We may have seen a subtle change with Thibs post game comments - basically being asked questions about Julius and without mentioning Julius he seemingly irritated said something to the effect “it’s not difficult- if your open shoot and if you drive and have 3 guys on you pass. Don’t predetermine what you are going to do - let the game dictate shoot/pass/derive.
- Randle predetermines EVERYTHING - even before games let alone in mid-action on court
- Randle will go long stretches where he’s either hunting the pass or the shot but rarely is he just making the right play instantly
- Randle continues (for YEARS) to catch the ball open - hesitate (pump fake) and almost always ends up with a more difficult shot or drive into confusion/congestion
- Randle mostly refuses to pass the ball unless he leaves his feet with no shot available or is surrounded by 2 or 3 players — I think often he’s looking for the assist rather than hockey pass / assist
As a comparison if you watch Brunson for the most part he will manipulate the defense for his shot - often freeing himself cleanly. If you watch Randle virtually every attempt is difficult, contested heavily and he passes good shots to settle for **** shots
Truly one of the more frustrating (dumb / lazy) players I’ve ever witnessed particularly because he works hard on his body and sometimes plays great/efficient but those moments are fools gold —- particularly as pressure rises (he what’s the bed).
11/6/2023 2:36 PM