NYKMentality wrote:

Panos wrote:Man Up!
24/11/6/2
Still the best player on this team.

I think you should become the one to "Man Up" Panos, because I know you're being disingenuous/hypocritical by creating this fake support thread of Julius Randle.

You think I forgot how you crapped all over Julius Randle (alongside of mostly everyone else) within my "leave Julius Randle Alone" thread?

Well, I didn't.

(See below).

Panos wrote:

Rookie wrote:Great, the Knicks are a dysfunctional clown show again. On a night where the Knicks featured ball movement and team play, Randle and his 2 points becomes the story.

Exactly, nice to make NYC even less attractive to Free Agents. SMH

You were harping all over Julius Randle because of a 2 point game while also acting and pretending as if Julius Randle (himself) would make NYC an even "less attractive place" for Free Agents.

Well, thankfully Jalen Brunson didn't listen to you and/or believe what you were typing; now did he?

(I'm like an 🐘 Panos and I haven't forgotten how you refused to have Julius Randle's back as others kicked him while he was down).

If we're gonna be real and stand on our words? Be all the way real about it (don't go playing both sides of the fence man).

Nalod wrote:

ESOMKnicks wrote:

Nalod wrote:Jules first knmick to record a 40pt, 15 reb game since Ewing.

I am sorry, but even though statistically Randle is nowadays comparable to Ewing, I still do not see him as the same level of a player. With Ewing you always knew he would get his, and he would find a way to keep the team in the game, you looked to him as the player who can best get a bucket when you need one. With Randle, his scoring still feels a bit like a crapshoot: will them threes go in or not?
If anything, to me the player on his way to be the most "Ewing-esque" is JB, but let's see how consistent he is going to be over the course of several seasons.

Don't be sorry. I posted a fact and we all digest it different. I never said Randle was better or on par with Ewing. Patrick is top 75 all time player and was amazing for a long ass time. We love to argue. Lebron vs. Jordan. Russell vs Wilt or Kareem, Maple vs Black Mamba (LOL!!)
What does it say? First the pace of things are much different now. Not sure Ewing and his knees could have played as long as he did. Remember by 1996 Pat was slowing it down to the chagrin of coach Nelson. Drove him crazy!!!
That was then, this is now.
Randle is a better version of late in career LJ. Early LG was a sort of Zion-light/Randle bruiser who could fly. Bad Back Larry had a good outside stroke. Randle is a taller and healthier version without the explosive leap (Young Larry was amazin!!).

Do you mean Grand MaMa? He was a beast.

Why was LJ called Grandmama?
During this time, Johnson, who went by his initialism "LJ" and the nickname "Grandmama" (because of a popular series of commercials for Converse, who signed Johnson to an endorsement contract following his entry into the NBA), was featured on the cover of the premiere issue of SLAM.

NYKMentality wrote:

Panos wrote:Man Up!
24/11/6/2
Still the best player on this team.

I think you should become the one to "Man Up" Panos, because I know you're being disingenuous/hypocritical by creating this fake support thread of Julius Randle.

You think I forgot how you crapped all over Julius Randle (alongside of mostly everyone else) within my "leave Julius Randle Alone" thread?

Well, I didn't.

(See below).

Panos wrote:

Rookie wrote:Great, the Knicks are a dysfunctional clown show again. On a night where the Knicks featured ball movement and team play, Randle and his 2 points becomes the story.

Exactly, nice to make NYC even less attractive to Free Agents. SMH

You were harping all over Julius Randle because of a 2 point game while also acting and pretending as if Julius Randle (himself) would make NYC an even "less attractive place" for Free Agents.

Well, thankfully Jalen Brunson didn't listen to you and/or believe what you were typing; now did he?

(I'm like an 🐘 Panos and I haven't forgotten how you refused to have Julius Randle's back as others kicked him while he was down).

If we're gonna be real and stand on our words? Be all the way real about it (don't go playing both sides of the fence man).

Do you know what the problem is with this country. The same problem as with UK and other social media.
Extremists.
And the extremists are actually in the minority but they make so much noise that they drown out the reasonable (and interesting/insightful) voices.
That's you, NYKmentality. And nixluva. And Kemet. And all the idiots that wants to trade Randle for a second rounder.
There is a middle ground of rational sanity in life. And i walk it proudly.
It's Randle playing great? Yes he is. Better than i expected. Doesn't make me a hypocrite.
I said over and over he was been undervalued by posters on this board.
Is he an MVP? Is he an all time great? No, he's not. Would i trade him in the right deal? If fair deal came along that made the Knicks better than they are today, sure i would.