I see Willis Reed walking from the tunnel 2.0.
Not going to lie I'm really bummed about Randle possibly missing playoff games. We got no chance to win a series without him. It will suck if the season ends cause of this flukey injury. But even if he comes back in time he is not going to be 100% and will be rusty.
GustavBahler wrote:Rest is all you can do, that and cryotherapy. When they say 2 weeks, that ankle must be pretty swollen. Know from personal experience that this kind of injury can linger. So I hope Randle thinks about next season as well. I'll take Randle at 100 percent next season, over a gimpy Randle in the playoffs.
Agreed! It would be stupid to risk Randle's long term health over trying to win a playoff series. Remember what happened to Grant Hill?
And let's be honest. We are not beating Cleveland with a gimpy and less then 100% Randle anyway. It's a brutal and sad way to end this season but it is what it is. Try your best and try not to get swept.
Stinks.
Was on the verge of becoming the 6th Knick All-Time with 2,000+ Points (and fell I believe 60+ Points short). Even worse it's a regular season ending injury. What happens if he's not back healthy for Round 1?
Nonetheless all of the Julius Randle critics just got their wish. No more Julius Randle. Hope they're happy.
For me?
It's never been about "Julius Randle vs. Obi Toppin".
I've always looked @ it as the situation as a potential dynamic Duo (1-2 punch) @ PF. And have always stressed the importance of Obi Toppin (while so many wanted to throw him away due to not starting and/or playing 30+ minutes etc) for situations like this. In case anything ever happened to our All-Star Starting PF. Julius Randle.
I've never wanted to trade away or quit on Obi Toppin because I've always believed in his talents, have appreciated him developing as an awesome teammate backing up Julius Randle and now rooting hard for this kid to shine bright (All-Star numbers or not). Just show Thibs and the world you're ready for 20-25+ minutes per night.
Get well soon Julius Randle man really need this dude come Playoffs but right now I'm excited for Obi Toppin's opportunity and also wondering who we'll see @ backup PF? Thinking, Josh Hart. Small ball lineup.
