.
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by NBA Observer on Jul 2, 2009 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep, hence the sabotage. he only cares about winning enough to maximize profits (aka first round playoff exit)
and no more than that.
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by fundamentallysound on Jul 2, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm super excited about this trade.
Randolph makes Memphis one of the more fantasy-friendly teams in the league. This will help Mayo and Gay’s numbers, and Randolph himself will no longer have competition for playing time.
Memphis will still suck balls, but who cares about Memphis?
by arjoseph on Jul 2, 2009 8:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What were Gay's number like with 20/10 Pau Gasol in the paint?
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by NBA Observer on Jul 2, 2009 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More consistent and efficient.
It’s a small sample size, since he only played the first half with Gasol two years ago (and year before that was his pre-emergence rookie season), but last year he was not great as the main guy. Z-Bo in the paint should set him up for more 3s and relieve him of the double teams he was seeing last year, giving him more room to slash. His overall point production might go down, but his FG%, 3s, and assists should go up.
by arjoseph on Jul 2, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's true, Randolph did help me to a title last year
Selfish cancers are the best.
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