Around the NBA - 2024-25 Season Continued - First post updated!

[3toheadmelo]

He was benched for not playing defense and Naz played the 4th, as a hater I was on a high.





Also 20 games into the season and Ant saying he has never seen Randle play defense before

Finch benched KAT a lot of times as well (especially in the playoffs) in the 4th to play Naz.

You love to see Ant talk up Randle’s defense. Vibes are immaculate. 4 in a row baby!

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They were a top 3 seed with KAT and made it to the WCF, that is the bar for Randle anything less than that and we robbed them. Matter of fact they were 17-5 after 22 games last season, so it ain't looking pretty.


Ant is 7 years younger than Randle and gotta coach him up and celebrate him trying to play defense for once, like a make a wish kid. His minutes decreasing coincide with them winning, this pleases me.

A big part of them getting to the WCF was Naz Reid playing over KAT in the 4th quarters in the playoffs. Finch does not play games. He even benched KAT in the 4th quarter after he had 60 points because he felt like he was playing selfish.

We went 11-2 with Randle, OG, Brunson. We're 14-8 with KAT, OG, Brunson. Looks like we're off to a worse start than our previous core. So it ain't looking too pretty for us either besides beating up on bad teams. Both teams need some work.

Randle was a +3 last night, so he wasn't a negative, put up 16/9/4 and got praised for his defense. Love to see it. Vibes are immaculate!

[NoDopeOnSundays]

Finch benched KAT a lot of times as well (especially in the playoffs) in the 4th to play Naz.

You love to see Ant talk up Randle’s defense. Vibes are immaculate. 4 in a row baby!

Read on Twitter

They were a top 3 seed with KAT and made it to the WCF, that is the bar for Randle anything less than that and we robbed them. Matter of fact they were 17-5 after 22 games last season, so it ain't looking pretty.


Ant is 7 years younger than Randle and gotta coach him up and celebrate him trying to play defense for once, like a make a wish kid. His minutes decreasing coincide with them winning, this pleases me.

A big part of them getting to the WCF was Naz Reid playing over KAT in the 4th quarters in the playoffs. Finch does not play games. He even benched KAT in the 4th quarter after he had 60 points because he felt like he was playing selfish.

We went 11-2 with Randle, OG, Brunson. We're 14-8 with KAT, OG, Brunson. Looks like we're off to a worse start than our previous core. So it ain't looking too pretty for us either besides beating up on bad teams. Both teams need some work.

Randle was a +3 last night, so he wasn't a negative, put up 16/9/4 and got praised for his defense. Love to see it. Vibes are immaculate!

KAT was plus 18 in the playoffs last season, Naz was -23. Also, KAT came into the playoffs off a meniscus tear, he tore his meniscus and had surgery all in March, he was back for the playoffs a month later with just 2 games behind him. Meanwhile, Randle hurt his shoulder in Jan, strung everyone a long for months and then finally gets surgery in April. One has the heart of a tiger, the other was afraid of laying yet another playoff egg. KAT fights through injuries and helps his team get to the WCF


We're off to a better start than last season, we were 13-9 with Randle through 22 games, we're 14-8, so we're already ahead of schedule We also went 6-8 in December with Randle, and we'll no doubt beat that. We're going to beat that Jan run in a couple games too, so KAT is knocking out fake records left and right, truly a special player.



Naz was +20, so Randle going by my math was -17 in regards to his on/off vs Naz. The last three games Naz is playing 26.8mpg, and Randle is playing 24.9mpg, the vibes are improving because there's less nasty vibes on the court. Finch has figured out the team is better with Naztradamus playing, which is why trade rumors are starting to pop up with Randles name in them.


As a hater, this is probably what it was like to be on Wall street in the 80s.

[Montmorencie]

Finch benched KAT a lot of times as well (especially in the playoffs) in the 4th to play Naz.

You love to see Ant talk up Randle’s defense. Vibes are immaculate. 4 in a row baby!

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They were a top 3 seed with KAT and made it to the WCF, that is the bar for Randle anything less than that and we robbed them. Matter of fact they were 17-5 after 22 games last season, so it ain't looking pretty.


Ant is 7 years younger than Randle and gotta coach him up and celebrate him trying to play defense for once, like a make a wish kid. His minutes decreasing coincide with them winning, this pleases me.

