The Zach Randolph Family Band

Over at the GQ NBA Playoffs blog, David Roth put together an oral history of Zach Randolph. I was asked to contribute some thoughts about Z-Bo from his tenure with the Knicks. You can read the entire post here, and you should, because some fantastic writers chipped in with other perspectives about Zach.David did his usual best, wrangling many verbose writers and distilling the submissions into a potent collaborative effort. For those so inclined, I am also passing along my raw submissions, two epistles on Zach which I sent in as the post came together.On Zach Randolph and the Knicks:Unavoidably, watching NBA basketball can feel like measuring height with funhouse mirrors. Winning and losing distort perceptions so severely that divining an accurate portrait of a player often requires the light of day only available on the other side of the ride.Zach Randolph has looked tall in the playoffs this year. Following a regular season during which his characteristic production helped to lead...