When Your “Star” is Actually Your Worst Player 

I truly believe alot of it is his attitude, he gets waay to bent out of shape when things don’t go his way, I think his emotions affect him alot

To me, Julius Randle is a 2nd or 3rd option that is being treated as a first option. He is meant to be a sidekick, not the person you build the team around IMO. NEVER pay a 3rd option that much money, it is a huge mistake (I’m looking at you, Tobias Harris).

They asked Spoelstra how he game planned for Randle and he just laughed. Crazy

Had my friends watch a Knicks game for the first time and after watching it the finally understood why I didn’t like him on the Knicks when he went in the paint and kept getting blocked and was jumping up and down for almost the entire shot clock meanwhile the rest of the team was just standing on the perimeter not even calling for the ball anymore cuz they knew he wasn’t gonna pass, they really need to prioritize trading him in the offseason

Dude has more mood swings than a see saw on a kids playground 😂

A lot of this could be negated if he was a good defender. Imagine Randle as a good defender with his size and athleticism, would make the Knicks much better

the most important player in the Knicks now is Brunson, his impact on the Knicks play style is tremendous, they can get this far is thanks to him. Brunson is their best contract in recent year, i believe that the Knicks can still manage to compete without Randle but if Brunson wasn't on the court, they would struggle a lot. In the series against the Cavs, Randle had a horrible performance but luckily his teammates was there to carry him but now facing a team with a superstar like Butler, The Knicks won't have any chance to win if Randle isn't stepping up in big time when the team need. I think the Knicks should consider trade Randle away and find a new guy that fit their team, and i think Jeremi Grant will fit with the Knicks roster, they should try to get him

Jalen Brunson is the real All-Star for the Knicks and not Dubious Randle, who shoots him team out of games and is a horrible defender. Great vid btw 💯

I remember watching this guy shoot 29% from the field for a series vs my Hawks. There's about nothing you can do to convince me that he's going to keep up when coaches gameplan against him.

After his performance against the Hawks, I knew that he was not that guy. It should tell people something that Randle is supposed to be the Knicks' best player, yet his team still dominated the Cavs while he was basically a non-factor. I know that he's been dealing with his bad ankle, but that's no excuse for the poor, selfish decision-making when he's had the ball. They should strongly consider moving him this off-season.

One thing to note is that randle CAN be a great playmaker, he averaged 6 assist per game in 2020-21 season, its just that he CHOOSES not to pass. He has relatively large gravity and can make a lot of openings for guys like RJ and Brunson to work, but he just HAS to shoot every time he gets the ball. If he was a more willing passer and focused on posting up and driving to the basket more, he would be a lot more efficient and impactful.

This take aged like fine wine. Randle in an elimination game just scored 15pts on 3/14fg ouch

You can tell by his way of handling himself and others that Randle is not a winning type of basketball player. He's also way too inconsistent on the floor with what he's doing. He has all the tools but his mentality is bad. Too often you can't trust him to make the right play.

not much of a Randle fan but really I think Tibs doesn't get enough flack for his passive coaching. Starting from his time with Minnesota it seems like he lets players do whatever they want on the court with little guidance before hand or corrections during/after. Randle is inconsistent and arguably has low game iq but a better coach would be able to work with the talents he does have.

Contract Year Randle is a top player. Then it’s always hilarious how far he drops off after he gets a new contract.

I call his play style "Black Hole Offense." Pass him the ball and you're never getting it back 🤣

This is Brunsons team now, we should trade Randle in the off season for whatever we can get, hopefully some good bench pieces

I remember seeing some Knicks fans describe him as an out of control beyblade and I think that describes his performances pretty well.

man this video explained the Randle situation perfectly I try to tell my friends who are Knicks fans Randle is the problem and they dont buy it

Randles could go 1-20 and blame everybody else for going 1-20 then give a press conference speech saying the other team wanted it more lol 😆

Don't watch a lot of Knicks games but noticed that Randle is often surly -- with his own teammates, which can't be much fun. His poor passing -- even a reluctance to pass except as a last resort -- is the flaw that really stands out.

You know what's really surprising to me about Randle is how jumpshot reliant he is. I thought he was a bully ball player but he has no bag in the post and no awareness anytime that man tries to post up it's so sloppy and he gets stripped every damn time. The only way he scores from the post is through a tough fadeaway or baiting for free throws. I don't understand he came into the league with no jumpshot.

