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Z-Bo bringin' heat! You know what? I agree!

Catching up with Z-Bo

Zach Randolph was back at the Garden for tonight's game against the Knicks. It was his first game here since the Nov. 21 trade sent him to Clipperland with Mardy Collins for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley.

Z-Bo is still doing his thing, leading the Clips with 21.2 points per game and averaging 10.3 boards on the season. But the team is a mess this season, at 17-54.

"We're a better team than we showed, a lot better," Randolph said. "We've had a lot of injuries. If were were all healthy and playing, it would be a lot different. We'd be a good team."

They've had a total of 205 games missed due to injury/illness or suspensions. Randolph missed 25 total, 19 because of a sore left knee, two for a suspension (when he clocked Lou Amundson) and four when his father passed away in early March. The Clippers' record without him? 3-22.

Baron Davis and Marcus Camby each missed 15 games for various injuries and Chris Kaman was out 48 games with a sore left foot.

Randolph laughed when I asked him if he felt the Knicks made a mistake in trading him away.

"Yeah," he said with a big smile beaming. "It was definitely a mistake."

But the decision was an obvious one. The Knicks wanted to dump Randolph's contract off the 2010-11 payroll (and also moved Jamal Crawford that day) to make room for a big play in free agency in 2010. The LeBronathon has lost some steam since then, but Randolph says he thinks it could happen.

"It's gonna be interesting," he said.

If they wind up with LeBron, Zach says he can understand moving him. But Chris Bosh?

"I'm better than Chris Bosh," he said.

Told that line will make headlines, Zach gave a dismissive wave and said, "I'd tell him to his face."

he also said he was better than elton brand.

take away the off court incidents and how is Brand THAT superior to Randolph, if at all?

Agreed. Zach is a loser, stat-padding selfish player who plays no defense at all and barely ever attempts to play within an offense. I'm happy he is no longer on this team.

Posted by GKFv2:

Agreed. Zach is a loser, stat-padding selfish player who plays no defense at all and barely ever attempts to play within an offense. I'm happy he is no longer on this team.

Oh snap, I thought you were talking about Nate Robinson. Never mind

C'mon now TMS. Thats not even true fam. Brand hasnt averaged 20/10, every year, during his whole career. I dont even have to look at his stats to know that.

Randolph and Brand have put up remarkably similar numbers and both have had mixed results when it comes to the on the court success of their teams. One is not vastly superior over the other, thats just fact. Just say you're biased against Zach, but dont try to taint the arguments so it can suit your agenda.

Chris Webber said it best about Brand when talking about Philly success without him. He is a numbers guy. I don't see how he makes his teams better.

I think Z-Bo actually has more playoff experience than Brand. That's sad.

Posted by Pharzeone:

Chris Webber said it best about Brand when talking about Philly success without him. He is a numbers guy. I don't see how he makes his teams better.

I think Z-Bo actually has more playoff experience than Brand. That's sad.

Brand has 12 games (all in one postseason) 26/10

ZBo has 8 games. (2 postseasons) 14/9

Hahahahahahahahaha

It tough to gauge a player who you don't see night in and night out...You tend to see a player's fault when he plays for your team...That said, Zach brought it every night in a Knick uniform...He averaged 20 and 10 the last 7 years...Respect..

[Edited by - holfresh on 03-28-2009 1:19 PM]

Posted by holfresh:

It tough to gauge a player who you don't see night in and night out...You tend to see a player's fault when he plays for your team...That said, Zach brought it every night in a Knick uniform...He averaged 20 and 10 the last 7 years...Respect..

[Edited by - holfresh on 03-28-2009 1:19 PM]

good post.