i dont know rotoworld so i dont know if you can trust it, but apparently management is telling nellie to play AR! they finally grew a pair.

im happy with the news

oh and heres a real positive transcrpt with jackson about randolph from

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2009/02/18/lakers-129-warriors-121-hello-anthony-randolph/

-Q: Randolph gave a lot of energy right out of the chute. What does that tell you about him?

-JACKSON: That the kid’s ready to play. He’s been working, he’s been dealing with a lot of ups and downs. I think the good thing is he’s had some frustrating days, some good days, some bad days, but he’s making progress. And that’s all you can ask from a 19-year-old at this point.

I’m definitely happy with his energy and his play and hopefully he continues to help us out and get better.

-Q: Fun to watch him go against a pretty similar athlete in Odom?

-JACKSON: Yeah, Odom just has more experienced, his body has filled out a little more, he’s been in the league a little longer. But definitely a similar game. I think hopefully he can learn from playing against a guy like that. I’m definitely a fan of Randolph.

-Q: Do you like to see Randolph go at guys?

-JACKSON: I love his passion. I love his fire for the game. That’s something you can’t teach. That’s rare. I wish a lot of guys on this team had that. That’s something he needs to keep, because that’s the kind of edge I have that got me over and got me better than some guys–my passion.

-Q: How hard is it to focus that?

-JACKSON: I think that’s something he’s going to have to learn, like I had to learn. It’s a fine line between having too passion and hurting your team and having passion to help your team. I think just like me, as he starts playing and getting more experience, he’s going to have to learn the fine line between that.