He’s been an afterthought for the Knicks in the playoffs.

This video matches my own thoughts on Randle. I think part of the reason theres such a yawning chasm between regular season Randle and playoff Randle is Thibs. Thibs teams have traditionally maximized their roster talent during the regular season and don't have another gear for the playoffs. I think Randle is the epitome of this dynamic. Randle is able to put up good numbers in the regular season because he is able to inhabit a role designed around maximizing his skills. The thing is any team built around Randles skills have a hard and fast ceiling. Throw locked in game planned playoff D and the regular season is fools gold. If this team were in Sacramento or Charlotte a winning team and a first round playoff win would be a great overall outcome. In New York they only serve to remind Knicks fans that it's been two and half decades since their team was part of the championship conversation. Compounding the issue is the fact that there really isn't a role for Randle on a championship caliber roster outside of possible sixth man. Unless a team is structured to maximize what Randle does his liabilities on D and spacing the floor become glaring and as mentioned a team built around what he does is never going to be good enough to compete.

Keep up the good work my brotha

He doesn’t have the ball handling skills to consistently have iso possessions.. Also poor decision making and when he’s having an off night he refuses to accept it

couldn't AGREE more !! His skill set does not match NBA play-style of 2020s, he would be more effective back in the 1980s

This video is on point!

As a wolves fan I can relate

He is been overrated since the moment he joined knicks. He cant even be a second or third star of a championship team. And how in the hell he was voted all nba team.

The playoffs really do expose a lot of these so called "allstars" who really aint shit. Because in the regular season you're playing different teams every other night. These teams are studying everything you do, so of course you can go out there and put up big numbers. But in a series, the other team is figuring ways to slow you down. If you cant overcome, you aint shit. Plain and simple...

The other day I saw him run to the basket against I believe it was Kyle Lowry and he literally did a unnecessary turn around pass . I’m like dude why pass it out. Take it to the cup.

My issue with randle is the effort. Defense and offense. Was watching the game last night and bro was guarding kevin love for the first 3 quarters of the game. He's like 6'8 250, and super athletic, why doesnt he take the hardest defensive assignment? His offense has been trash but if he put the effort in on the defensive end itd offset that. If he T'd up on jimmy or bam and held them to lower scoring averages, theyd be much better than they already are defensively. But he's just out there standing around on defense not putting in any work. Its a shame. On offense he never posts up, he just dribbles 5 times and burps up the ugliest shots. What a waste of talent, if he really put in the effort on both ends of the floor he could be as good as prime Indiana PG (not MVPG)

Giving him that extension when he constantly wets the bed in the postseason was a TERRIBLE idea by the front office

idc how many games the knicks win or how many allstar appearances/all nba awards he gets i'll never take them serious as long as randle is the "star" player smh

I gotta disagree with u up until this season with the cavs Donovan Mitchell always turned it up in the playoffs I was genuinely shocked when he played like ass

Half of them low lights was him doing his signature spin

Fire Thibs and get rid of Randle. I don't get how Randle was never run at the 5 during the Miami series. Evan Fournier could have played to help us with spacing and ball handling against the zone. Thibbs needs to GO!!

💡 💡 💡 Perfect Analysis Fr He Is The Biggest fools gold in the nba ‼️You Can Watch The Games & See He Is The BIGGEST GIVE/TAKE In The NBA ‼️ For Everything He Does” Good” He Does Something To Negate That … Lol I Be Tryna Tell My Friends Like All You Gotta Do Is Watch Him Play … And Thats Not Even The Biggest Thing HES ATTITUDE IS THE WORST IN THE LEAGUE You Can Tell He Was One Of Those “Alright Im Taking My Ball Then” Kids Growing Up 🤦🏽‍♂️ We Go NOWHERE With Him On This Team & I Honestly Dont See Anybody Desperate Enough To Take Him Off Our Hands … Imagine What The Swap Of Jerami Grant & Randle Would Do For This Team Far As A Morale Standpoint & Playing The Right Way 💯 .. Once Again Good Vid Bro Like Many Others Keep Up The Good Work 👌🏾💯🙏🏽

This is the most factual analysis of this fools gold highest paid player on the Knicks

His skillset, size, and athleticism is perfect for being a second/third best player in a title team, playing power forward or small ball center. Bur there is something wrong with his attitude, focus, or approach to games.

