drekwins wrote:Clyde_Style wrote:drekwins wrote:
The problem last year wasn't just the ankle.. and anyone saying that is lying to their self. The problem was that he didnt adjust to the bum ankle AT ALL. He could have played decoy. He could have focused more on the glass and setting up others. Instead, he forced stupid shots and pouted when he got no results. He has fought with teammates, coaches, etc. The dude just has a terrible response to adversity... and, idc who you are, there is always going to be adversity... especially in the playoffs. No one is above it.
I do my best to compliment Randle when he plays well and this season he has played really well much of the time.
But he is the ultimate tease, because
HE WILL ALMOST ALWAYS LET YOU DOWN
Last game he was bad in the first half. He was on fire in the second half.
BUT
with 30 seconds to go and the game on the line, what does Randle do?
He stands in the paint aimlessly while bodies are flying all around trying to catch rebounds. He just turned around like a little girl doing spins on a grassy knoll without a care in the world.
AND HE DOES THIS ALL THE DAMN TIME.
I'm sick of having to depend on a guy who is so useless when you need him most.
You will never build a championship team with Randle as one of your primary options. NOT A CHANCE IN HELL. This guy will always melt down at crucial times. He's not built for the playoffs and he will let us down again.
Trade him. Take all of those glorious points of his and trade his loser ass.
Exactly. What separates goos and bad teams is so much less than people realize. It's a handful of possessions. A couple of turnovers here. A few offensive rebounds there. A couple missed rotations. Not managing the clock right here. Forcing a shot there. To steal a quote from Coach Tony D'Amato: "The inches we need are everywhere around us."
Randle simply does not respect those aspects of the game. That precision. That concentration. That nuance. And, it will make the difference between winning and losing, unless we have enough margin-for-error, to compensate for it... which we do not.
Absolutely.
I was thinking about Randle today. I imagined if he was dropped into games vs. great players of the past (Jordan, Bird, Magic, anyone will do really) and how those guys would dismantle a guy like Randle. They'd literally punk him into a puddle of tear.
He really has none of the qualities of greatness, just a bunch of stats. A great player carries their desire to winning into the close of the game with that focus and intensity you're pointing out. They don't spazz out under pressure. They lock in.
Randle is nothing more than a journeyman scorer, neither a winner nor a compelling piece of any future championship team.
Randle will never collect a ring in his career.
No team in their right mind will make him one of their two primary options. We did and we even extended him and the result is another era of building around a player with a loser mentality. It won't work in the end.
We can only generate X amount of luck in the playoffs. We overcame the Cavs with just one good game from Randle. Miami exploited us.
How does anyone expect Randle to show up for 2, 3 or 4 consecutive series and keep his head on straight? It is never going to happen.
The playoffs are a testing ground that shreds weak minds and he is not fit for those battles.
His mental game is complete trash.
RIP mags
