According to Peter Vescey (NY Post) Options

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According to the NY Post (Peter Vescey), Pau Gasol's exodus from Memphis has lost momentum. If the Grizzlies can't wheedle Ben Gordon and Luol Deng from the Bulls, he's not going anywhere, it says here. Meaning Gasol is staying put. John Paxson unwaveringly refuses to give up both or even two of his consecrated corps (Kirk Hinrich and Andres Nocioni) of four, whereas Jerry West steadfastly refuses to surrender his superior services for anything less. Moreover, there's strong sentiment from above that even if that ideal deal became available it'd be a monumental mistake to move Gasol at this time. Better to delay deliberating parting with a 26-year-old, 7-foot, All-Star caliber talent until it's established what position the Grizzlies will own in this June's draft and whether Greg Oden and Kevin Durant have declared their eligibility for it. Imagine Gasol alongside one or the other and then add Rudy Burrito, Mike Miller (not exactly a lock to remain in Memphis past Thursday), Hakim Warrick, Alexander Johnson, Lawrence Roberts and largely forgotten (special rookie) Kyle Lowry, out forever with a broken left hand. "Trade Pau now and then what?" wondered a Grizzlies executive before answering his own question. "We'll wind up spending the next 10 years trying to replace him." Convinced time and youth, for the most part, are on his side, the Bulls VP is scouring the topography for a halfway decent post-up scorer (Shareef Abdur-Rahim?) unless, of course, someone like Zach Randolph suddenly comes on the market.

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That is also a reason why I'd like to see Pax show Skiles the door. There is absolutely no reason why a player should lose out on a chance to come to the Bulls (Especially a great player in Randolph) because of the head coach that just so happens to be stubborn and has strict rules.

I don't think any "Superstar" or "Star" type of player would want to come to the Bulls if they had other options like the Lakers, Suns, or other solid teams because they know they will have to deal with Skiles antics. I have never been a fan of Skiles since we lost out on a chance to improve our team the last few years. I wonder how the players would react if Skiles got fired? Just a thought to ponder.

No we don't but also im not saying bring in guys like Stephen Jackson who have a record or history of such things but I certainly wouldn't mind bringing in Zach Randolph who at times can be outspoken and get upset but from what I know he hasn't gotten into any major problems off court and he isn't looked at the way Jackson is. Unfortunatley I don't think we will be seeing Randolph on this team any time soon because Paxson and Skiles both think in similar ways and they only want to bring in "Winners" or "Good Guys", for example, PJ Brown can't play a lick but he is a good locker room guy and same goes for Griffin and Malik Allen. Those guys are good enivorment people but they aren't good basketball players. I can't fault Paxson for wanting to build the enviroment he has but the NBA is a business and the ONLY goal for every team is to win a championship at all costs. There comes a time when you have to take risks and we obviously haven't taken a major risk yet like bringing a guy like Randolph or Webber who sometimes has issues with a coach. We all see what C-Webb has done to the Pistons and we had a shot at him but it just didn't happen.

This is just another example of how Skiles should be coaching in the College game where he can really control his enviroment and tell young kids what to do rather than trying to tell grown men what they can and can't wear which is ridiculous.

You might want to do a little research on Zach Randolph. The guy has been arrested so many times, its not even funny. His rapsheet runs back all of the way until at least high school. Plus its not like we are talking about piddly crap, he has had weapons charges, drug charges, DUIs, sexual assault charges, intimidating witnesses, and even punching a teammate.

If you look up the definition of "history", you will find Zach Randolph's picture next to it.