Zach Randolph played one season at Michigan State before taking his deft low-post game to the N.B.A . If Randolph had stayed four years in East Lansing , he would be in his rookie season in the N.B.A . Even with a team predicated on balance and selflessness , Coach Tom Izzo would gladly borrow Randolph from the Portland Trail Blazers for the Final Four in St. Louis this weekend . ''