Zbo is gone but the Hoop Family still haunts Portland

[SlyPokerDog]

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/or...f/2011/01/canzano_a_tragic_reminder_of_z.html

 

[maxiep]

I have never agreed so much with a headline in my entire life:

Canzano: A tragic reminder of Zach Randolph's Portland legacy

Thanks, Z-Bo.

 

[PapaG]

Imaginary Cap In Your Ass Space!!!

 

[barfo]

I have never agreed so much with a headline in my entire life:



Thanks, Z-Bo.

barfo

 

[Ed O]

If only the Blazers hadn't traded Z-bo, his fams could have kept shooting in peace on the five acre parcel of land and this tragedy would not have happened.

The blood is on Canzano's hands.

Ed O.

 

[Ed O]

Also, is it just me or does that seem like a poorly-written column? To wit:

There's a memorial service pending for Mata, and friends placed lilies, carnations and a lone Virgin of Guadalupe candle on the sidewalk near where Mata took his final breath.

and then, later in the piece,

Mata is dead. Someone put lilies and carnations and a Virgin of Guadalupe candle on the sidewalk near where he was shot.

I read the second sentence and felt a huge sense of deja vu. Then I thought maybe he was using a device... like a rule of three thing. But then the column ended and it just looks like really sloppy writing.

Was it friends or someone who put those things there? Or is he just making up that it was friends, when he doesn't know? Or is he just making up this whole thing?

Ed O.

 

[jlprk]

Zach had nothing to do with this. After Canzano's article about alleged murderer Moffett, and murder victim Mata, this comment followed:

RIP Ruben Mata. But the real tragedy here is that you still have a job. While Moffett will likely go to prison, maybe even be beaten and made somebody's unwilling man-servant, justice will never be truly served until you are made to stand trial for the countless hours of suffering the your reluctant readers have endured while trying to digest your self absorbed, utterly pointless drivel for years on end. In this case, a man was killed and you predictably seize the opportunity to pen yet another "look at me...I was right...I am the moral compass this sports community needs"

 

[oldmangrouch]

At the end of the article, Canzano finally, and not-quite-gracefully, admits that Randolph had nothing to do with the shooting, and *just maybe* Moffett is responsible for his own actions.

If he had said that in the first sentence, he could have skipped writing the rest of the article!

And yes - I would rather have players who go to strip clubs than players who throw team-mates under the bus in the media.

 

[Nate4Prez]

At the end of the article, Canzano finally, and not-quite-gracefully, admits that Randolph had nothing to do with the shooting, and *just maybe* Moffett is responsible for his own actions.

That's cause Canzano doesn't blame Randolph, he blames the Trail Blazers:

But I'm wondering how much of this could have been avoided had the Trail Blazers not waited so long to figure out who forward Zach Randolph was.

 

[Pinwheel1]

At the end of the article, Canzano finally, and not-quite-gracefully, admits that Randolph had nothing to do with the shooting, and *just maybe* Moffett is responsible for his own actions.

If he had said that in the first sentence, he could have skipped writing the rest of the article!

And yes - I would rather have players who go to strip clubs than players who throw team-mates under the bus in the media.

I agree there is nothin wrong with strip clubs. But I don't think that was the main issue for Zach.

 

[illmatic99]

Unnecessary article. Didn't have anything to do with the Blazers.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Well clearly the Trailblazers are at fault. I fully expect the family of the deceased to use this article as a pillar in their case against the team.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Unnecessary article. Didn't have anything to do with the Blazers.

In his mind it was. I agree he was trying to justify his hatchet job on Zach and the Jail Blazers over the YEARS. But he did attempt to tie it all in with the upcoming transition for the current team by making his pitch for the Blazer's to be careful and not return to bad character players.

 

[Stevenson]

It's the worst sort of "journalism" - Zach knew the guy, and the Blazers knew Zach, so they are all guilty by association.

For every good Canzano does with his foundation and highlighting the needy, he destroys it with columns like these that have no integrity and are utterly disingenuous.

 

[e_blazer]

The usual Canzano stuff: Self-serving, poorly written, and poor connection with the Blazers.
That said, I'm still glad Zbo is gone.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

'CISM!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

So how did the shooter get the $$$ to hire Stephen Houze?

I was wondering what was up when they showed his arraignment on the news and Houze was standing next to him while he's waiving to family members.

 

[Ed O]

So how did the shooter get the $$$ to hire Stephen Houze?

