Julius Randle did not live up to the hype in his first season with the Knicks. His averages of 19.5 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game were solid, but they don’t tell the whole story. The former seventh overall choice was extremely subject to turnover and its three-point percentage of 27.7% provided almost no floor spacing.
However, there is some hope that Julius Randle can change things. Former coach David Fizdale tried to use Randle as a “forward point”, often forcing him to bring the ball onto the pitch and start the offense.
This was ultimately a mistake, as Randle is at his best when operating in the post office. Interim executive Mike Miller noticed the mistake and changed things during his rest, and the results are much better.
Under Miller, Randle averaged 20.9 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, while he fired 47% from the field and 30% from three. Tom Thibodeau is known for his post-centric offense, which probably means Randle will publish numbers similar to the statistics above under Miller.
The Thibodeau also gives priority to the three corners, especially with the big elastic ones. Randle isn’t a big shot from behind the bow, but he’s slowly getting better. He joined 39% of his three corners in this past season as Knick and hit 36% of his corner shots during his NBA career.