Zach Randolph on Elton Brand: "He ain't better than me"

[RoseCity07]

LOL. It's not about what us as fans worry about. Teams and players in the NBA knew Elton was more of a handful than Zbo.

Elton: 24.7 ppg, 10 rpg, 2.6 apg, 2.5 bpg on 53 percent shooting from the floor, 77.5 percent from the line. Excellent all around defense.

Zbo: 23.6 ppg, 10 rpg, 2.2 apg, .2 bpg on 46.7 percent shooting from the floor, 82 percent from the line. Very poor defender with a defensive rating of 109 vs Brand's 100.

Sad thing is if you look at metric stats like win shares... Zach's actually impacting the team negatively when he scores a bunch. His best win shares season was by far this last season and a 19 ppg season 3 years before his nearly 24 ppg season. It's troubling to me when your best player playing at his best= worse impact on team.

On the other side you look at Brand's elite year coming in the Clippers first playoff appearance in 9 years or w/e and it's clear Brand is more impactful. Not to mention statistically Brand kills Zach in efficiency and when you add that extra 2+ blocks with great man defense it's less of a comparison. I'd take older, gimpy Brand any year of his career over any Zbo besides the one from this last year where Zach looks like a completely new player/man.

Yeah I think you're right. I judge zach differently though because for the most part I only see him beasting but losing to my team. Prime Brand is better. He was the star on that Clip team that almost beat the Suns. Underrated shot blocker.

[Clippersfan86]

Yeah I think you're right. I judge zach differently though because for the most part I only see him beasting but losing to my team. Prime Brand is better. He was the star on that Clip team that almost beat the Suns. Underrated shot blocker.

Yea don't get me wrong I like Zach. He has a fun game to watch and his footwork is unstoppable. I just think he's crazy to say Brand isn't better than him. He isn't more but in general Brand WAS the better player and 3 years ago was the better all around player by a small margin.

[Darius]

LOL! Do I need to explain? Guy all but promised fans he was returning to LA... we offered him the biggest contract possible and he bailed for the Sixers. Not like he left for an elite team. He left for a fringe playoff team. He straight up Boozer'd the Clippers.

And thank god he did.

Imagine if we had Baron and Brand right now instead of Blake Superior...

[Clippersfan86]

And thank god he did.

Imagine if we had Baron and Brand right now instead of Blake Superior...

Yup! I have no regrets at all. Since leaving he's been injury prone and inconsistent too. Blake Griffin makes the last 30 years of disappointment worth it.... if he turns into the player I think he can.

[bagelred]

Yup! I have no regrets at all. Since leaving he's been injury prone and inconsistent too. Blake Griffin makes the last 30 years of disappointment worth it.... if he turns into the player I think he can.

if blake gets injured then you could have another 30 years of disappointment. don't worry though. you'll get another great player in 2040.

[Clippersfan86]

if blake gets injured then you could have another 30 years of disappointment. don't worry though. you'll get another great player in 2040.

Way to be optimistic .

[bagelred]

Way to be optimistic .

I am optimistic....I'm optimistic Clippers will be cursed forever.

[martycrane]

I'd ship his ass out for Adam Morrison for making such dumb statements.

[martycrane]

I'd take older, gimpy Brand any year of his career over any Zbo besides the one from this last year where Zach looks like a completely new player/man.

Good news, maybe ur team can has him back again!

[baseketball4life]

looks like I was the first one to say ZoBo was better on the first page and I got roastedLOL.

[G-train]

looks like I was the first one to say ZoBo was better on the first page and I got roastedLOL.

Yep except you didn't say he was better. You just said Zbo was underrated.
And at the time, Zbo wasn't better.



MY MAN BBALL FOR LIFE WASSUP BRO

[baseketball4life]

Yep except you didn't say he was better. You just said Zbo was underrated.
And at the time, Zbo wasn't better.



MY MAN BBALL FOR LIFE WASSUP BRO

at the time he was, Elton Brand was terrible that year on Philly was his down fall.

Good to see you GTrain, wish we met in SF

[Smoke117]

Elton Brand at his best shits on you Randolph, period. You tear your Achilles Heel than come back and talk shit. You were never nothing compared to Brand in 2005-2007.