Posting and Toasting · Oct 4, 2023
The Every Other Year Julius Syndrome
Today at The Athletic, Fred Katz wrote about the Knicks’ “unconventional” offense and if they can dominate again this season. (paywalled)
A primary player in said offense remains starting power forward Julius Randle.
If you review Randle’s statistics at Basketball-Reference.com, an odd trend emerges. From year to year, his numbers go up and down. The cycle dates back to 2017-18, his fourth year with the Lakers. That season, he averaged 16 points per game. The next year—this time with the New Orleans Pelicans—Randle improved to 21.4 points per night. And a sine curve has continued through his time with the New York Knicks.
