Julius Randle is in its final development phase

Three hours before his first home game at Target Center, Julius Randle Handled on the streets of Minneapolis in Range Rover, passing by the First Avenue before entering the team on the North 7th Street team, while thinking about its pre -pre -gaps.

“Continue to build,” Randle said In his youtube video. “Each game is about construction. For me, it is just to continue to build the right habits throughout the season at personal level and team level, just assuring that I do what I have to do. “

The crowd roared and offered Randle a standing ovation before putting 24 points, nine recovery and five assistants at 9 out of 16 shootings at its 36 -minute debut at home. He hung 33 points on the Sacramento Kings in the match before, on 13 out of the floor. Randle’s game cultivated emotion Among the fanbase after Karl-Anthony Towns trade he blinded them.

However, the loss of opening the 111-103 season in Minnesota to Los Angeles Lakers was a different story. Randle has recorded 16 points, nine recovery and four assistance on 5 out of the floor. The wolves did not have the energy level required To win under the light lights in LA, Randle included.

The former New York Knicks star had three inconsistent shows to start the wolf’s campaign. He played passively in LA, which made sense because Knicks traded him a few days before the training camp. However, he left a bad taste in the mouth of Fanbase. Then Randle was an unstoppable scorer in Sacramento before playing balanced in his first home game.

Randle replaced the cities, which offered the wolves 21.8 points per match last season. Wolves needed Randle to fill the goal left to be a polarizing scorer? Or did they need it to focus more on being a forward point that holds the flowing offense?

He can be any player. However, Julius did not know who should be immediately nor the coach staff. Finding all-star match three times was a learning process that passed in phases and required attempt and error.

Randle was an increased version of the balanced player, he was in the home opener of Minnesota, on Wednesday, in Charlotte and again in Wolves’s last game against San Antonio Spours Sunday. His balanced playstyle has been a common theme since he returned as a team on March 2, after losing 13 games with a inguinal strain.

“He started playing very much so when he started playing for the first time in the training camp.” Finch said After the victory with 125-110 from Minnesota over Charlotte Hornets. “I told him he had to score more, which I thought I did. He had some very good scoring games for us, but, as it turns out, what I probably needed more was just that-these games he offered us. “

Anthony Edwards He repeatedly said that he wants Randle to be the player who gave up 57 points on wolves two seasons ago. The morning of Randle’s 33 -point outbreak against the kings, Ant SAPS He, “don’t fit around us. We will fit around you. “

Edwards has always come out of his way to increase his teammates’ confidence. There are high chances to really think about fitting around Randle was the right movement. However, Ant’s comments – and apparently his faith – probably had been in the right problems that Timberwolves experienced before Randle’s injury.

Randle has thrown nine assistants, linking a season since then, against Hornets. He also gave up 25 points on 8 out of 18 from the floor and transported in 10 recovery. Randle created 49 points, of which 24 come from his nine assistants. Jaden McDaniels He was the main beneficiary, receiving five assistants from Randle, who led to 12 of the 29 points of McDaniels.

The wolves were 5-8 during Randle’s absence. However, they found a productive offense and stopped returning the ball at a high rate. McDaniels also flourished The man to the right of Edwards Again, on average 18.5 points and 8.4 recovery at 14.8 hollow trials.

It was a correct concern that Julius returning to the band would prevent the offense of Minnesota and return McDaniels to the exclusive distance from 3, which was to the detriment of his success. However, Randle realized that player Finch needed him to be hurt and put the songs together while he was out.

Now, Randle updates the player he needed to be all the time.

“I think it happened in phases,” Randle SAPS Reporters after the Hornets game. “I could sit outside and evaluate and figure out how I can put them all. It was an adjustment, whether playing the ball, cutting, setting the screens, attacking when I (ball) or the game. Whatever that coach from me. Just recognizing those moments and situations and trying to execute it as best as possible. “

In the five games since Randle returned to the line, he has an average of 17.6 points, 8.2 recovery and 7.2 assistance to 46.9% from the floor. More importantly, wolves are a best 5-0 NBA at that time and have surpassed their opponents (Phoenix Sans, Philadelphia 76ers, Hornets, Miami Heat and Spurs) with 30 points with Randle on the floor.

Also rank First of all, in the 3 -point attempts since Randle returned, first in 3 points, and first in a percentage of 3 points. A part of the increased success of Minnesota from deep is because Divincenzo It has also returned from injury, but it is largely an example of aspects that Randle created.

His presence on the yard contrasts with what was at the beginning of the season. Randle played with a consistent rhythm, both in transition and in the middle of the court. He had the tools to play quickly through all his stops in the NBA, and good things usually happen when he does. Julius began to bend in that style of play immediately before his injury, but he did not do it regularly in his first 40 games in Minnesota.

Randle still receives his blow (he has an average of 12.8 trials from his return), working in individual situations. However, the crime continues to flow when it does, and those around it remain involved.

His isolation attempts prevented the crime at the beginning of the season, resulting in the demoralization of goods with black holes. However, when Randle works in isolation now, the Minnesota crime is far from being convicted. Instead, he makes more effort to punish mismatches, such as taking non-Agile centers on the perimeter or the return of smaller guardians or before the edge. All this time, his head stays up – scanning the floor – ready to take a pass to anyone could be open.

“I say (Randle) all the time:” Du -te, Du -te “, Edwards said. “” Take the jumpers, take the defender. Every time you get them, be aggressive. When we played him in New York, he used to give us 50 years. “

Edwards would jump up and down, giving Randle more chest swelling and five tall forced as he waved his white towel if Julius had thrown 50 points. Minnesota would probably win that game easily, Unlike what happened The last time Randle has given up a 50 -borker and fans will receive goose goose. However, it is not what wolves need it.

Minnesota poured in most points of the season, on Sunday, in a 141-124 victory, wire against Spurs. They recorded 38 assistance on 53 goals on the field while transformed it more than 12 times. In what was probably the best offensive presentation of the season – although against a team 10 games below .500 missing Victor Wembanyama – Randle put the table for the rest of his teammates to eat.

Randle has finished with a new 10 assistance in season in 30 minutes. He did not record a single turnover while creating 25 points as a passer-by in a night when eight players marked two-digit points, still cementing that the trainer staff was wrong at the beginning of the season.

Finch and Randle have spoken very much by each other and are confident in their abilities. Now I’m on the same page. Kentucky Wildcat is probably in the last phase of his season. The wolves hope it will be full of many games like the one they saw in Charlotte and Spurs, where Randle’s passage appeared, and several players went for two-digit points.

The wolves enter every game with the mentality that it is more important to them than their opponent. How close the ranking is, Finch believes Playoffs have already started For them. Randle enters the final phase of his season at the perfect time, while the wolves try to press the game.

“Everything is to win” Randle said Sunday evening. “Whatever this team needs. If this is the version this team needs, then I want to do this every night to help us get as many victories, to make the biggest run. “