Idk why Julius has so many haters on this board. I guess some people choose to focus on his flaws rather than his potential. He showed in preseason that he is one of a kind at his position. He has all the tools to become a superstar and I believe he'll ascend to that level one day
Nobody is a hater. Its overhyping a kid who hasnt finidhed a single regular NBA game is what i hate
He has to consistently profuce to be a star before being a superstar right?
Heck Klay Thompson is not a star yet & that kid is dropping 37 a qtr
No one is calling Randle a star. All the talk has been about is potential. He has star potential. And people should be able to be excited about it without a bunch of naysers saying that they are wrong.
Idk why Julius has so many haters on this board. I guess some people choose to focus on his flaws rather than his potential. He showed in preseason that he is one of a kind at his position. He has all the tools to become a superstar and I believe he'll ascend to that level one day
Nobody is a hater. Its overhyping a kid who hasnt finidhed a single regular NBA game is what i hate
He has to consistently profuce to be a star before being a superstar right?
Heck Klay Thompson is not a star yet & that kid is dropping 37 a qtr
No one is calling Randle a star. All the talk has been about is potential. He has star potential. And people should be able to be excited about it without a bunch of naysers saying that they are wrong.
This. But people will complain no matter what *sigh*
I have no idea how people can watch Paul milsap succeed in the NBA and play at an all-star level this season and not think that randle will be a problem. They have the exact same style of play and the only difference is randle hasn't extended his in-game shot out to 3 yet. randle is stronger, faster, better handle, and younger. Personally I think randle is already as good as milsap is right now minus the experience.
I have no idea how people can watch Paul milsap succeed in the NBA and play at an all-star level this season and not think that randle will be a problem. They have the exact same style of play and the only difference is randle hasn't extended his in-game shot out to 3 yet. randle is stronger, faster, better handle, and younger. Personally I think randle is already as good as milsap is right now minus the experience.
and randle is a better passer.
Randle definitely needs to work on his screen setting though. They were atrocious in SPL lol
I have no idea how people can watch Paul milsap succeed in the NBA and play at an all-star level this season and not think that randle will be a problem. They have the exact same style of play and the only difference is randle hasn't extended his in-game shot out to 3 yet. randle is stronger, faster, better handle, and younger. Personally I think randle is already as good as milsap is right now minus the experience.
and randle is a better passer.
Randle definitely needs to work on his screen setting though. They were atrocious in SPL lol
Yea his screens were terrible now that I think about it. That's one thing I really hope the coaching a staff fixes asap. It will help the offense run a lot more smoothly.
Idk why Julius has so many haters on this board. I guess some people choose to focus on his flaws rather than his potential. He showed in preseason that he is one of a kind at his position. He has all the tools to become a superstar and I believe he'll ascend to that level one day
Nobody is a hater. Its overhyping a kid who hasnt finidhed a single regular NBA game is what i hate
He has to consistently profuce to be a star before being a superstar right?
Heck Klay Thompson is not a star yet & that kid is dropping 37 a qtr
No one is calling Randle a star. All the talk has been about is potential. He has star potential. And people should be able to be excited about it without a bunch of naysers saying that they are wrong.
This. But people will complain no matter what *sigh*
I really don't understand why Jim complains so much, this isn't the first time that NBA fans has compared a rookie to one of the greats before. Like one of the biggest of em all, rookie Kobe to MJ.
Idk why Julius has so many haters on this board. I guess some people choose to focus on his flaws rather than his potential. He showed in preseason that he is one of a kind at his position. He has all the tools to become a superstar and I believe he'll ascend to that level one day
Nobody is a hater. Its overhyping a kid who hasnt finidhed a single regular NBA game is what i hate
He has to consistently profuce to be a star before being a superstar right?
Heck Klay Thompson is not a star yet & that kid is dropping 37 a qtr
No one is calling Randle a star. All the talk has been about is potential. He has star potential. And people should be able to be excited about it without a bunch of naysers saying that they are wrong.
This. But people will complain no matter what *sigh*
I really don't understand why Jim complains so much, this isn't the first time that NBA fans has compared a rookie to one of the greats before. Like one of the biggest of em all, rookie Kobe to MJ.
