cooch2584 wrote:I honestly dont know if there is a next level. I pretty much think hes maxed out right where he is and thats not a bad thing. JMHO

This. Better passing out of the double team would be nice and perhaps prioritizing shots at the rim over those long twos but he is in a really good place right now as a top 10-15 player.

martin wrote:Took a big step individually this past offseason and I hope he keeps at it. But do feel the next step will be more about his experience getting double teams, what to do in pressure situations, and of course the playoffs.

It was a good peak watching the Lakers last night (and quite frankly I thought the Spurs and Miami games help too) and seeing how and what he compares to AD. Lots of role players out there and the 2 were the obvious exceptions.

I like this site to compare 2 or more players for year to year or career, it's useful. http://Stathead.com

Here are stats for this past season: https://stathead.com/tiny/bvw5o

Per Game
	G 	MP 	FG 	FGA 	FG% 	3P 	3PA 	3P% 	2P 	2PA 	2P% 	eFG% 	FT 	FTA 	FT% 	ORB 	DRB 	TRB 	AST 	STL 	BLK 	TOV 	PF 	PTS
AD	34	32.2	8.4	17.1	.492	0.7	2.7	.269	7.7	14.4	.535	.514	4.3	5.8	.732	1.8	6.2	8.0	3.1	1.2	1.7	2.1	1.7	21.9
Julius  68	37.3	8.5	18.5	.459	2.3	5.4	.415	6.3	13.1	.478	.520	4.8	5.9	.810	1.2	9.0	10.3	5.9	0.9	0.3	3.4	3.2	24.0

Per 100 Poss
	G 	MP 	FG 	FGA 	FG% 	3P 	3PA 	3P% 	2P 	2PA 	2P% 	FT 	FTA 	FT% 	ORB 	DRB 	TRB 	AST 	STL 	BLK 	TOV 	PF 	PTS 	ORtg 	DRtg
AD	34	1096	12.8	25.9	.492	1.1	4.1	.269	11.6	21.8	.535	6.4	8.8	.732	2.7	9.4	12.0	4.6	1.9	2.6	3.2	2.6	33.1	110	103
Julius  68	2538	11.4	24.8	.459	3.0	7.3	.415	8.4	17.5	.478	6.4	7.9	.810	1.7	12.1	13.7	7.8	1.2	0.3	4.5	4.2	32.2	111	107

Advanced
	G 	MP 	TS% 	3PAr 	FTr 	ORB% 	DRB% 	TRB% 	AST% 	STL% 	BLK% 	TOV% 	USG% 	OWS 	DWS 	WS 	WS/48 	OBPM 	DBPM 	BPM 	VORP
AD	34	1096	.555	.160	.340	6.2	21.5	13.9	16.6	1.9	4.8	9.7	29.5	1.2	2.3	3.4	.151	3.0	1.7	4.7	1.9
Julius 	68	2538	.570	.293	.319	3.6	26.0	14.9	26.6	1.2	0.6	13.8	29.1	3.4	4.1	7.4	.141	3.0	0.7	3.7	3.7

Thoughts?

What's it going to take for Randle to get to the next level?

Better ball control - avoid the stupid mistakes that lead to turnovers.
Plan for the double team, it will always be coming.
Better at finishing at the rim. His midrange game is amazing, but he misses a lot of up close stuff.
Get another alpha to draw more attention - elite wing who MUST be covered will reduce pressure on Randle. Kawhi on this team could make Randle a superstar.

Next Level: mix it up in the paint a bit more - make some adjustments to the post up game and get the 2pt FG% back up in the 55+% range. He achieved this in his 2 years prior to joining the Knicks.