"Death to the Pessimistic State of Mind" - Nas Voice: NYK '23 Pre-Season Thread

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Might not be a popular opinion, but when Thibs decides we can't make it to the play-ins, they should shut down RJ and keep Randle on the court to build up his trade value.
I’d lower his minutes but no way you can shut him down. He needs to showcase that he’s a guy people should want to come play with.
 

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That makes no sense. RJ needs all the on court time he can get. Now if he's injured then don't force it, but keep RJ out there.


Randle at this point can only really build his trade value by playing the way he did a year ago and if he can't do that with RJ out there, then who's gonna wanna pair him with their young star?
Why try to pair him with a young star at all? :dwillhuh:

We've had 3 years RJ next to Randle...they haven't figured it out without one (RJ) taking a lesser role. It's not a coincidence that Randle's best games this year came when RJ was out. Randle needs to prove that he's capable of being that triple double threat that he was last year after the horrid first half of the year. Make that contract look like a value and not an albatross

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I’d lower his minutes but no way you can shut him down. He needs to showcase that he’s a guy people should want to come play with.
I can see that too but I think he's shown enough this season. He has the respect after that game winner and 46 point game after the injury. I'm not saying shut him down now...just to send a message that we need to not play him to secure the tank
 
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