Knicks fan here. I would get rid of Julius Randle for absolutely nothing. Just leave. I don’t want anything back.

I saw this coming ! Man didn’t think it would be this bad

So true, i can't believe somebody said ...EXACTLY how i feel and see him. Great Offensive player at times...but truly lacks on defense very often !

I'm fine with the info, but you can make a visual greatest hits of mistakes video for any player in the NBA. Things definitely have to change, though.

RJ Sleepy Barrett was a minus -32 in the Game Three blow out in Miami - and the Miami zone defense is really hurting the Knicks - Julius looks like the Julius from the Hawks playoff series from a few years ago - and Miami has contained Brunson - also the Knicks have shot really poorly - and they are getting bullied!

I think it’s their offense. Their offense is one or two actions and so easily defended

This man shot over 600 3s this season . Those are Steph/Dame type numbers his game is unpredictable so you don’t know what version of randle your going to get .

Thanks for this video. I’m hopeful for what we’re building but not with Randle on the team. He’s a headcase who needs to play in a small market with no expectations.

The All-Star who had a non-all-star cleaning up his late game mishaps. Salute Brunson.

Would have liked to see some video analysis of exactly how he's hurting the team. Saying it isnt as powerful as showing it.

Randle is the weak link in the Knicks lineup. Not only he is weak he weakens the second unit as well. His defense is a crime against the game.

Randle is essentially this generation's version of George McGinnis. Not nearly as dominate as McGinnis was in his era but they are virtually the same player. Good inside player, good rebounder who can dribble and pass. Has a decent enough outside shot to keep defenses honest. Defense is not what theyre getting paid to do but theyll help out with the occassional block or steal. They turn the ball over way too much and while their numbers look good on paper its because their usage rate is through the roof. Far too many turnovers and a shooting % far too low to ever be considered dominant. They can and will help a team get to the playoffs but they will never go very far due to the deficiencies in their game. If it's any consolation, Randle has had a much better career than people would have thought when he was drafted as I saw him as a classic PF who could also put the ball on the floor when needed. They were/are efficiency nightmares and you can not only see how they affect their teams negatively on the floor but you can also read into the analytics to see how they arent as good as their numbers.

I'm just here screaming to my screen while watching him: "HE'S GOING LEFT!"

Absolutely right 😂

As a lakers fan, ive got a soft spot for all our baby lakers like Randle, Nance Jr, Clarkson and Kuz. It sucks to see Randle struggle like this but he needs to play smarter. He's doing this to himself with all his bull headed play style.

Great analysis...👍🏻

He dont know baskeballl randle is a beast

The ball movement stops at Julius Randle whenever he’s on the floor, he’s turning into a 3 point chucker, when bully ball doesn’t work he frowns and his attitude is some of the worst when thing don’t go his way. All in all, he either needs to step back and let Jalen Brunson cook or get his ego in check and realize he’s their number one option and go out there and cook himself Edit, I’d also like to add, he’s also not known for his defence either, which doesn’t help his case. Edit number 2: Julius Randle reminds me of Carmelo Anthony in the way that; 6’8, bully ball, who are both (good but) unwilling passers with mediocre to below average defence.

The music at the beginning 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 #beyblade

I’d like to him the benefit of the doubt. He has FINALLY changed his game style since that first playoff series just like you mention. Less drives, spin moves, and euros. Whilst relying on his jumper more often and playing at a much faster pace thank god. He did have Mobley and Adebayo guarding him most of the series’ but yeah he still needs to shoot better or play more systematically if his jumpers aren’t hitting.

Finally!!! All the filthy casual fans kept saying the Lakers messed up by letting Randle walk! Finally some facts that casuals cannot accept!

this guy is inconsistent as hell. His 2021 playoffs were exactly like this.

Spot on but your bigger problem is the front office that Capp the team by giving huge contracts to inadequate players and getting rid of players they should’ve kept

I think that this video was very prophetic.

How many bookmakers and mobsters does he know and talk to? Can we get a wire? ☎️

Knicks front office made randle think he was THE guy because he was the consolation after the Zion tank, But he holds back the team with his selfish play style and attitude. Knicks will always be less than the sum of their parts while he’s there, his numbers come at the cost of the teams production. Knicks need to realize this is brunsons team and at 28/29 years old he is what he is

NYs best player is Brunson, he's treated as their first option. however, when Randle is someone they try to feed in the post as he should have an advantage. he just takes tough shots, and it doesn't work in the playoffs where they can really focus on him.