A big part of them getting to the WCF was Naz Reid playing over KAT in the 4th quarters in the playoffs. Finch does not play games. He even benched KAT in the 4th quarter after he had 60 points because he felt like he was playing selfish.

We went 11-2 with Randle, OG, Brunson. We're 14-8 with KAT, OG, Brunson. Looks like we're off to a worse start than our previous core. So it ain't looking too pretty for us either besides beating up on bad teams. Both teams need some work.

Randle was a +3 last night, so he wasn't a negative, put up 16/9/4 and got praised for his defense. Love to see it. Vibes are immaculate!

And Jamal Murray was playing hurt, MPJ played horribly with family issues and still Denver blew 20 points lead in game 7, the biggest in the history, which was abnormal.

Let's be real, they weren't supposed to get to WCF.

But this has nothing to do with KAT tho. He is completely different player now, playing in completely different system. But same goes for Julius, its not fair to say he's gotta beat WCF. He doesn't have to.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

4 game winning streak

Naz +13.8
Randle +8.3

Net rating
Naz +26.1
Randle +14.1

[NoDopeOnSundays]

They were a top 3 seed with KAT and made it to the WCF, that is the bar for Randle anything less than that and we robbed them. Matter of fact they were 17-5 after 22 games last season, so it ain't looking pretty.


Ant is 7 years younger than Randle and gotta coach him up and celebrate him trying to play defense for once, like a make a wish kid. His minutes decreasing coincide with them winning, this pleases me.

A big part of them getting to the WCF was Naz Reid playing over KAT in the 4th quarters in the playoffs. Finch does not play games. He even benched KAT in the 4th quarter after he had 60 points because he felt like he was playing selfish.

We went 11-2 with Randle, OG, Brunson. We're 14-8 with KAT, OG, Brunson. Looks like we're off to a worse start than our previous core. So it ain't looking too pretty for us either besides beating up on bad teams. Both teams need some work.

Randle was a +3 last night, so he wasn't a negative, put up 16/9/4 and got praised for his defense. Love to see it. Vibes are immaculate!

And Jamal Murray was playing hurt, MPJ played horribly with family issues and still Denver blew 20 points lead in game 7, the biggest in the history, which was abnormal.

Let's be real, they weren't supposed to get to WCF.

But this has nothing to do with KAT tho. He is completely different player now, playing in completely different system. But same goes for Julius, its not fair to say he's gotta beat WCF. He doesn't have to.

You must not be familiar with our games.

[3toheadmelo]

They were a top 3 seed with KAT and made it to the WCF, that is the bar for Randle anything less than that and we robbed them. Matter of fact they were 17-5 after 22 games last season, so it ain't looking pretty.


Ant is 7 years younger than Randle and gotta coach him up and celebrate him trying to play defense for once, like a make a wish kid. His minutes decreasing coincide with them winning, this pleases me.

A big part of them getting to the WCF was Naz Reid playing over KAT in the 4th quarters in the playoffs. Finch does not play games. He even benched KAT in the 4th quarter after he had 60 points because he felt like he was playing selfish.

We went 11-2 with Randle, OG, Brunson. We're 14-8 with KAT, OG, Brunson. Looks like we're off to a worse start than our previous core. So it ain't looking too pretty for us either besides beating up on bad teams. Both teams need some work.

Randle was a +3 last night, so he wasn't a negative, put up 16/9/4 and got praised for his defense. Love to see it. Vibes are immaculate!

KAT was plus 18 in the playoffs last season, Naz was -23. Also, KAT came into the playoffs off a meniscus tear, he tore his meniscus and had surgery all in March, he was back for the playoffs a month later with just 2 games behind him. Meanwhile, Randle hurt his shoulder in Jan, strung everyone a long for months and then finally gets surgery in April. One has the heart of a tiger, the other was afraid of laying yet another playoff egg. KAT fights through injuries and helps his team get to the WCF


We're off to a better start than last season, we were 13-9 with Randle through 22 games, we're 14-8, so we're already ahead of schedule We also went 6-8 in December with Randle, and we'll no doubt beat that. We're going to beat that Jan run in a couple games too, so KAT is knocking out fake records left and right, truly a special player.