I was wondering what was up when they showed his arraignment on the news and Houze was standing next to him while he's waiving to family members.

Why does that matter?

If Zach supports his friend against allegations of something then he's a bad guy? Or it's the Blazers' fault for drafting and signing a guy who takes care of his friends?

Ed O.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Why does that matter?

If Zach supports his friend against allegations of something then he's a bad guy? Or it's the Blazers' fault for drafting and signing a guy who takes care of his friends?

Ed O.

Did I say any of that?

When I saw him on TV during arraignment I was just surprised to see Houze standing next to him. That was before I knew of any possible Zbo connection.

It matters to me because I enjoy following this kind of stuff. Portland has always had an interesting criminal history and Houze has been very prominent in recent chapters including the Kyron Horman case.

While not in this forum I've also wondered how Terry Horman was able to hire Houze.

 

[MARIS61]

Moffett ran with Randolph's entourage. He attended Blazers games, along with other members of Randolph's crew, which wore the necklaces, and sometimes drag-raced, and rode ATV's and shot guns on the five-acre parcel the star basketball player owned.

Being born and raised in Lake Oswego I can attest that these perfectly legal and treasured American pastimes, along with horseback riding, beer keggers, and birdhunting, had been the norm in the Stafford area up until the last 20-30 years when Californians invaded and plopped their McMansions all over what used to be some of the prettiest land in Oregon.

Funny that it takes a bunch of young black guys to restore tradition to such a white corner of the county.

 

[MARIS61]

So how did the shooter get the $$$ to hire Stephen Houze?

I was wondering what was up when they showed his arraignment on the news and Houze was standing next to him while he's waiving to family members.

Are you assuming he is broke because he's black?

 

[MARIS61]

Ruben Mata sounds like Zubin Mehta:[video=youtube;GT1sBfjsBMM]

 

[The Sebastian Express]

Also a fitting article, Zbo is gone but John Canzano still haunts Portland.

 

[PapaG]

Also a fitting article, Zbo is gone but John Canzano still haunts Portland.

At least Canzano doesn't (allegedly) sexually assault women like Zbo did. I sure miss Zach. What a great period to be a Blazer fan that was!

 

[BBert]

OMFG! Did Canzano really write this?

Originally Posted by Canzano
But I'm wondering how much of this could have been avoided had the Trail Blazers not waited so long to figure out who forward Zach Randolph was.

Just when I thought that prick Canzano couldn't get any lower. So this Moffett character shot some guy because Zach Randolph played for the Trail Blazers, and because they didn't trade Zach soon enough? How long has Zach been off the team? I honesty wish that loser Moffett had shot Canzano instead of that Mata guy. I know nothing about Mata, but everything I care to know about Canzano.

 

[PapaG]

OMFG! Did Canzano really write this? Just when I thought that prick Canzano couldn't get any lower. So this Moffett character shot some guy because Zach Randolph played for the Trail Blazers, and because they didn't trade Zach soon enough? How long has Zach been off the team? I honesty wish that loser Moffett had shot Canzano instead of that Mata guy. I know nothing about Mata, but everything I care to know about Canzano.

I have to agree that it was quite the stretch by Canzano to try to blame the Blazers for this guy being shot.

On a side note, the manager of the club is the father of a boy who sits next to my oldest daughter in school. His photo was in the paper today on the top fold of the Metro section. My daughter wanted to cut out the article and give it to him, but I said it probably wasn't the best idea, considering the circumstances.

 

[BBert]

Moffett ran with Randolph's entourage. He attended Blazers games, along with other members of Randolph's crew, which wore the necklaces, and sometimes drag-raced, and rode ATV's and shot guns on the five-acre parcel the star basketball player owned.

Being born and raised in Lake Oswego I can attest that these perfectly legal and treasured American pastimes, along with horseback riding, beer keggers, and birdhunting, had been the norm in the Stafford area up until the last 20-30 years when Californians invaded and plopped their McMansions all over what used to be some of the prettiest land in Oregon.

Funny that it takes a bunch of young black guys to restore tradition to such a white corner of the county.

Great post.

I bet they even ate apple pie and had fried chicken at picnics. Riding ATVs. The low lifes.

 

[MickZagger]

The best part about Canzano columns is the comment section

 

[barfo]

At least Canzano doesn't (allegedly) sexually assault women like Zbo did.

I hereby allege that he does.

barfo

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

this is the club downtown on 2nd that's been the "black" club for years right? they've changed names several times but the violence still remains.