Last season, Randle did a great job, not only winning the Player Award for The Most Improved Player, but also leading the New York Knicks into the playoffs. That season, Randall averaged 24.1 points, 10.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game.
This season, Randall's performance has slipped significantly. His average fell to 19.8 points, 10 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. More critically, although the Knicks strengthened the lineup in the offseason, they are now ranked 12th in the Eastern Conference and appear to have bid farewell to the playoffs early.
In a recent game, the Knicks were reversed by the Suns, Randall was ousted in a clash with Cameron Johnson in the third quarter, and randle was fined $50,000 by the league after the game. According to New York Times reporter Marc Berman, an NBA source revealed that the Knicks are worried about Randall's overall psychological condition.
Sources said that in Thibodeau's first season in charge of the Knicks, Randall performed very well. But this season, Randle has not become a player who can bring energy to the team at both ends of the attack and defense.
Randle was always angry, he gave the fans a thumbs up, confronted the referee, clashed with the assistant coach, and clashed with Cameron Johnson, when the Knicks were strong and could have ended a 6-game losing streak.
Randall has always been a mystery. Someone suggested that he was jealous of the rising Barrett. In the last six games, Randall did not participate in the introduction of the starting lineup, but stayed in the backcourt alone to warm up, because of this choice, he also missed the subsequent team-wide cheering link. (Home games will be played)
Randall has previously said he wants to win the championship in New York. But judging by his performances this season, Randall needs to do more to move toward that goal. The Knicks have a good team, in addition to Randall, there are also new players such as Barrett and Quakeley. They shouldn't be in the 4th-to-last position in the East.