The Grizzlies will be an ELITE club??? Am iI missing something?

calling the thunder a sure-fire elite team in 2013 is almost as silly. they haven't been playing all that well since the first month of the season (blazers and griz have better records over the last 32 games). also durant is the only core player who is signed through then. ALL of westbrook, perkins, ibaka, harden, and maynor will have new contracts. to retain them all they will have to run up a mind-bogglingly high payroll - if that's even possible under the new CBA. when considering their future you also have to factor in perkins durability even if he re-signs.

 

TITANIC

 

How about the Grizzlies actually end a season with a winning record before they are labeled an elite team for the near future.

 

New to the team, are you?

Read up on our years without Zach. It's not pretty at all.

 

Thu, Feb 24

F Zach Randolph, who didn't get named to the All-Star team by the Western Conference coaches, destroyed Minnesota rookie Kevin Love, named to the all-star team by NBA commissioner David Stern to replace the injured Yao Ming, for the second straight time against Minnesota. In getting his 41st double-double of the year, Randolph had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, compared to Love's numbers of 15 points and 11 rebounds. In two games against Love, Randolph has averaged 23.5 points and 11.5 rebounds, compared to Love's 12.5 points and 10.5 rebounds. "We were physical and we got our rhythm back," Randolph said. "We got what we want, because they threw the ball inside to me and Marc (Gasol), and we worked inside out."(Yahoo! Sports)

 

So Randolph Dominated Love awesome... Guess who else outplayed and dominated Love too... LMA. I'd much rather have Aldridge then Randolph.

 

La>>>>>>>>>>> Zach, love, and I'm saying griffin.


And I dont think it's close.

Zach is garbage.

Love is a garbage stat time padded.

Griffin might be the most over hyped rookie I ever seen. Thanks espn. The only question I have is how many prite time games the clippers get next year? At least 5 Sunday gamesvt 3pm vs lakers, celtics, magic, thunder and spurs.

 

lol at anyone trying to put lipstick on that pig of an era. Portland had 4 years with Zach as a starter. While a knee injury he sustained certainly set the team back they went 121-207 (or won 37% of their games) during that nostalgic stretch. We're in the 4th year since he's left and have gone 178-126 (or 59%). The best the club did with him as a starter was 41-41, the worst the club has done since is the same 41-41.

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