Most of y’all never played basket ball … Julius is decent the Knicks are doing exactly what they need with him … they made the Knicks a destination to attract again … not contend this fast … now we’re at a place to begin to be a contender and destination for better players so the Knicks did exactly what they were supposed to do … idk who expected more this had been the best two seasons in the last 5 for me it was exciting… we’ve been making playoffs not to contend for a chip but to show we have a culture now

eyy its bulls central

One thing he is not is "Randle the handle." He is so loose with that ball.😅

Just look at Brunson he reminds me a lot of Paul O'Neil from the Yankees during their dynasty. He was a B+/A- type player but he was a winner. He would get big hits and have big games in the playoffs. Randle is the opposite. He's a fake star player who disappears and chokes. A big loser

He's got t-rex arms.

It’s thibs fault he got Julius thinking he’s leclown James

Bro you've been reading my comments on Instagram 😂

Been saying this since 2019 went to trade this bum so bad. First year he was a bey blade. Then turned into curry in 21 then last year was absolute trash. Now good again

He in the nba because of his size and strength period

Knicks commentators always say Randle is better off when he makes quick decisions, pass drive or shoot before the double team comes. His iso ball can lead to great passes to open shooters but if the opponents time a double team correctly it’s no bueno. The most frustrating thing he does is wicked hard bounce passes to Robinson who is way too tall to be catching anything but the softest of tosses with no defenders anywhere near him. The limited ball handling/midrange shooting skills of the other Knicks bigs I think hurts that potential for Randle’s playmaking. Robinson’s really only good for lobs and putbacks but bad FT shooting. Hartenstein has a mini floater and better FT but they both rarely try to create for themselves. Bam exposed that in the playoffs on both ends. He was the difference Butler was not his fully Bucks series self.

When things don't go his way he disengages like a teenager

trade him w jalen brunson for JaMorant. No guns allowed in city limits in NY

As a Knicks fan, 100% agree. However I do think Randle can be a good player, just for a different team that will strip Randle of his “special treatment” and make him a 3rd option player. Dude needs to be somewhere that’s gonna hold him accountable.

Attitude is the make or break, not the talent. Talent is just IS or isn’t.

Do one on lebron James next. He usually has the worst +/- on the floor for the Lakers but the media acts as though it's the best for brainwashing purposes

The Knicks took the eastern conference champs “Miami”to a game six … let’s gooooooooo

brother got paid top dollar while playing with one hand, respects

in dallas he would be good but ny would ask a crazy price for a pure 3rd option. in dallas he would have to shoot only of catch and shoot and would have to create for himself only on mismatch or against the other teams bench players

people need to understand that today's players have awesome regular season numbers, awesome highlights but taking a deep dive into their abilities they just dont have solid fundamentals. that is why they get blitzed when elite level defenses (which usually appears in the playoffs) start to focus on them. these arent the tmacs,vc,kobe,ai,dwade,lbj,kg,td,amare,nash or or the 90s legends. the numbers they produce are blown out of proportion.

He's an Emotional Devin Booker

You said 1970 was before the shot clock when the shot clock was introduced to the NBA in 1954.

It's rudimentary offense. I'm meh at this point on what can change.

Barrett and Randal for Jaylen Brown and a 2nd round pick! Get it done NOW

Atleast y’all have Brunson. Mf is a true baller. As a heat fan I was worried he would take over in any given second. Randles attitude is terrible. Not a big fan of his.

He is so RIGHT ON RANDLE. but he newd to speak on thibs why he leaves Randle inq games . U git obi ona bench run hit shots a spark. SMH thibs and randke out

Is Julius Randle like… a poor man’s Pascal Siakam?

He's not on a star player contract. They're getting way more than they're paying for.

I have love for Julius as a laker fan I watched him break his leg 14 minutes into his career but I can’t see how y’all can deal with a dude who throws a fit whenever he’s missing his shots and doesn’t get certain foul calls, the shit is baffling to me. When he gets pissed it gets to Demarcus cousins in the kings levels of bad😂 probably worse

Randle gotta stop that spin move

You didn't add James Harden to that list cause he's a straight up regular season player and a invisible man in the playoffs.

Not sure how the Knicks got bamboozled by randle into making him the center piece

Typical NY... Game 1, Miami only won bc Julius was hurt Now, he's our worst player 😂😂