Posted by BigSm00th:
i think his call of anthony randolph of gallinari will prove to be on the $. obviously i hope not, but i can't even imagine how good this guy would be on the knicks. maybe a headcase? (i'm pulling for the rooster, just saying)
simmons:
SG: He's one of the most breathtaking rookies I've seen in person -- ever -- for all the reasons you just described. There has never been anyone quite like him. He's like a cross between Josh Smith and Lamar Odom, only if you fed him 10 Red Bulls and told him right before the game, "If you can make 10 things happen during the 10 minutes you play tonight, we will quadruple your salary and you will start for the rest of the season" ... and then he does just that, but the coach reneges on the promise so Anthony has a near-crying meltdown on the bench. That's every Anthony Randolph game. I caught him once and, in the span of two hours, he made three "MY GOD!" plays and broke down on the Warriors' bench because Nellie wouldn't put him back in, followed by an assistant consoling him through an entire timeout like Randolph was a third grader who got in trouble for something he didn't do, then had a meltdown and got kicked out of class. It was riveting. The odds of me missing another Clips-Warriors game for the next five years are 10,000-to-1.
I hear you guys on Anthony Randolph but there is something about that kid that tells me he's got some trouble in his future and he won't be a winner.
On the flip side -- despite Gallo's back and his lack of athleticism there is something about this kid that tells me his future is bright, he'll be part of winning teams and with the game on the line in 2-3 years there will be few people in the league we would rather have shooting than the BIG COCK.
