01-02-2022, 08:57 AM
(01-01-2022, 07:22 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Hey, you might be right. I'm not a Randle expert. I have heard several national people I respect suggest that his effectiveness is all about how he's being used, and I don't agree that he wasn't the main initiator last season in NY, Rose or no Rose.
What I have observed around here for more than a decade is this: "_____ is a big from another team I've heard of. He must be a good low-post scorer and rebounder." I do not think that assumption (which I'm not meaning to imply is how you think) is correct very often, and in Randle's case, specifically, I don't think his production or how he achieves it make him a clear fit with Luka and Porzingis. Possibly as a replacement for Porzingis, I suppose.
If Porzingis is going to have the ball during a large portion of the time Luka doesn't, which seems to be the plan, then I'm struggling to see how his running mate (be it a 4 or a 5) can be anything buy a catch and shoot guy from range. Porzingis' game needs space to work, too. Even a rim-runner (which Randle definitely isn't) wouldn't fit, imo. It would help Luka, but not with KP in the way.
Why Kleber wasn't the first logical attempt at complementing Porzingis this season, particularly because of the plan to get him the ball inside the arc, will always be a mystery to me. I think it's a crime that we haven't seen enough of that yet to know if it's going to work.
I don't see how Kleber complements KP when they both operate primarily from the perimeter. Somebody needs to be in the post, and neither are post players.