All this talk about Randle being a star, superstar or whatever...I can't recall many PFs being the high scoring superstar, #1 option, etc....
The last one I was thinking of might be Karl Malone. Chris Bosh? Blake Griffin?
Just off the top of my head, PFs don't seem like the dominant types...they are usually the blue collar guys.
As good as he was, even KGarnett was not a scoring machine.
It just seems like the PF position is so dependent on others to feed them and they are expected to do so much other stuff that it takes away from their scoring.
Unlike the SFs, SGs and an occasional center, it seems like PF's are not your typical scoring machine types.
All this talk about Randle being a star, superstar or whatever...I can't recall many PFs being the high scoring superstar, #1 option, etc....
The last one I was thinking of might be Karl Malone. Chris Bosh? Blake Griffin?
Just off the top of my head, PFs don't seem like the dominant types...they are usually the blue collar guys.
As good as he was, even KGarnett was not a scoring machine.
It just seems like the PF position is so dependent on others to feed them and they are expected to do so much other stuff that it takes away from their scoring.
Unlike the SFs, SGs and an occasional center, it seems like PF's are not your typical scoring machine types.
Am I making any sense?
If you watch this youtube clip of his preseason highlights.
Randle doesn't need to be set up to score. He can score from the perimeter, or beat his man of the dribble or score by posting up. Randle is a triple threat honestly and at his position that is a superstar in the making. He just needs to continue to improve all aspects of his game but watching him from summer league to preseason you would have already saw that his game progresses very rapidly.
All this talk about Randle being a star, superstar or whatever...I can't recall many PFs being the high scoring superstar, #1 option, etc....
The last one I was thinking of might be Karl Malone. Chris Bosh? Blake Griffin?
Just off the top of my head, PFs don't seem like the dominant types...they are usually the blue collar guys.
As good as he was, even KGarnett was not a scoring machine.
It just seems like the PF position is so dependent on others to feed them and they are expected to do so much other stuff that it takes away from their scoring.
Unlike the SFs, SGs and an occasional center, it seems like PF's are not your typical scoring machine types.
Am I making any sense?
If you watch this youtube clip of his preseason highlights.
Randle doesn't need to be set up to score. He can score from the perimeter, or beat his man of the dribble or score by posting up. Randle is a triple threat honestly and at his position that is a superstar in the making. He just needs to continue to improve all aspects of his game but watching him from summer league to preseason you would have already saw that his game progresses very rapidly.
I agree with you. I was just wondering if the responsibilities of a PF makes it hard to focus all one's energy on just scoring. It seems that something has to be sacrificed...Scoring, rebounding, defense....it must be hard to do all three at 100%.
All this talk about Randle being a star, superstar or whatever...I can't recall many PFs being the high scoring superstar, #1 option, etc....
The last one I was thinking of might be Karl Malone. Chris Bosh? Blake Griffin?
Just off the top of my head, PFs don't seem like the dominant types...they are usually the blue collar guys.
As good as he was, even KGarnett was not a scoring machine.
It just seems like the PF position is so dependent on others to feed them and they are expected to do so much other stuff that it takes away from their scoring.
Unlike the SFs, SGs and an occasional center, it seems like PF's are not your typical scoring machine types.
Am I making any sense?
If you watch this youtube clip of his preseason highlights.
Randle doesn't need to be set up to score. He can score from the perimeter, or beat his man of the dribble or score by posting up. Randle is a triple threat honestly and at his position that is a superstar in the making. He just needs to continue to improve all aspects of his game but watching him from summer league to preseason you would have already saw that his game progresses very rapidly.
I agree with you. I was just wondering if the responsibilities of a PF makes it hard to focus all one's energy on just scoring. It seems that something has to be sacrificed...Scoring, rebounding, defense....it must be hard to do all three at 100%.
So you're asking what part of his game will be sacrificed to be the player we believe he will become? Well I have no idea. I'm sure his scoring and rebounding will be fairly consistent as he develops so you can say probably his defense is what worries people the most.
I hope Kobe and Randle spend some time together while they are both recovering, build some chemistry and hopefully some of Kobe can rub off on the kid.
