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Queeniepop
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2/12/2008  10:50 AM

Trouble Has Way Of Finding Randolph. Portland Tribune. 02-12-08
By Kerry Eggers

Zach Randolph never has been one to turn down the opportunity for a good time, especially in Portland.

So it’s not surprising the New York Knick forward allegedly rented the second floor of the Greek Cusina in downtown Portland for a party Jan. 31 – the night before the Knicks faced the Trail Blazers.

Nor is it surprising that Randolph was at the center of an incident involving more than 100 people that spilled out from the nightclub to the street.

Only two names were mentioned in the police report – Randolph and bouncer Christopher Oss, who made the call to police.

The call to police from Oss said he was “hearing threats about guns; however, none were seen.” The bouncer hung up on dispatch because he had to break up a fight inside the club.

When police arrived at 2:28 a.m., “I saw over 100 people on the sidewalk in front of the location, and others coming out of the business, and they were highly agitated and yelling,” officer D.W. Shaw said in his report. “With the assistance of other officers, we were able to disperse the crowd.”

Oss told Shaw that “this was a party put on by Randolph, and at one point Randolph was involved in an argument on the second floor of the Greek Cusina.” As a result, “a large fight involving 50-plus people broke out on the second floor.”

The report said no one made claims of being injured or wanted to be reported as the victim of a crime. There evidently were no arrests.

Randolph, who played for the Blazers from 2001-07 and still has a home in West Linn, arrived at the Rose Garden at 6:30 the next night – a half-hour after New York players were supposed to be on hand.

Two representatives of Greek Cusina, while acknowledging Randolph was involved in an incident there that night, declined comment on the disturbance. One said no Blazer players were at the party.

Jonathan Supranowitz, the Knicks’ vice president of public relations, offers this account after discussing the matter with Randolph: “Zach confirmed he was in that restaurant, but he did not rent out the second floor. It was not his party, but he did attend. Perhaps someone was using his name. He is aware there is an incident, but he told me he had nothing to do with it and that the police did not interview him.”

The only thing surprising about all this? The party didn’t occur at the strip joint Exotica, one of Randolph’s haunts of choice while living in our fair city.
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2/12/2008  10:53 AM
And who says "you can never go home>>>>>>"
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2/12/2008  10:54 AM
if there had been a verifiable incident, the team should suspend him one game. Period.

Zach can't be saying he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. There should be a zero tolerance policy for Zach.
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2/12/2008  10:57 AM
Posted by franco12:

There should be a zero tolerance policy for Zach.

Wouldn't that conflict with their zero accountability policy?

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2/12/2008  11:16 AM
Zach is great teammate and an even better guy. I'm so glad I was happy about getting him from the moment that the trade was announced.
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2/12/2008  11:27 AM
Posted by K22:
Posted by franco12:

There should be a zero tolerance policy for Zach.

Wouldn't that conflict with their zero accountability policy?

Hahaha. Great point.

What a shock that Zach finds trouble for the 907th time in his illustrious NBA career. I wonder if Bitty is shocked.
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2/12/2008  11:44 AM
It was second hand smoke when he flunked the drug test. It was a racist cop when he got the DUI, and it was a teacher that hated him in high school that caught him stealing. It was his twin brother at the strip bar when he was on bereavement leave. Leave the man alone he is mis understood
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2/12/2008  11:48 AM
Posted by King1:

It was second hand smoke when he flunked the drug test. It was a racist cop when he got the DUI, and it was a teacher that hated him in high school that caught him stealing. It was his twin brother at the strip bar when he was on bereavement leave. Leave the man alone he is mis understood

ROTFLOL! Seriously several Knick fans have excused his checkered history.


Here was a response I got from a poster after posting this on RealGM

Jemini80 wrote:
^^^^^^^^
Michael Jordan got his father killed because of his gambling problem but he still won 6 championships. Shaq cheats on his wife constantly. Kobe "raped" a women and still is the best player in the league.

I fail to see how an incident that is not that bad if you actually read the article and has no direct involvement with Zach accept allegations without proof is worse than being responsible for your father's death.

[Edited by - TrueBlue on 02-12-2008 10:49 AM]
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2/12/2008  11:50 AM
What was the incident? I don't get it was he arrested; was someone he was associated with arrested? Maybe I missed something
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2/12/2008  12:01 PM
Posted by TrueBlue:
Jemini80 wrote:
^^^^^^^^
Michael Jordan got his father killed because of his gambling problem but he still won 6 championships. Shaq cheats on his wife constantly. Kobe "raped" a women and still is the best player in the league.

I fail to see how an incident that is not that bad if you actually read the article and has no direct involvement with Zach accept allegations without proof is worse than being responsible for your father's death.

Now that's just retarded. The idiot that wrote that should get his intelligence tested.... scratch that. he should get a shovel and start digging for his IQ.
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2/12/2008  12:02 PM
Posted by bitty41:

What was the incident? I don't get it was he arrested; was someone he was associated with arrested? Maybe I missed something

Just "odd" how trouble seems to follow Zach, isn't it?
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2/12/2008  12:07 PM
Posted by Solace:
Posted by TrueBlue:
Jemini80 wrote:
^^^^^^^^
Michael Jordan got his father killed because of his gambling problem but he still won 6 championships. Shaq cheats on his wife constantly. Kobe "raped" a women and still is the best player in the league.

I fail to see how an incident that is not that bad if you actually read the article and has no direct involvement with Zach accept allegations without proof is worse than being responsible for your father's death.

Now that's just retarded. The idiot that wrote that should get his intelligence tested.... scratch that. he should get a shovel and start digging for his IQ.


That's not even the half of what is posted over there.


I replied with.....

SMH @ you comparing winners and champions to a loser.


It's funny how Zach is closely related or directly involved in these incidences but always innocent of any wrong doing. Funny how he has a leaguewide reputation although he's committed little to no wrong.
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2/12/2008  12:18 PM
Posted by Solace:
Posted by bitty41:

What was the incident? I don't get it was he arrested; was someone he was associated with arrested? Maybe I missed something

Just "odd" how trouble seems to follow Zach, isn't it?

What trouble? Because some bouncer said there was an incident we should put another black mark against Zach's name?
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2/12/2008  12:20 PM
bitty Zach isnt going to get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to guns, drugs, and stealing.
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2/12/2008  12:30 PM
Posted by King1:

bitty Zach isnt going to get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to guns, drugs, and stealing.

He shouldn't but where's the beef?
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2/12/2008  12:30 PM
Zach probably shop lifted it.
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2/12/2008  12:38 PM
Posted by King1:

Zach probably shop lifted it.

LoLol
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2/12/2008  12:42 PM
Posted by bitty41:

What trouble? Because some bouncer said there was an incident we should put another black mark against Zach's name?

A) Yes, actually. Until proven otherwise.
B) Zach, as a "professional" (we'll use that term very loosely when it comes to Zach), should not have been in that situation to start with.
C) If the fact that Zach wasn't arrested is good enough for you, hey, that's a pretty lame criteria. Zach should grow up and be an adult.
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2/12/2008  12:43 PM
same old shyt with zach..
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2/12/2008  12:50 PM
I understand we are all concerned because of his history, but the article did not really say did anything. I am not going to crucify a person because they throw a party and some fools start arguing. No one was shot, no fight broke out, and nothing but hearsay suggests Zach did anything at all. He is a 24-25 year old kid. He is going to go out just like all of us went out at that age.
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