One Playoff Win, One Huge New Deal For Zach Randolph

Gotdamn the Grizzlies' expectations are low, they win the franchise's first ever playoff game and give Zach "Eddie Winslow" Randolph a huge new deal directly afterward. The new contract is 4-years/$71 million! Just when I was about to give the Grizz credit for Marc Gasol finally having a better game and day than Pau, they go and do this. Now, I'm not saying Zach didn't deserve it with his tremendous play all season, but damn, you got to know not to give him a long term deal. Bill Simmons wrote this once, but guys like Zach should only get 1 or 2 year deals at a time so they stay hungry. They might get afford for the rest of this postseason, but next season, look out.

And going back to Marc Gasol for a second, isn't he about to be a free agent too? I don't know the Grizzlies' finances, but can they afford to get him after this deal? Oh well, we have room for him down in Miami!

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Random News Shit: NBA Headlines Edition

1) Three Team Deal For Carmelo Discussed
The 3-teamer that would land Melo in New York is the Knicks sending Anthony Randolph and Eddy Curry to Minnesota, Minnesota sending Corey Brewer and a first-round pick to Denver, and Denver receiving Wilson Chandler from New York. Whatever, can we just finally get this nigga traded? I am so tired of hearing about this shit. It's the odds on favorite for Lamest Sports Story of 2011 and we're only 1 month and a few days in.

2) Cavs Drop 24th Straight Game; Make History
With their loss to the Blazers last night, the Cavaliers broke the NBA record for consecutive losses in a single season, breaking the 97-98 Nuggets record of 23. Next up on the schedule: the Dallas Mavericks.

I'm not gonna lie, I do feel kinda bad for the Cavs, but I still have no sympathy for the city of Cleveland or its fans. Either way, the Cavs falling like a rock are more reason LeBron should win MVP again than anything he's doing on the court right now.

3) LeBron & Randolph Win Player Of The Month For January
LeBron averaged 30.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 7.4 assists, and 1.75 steals per game last month, and Zach Randolph averaged 22.4 points and 14.2 rebounds per game. Randolph also lead the Grizzlies to 11 wins in January and set a franchise record with a career-high 14 consecutive double-doubles.

This is LeBron James' 2nd Player of The Month award this season, but for some reason there's 2 or 3 guys who get mentioned before him in the MVP race. Not sure how that works, but okay.

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