Julius Randle of the New York Knicks has been heavily criticized for his poor performance and ball hogging. Randle has been struggling with his shooting, with stats showing low field goal percentages and three-point percentages. In a recent game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Randle shot 5-20, including 1-9 from three-point range. This season, Randle is shooting 27.6%, the worst among players with at least 75+ attempts in the first five games since 2000-01. Fans and analysts have also criticized Randle's defensive efforts. Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau has run out of excuses for Randle's slump.
Sunday column: Julius Randle missing shots and sinking Knicks. Maybe time to be less like water. https://t.co/9Fv0uImjyn via @Newsday
Julius Randle first-quarter average last season: 9.1 points 47% FG% 39% 3PT% Julius Randle first-quarter average this season: 4.0 points 24% FG% 18% 3PT%
Tom Thibodeau sounds like he’s out of excuses for Julius Randle’s Knicks slump https://t.co/ln7NFlWktT https://t.co/2vCawbZzbR
Tom Thibodeau sounds like he’s out of excuses for Julius Randle’s Knicks slump https://t.co/7RLFluA1sI https://t.co/p4DhNL5Wfr
Popper: Randle missing shots and sinking Knicks Even if he's off-target, the team needs its forward to be more aggressive on defense. https://t.co/7qHzH6ui9Q
Julius Randle drew NBA fans’ ire by loafing on defense https://t.co/IHqIvP5qm7
Guess the worst thing you could say about the way things are going for Randle is that @cleantheglass does not list him as performing worse than typical when he shoots 5-20, 1-9 from 3. https://t.co/Jy0EGexRET
Kendrick Perkins eviscerates ‘ball hogging’ Julius Randle as Knicks shooting woes continue https://t.co/XIcbI4Ph4B https://t.co/U0gKaUdEwx
Julius Randle this season: 5/20 FG 3/15 FG 5/14 FG 4/15 FG 4/10 FG https://t.co/ylOVPJegX9
Kendrick Perkins eviscerates ‘ball hogging’ Julius Randle as Knicks shooting woes continue https://t.co/u5tbt97anb https://t.co/cj3mCWwjn0
This was going into tonight’s game vs. Milwaukee from @StatsWilliams Randle is shooting 27.6% this season, the worst through 5 games by any player with at least 75+ attempts since Jim Jackson in 2000-01. 5-20 tonight (1-9 from 3)
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Julius Randle currently: 11 points 3-16 FGM 1-9 3PM Oh my. https://t.co/JspVYpMy5e
The Knicks has to do something with Julius Randle and his damn ball hogging!!! God Bless America https://t.co/LzqpbBV9OG