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http://www.tmz.com/2009/04/06/clipper-clipped-for-driving-drunk/

Clipper Clipped for Driving Drunk
Posted Apr 6th 2009 11:04AM by TMZ Staff

It's only getting worse for the Los Angeles Clippers... one of their alleged "stars" was busted for DUI early this morning.

Hours after the Clip Squad went down to the Lakers last night, Clipper power forward Zach Randolph was pulled over by California Highway Patrol officers on the 405 Freeway when they spotted Randolph's white Rolls Royce weaving in and out of his lane at around 2:25 AM.

Cops say when they approached the car, they "noticed an odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from within the vehicle" and proceeded to perform some field tests on the 6'9," 255 pound 27-year-old. Randolph failed those and was arrested for DUI.

Randolph, who already has a previous DUI bust under his belt, is currently behind bars -- being held without bail.
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An odor of alcohol? Well, at least it wasn't an odor of weed.
 
I'm just glad he's become somebody else's problem.
 
Held without bail for a DUI?

Sounds like a discrimination lawsuit lawyer's dream.
 
We play the Clippers on Saturday. I smell a suspension for ZBO.
 
Nice to hear that Randolph is "currently behind bars." Must make him feel closer to his brother.
 
I hated the deal we got for Z-Bo, but the further we get away from it, the better it looks.

Randolph is like Ron Artest or Stephen Jackson or Baron Davis. You get him in the right environment, and he might be a really good player to have on your team. But he's always going to be something of a gamble, because some stupid thing like this could flair up and completely derail what you are doing.

Hollinger should make a new statistic up that compares PER to PML (Public Meltdown Likelihood). We could call it a player's Rodman.

The higher a player's Rodman is, the more you'd better have a top 5 NBA coach and multiple natural leaders in your lineup. The late-90's Bulls are a great example of what can happen if you do have those assets and a player with high Rodman. The Clippers are a great example of what happens if you don't.
 
I'm on my way ZBO to bust you out!!!!
 
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4046405

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Clippers forward Zach Randolph has been arrested for investigation of drunken driving, authorities said Monday.

California Highway Patrol Officer Tony Garrett said two officers saw a white Rolls-Royce weaving on Interstate 405 around 2:25 a.m. Monday.

The officers pulled the car over and identified Randolph as its driver. Garrett said alcohol could be smelled from inside the car and after conducting a field sobriety test, Randolph was arrested and taken to the Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles.

He was later released on $5,000 bail. A message left for a Clippers spokesman was not immediately returned.

Randolph scored 18 points in the Clippers' 88-85 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.
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OT: Z-Bo in the drunk tank

Apologies if someone has already noted this, but the LA Times is reporting Zach was arrested for drunk driving last night.

"Clippers' Randolph arrested on suspicion of drunk driving

Randolph was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving early this morning. CHP reports he was stopped while the white Rolls-Royce he was driving was weaving on the 405 after Lakers game."
 
I'm sure we will find out in a couple days that he was set up by The Man!
 
Question: Do you know why Zach Randolph frequnetly was drunk on his cross atlantic crossings?

Answer: its because he was frequently Quartered on the Portside!
 
mook said:
I hated the deal we got for Z-Bo, but the further we get away from it, the better it looks.

Randolph is like Ron Artest or Stephen Jackson or Baron Davis. You get him in the right environment, and he might be a really good player to have on your team. But he's always going to be something of a gamble, because some stupid thing like this could flair up and completely derail what you are doing.

Hollinger should make a new statistic up that compares PER to PML (Public Meltdown Likelihood). We could call it a player's Rodman.

The higher a player's Rodman is, the more you'd better have a top 5 NBA coach and multiple natural leaders in your lineup. The late-90's Bulls are a great example of what can happen if you do have those assets and a player with high Rodman. The Clippers are a great example of what happens if you don't.
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The trade still sucks :wink: but, yeah he was definitely a case of addition by subtraction; I'd take LaMarcus over him every day, twice a day.
 
Nikolokolus said:
The trade still sucks :wink: but, yeah he was definitely a case of addition by subtraction; I'd take LaMarcus over him every day, twice a day.
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I would, too, but Randolph over Frye FTW.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Well neither of them are going to play a lick of defense, so I'm guessing the first to 21 would all be settled based on who got the tip, so Frye I guess?
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Frye would take outside shots even against no defense. He's not going to make them all.
 
Minstrel said:
I would, too, but Randolph over Frye FTW.
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Which basically tells you everything you need to know about Zbo. If he made $4m/year he would be a great player to have around. At $12m/year (or whatever he makes) - not so much. John Nash FTW.
 
andalusian said:
Which basically tells you everything you need to know about Zbo. If he made $4m/year he would be a great player to have around. At $12m/year (or whatever he makes) - not so much. John Nash FTW.
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I think he's worth significantly more than $4 mil/year, but a long-term big money deal wouldn't be a terribly good idea. Randolph brings a lot of value on offense and rebounding. The problem is, his style of play is first-option and he has weaknesses that are deadly for a first option...he doesn't draw a lot of double-teams, he's not a reliable player to dump the ball into and his passing skills aren't good.

If he were the type of player who could function as a complementary player (as he did in his first couple of seasons...fantastic at getting offensive rebounds and cleaning up inside), he'd be a very valuable player.
 
the past couple systems he's been in have required him to be a primary offensive threat...actually almost every team he's been on has.
 
AgentDrazenPetrovic said:
the past couple systems he's been in have required him to be a primary offensive threat...actually almost every team he's been on has.
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Right, and that hasn't led to particularly great offenses. Randolph has skillz, but he's not an ideal first option.
 
Now we can get ZBO back on the cheap!
 
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