Naz was +20, so Randle going by my math was -17 in regards to his on/off vs Naz. The last three games Naz is playing 26.8mpg, and Randle is playing 24.9mpg, the vibes are improving because there's less nasty vibes on the court. Finch has figured out the team is better with Naztradamus playing, which is why trade rumors are starting to pop up with Randles name in them.


As a hater, this is probably what it was like to be on Wall street in the 80s.

Timberwolves had a net rating 0.67 with KAT on the floor in the playoffs. With KAT off the floor they had a net rating of +10.5. They were much better with him off the floor than on.

Randle literally tried to rehab his shoulder for months to try to come back, only for specialists to tell him that if he comes back he risks permanent damage to his shoulder. That isn't comparable to a meniscus tear that everyone comes back to play on. Randle played on one ankle in the playoffs already for us and held off on surgery until after the playoffs ended.

Randle carried the Timberwolves against the Clippers, Lakers and blew them out early so he can get rested. They were literally up by like 30 against the clippers in one of the games why would he play 30 mins?

You can't compare last year's start of the season to this year because last year's start had a super toxic empty stat padder in RJ. It's fair to compare us to the team that had OG, Brunson, Randle which looked much more dominant than this team so far.

It feels great to see Randle get back to his winning ways and win 4 in a row. He's laughing it up with his team during blow outs, getting praised for his effort on defense. What a time to be alive.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

A big part of them getting to the WCF was Naz Reid playing over KAT in the 4th quarters in the playoffs. Finch does not play games. He even benched KAT in the 4th quarter after he had 60 points because he felt like he was playing selfish.

We went 11-2 with Randle, OG, Brunson. We're 14-8 with KAT, OG, Brunson. Looks like we're off to a worse start than our previous core. So it ain't looking too pretty for us either besides beating up on bad teams. Both teams need some work.

Randle was a +3 last night, so he wasn't a negative, put up 16/9/4 and got praised for his defense. Love to see it. Vibes are immaculate!

KAT was plus 18 in the playoffs last season, Naz was -23. Also, KAT came into the playoffs off a meniscus tear, he tore his meniscus and had surgery all in March, he was back for the playoffs a month later with just 2 games behind him. Meanwhile, Randle hurt his shoulder in Jan, strung everyone a long for months and then finally gets surgery in April. One has the heart of a tiger, the other was afraid of laying yet another playoff egg. KAT fights through injuries and helps his team get to the WCF


We're off to a better start than last season, we were 13-9 with Randle through 22 games, we're 14-8, so we're already ahead of schedule We also went 6-8 in December with Randle, and we'll no doubt beat that. We're going to beat that Jan run in a couple games too, so KAT is knocking out fake records left and right, truly a special player.



Naz was +20, so Randle going by my math was -17 in regards to his on/off vs Naz. The last three games Naz is playing 26.8mpg, and Randle is playing 24.9mpg, the vibes are improving because there's less nasty vibes on the court. Finch has figured out the team is better with Naztradamus playing, which is why trade rumors are starting to pop up with Randles name in them.


As a hater, this is probably what it was like to be on Wall street in the 80s.

Timberwolves had a net rating 0.67 with KAT on the floor in the playoffs. With KAT off the floor they had a net rating of +10.5. They were much better with him off the floor than on.

Randle literally tried to rehab his shoulder for months to try to come back, only for specialists to tell him that if he comes back he risks permanent damage to his shoulder. That isn't comparable to a meniscus tear that everyone comes back to play on. Randle played on one ankle in the playoffs already for us and held off on surgery until after the playoffs ended.

Randle carried the Timberwolves against the Clippers, Lakers and blew them out early so he can get rested. They were literally up by like 30 against the clippers in one of the games why would he play 30 mins?

You can't compare last year's start of the season to this year because last year's start had a super toxic empty stat padder in RJ. It's fair to compare us to the team that had OG, Brunson, Randle which looked much more dominant than this team so far.

It feels great to see Randle get back to his winning ways and win 4 in a row. He's laughing it up with his team during blow outs, getting praised for his effort on defense. What a time to be alive.

But I thought Julius was playing injured in the series against the Cavs and Heat, wouldn't that apply to KAT since he had a meniscus tear? A sprain gets more compassion than a tear + surgery? Very interesting. KAT helped his team get to the WCF and still put up better playoff numbers than Julius ever has while playing on one good knee. KAT rushed back to be with his team, one month between his surgery and when he was playing again, a true Warrior and something Randle could never do.



