Why is he called that?

Yes, Curry can only dream of doing what Randolph does in my opinion. Curry post moves are more slow and predictable, which lead to a lot of offensive fouls. One good thing about this is that Curry probably will improve his defense practicing with Randolph.

[Edited by - DarkKnicks on 02-07-2007 04:52 AM]

Posted by Rich:

Why is he called that?

Its a spin on the charecter "D-BO" from the movie "Friday". D-BO was the neighborhood bully, except he was a insanely huge grown man.

Zach is up there size wise. Deebo is listed as 6'6 255 lbs in Wikipedia and Zach is 6'8 220 lbs. Doesn't change ****. I wouldn't **** with Deebo if I was 6'10 260.

Posted by nixluva:

Yeah ... he looks just like Curry. Face ups, splitting defenders, up and unders, dribble penetrations, 3's, multiple spins from the free throw line, jumpers from wherever. Exactly the same guy.

Thats exactly what I mean. Ppl talk about the guy abd don't even know what is offensive capabilities are.

What I liked about that video is that you can tell that you can give him the ball anywhere on the court and he can make something happen! A lot of big guys can only play on one side of the court on the offensive end.

this is why from a straight X's and O's standpoint I have no problem with the trade. PF was easily our worst position last year. We got smoked from the blow of the whistle. Zach is very good on the boards.

I think the Curry/Zach chemistry concerns (I believe are valid) are not because they are similar, rather they both need to the ball to be effective. When Curry isnt trying to score he's a big turd sitting out there doing nothing.

Now at least Zach is a very good rebounder, but understand one thing.. the man is a scorer and he LIKES to shoot. He's also capable of some Crawford like nights. Will be happy being the 2nd option? Should he be?

Anyone notice one last thing?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AjIWtCcUQtcjBcW4ND2kZ3ukvLYF?slug=ap-knicks-randolph&prov=ap&type=lgns

"We're a power team. We win games by pounding it inside, going to the foul line and rebounding the basketball," Thomas said. "There's no mistake about the type of team we're trying to build. We're a power athletic team. It's safe to say that the ball will be in one of their hands most every time downcourt."

Ahhh... do we have a PG that can feed the post? Because after 4 years of watching Marbury everyday we know he CANT. Crawford is erratic as well. Who is running this half court offense?

It will be interesting to see because this is a WIN NOW team (Again). ITs a veteran core with a young bench. Our starters have all been in the league 5-6 years.

I think Isiah bringing in Zach makes sense for him.. babysitting troublemakers is really the only thing he has proven to well at the NBA level. Might as well stick to what you know

Keeping tabs on Zach Randolph - particularly when the sun goes down - is now the Knicks' problem. History suggests that Knicks head coach Isiah Thomas would be well-advised not to turn off his cell phone before he goes to bed each night.

There shouldn't be, however, much of a mystery concerning Randolph's whereabouts during the day.

"He loves the gym," says Trail Blazers assistant coach Bill Bayno. "He worked his butt off for me. When Zach gets to the gym he doesn't look at the clock. He works on his game and his conditioning. He just loves to play ball."

Randolph will formally join the Knicks today and hold his first press conference - at the Greenburgh practice facility - since Thursday's stunning trade that send Channing Frye and Steve Francis to Portland for Randolph, Fred Jones and Dan Dickau.

Last week, Randolph was in Los Angeles training with Bayno, who spent the past 12 months working on Randolph's body and mind. When Bayno speaks about the 6-9, 250-pound Randolph, he paints a different picture of a player known as much for his off-the-court behavior as his vast basketball skills.

Bayno says that Randolph has matured and that his best years are still ahead of him. He talks about Randolph being a likeable guy who has made poor choices in his life and now has seen the error of his ways.

Thomas is confident he can get through to Randolph, who has a long rap sheet of offenses ranging from gun possession to assault. Randolph becomes the Knicks' most controversial acquisition since the team traded for Latrell Sprewell in January 1999.

"I've had off the court problems in my day so I know how tough it can be to manage your off the court life, especially during the season," Bayno says. "But I think Zach probably had his best year in terms of basketball (23.6 points, 10.1 rebounds) and maturing off the court."

Bayno and former Knick Monty Williams are in charge of player development for the Blazers. Bayno got his first big break in college as a grad assistant on P.J. Carlesimo's staff at Seton Hall. He eventually landed at Kansas under Larry Brown before working for John Calipari at UMass and becoming the head coach at UNLV. As a coach trying to resurrect his career, Bayno formed an immediate bond with Randolph.

"Zach is a very coachable player," Bayno said. "I wish him all the luck in the world because I really enjoyed working with him. He always wanted to work. This year we were working on his defense because offensively, he's just a scoring machine."

Randolph's greatest weakness is his inability to defend his position. In many ways he is similar to Eddy Curry: a big man who needs the ball down low. There is a feeling that Randolph and Curry will not work as a tandem because they are too similar.

"He can play with Eddy Curry," Bayno said. "He can shoot the ball from anywhere. He fancies himself as a three-point shooter but we felt he relied on it too much. But he has very good range."

btw, all we need now is to re-sign mo taylor and mike sweetney and play them all at the same time.