<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Zach Randolph of the Portland Trail Blazers was named the winner of the 2003-04 NBA Most Improved Player Award, the NBA announced today. The annual award is presented to a player who has made a dramatic improvement from the previous season or seasons. Randolph is only the second Trail Blazer to be honored with the Most Improved Player award since it was presented following the 1985-86 season, joining Kevin Duckworth who received the honor for the 1987-88 season. Randolph received a total of 379 points, including 59 first-place votes, from a panel of 121 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Cleveland?s Carlos Boozer finished second with 166 points (12 first-place votes) and Memphis? James Posey was third with 137 points (17 first-place votes). Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote received.</div> Full Story
Have to pay some respect to Randolph (let's see how many spell his name wrong here, happens all the time) Nice to see Carlos finish 2nd.
He desrved it. His stats speak for itself. I personally think he should have been an All-Star this season instead of Andre Kirelinko.
Well deserved. Zach had a great season and congratulations to Boozer being the runner-up. He also had a great season. But I would have like Redd to have gotten more votes. Congratulations to Zach.
Randolph has a bright future and if he keeps on improving the sky is the limit. He needs to stop killing the Sonics though .
It was always the killer 2nd rounders for me. Although Randolph has a better cast, I feel he's performed overly well and made his team better. Anyone who thinks otherwise for Redd as well is a fool. He has a lesser cast, yet plays the way he does, but I may be bias as he is one of my favorite players. I'm very happy for Boozer, Kirilenko and Odom myself, but it's a shame to see Ginobili so low down there.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Shard:</div><div class="quote_post">Randolph has a bright future and if he keeps on improving the sky is the limit. He needs to stop killing the Sonics though .</div> As long as he has size, can score inside and can rebound, he will kill those current Sonics. Would have liked to see Joe Johnson get more votes, he has been overlooked somewhat, but you can't go past a 20/10 guy in the West. Congratulations Zach, now give us Reef Portland - don't be selfish
Well deserved, Zach was the real bright spot in the Blazers below average season. He has a range of moves inside and once he gets into position he is basically impossible to stop. However he still needs to work on passing the ball out when he draws double and sometimes triple teams and his overall defense needs alot of work. Trading for Theo Ratliff has made Randolph look less exposed on D, however when Theo is out of the game and Zach has to play a guy one on one It isn't pretty to watch But he is still only 21, he is bound to improve maybe not in numbers but learning to pass the ball better and man up on D is what I expect him to get better at.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Just-Magic:</div><div class="quote_post">Well deserved. Zach had a great season and congratulations to Boozer being the runner-up. He also had a great season. But I would have like Redd to have gotten more votes. Congratulations to Zach.</div> Michael Redd not receiving one vote is odd. Randolph could be one of the most dominant forwards in the league in a year or two. He isn't flashy, doesn't dunk very much, but he can put the ball in the basket. He is not the fastest or most athletic, but he gets the job done. Zach is going to be a 20/10 guy for many years.
Congrats to Zach.. Well deserved.. To Boozer too, he deserves every vote he got.. Redd should of got some notice.. But being in the All-Star Game is probably good enough for him.. Once again congrats to Zach, He is the Blazers Future..
Congrads, and he got his award in a bowling alley from Kareem. I just felt like mentioning that just put it out there.
Well deserved! BTW: Check out this wall of Zach Randolph - Most Improved player 2004... http://www.walls-cave.com/walls/mip2_1667.jpg
I am not sure about Zach' potiental, unless he becomes unselfish like those Great players like Tim and KG, he will not be a great player. He has to pass the ball, and he needs to be a great defender too. he is too fat and lack of vertical jump to be a stopper in the game.
I will hate to see Zach Randolph asking a max contract from the blazers after the rookie salary. He needs to work on his defends, he needs to be like Duncan to set the tempo of the game and do things that makes the opposing team work on both offense and defense.
That was bascially a no brainer he went from single digit scoring to 20 points a game no one improved as much as him so he deserves it
Does he actually make the Portland squad better as a team or is he just another 20/10 guy at this point? Because I notice he kind of hogs the ball a lot and he's like a welcome mat on defense, plus he turns the ball over too much. I don't think that kind of play deserves a max contract. Nontheless, big men of quality are hard to find, especially ones that can compete in the low post against the likes of Duncan, Garnett, Brand, etc. He's got some nice spin moves.