I can compare, because we're comparing everything, this is a brand-new team and we're still ahead of the Randle pace, while the Wolves are way behind the KAT pace. They finally figured out that playing Naz as many minutes as Julius is the right move, eventually they're going to try and move him, because why would you resign a guy when his backup is better? Unless they plan to make him the backup, which would be fine since Naz is better. I have like 5 paths to a hater victory here.


Naz completely outplaying Randle in those 4 games is great, even better is that KAT is averaging nearly double as many rebounds er game as Randle too. We really made out like bandits, Leon pulled off a cleaner hit job than the United Health hitman against the Wolves, we got a guy putting up 25/13/3 for a bench big and bench guard.

[spree2kawhi]

A big part of them getting to the WCF was Naz Reid playing over KAT in the 4th quarters in the playoffs. Finch does not play games. He even benched KAT in the 4th quarter after he had 60 points because he felt like he was playing selfish.

We went 11-2 with Randle, OG, Brunson. We're 14-8 with KAT, OG, Brunson. Looks like we're off to a worse start than our previous core. So it ain't looking too pretty for us either besides beating up on bad teams. Both teams need some work.

Randle was a +3 last night, so he wasn't a negative, put up 16/9/4 and got praised for his defense. Love to see it. Vibes are immaculate!

KAT was plus 18 in the playoffs last season, Naz was -23. Also, KAT came into the playoffs off a meniscus tear, he tore his meniscus and had surgery all in March, he was back for the playoffs a month later with just 2 games behind him. Meanwhile, Randle hurt his shoulder in Jan, strung everyone a long for months and then finally gets surgery in April. One has the heart of a tiger, the other was afraid of laying yet another playoff egg. KAT fights through injuries and helps his team get to the WCF


We're off to a better start than last season, we were 13-9 with Randle through 22 games, we're 14-8, so we're already ahead of schedule We also went 6-8 in December with Randle, and we'll no doubt beat that. We're going to beat that Jan run in a couple games too, so KAT is knocking out fake records left and right, truly a special player.



Naz was +20, so Randle going by my math was -17 in regards to his on/off vs Naz. The last three games Naz is playing 26.8mpg, and Randle is playing 24.9mpg, the vibes are improving because there's less nasty vibes on the court. Finch has figured out the team is better with Naztradamus playing, which is why trade rumors are starting to pop up with Randles name in them.


As a hater, this is probably what it was like to be on Wall street in the 80s.

Timberwolves had a net rating 0.67 with KAT on the floor in the playoffs. With KAT off the floor they had a net rating of +10.5. They were much better with him off the floor than on.

Randle literally tried to rehab his shoulder for months to try to come back, only for specialists to tell him that if he comes back he risks permanent damage to his shoulder. That isn't comparable to a meniscus tear that everyone comes back to play on. Randle played on one ankle in the playoffs already for us and held off on surgery until after the playoffs ended.

Randle carried the Timberwolves against the Clippers, Lakers and blew them out early so he can get rested. They were literally up by like 30 against the clippers in one of the games why would he play 30 mins?

You can't compare last year's start of the season to this year because last year's start had a super toxic empty stat padder in RJ. It's fair to compare us to the team that had OG, Brunson, Randle which looked much more dominant than this team so far.

It feels great to see Randle get back to his winning ways and win 4 in a row. He's laughing it up with his team during blow outs, getting praised for his effort on defense. What a time to be alive.

At least this feels like summer again.

[Montmorencie]

A big part of them getting to the WCF was Naz Reid playing over KAT in the 4th quarters in the playoffs. Finch does not play games. He even benched KAT in the 4th quarter after he had 60 points because he felt like he was playing selfish.

We went 11-2 with Randle, OG, Brunson. We're 14-8 with KAT, OG, Brunson. Looks like we're off to a worse start than our previous core. So it ain't looking too pretty for us either besides beating up on bad teams. Both teams need some work.

Randle was a +3 last night, so he wasn't a negative, put up 16/9/4 and got praised for his defense. Love to see it. Vibes are immaculate!

