He has the perception of being on-again, off-again (Good and Bad Julius), whether within a game, over a stretch of games, or even from season to season.

He’s not terribly graceful. Of the all-NBA power players, people like Giannis and LeBron have a beauty to their power, an inevitability when they go to the hole. I tend to hold my breath when Julius drives.

This extends to his outside shooting, which is often of high difficulty with multiple players draped on him. Again, with Steph and Dame it’s inevitable, while a Julius spin-and-shoot in traffic does not feel that way, despite it often going in.

I think this leads to people underappreciating Julius because of the aesthetics, which really isn’t fair (except perhaps for the first bit).

I’m expecting Julius to be on par with last year, as I am working to release my PTSD at his turnover-laden point-forward time (with Elf) and his meltdown season. I expect to be holding my breath a lot, but I also expect good things to happen.

Now it’s totally fair to say that Randle is the worst of the all-NBA group, or that even on this bargain deal he wouldn’t bring back as much in a trade as an all-NBA player should, but it is still an awesome contract for a player of his stature, and a feather in Leon’s cap.

thankfully donnie i can simply be a fan and choose when and how to spend my emotions…

and you know, when the going gets tough – only watch recorded wins…and, let the rest of the folks here fret and worry enough for any and every knick fan out there…

theoretically – julius should just be hitting his prime

He’s going to be fantastic in ‘24-‘25. Just gotta wait for it.

i see him maturing further, which should help him be a better teammate…he has insane athletic gifts…

i think the more we simply use him as a finisher, “hopefully” the more energy he’ll have for defense…hopefully…

his usage and increased efficiency, as well as his rebounding, do seem useful to our team defense…

Honestly, and with all due respect, I truly believe that if you really enjoyed last season, you need to give Julius Randle his props. He was at least the second biggest reason, and possibly the first, for why the Knicks won 47 games and didn’t have to play a team that would have beaten us in the first round. He was a fucking menace. We can quibble about whether he chokes in the playoffs, but this bullshit about whether he was a net positive or not in the regular season really has to stop.

he’s dead now, so I guess I won

make it your life’s work to out live james fucking dolan…