When Lakers Strength and Conditioning Coach Tim DiFrancesco watches Julius Randle play, he spares a bit of pity for the guys wearing different jerseys.
“For lack of a better term, he plays a violent style of basketball,” DiFrancesco said. “I feel bad for the guys that are on the other side, because he’s giving hits. He’s not taking them. The speed and explosiveness and power that he can develop with his size is really scary for those people on the other side.”
As a result of that blend of speed and power, a key for the 6-foot-9, 250-pound Randle is to learn how to land and slow down properly to minimize the impact that it has on his structure.