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Article: Randolph bigger, vows to be better
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- Oakland Tribune
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- June 15, 2009
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OAKLAND -- After the Warriors' season ended, rookie forward
Anthony Randolph went home to Dallas to take some time off. He was
determined to relax for a while. That is, until he made a mistake.
He attended a playoff game, a first-round matchup between the
Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs.
"It (ticked) me off," Randolph said. "The atmosphere, I want to
play in that bad. I want to get there."
His break lasted a week and a half, and he hated it. Driven by a
desire to experience the postseason as a player, Randolph began
working out furiously and hasn't stopped since.
Remember some seven months ago, when Randolph was drawing the ire
of coach Don Nelson for his poor attitude and work ...