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That’s the bottom line.

Loaded with cap space, a free agent market replete with power forward candidates who would have filled the hole at the 4 for Memphis (David Lee, Charlie Villanueva, Paul Millsaps) and the Grizzlies come back with Zach Randolph in a deal that didn’t even rid Memphis of the Marko Jaric contract. There is no rational explanation for this. And, no, Bill Simmons, this is NOT Chris Wallace behind these moves. You want to challenge yourself? Change the target to Michael Heisley. It is Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley pulling the trigger and running the show. And the moves being made seem calculated to make following the team as painful as possible for the four remaining Grizzlies fans. Out of spite.

My theory? Heisley is still steaming that local ownership interests won’t bend over and take it Beecher-style with regard to Heisley’s insane asking price for the team. In response, he has launched a three year campaign to inflict as much misery as he can on the fanbase, just because he can.

So, on a Grizzlies team that is teeming with youth, you add one of the notoriously awful teammates in NBA history, guaranteed to ignore coaches, loaf, and generally put up his 20 and 10 while assassinating the team he is on. And likely to get in a fight with a teammate. I was not a fan of the DeMarre Carroll selection at 27 in the draft, but I hope Carroll is tough enough to knock Randolph the fuck out when the inevitable fight starts.

So, awesome.

Michael Heisley. Because he can.