If you watch this youtube clip of his preseason highlights.
I just noticed Randle has his right leg in some kind of sleeve in the beginning of these clips. Same leg he broke. Was his leg potentially an issue for longer than we knew? Or was it just BBall swag.
All this talk about Randle being a star, superstar or whatever...I can't recall many PFs being the high scoring superstar, #1 option, etc....
The last one I was thinking of might be Karl Malone. Chris Bosh? Blake Griffin?
Just off the top of my head, PFs don't seem like the dominant types...they are usually the blue collar guys.
As good as he was, even KGarnett was not a scoring machine.
It just seems like the PF position is so dependent on others to feed them and they are expected to do so much other stuff that it takes away from their scoring.
Unlike the SFs, SGs and an occasional center, it seems like PF's are not your typical scoring machine types.
Am I making any sense?
Huh? You heard of Dirk? Or Lamarcus Aldridge?
Besides, none of those power forwards had Julius' skillset. He's pretty unique in that regard.
All this talk about Randle being a star, superstar or whatever...I can't recall many PFs being the high scoring superstar, #1 option, etc....
The last one I was thinking of might be Karl Malone. Chris Bosh? Blake Griffin?
Just off the top of my head, PFs don't seem like the dominant types...they are usually the blue collar guys.
As good as he was, even KGarnett was not a scoring machine.
It just seems like the PF position is so dependent on others to feed them and they are expected to do so much other stuff that it takes away from their scoring.
Unlike the SFs, SGs and an occasional center, it seems like PF's are not your typical scoring machine types.
Am I making any sense?
Huh? You heard of Dirk? Or Lamarcus Aldridge?
Besides, none of those power forwards had Julius' skillset. He's pretty unique in that regard.
Charles Barkely is another. But they do seem to be less common than wing scorers.
All this talk about Randle being a star, superstar or whatever...I can't recall many PFs being the high scoring superstar, #1 option, etc....
The last one I was thinking of might be Karl Malone. Chris Bosh? Blake Griffin?
Just off the top of my head, PFs don't seem like the dominant types...they are usually the blue collar guys.
As good as he was, even KGarnett was not a scoring machine.
It just seems like the PF position is so dependent on others to feed them and they are expected to do so much other stuff that it takes away from their scoring.
Unlike the SFs, SGs and an occasional center, it seems like PF's are not your typical scoring machine types.
Am I making any sense?
Huh? You heard of Dirk? Or Lamarcus Aldridge?
Besides, none of those power forwards had Julius' skillset. He's pretty unique in that regard.
Charles Barkely is another. But they do seem to be less common than wing scorers.
I'd bet good money that Randle will at least be a 2nd option on offense. Like you said, it's more common for wings to have a big role now; but Randle should develop into something of a point-forward.
Assuming Kobe doesn't play that many games next year because of injuries or limited minutes, I think Randle will eventually be the #1 option on offense next year.
IMO randle will sacrifice offensive rebounding because his game is peremeter oriented. He's going to be On on the peremeter setting picks most of the time and shooting jumpers more than being under the basket in position to rebound. He will make up for it on the defensive end because the coaches will allow him to push and get us out in transition after he grabs a rebound. Still I don't think he will ever average double digit rebounds. He will avg around 7-8 per game
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misterrunon wrote:
Lakerpark wrote:
I was just wondering....
All this talk about Randle being a star, superstar or whatever...I can't recall many PFs being the high scoring superstar, #1 option, etc....
The last one I was thinking of might be Karl Malone. Chris Bosh? Blake Griffin?
Just off the top of my head, PFs don't seem like the dominant types...they are usually the blue collar guys.
As good as he was, even KGarnett was not a scoring machine.
It just seems like the PF position is so dependent on others to feed them and they are expected to do so much other stuff that it takes away from their scoring.
Unlike the SFs, SGs and an occasional center, it seems like PF's are not your typical scoring machine types.
Am I making any sense?
Huh? You heard of Dirk? Or Lamarcus Aldridge?
Besides, none of those power forwards had Julius' skillset. He's pretty unique in that regard.
Blake is probably the closest to JR's skill set. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023.
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