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http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/49324/20071121/randolph_fires_back_at_knick_crowd/
New York Post -
Zach Randolph was as upset with the Garden crowd last night as the crowd was with the Knicks.
The boos started during pregame introductions and continued to rain down on the Knicks throughout their 108-82 blowout loss to the Warriors.
They picked up intensity with each turnover and bricked shot until reaching a crescendo midway through the fourth quarter. That's when the fans turned on embattled President/Coach Isiah Thomas, who was serenaded with a deafening "Fire Isiah!" chant.
The pleas for Thomas' job didn't go over well with Randolph, the veteran power forward Thomas brought in from Portland over the summer.
"I didn't like that," Randolph said. "I ain't never heard nothing like that. Coming from Portland, I ain't never heard the fans do something like that. It was surprising."
Randolph said the crowd's animosity toward Thomas pained him.
"It's hard on me because Isiah brought me here, and he's a good coach," Randolph said. "We ain't winning right now, but [the fans need to understand] it's early in the season and I'm new. We just have to work it out."
man........at least he isn't booing the fans like Mike D'Antoni.......