Not only did Julius Randle get denied by the rim against Milwaukee, but he drove Knicks fans insane by chucking up 7 threes in the first quarter despite clearly not being able to hit one.
The forced up shots continued throughout the entire game as he finished 9 for 29 from the field and 1 for 12 from downtown.
He needed 29 shots to barely get to 25 points and Donovan Mitchell needed just 5 more shots to drop 71 points.
Let me show you how Julius Randle is driving Knicks fans completely insane.
And that includes ya boi. What up everybody, my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it.
First of all it wasn’t just this one. Randle had a 9 for 26 debacle as well, 8 for 24, 7 for 19, 7 for 18, basically a bunch of games where he shot the Knicks out of it.
And when you look at these shots, you know exactly what makes Knicks fans furious.
There is no motion here, no teammates involved, the ball doesn’t move.
If this was Desmond Bane for example missing shots, I’d be ok. A great 3 point shooter so we’re waiting for him to get back in rhythm.
But Julius Randle as a power forward has fired away 320 threes so far on a bad 34%, while taking only 200 shots from the restricted area. The high percentage ones.
And not to mention these types of extremely tough fading shots with a hand in his face.
If you’re not Kevin Durant or Demar Derozan, this is a bad possession.
Randle’s entire game is dependent on if he’s hot that night. And for a guy that prides himself on being the franchise leader, that’s a horrific variable to count on.
Now the crazy thing is that he’s been good for the Knicks this season.
Tho a lot of that comes from playing with a solid point guard like Jalen Brunson who I credit for most of this team’s success this season. He unlocked not just Randle, but also accelerated the growth of the young players. Similarly like 2 seasons ago when Julius had a healthy Derrick Rose, you see what playing with a quality floor general does to his game.
24.4 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Those are some terrific numbers. Actually he was an all star with almost the same numbers back then.
But it’s going to be a hot and cold story with him from game to game unfortunately.
For every game where he is lights out, there is an awful one like yesterday.
This tweet by Rob Perez, a great follow on twitter btw, summarizes everything about Julius Randle’s game, and the emotions of New York fans.
It’s like…I want him to take more shots when he’s on his best behavior, and attacks the rim, the simple pick and pop game…Sure have at it.
But then when I see him forcing up threes, and wrestling with a defender before a fadeaway with a hand in his face, that’s some TV breaking material.
And the Knicks are stuck in an awkward position since they have him under contract until 2026. He is set to make 29 million 4 years from now, and that is something that no team in the league would want to touch.
So New York will be stuck in this mediocrity of the 6 spot or the play-in for a while, unless they somehow hit the jackpot similarly to how it happened for Brooklyn.
Until then, we’ll enjoy the good game- bad game by Randle and Brunson’s late game heroics trying to keep this team alive.
Tim Hardaway JR does almost the exact same thing as Randle and I made a video about it so check it out. Talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
@New York Knicks
46 Comments
Players have bad or good games. Randle isn’t a superstar but continues to have high scoring games, if u seriously think randle is driving knicks fans insane then u ain’t watch basketball
Randle is a tremendous player. I feel like he gets hated on when he has bad games but he gets no love when he has good games
The knicks FVV
this is pretty unfair, dudes been immense this season, hes allowed an off night.
I love this guy but he drives me insane. He needs to stop shooting so many 3s and get his big ass in the paint. And they need to pass to Mitch more, he’s open in the paint all the time
Stephen is Knicks fan, ok
This was his first bad or mediocre game for well over a month. And when a player like RJ is out vs a team like Milwaukee, our options are more limited. So stfu and stop talking like you know something about Knicks basketball because you clearly don’t. He had one bad game so leave him alone tf
Na jrandle is amazing
Who cares. He got his bag already
4th Quarter was something Randle was selling last 3 mins☹☹
Randle things he wears the old 7 jersey… but carmelo was a beast in New York
We all know players like this, give them a pass, don't expect one back completely ruins the momentum if the ball is not being swung around.
This is why they should have traded for Donovan Mitchell. Randle shouldn’t be your number one option on offense.
He plays like how I play in 2K with my PF when Im trying to throw the game
Careful now Randle defenders will come after you. Best scenario is to trade him now while some GM has his head in the sand and we can bamboozle them.
and they hate bem simmons for not shooting
Would you rather have ben simmons mentality? Id rather have him shoot
Randle was a much better player before he started shooting 3s regularly. When he focused on rebounding and finishing at the rim he was a killer.
its not even just a good game then bad game for randle he legit has played some of the best basketball of his career outside of this game and the knicks vs spurs game. He has also played some of the best defense, and played good defense on giannis in the first half. Keep the same energy with him when he plays good as well.
His jumpshot looks exactly like Westbrook's…. He doesn't shoot as he jumps, he jumps and then shoots
Bro its just one game every star has bad games, personally im a knicks fan and i love Randle, over the last couple games he’s been averaging like 30 point a night, crazy how people can take the one bad game to form their opinions
Tried to finish, came up short…
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Ha, I was just talking about this today!
You weird YouTubers tiktokers are never pleased & just push out content and just say stuff to say it. Ben Simmons gets ridiculed for not shooting and you were one the ppl who said this then now you have the audacity to ridicule Julius because he actually shoots the ball get out of here you foreigner you don’t know what you saying I don’t like you man like at all
Randle is Aaron Gordon…4th best in the roster type
He should stop jacking up 3's and he needs set plays that will give him a high percentage shot or make a living on the foul line, hes not playing smart or the coaching staff is giving him that silly shot selection freedom
IT'S A MAKE OR MISS LEAGUE!!
HIS SHOT JUST WASN'T FALLING!!
Am I doing modern NBA fan right??
Julius Randle is the Dak Prescottof the NBA. so much hate
TRADE HIM ASAP
All criticisms aside, the guy is averaging a double double (24 points 10 rebounds) absolutely SNUBBED out of an all star spot imo.
Ahhhh Stefan, I feel your pain!
Lol it would help Knicks to have more talent on Knicks but him chucking threes is indefensible
Trade deadline is just around the corner 😂
If players can choose not to play. Maybe Knicks can choose not to pay him?
The knicks should be feeling really lucky to have jalen brunson and randle if it weren't for them u guys would be in rebuild mode again i mean the whole offense runs through either randle or brunson while the other 3 guys just watch like no screening no spacing no nothing i never liked thibs as a coach because he has no clue what to do if his main guys are out its a "give julius or jalen the ball and hope for the best" offense
NBA All-Star Game on the way this season. Julius Randle's positives have outweighed his negatives.
Are we still talking about the Knicks mediocrity?
Bro it is what it is. Julius is the guy who cares
Knicks is always choking at 4th
He’s been playing great lately. It’s a make or miss league. You can’t make ‘em all.
All-NBA Shot Chuckers in the league rn:
PG: FVV
SG: THJ
SF: Dillon Brooks
PF: Julius Randle
Still looking for a guy in the Center position.
Low-key becoming a series with these inconsistent player videos. May I suggest caris LeVert as the next one?
Yeah he's supposed to be dominating inside with his size. He's trying to be steph or kyrie which is not even close.
Bro u bugging out I've watched every Knicks game this yr an randle is balling so what if he has bad games every player does..but he's been on a tear this yr
You sound like a knick hater fr on God..the Knicks will not be a play in team they actually 6th right now with a positive record so u can kick rocks
Listen man. Hes shown twice that hes capable of playing at an all star level with a good playmaker. You dont need a randle trade knicks just need him in the right system.