duetta wrote:Chanel Bomber wrote:They are both selfish in different ways.
Randle because he holds onto the ball.
RJ because he shoots it whenever he touches the ball. Yes, it's an exaggeration, sue me. But just to provide some evidence, among high-usage players (>24 usage rate and >30 minutes per game), RJ ranks 48 out of 54 in assists per game. Definition of a chucker.
They are both delusional about their abilities as well. The way they carry themselves doesn't match how good they are.
They are both try-hards.
True. RJ has to recognize that he currently is not nearly as effective a scorer as he thinks he is.
On too many drives, RJ looks like Charles Smith taking on the entire Jordan Bulls' defense - with similar results.
He lacks both the explosiveness and quickness to be the elite finisher he imagines himself to be. He desperately needs to develop a slick mid-range game if he wants to become a legit star in this league.
Yeah the issue is that he's one of the worst midrange scorers in the league, and he hasn't shown the shot creation talent to score from that area. He's starting from such a low baseline as a midrange scorer that I don't think it would be wise to focus his development on that. Although some improvement in any area helps. But it's still the worst shot in basketball, and he's dreadful at it.
I think the sooner he and the organization he plays for realize his best role is as a 3&D, the better. He needs to focus on getting his 3-ball more consistent. But even then he's a 28.6% 3-point shooter this year, 35.2% over his career, so he already has a lot of work to do in that area.
There just isn't much to like. He can get to the line, which in theory is great, but when you factor in the volume of drives that it takes, including the ones that end in fruitless possessions, it kind of puts a damper on that narrative.
