Derrick Rose was named NBA MVP this afternoon, but the past two weeks have been all about the Memphis Grizzlies and Zach Randolph, and nobody’s got a crazier success story than Z-Bo.Talking points is a daily series that runs down some of the best stories in sports (and elsewhere). Today, Z-Bo, El Clasico, Knicks zen, and cars from the future.
Zach Randolph Is The Real MVP; Or, ‘The Most Explicit Fairy Tale In History’
You may know him by his nickname, “Z-Bo” or “the most unlikely franchise savior in NBA History”, but no matter what you want to call him, he’s been the MVP of the NBA Playoffs so far. The Grizzlies are the hottest team in the NBA right now, and at the end of the day, it all comes back to Z-Bo, the guy who’s suddenly become unstoppable, and more than that, unflappable. He passes at the right time, he says the right things, he hasn’t lost his cool, and he keeps getting better.
“I’m happy I’m here in Memphis. It’s great being here with the young guys. They’ve got a lot of talent and they work hard and they want to win. It just worked out perfect for me,” he told ESPN Radio recently. “I’m not no type of guy to do a lot of yelling, I just try to lead by example.”
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