Why Does Bill Simmons Love Anthony Randolph?

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In his recent piece documenting the plight of the Los Angeles Clippers in the Dunleavy era, ESPN’s Bill Simmons included a list of players that he absolutely can’t miss when they come through down. As you might expect, the list included the regular perpetrators that you would always find robbing your team of valuable wins when they visit your hometown. Here is the quote from Simmons’ article:

"Only eight current NBA players qualify for "There's No Way I'm Missing Them If They're In Town" purposes: LeBron, Wade, Paul, Duncan, Kobe, Durant, Howard and, strangely, Anthony Randolph (I will explain some other time)."

For the love of God, Simmons, can you please not keep us Warriors fans waiting in purgatory for what will likely be your most awesome piece to date? I’m as high as the next Warrior fan on the potential of Anthony Randolph, but do you realize the company you just put him in?

This is the second time in as many weeks that someone whose opinion matters has heaped praise on our Great Golden Hope. For those who don’t remember, Lamar Odom recently stated that Randolph had “Hall of Fame potential.” In anticipation of what Simmons will write, here’s what I love about Anthony Randolph…

He plays with his heart on his sleeve

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