And Jamal Murray was playing hurt, MPJ played horribly with family issues and still Denver blew 20 points lead in game 7, the biggest in the history, which was abnormal.

Let's be real, they weren't supposed to get to WCF.

But this has nothing to do with KAT tho. He is completely different player now, playing in completely different system. But same goes for Julius, its not fair to say he's gotta beat WCF. He doesn't have to.

You must not be familiar with our games.

No, this has nothing to do with us actually. Julius needs to prove himself in playoffs, true, but that's not because the Wolves and KAT went to WCF.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

And Jamal Murray was playing hurt, MPJ played horribly with family issues and still Denver blew 20 points lead in game 7, the biggest in the history, which was abnormal.

Let's be real, they weren't supposed to get to WCF.

But this has nothing to do with KAT tho. He is completely different player now, playing in completely different system. But same goes for Julius, its not fair to say he's gotta beat WCF. He doesn't have to.

You must not be familiar with our games.

No, this has nothing to do with us actually. Julius needs to prove himself in playoffs, true, but that's not because the Wolves and KAT went to WCF.

He needs to make the WCF, these are the rules of the game, every one of us respects the art. You need to familiarize yourself with the laws of the jungle this thread has.

[3toheadmelo]

KAT was plus 18 in the playoffs last season, Naz was -23. Also, KAT came into the playoffs off a meniscus tear, he tore his meniscus and had surgery all in March, he was back for the playoffs a month later with just 2 games behind him. Meanwhile, Randle hurt his shoulder in Jan, strung everyone a long for months and then finally gets surgery in April. One has the heart of a tiger, the other was afraid of laying yet another playoff egg. KAT fights through injuries and helps his team get to the WCF


We're off to a better start than last season, we were 13-9 with Randle through 22 games, we're 14-8, so we're already ahead of schedule We also went 6-8 in December with Randle, and we'll no doubt beat that. We're going to beat that Jan run in a couple games too, so KAT is knocking out fake records left and right, truly a special player.



Naz was +20, so Randle going by my math was -17 in regards to his on/off vs Naz. The last three games Naz is playing 26.8mpg, and Randle is playing 24.9mpg, the vibes are improving because there's less nasty vibes on the court. Finch has figured out the team is better with Naztradamus playing, which is why trade rumors are starting to pop up with Randles name in them.


As a hater, this is probably what it was like to be on Wall street in the 80s.

Timberwolves had a net rating 0.67 with KAT on the floor in the playoffs. With KAT off the floor they had a net rating of +10.5. They were much better with him off the floor than on.

Randle literally tried to rehab his shoulder for months to try to come back, only for specialists to tell him that if he comes back he risks permanent damage to his shoulder. That isn't comparable to a meniscus tear that everyone comes back to play on. Randle played on one ankle in the playoffs already for us and held off on surgery until after the playoffs ended.

Randle carried the Timberwolves against the Clippers, Lakers and blew them out early so he can get rested. They were literally up by like 30 against the clippers in one of the games why would he play 30 mins?

You can't compare last year's start of the season to this year because last year's start had a super toxic empty stat padder in RJ. It's fair to compare us to the team that had OG, Brunson, Randle which looked much more dominant than this team so far.

It feels great to see Randle get back to his winning ways and win 4 in a row. He's laughing it up with his team during blow outs, getting praised for his effort on defense. What a time to be alive.

But I thought Julius was playing injured in the series against the Cavs and Heat, wouldn't that apply to KAT since he had a meniscus tear? A sprain gets more compassion than a tear + surgery? Very interesting. KAT helped his team get to the WCF and still put up better playoff numbers than Julius ever has.



I can compare, because we're comparing everything, this is a brand-new team and we're still ahead of the Randle pace, while the Wolves are way behind the KAT pace. They finally figured out that playing Naz as many minutes as Julius is the right move, eventually they're going to try and move him, because why would you resign a guy when his backup is better? Unless they plan to make him the backup, which would be fine since Naz is better. I have like 5 paths to a hater victory here.


Naz completely outplaying Randle in those 4 games is great, even better is that KAT is averaging nearly double as many rebounds er game as Randle too. We really made out like bandits, Leon pulled off a cleaner hit job than the United Health hitman against the Wolves, we got a guy putting up 25/13/3 for a bench big and bench guard.

