Quigly

Speed

hilarious.

the "grim reefer"

lol

Go Blazers

Storyteller

Nice that he gives somes props to Cheeks and suggests that he should have gotten some votes for Coach of the Year.

But saying that signing Shawn Kemp was the reason for Zach Randolph not developing more quickly? Hey, Pete - the Blazers had Kemp on the roster long before drafting Zach. And last year, there's no way that Zach was ready to play major minutes. And didn't Kemp say that one of the reasons he wanted a trade was so that Zach could get more minutes? And wasn't Kemp in Orlando all year - so what's your excuse for why Randolph didn't get more playing time this year?

Sheesh.....

bfan1

isn't it amazing how views of our team can get so distorted?

I was going to start a thread on this but I think it fits here.

I think we should all thank Rasheed Wallace and ref Tim Donaghy for Zach's development and ability to get more minutes. Rasheed's 7 game suspension set the stage for Zach to not only get more minutes but to do so under tremendous pressure for a young guy like him. That is when Zach turned the first corner to star-dom and these playoffs are providing yet another corner for him to cross over into super-stardom. Also, let's credit Zach himself-he put in the hard work and effort to be where he is.

Good luck is where preparation and opportunity meet-Zach was ready when the opportunity came. It is a lesson for everyone.

Damon did the same thing-he stayed prepared and now he too has been given a great opportunity. He also is seeing success.

It's a pleasure to see. I am very proud of them.

GO BLAZERS!

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mook

kind of tought to criticize whitsett for not playing Randolph when he was also the guy who DISCOVERED randolph in the first place.

however, I do like the like term "Assault Forward." It fits really well on and off court.