The officer didn't know the lawyers name or Randolph didn't know his lawyers name? I'm not surprised nobody spoke to the media. It would be more unusual if they did.
Yeah, I've never heard of a player or team granting an interview about a bust, especially on the day of the bust. What is the surprise?
Guh. Each of the quotes made me smile. 1. Poorly written, probably, but I got the mental image of Z-bo saying "my lawyer told me not to talk to you," the reporter saying "what's his name?" and Z-bo going "Dunno," while the reporter asks himself if Z-bo's blatently lying to him or is just a few rebounds short of a double-double. 2. Instead of the usual "Player X could not be reached for comment" or "his publicist declined to answer questions", we're treated to an SUV escape while the intrepid reporter is stuck at a gate's intercom. 3. It didn't say "The Trail Blazers decline to comment."
2. I think that AP (the article carried on ESPN) condensed the Oregonian article and used some of Quick's hayseed wording. So the AP version lacks the usual professional cookie-cutter phrases. It's vintage cornpone Oregonian to cast the reporter as a participant in the story. Here, he plays the victim, left standing at the intercom like a wronged waif stood up on a date. 1. But if you thought it was Zach who told the reporter that Zach wouldn't be talking to reporters, you weren't thinking. So I agree with you on #2 but not #1.