KAT came back at full strength. I'm not even sure how this is comparable.

Randle carried the Timberwolves to a couple of wins lately while Ant was off so it's nice to see him get some rest early.

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Anyways I'm enjoying KAT's offense, Randle is back to winning in Minny and I don't have to watch RJ anymore. Melozakistan is winning big!

[Iron Mantis]

Dang, Randle getting phased out for his space cadet defense.

Only a matter of time before he's benched in favor of the clearly superior Naz.

Wonder if they trade him this season or let him walk? He's likely on the trading block.

[3toheadmelo]

Love to see Randle's gravity create more opportunities for his team like he did on the Knicks. Once a winning player, always a winning player

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[NoDopeOnSundays]

Timberwolves had a net rating 0.67 with KAT on the floor in the playoffs. With KAT off the floor they had a net rating of +10.5. They were much better with him off the floor than on.

Randle literally tried to rehab his shoulder for months to try to come back, only for specialists to tell him that if he comes back he risks permanent damage to his shoulder. That isn't comparable to a meniscus tear that everyone comes back to play on. Randle played on one ankle in the playoffs already for us and held off on surgery until after the playoffs ended.

Randle carried the Timberwolves against the Clippers, Lakers and blew them out early so he can get rested. They were literally up by like 30 against the clippers in one of the games why would he play 30 mins?

You can't compare last year's start of the season to this year because last year's start had a super toxic empty stat padder in RJ. It's fair to compare us to the team that had OG, Brunson, Randle which looked much more dominant than this team so far.

It feels great to see Randle get back to his winning ways and win 4 in a row. He's laughing it up with his team during blow outs, getting praised for his effort on defense. What a time to be alive.

But I thought Julius was playing injured in the series against the Cavs and Heat, wouldn't that apply to KAT since he had a meniscus tear? A sprain gets more compassion than a tear + surgery? Very interesting. KAT helped his team get to the WCF and still put up better playoff numbers than Julius ever has.



I can compare, because we're comparing everything, this is a brand-new team and we're still ahead of the Randle pace, while the Wolves are way behind the KAT pace. They finally figured out that playing Naz as many minutes as Julius is the right move, eventually they're going to try and move him, because why would you resign a guy when his backup is better? Unless they plan to make him the backup, which would be fine since Naz is better. I have like 5 paths to a hater victory here.


Naz completely outplaying Randle in those 4 games is great, even better is that KAT is averaging nearly double as many rebounds er game as Randle too. We really made out like bandits, Leon pulled off a cleaner hit job than the United Health hitman against the Wolves, we got a guy putting up 25/13/3 for a bench big and bench guard.

KAT came back at full strength. I'm not even sure how this is comparable.

Randle carried the Timberwolves to a couple of wins lately while Ant was off so it's nice to see him get some rest early.

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Anyways I'm enjoying KAT's offense, Randle is back to winning in Minny and I don't have to watch RJ anymore. Melozakistan is winning big!

Easy to outscore a team that doesn't have their leading scorer, but I guess when stock is down you gotta buy low no matter where it is.

On the season, Naz is +53 and Randle is +36, last season KAT was +120 and Naz was +35 through 22 games. We won my brother, we got the far superior player, it is truly a glorious age we're in.

[bisme37]

Hey Knicks pals hope y'all are well. This thread is one of my faves on RGM and I came to And-1 3toheadmelo's Tatum hype post from our Bucks game last night lol. Ok bye.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

22 games with Knicks

2023-2024
Randle
+42

Golden Age of Knicks prospering
KAT
+140

[NoDopeOnSundays]

Hey Knicks pals hope y'all are well. This thread is one of my faves on RGM and I came to And-1 3toheadmelo's Tatum hype post from our Bucks game last night lol. Ok bye.

See you in May.

[SelbyCobra]

Immaculate vibes in the 4th quarter!

[Clyde_Style]

Immaculate vibes in the 4th quarter!

There's the actual truth, not some desperate campaign to fluff an ex-Knick who is indistinguishable from a revolving door at Macy's

[aggo]

its crazy how even other fanbases are coming to the same conclusion that we did about Julius lol.


his only real role on a winning team is 6th man off the bench bc he sucks the life out of your offense if u let him freestyle with the starting unit