I'll say it: Randle should be benched.

[Black Jack]

Didn't Minny trade KAT for cap reasons?

I always thought the implication there was they're going to eventually get rid of Randle.

[HotelVitale]

NBA fans are the most fickle of all sports.

They're also so so bad at needing someone to be trash or the One. Almost no one in league history is always really good in big moments, just a handful of ATG guys. Everyone else is up and down and that doesn't mean they suck.

And even those who are ATG-ish get trashed all the time. Like people kept insisting Jokic was a garbage PO performer on these boards, or SGA before this week.

[UcanUwill]

So Knicks won the trade?

Bro he wanted a Max contract and is gonna be on the wrong side 30

Leon Rose made the right decision

Both teams can win a trade, thats how trades happen, both teams believing they improve. I think the fact Knicks won this trade was never in question, they definitely win this trade. Did Minny also win this trade is still in question. People get too much involved into narrative that one team has to be hosed in every trade.

[durden_tyler]

i believe he has a player option after this year. Just wondering if there is a chance that he passes on that if he really does not want his role in Minnesota. It’s weird because he was great in the first two series but has disappeared the last two and a half games— must just be OKC’s defense frustrating him?


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[cgf]

I still think the trade was pretty bad. You don't trade a solid big man who can do what Karl Anthony Towns does, for Randle.

If that was the case, shoulda traded for Siakam. Raptors would've taken KAT back with open arms. Or another high caliber player.

Julius has bodied Siakam since Thibs got him right.

[Jailblazers7]

OKC is a terrible matchup for him. His biggest advantage is playing bully ball, which he can’t against J-Dub, Dort, etc. he also doesn’t handle ball pressure very well so that just compounds his issues in this matchup.

[dWadeOwnzYou]

What the hell happen to him? I thought he was considered Mr. consistent in the Lakers and Warriors series.

[Beethoven]

So Knicks won the trade?

Bro he wanted a Max contract and is gonna be on the wrong side 30

Leon Rose made the right decision

Not directing this to you, but I see this phrase all the time here.

What other side is there to being 30?
Time goes only one direction. Once 30, you're only going to get older,
thus, "wrong side of 30" in terms of sports speak.
You're not going to go back to 29.

[FreeBird23]

You guys are terrible.

[Calvin Klein]

NBA fans are the most fickle of all sports.

They're also so so bad at needing someone to be trash and the One. Almost no one in league history is always really good in big moments, just a handful of ATG guys. Everyone else is up and down and that doesn't mean they suck.

And even those who are ATG-ish get trashed all the time. Like people kept insisting Jokic was a garbage PO performer on these boards, or SGA before this week.

Hating is easier than ever and gets you attention.

[Woodsanity]

So did we win the trade yet?

[morosis]

I think he's a good example of the thing we've talked about in other threads. How good or bad an individual or team looks in a PO series depends vastly on matchups. Randle didn't suddenly get worse.

it is what it is. Randle is what he is. Really good player who, when he gets the ball, has a couple of things he wants to/can do. If the opponent lets him do those things, or doesnt have the personnel to take them away, he looks great, but if they don't, he gets frustrated and looks terrible. Maybe not as wild with his production as Harden but along those lines.

I didn't get to watch game 4 but looking at the box score I wonder how much of the production Minny got from guys like JMD, DDV and NA-W was due to a schematic emphasis from OKC to shut down Randle/Ant at all costs. I would have thought that with Minny's primary offensive engines being less productive, the game wouldn't have been close but in fact it was.

Again though, I didnt get to watch so could be totally off-base with this. Regardless, credit to Minny and their roster for a very close game despite only 21 points from Ant and Randle.

[KyRo23]

So did we win the trade yet?

Just wait for a bad KAT game, this dude is gonna be comparing him to JJ Hickson

[boomershadow]

NBA fans are the most fickle of all sports.

NBA is just Keeping Up with the Kardashians for dudes.

[YogurtProducer]

I still think the trade was pretty bad. You don't trade a solid big man who can do what Karl Anthony Towns does, for Randle.

If that was the case, shoulda traded for Siakam. Raptors would've taken KAT back with open arms. Or another high caliber player.

Julius has bodied Siakam since Thibs got him right.

When was that?

Last time they matched up Randle put up 9/6/2, and as a Knick Siakam dropped 52 on him

[magee]

https://youtu.be/iMJqvVawOXk?si=nhXNkGR9HNoAsSLc

It's around the 7:30 mark. The possessions at the 8-something mark of the fourth quarter are what I was referring to. He could've tried to run backwards to the corner 3, or just not stand around. There's no place for complacency at any stage of the game at this juncture during the season.

[cgf]

I still think the trade was pretty bad. You don't trade a solid big man who can do what Karl Anthony Towns does, for Randle.

If that was the case, shoulda traded for Siakam. Raptors would've taken KAT back with open arms. Or another high caliber player.

Julius has bodied Siakam since Thibs got him right.

When was that?

Last time they matched up Randle put up 9/6/2, and as a Knick Siakam dropped 52 on him

I’ll try to remember to respond when I get home. But Randle absolutely dominated Siakam as a Knick. I know Siakam had the one big game but that’s just one game.

[Broadcaster]

So Knicks won the trade?

Bro he wanted a Max contract and is gonna be on the wrong side 30

Leon Rose made the right decision

Not directing this to you, but I see this phrase all the time here.

What other side is there to being 30?
Time goes only one direction. Once 30, you're only going to get older,
thus, "wrong side of 30" in terms of sports speak.
You're not going to go back to 29.

The wrong side of 30 is older than 30. The right side in sports terms would be someone younger than 30. It’s not about the direction time is moving.

[M2J]

He's had 2 strong offensive games and 2 horrid games.

Their defensive game plan has lacked compared to what we saw from Chris last season. Very lazy even

[KGtabake]

Bro he wanted a Max contract and is gonna be on the wrong side 30

Leon Rose made the right decision

Not directing this to you, but I see this phrase all the time here.

What other side is there to being 30?
Time goes only one direction. Once 30, you're only going to get older,
thus, "wrong side of 30" in terms of sports speak.
You're not going to go back to 29.

The wrong side of 30 is older than 30. The right side in sports terms would be someone younger than 30. It’s not about the direction time is moving.

The wrong side of 30 is 35+.
The right side is below 35.