So we're just gonna ignore the monster season Zach Randolph is having....again?!

If Memphis win the series over spurs THAN thats when Zbo will be known.

 

Tony Allen, Thabo Sefolosha, Grant Hill, Gerald Wallace, Dwayne Wade.

 

oh comeon people I like the Grizz too but we don't need 5+ threads on them cluttering up the front page

 

Man

After Reading The first page

Those Guys wont be showing up anytime soon in this thread. Not with there face out atleast

 

Righttt

 

Lol was gonna bump this myself but I saw all the other zbo threads

 

Winning one series doesnt elevate a player or a team much in my book. Let them win the 2nd round and ill start to see this as more than luck, adrenaline and self confidence.

 

Come on, Jim. It's time to give the man his props. He's been elevated to the clear #1 option ever since Rudy Gay went down and he's responded, leading his 8th seeded team over the #1 Spurs. He made Tim Duncan look like it was time to retire. He was given the ball down the stretch, in clutch situations, and he delivered; sometimes even scoring against double teams. That's what a superstar does -- that's what Zach Randolph is doing.

 

The Spurs were ripe for being upset. Did you see how the 6-8 seeds were praying to play the Spurs and not the Lakers? Im not saying Memphis/Randolph hasnt played well for what? 3 months? Sure, they have played outstanding for 3 months. But that is all. Ones statis in the NBA is not made in that amount of time. In fact, its not made in the regular season period. And teams that get out of the first round do not get or deserve special attention. Did the 2007 Warriors amount to anything?

 

Did the 2007 Warriors play defense?

 

Doesnt matter. They beat a #1 seed. And that is all that Memphis has accomplished thus far.

 

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This is not the same situation. The warriors played a Mavs team that was very well known by Don Nelson. He knew every single counter to Nowitzki, Howard, and Terry. They made the Mavs play their style of basketball and beat them at it. However in the next round against the Jazz, they were destroyed in half court basketball. They played no defense and had no big players to match the physicality of Williams, Boozer, Okur, and Harpring types players. The Jazz killed them in the paint that year.

The Grizzlies beat the Spurs at their own game. They played nitty gritty half court basketball that the Spurs of old used to play. They have gigantic trees in Gasol and Z-bo as well as lock down defenders in Allen and Battier. They are an all around good team and not a one trick pony like the 2007 warriors.

When the Grizzlies take it to the Thunder next round then you will see. I still see the Thunder winning, but they will give them a hell of a fight.

 

Since when does how you beat someone lend you extra statis?

Of course it isnt the same situation. No two series between any teams is the same situation.

 

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Is that first question a joke...or? I'm honestly confused. What warrants being considered a very good team then?

 

Winning in the playoffs is the only thing that matters in the end.

In 1997 the Rockets went to the Western Conference Finals and lost to Utah 4-2. That was the year we had Barkley, Clyde, Mario, Willis and the Dream. You know what they are known for? Losing. They lost. And thats all people remember. Those teams with Barkley are all remembered the same. They all fell short. No one says how wonderful a team they were to win in the 1st and 2nd round. And you know what? No remembers or cares how they were beaten either.

 

This thread isn't even about the Grizzlies "greatness" as a team. I don't think anyone's picking them to be the next NBA champs quite yet.

It's about giving ZBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO the props he deserves after completely dismantling Elmo and the rest of the Spurs (which to be fair, ZBo has been a major problem for Timmy throughout his career). If you can't recognize what a great series performance that was, you either didn't watch the games or just wanna hate, for no real reason.

 

First of all, I dont have hate for anyone, save Lebron's theatrics.

I am giving him the props he deserves. He had 1 good series against a 35 year old past his prime center. Im sorry that you and some others feel like he deserves an award or something, but he and the Memphis team havent accomplished anymore than the 2007 Warriors. Yes, they were the underdogs. Yes they had a good series. Yes zbo played well. But praise beyond that is exaggerated and unwarranted, imo.