The Knicks eventually became the background emperor for Stephen Curry to become the NBA's all-time three-point king, but unfortunately the Knicks did not make Curry a mileage, and the Warriors who played on the road eventually defeated the Knicks 105-96. After losing the game, the Knicks suffered four straight losses to finish twelfth in the East with 12 wins and 16 losses. However, the Knicks also have something to look forward to, the star Julius Randall found the form, he in the game against the Warriors 21 shots 10 of 21 shots, including 8 three-pointers 5 plus 6 free throws 6, 31 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, while in the previous three games, Randall scored 18 points, 13 points and 8 points, respectively, the state is slightly sluggish.
Randall in the 20-21 season played a price, averaging 24.1 points, 10.2 rebounds and 6 assists per game in the season, making Randall an All-Star, the fastest improving player, and the best second team, which also allowed Randall to get a four-year, $117 million contract, which can be described as fame and fortune. But Randall struggled a bit this season, averaging 19.5 points, 9.9 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game this season, shooting 42.8 percent from the field and 34.2 percent from three-point range, dropping to 17.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 4.3 assists during a four-game losing streak, shooting 38.6 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from three-point range.
Randall is a stout type of forward player, he has a natural misalignment advantage, whether it is against defenders, forwards or centers, Randall will always have some advantages, such as speed, strength, etc., so Randall has a lot of options on the offensive end, he has averaged 4.7 rounds per game this season, ranking seventh in the league; averaging 3.2 rounds per game, ranking eighth in the league. And the league also averaged three players in the top ten of the league in terms of singles and number of rounds per game, with Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo among them, and then Randall.
From the above data, it is not difficult to see that Randall is the starting point of the Knicks' offense, based on his physical advantages, Randall can attract the opponent's defense through the way of face frame singles and backshots, and then create opportunities for teammates. But Randall's own offensive ability is not very good, his face frame singles and backshots are not efficient enough, so the opponent's defensive strategy will also be adjusted because of Randle's poor attack. And the most influential thing about Randall's face frame singles and backplays is probably his poor middle distance, so how bad is Randall's middle distance?
As of December 16, Beijing time, the league has a total of 16 players in the middle distance shots reached 100+, including Kevin Durant, Demar DeRozan, Chris Paul and other mid-range masters, the most mid-range shots are DeRozan's 194, and the highest shooting rate is LaMarcus Aldridge 57.6%, in addition to Durant, Paul, Trae Young, Bradley Beal shooting 50%. So, what is Randall's mid-range level?
This season, Randle has made 110 shots from mid-range, accounting for 24% of all shots, and it can be said that mid-range is Randle's more important offensive area, but Randle's mid-range shooting rate is only 29.1%, the lowest of the league's 16 mid-range shots of 100+, and the only player with a mid-range shooting rate of less than 30%, and four of the above 16 players have a total shooting rate of less than 40%. This shows how bad Randall's mid-range is.
In fact, Randle was also plagued by the mid-range in last season's playoffs, shooting just a pitiful 10.3 percent from a pitiful 10.3 percent from a distance of 29 in the playoffs last season. Randle is the starting point of the Knicks' offense, the level of defense he has to face must be much higher, and Randall is still a key link in the Knicks' interior defense, but Randall's poor mid-range performance is still a bit unreasonable, the Knicks' struggle is Randall's struggle, and Randall's struggle is his mid-range struggle, I hope Randall can quickly find the feel of the middle distance and get rid of the struggle.
Text/Duncan's laugh