Julius Randle of the Knicks has felt the wrath of New York, and his on-court outbursts require some immediate fixing, according to former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy.
The following year, during his struggles, he heard unfamiliar boos, which prompted him to give the fans a thumbs-down during a game.
Randle returned to All-Star form this season, and the Knicks were on the way to clinching a playoff berth before hitting a wall.Randle dropped 57 points in one of the losses and earned a technical in the matchup. On Thursday night, he got in the face of not only a referee butIt wasn't his first outburst with things going south, either. But if the Knicks want to make a surprise run in the playoffs, Randle needs to cool it, says former Knicks head coach Jeff Van Gundy.
"Emotion and passion lead to better play, but a lack of emotional control and poise lead to lesser play," Van Gundy."To play well in the playoffs, to play well in hard-fought, highly-contested, close games, ultimately you have to have your best players have a level of poise that leads them to be able to play through rough patches of games or a tough loss in a playoff series and to bounce back. Poise is so very critical to be able to handle late-game pressurized situations.
"I think a couple of years back in the playoffs, [Randle] had some issues with that. I think he’s had to close games this year, had some challenges with that."
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