Zach Randolph hits four 3-pointers in Grizzlies win over 76ers

Zach Randolph doesn’t get much elevation when he shoots. It looks like that’s not going to stop him shooting 3-pointers this season for the Memphis Grizzlies. On Tuesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers, Randolph went 4-of-6 from beyond-the-arc as part of a 17 point, eight rebound effort off the bench.

I’ll let you catch your breath.

Outside shooting has long plagued the “Grit n’ Grind” Grizzlies, who have been no better than 25th in 3-pointers made per-game over the last eight seasons.

With new head coach David Fizdale -- a longtime assistant in Miami -- the plan is to revitalize the Memphis offense to include a more modern approach to the arc. According to an interview with ESPN, that means incorporating 3-point shooting for the Grizzlies big men, including Marc Gasol:

“In my first conversation with Marc, I said, ‘Well, you know I’m going to start taking you out if you don’t get up at least four 3-pointers a game,’” Fizdale said. “And I think he about fell out of his chair when I said it. I wouldn’t have a job right now as a head coach if Chris Bosh couldn’t shoot 3s. And he developed that in Miami. I plan to do the same thing with Marc, and he’s already working on it like crazy.”

Randolph’s four made 3-pointers on Tuesday is surprising considering he’s never made more than 32 in a season and he’s hit single digits from long range in 10 of his 16 NBA seasons.

"I'm like an iguana I adapt." - ZBo on shooting more 3-pointers this season.

— Phillip Dean (@PhillipDean_) October 12, 2016

No telling yet whether the game against the Sixers is truly the shape of things to come for the Grizzlies or merely weirdo NBA preseason madness.