Julius Randle off season thread

iamworthy · Post #1 » by **iamworthy** » Thu May 18, 2017 5:22 pm

aaron_gray · Post #2 » by **aaron_gray** » Thu May 18, 2017 8:53 pm

Can someone please post some highlights of Ingram eating food

Post #3 » by **TyCobb** » Thu May 18, 2017 9:29 pm

aaron_gray wrote:Can someone please post some highlights of Ingram eating food

If anyone does this, lets give him his own offseason thread for it. That way we can stay on topic in this one. (I know this was originally in ANBA thread).

Post #4 » by **Kilroy** » Thu May 18, 2017 9:39 pm

****.. I don't care, put it back. I just thought it was weird to find Laker player news in the Around the NBA thread?

Wait... Were they traded

TylersLakers · Post #5 » by **TylersLakers** » Thu May 18, 2017 10:16 pm

aaron_gray wrote:Can someone please post some highlights of Ingram eating food

Absolutely. If someone manages to get a video of Ingram chowing down on a quarter pounder and cheese, I'll throw money up. :rofl:

The Skyhook · Post #6 » by **The Skyhook** » Thu May 18, 2017 10:30 pm

Randle and George working out with Jordan Bell

Read on Twitter

Post #7 » by **TyCobb** » Thu May 18, 2017 10:42 pm

Bell on his tippy toes :laugh:

Give me him at #28 though. Will put the clamp down on defense and runs the floor like Megatron.

MrWaffles · Post #8 » by **MrWaffles** » Fri May 19, 2017 2:37 am

Get ready to move this thread to the nets board

Glad to see him working on his body though, he needs it badly. Now someone teach him how to do a right hand lay-up!

Spens1 · Post #9 » by **Spens1** » Fri May 19, 2017 4:02 am

Honestly him and Clarkson where the biggest disappointments for me this season, i was thinking he would kick on but he was more frustrating than anything else, sure he had games you where like damn he's a beast, but sometimes he would just downright suck.

JohnVancouver · Post #10 » by **JohnVancouver** » Sat May 20, 2017 6:31 pm

He's - so far - one of those meaddening guys where he does a bunch of stuff real good, then seems to forget everythig he knows and just runs amok. Somewhat less of it this yearbut still enough I tore hair out. Work on the jumper, work on right hand, work on defense, and please, please figure out what you do - rebound, push tempo, point forward. When he figures it out, a legit beast.

SashaTheMachine · Post #11 » by **SashaTheMachine** » Sat May 20, 2017 9:29 pm

When Julius gets a defensive rebound..*look at me, I'm the point guard now

Mirjalovic · Post #12 » by **Mirjalovic** » Sun May 21, 2017 12:58 am

it's creating missmatch and confusion to the opponent and make the opponent can't set their defense properly. It's generally a good thing.

Crooked-I · Post #13 » by **Crooked-I** » Sun May 21, 2017 1:52 am

Julius getting ready for that contract year lol.

karkinos · Post #14 » by **karkinos** » Tue May 23, 2017 1:58 pm

want him to focus on defense and mastering his bully ball
his wingspan alone will never make him a shot blocker, but he needs to work on utilizing his athleticism to get his hands on the ball when defending against post up players. this will also help when he switches onto quicker 2s and 3s. he won't ever be a shot blocker or stout contender at the rim in my eyes, so it's better to focus on keeping guys uncomfortable with putting the ball on the floor.

bully ball - lock in on boxing out, getting the defensive boards, improve offensive rebounding because you really can't ever have enough, and tuning up what he is already skilled at. reducing turnovers and even using his post game to draw doubles and pass to open shooters is going to be huge for him.

i think him taking it in transition is a fun but also good option to take the opponents off guard as said above. him pushing the ball up the court with ball can make for an amazing duo. both are tall with speed....really exciting potential.

i don't mind if his scoring range only improves from 13 to 14 or 16 ppg. i really want to see rebounds in the double digits, like guaranteed double double guy. bully ball doesn't make the news during the regular season but in the playoffs when it becomes tougher for jump shooters, he is going to be extremely valuable.

stan francisco · Post #15 » by **stan francisco** » Tue May 23, 2017 3:08 pm

He's just a small adjustment of mindset away from beast mode. I think he should view himself as a 15, 15 and 5 guy, and target that type of game. Like has been said above—rebound, then run the break like the beast he is. Charles Barkley bull-rush style.

I'm also interested in seeing how he will defend unguardable players like LeBron and Blake Griffin going forward. I think his defensive potential is huge and grossly untapped. His feet are quick enough for staying in front of wings on switches, yet he's strong enough to match PFs and small Cs.

iamworthy · Post #16 » by **iamworthy** » Wed May 24, 2017 7:48 pm

Read on Twitter

Jon Snow · Post #17 » by **Jon Snow** » Wed May 24, 2017 8:25 pm

If he could develop his 3-point range like say, KAT, it would really open up his game and next season will be his "year" to prove that.

Post #18 » by **TyCobb** » Wed May 24, 2017 10:09 pm

You **** up the catwalk, girl.... :rofl:

karkinos · Post #19 » by **karkinos** » Wed May 24, 2017 10:25 pm

wonder how much he was carrying with that farmer's walk

lamscott · Post #20 » by **lamscott** » Wed May 24, 2017 11:41 pm

Hopefully he works on his actual game. Thats what really needs help.