| 29 January 2010
The Mayans predicted that the world was going to end in 2012, but they obviously weren't able to foresee what would happen in early 2010. For after the news broke last night, it is clearly obvious that the world is ending very soon. ZACH RANDOLPH IS AN ALL-STAR!!!
Yes, you read that correctly - Z-BO IS AN ALL-STAR!! Yes, the same Zach Randolph with numerous arrests on his resume. The same Zach Randolph who punched a teammate and broke his jaw in practice (in all fairness that teammate was Ruben Patterson). The same Zach Randolph who was such a cancer to a team that two of his former employers (Portland and the Clippers) immediately got rid of him once they won the NBA draft lottery so as to not risk him infecting their new franchise player. The same Zach Randolph that is a black hole on the court, who can't really run or jump and normally looks fat and out of shape. The same Zach Randolph that is the most expendable 20 & 10 guy in the League.
But here's the part that the Mayans could never have predicted - Randolph seems to have changed his ways. Instead of destroying the young and growing Grizzlies he has helped lead them into playoff contention in the ever difficult Western Conference. By all accounts his Memphis coaches and teammates love him. He's not even leading the team in shots per game (Rudy Gay is edging him out by 0.1 shots per). And he is doing what he has always done extremely well - score (21.0 ppg) and rebound (11.6 rpg plus he is leading the league in offensive rebounds). So the All-Star nod in Randolph's direction is definitely worthy and earned. It's the fact that the League's coaches would consider him worthy of an All-Star berth that none of his could have predicted coming into this season. Now, if you would excuse me, I think a pig just flew through my window.
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