After a failed season in the big widths, we wondered if he still had the All-Star level, and even his place at the Knicks as an executive. The answer is yes ” ! Julius Randle has regained his formidable qualities as an attacker, and the reason is simple: he is no longer the first option in attack since Jalen Brunson has arrived.
“His approach is totally different” testifies Derrick Rose. “His way of reading the game is totally different. His assists are amazing, like finding his favorite posts, not forcing shots and realizing that we need a certain number of 3-point shots. He finds the shooters.
In fact, Randle has indeed found a good shooting skill: 51%. This is 10 points more than last year. Another relevant stat: 1.7 lost ball. That’s twice last season!
“Two years ago he had a great season and a lot of it was thanks to his shooting” believes Tom Thibodeau. “It opened up a lot of things for him. Then I think the league evolved, and he caught up. »
In general, the Knicks play faster and are more focused on the attack, and that benefits Randle who is a swallower of spaces, more comfortable on transition play.
“I will say it: Julius is an extraordinary athlete and I know, having faced him as a coach, that the opponents do not want to see Julius coming down the field, attacking the basket and playing at this speed. » continues the Knicks coach. “We prefer to defend him when he’s static, so I think that’s huge. He can train the rest of the team when he moves like he does. This allows the whole team to move in the same way”.
Aware of having found his best level, Randle thanks Brunson for his contribution, and his support for the direction of the game. “Having Jalen relieve me of this pressure is huge for me. I just try to blend in with the team, lean on RJ, Jalen, and just play for the team. Only victory matters to me. »
| Julius Randle | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2014-15 | ALL | 1 | 14 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 2015-16 | ALL | 81 | 28 | 42.9 | 27.8 | 71.5 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 11.4 |
| 2016-17 | ALL | 74 | 29 | 48.8 | 27.0 | 72.3 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 13.2 |
| 2017-18 | ALL | 82 | 27 | 55.8 | 22.2 | 71.8 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 16.1 |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 73 | 31 | 52.4 | 34.4 | 73.1 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 21.4 |
| 2019-20 | NYK | 64 | 33 | 46.0 | 27.7 | 73.3 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 19.5 |
| 2020-21 | NYK | 71 | 38 | 45.6 | 41.1 | 81.1 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 24.1 |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 72 | 35 | 41.1 | 30.8 | 75.6 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 20.1 |
| 2022-23 | NYK | 3 | 32 | 51.1 | 33.3 | 71.4 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 21.3 |
| Total | 521 | 31 | 47.2 | 33.2 | 74.3 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 17.8 | |
