This Is WORSE Than We Thought… | Knicks News

This Is WORSE Than We Thought… | Knicks News

We have more updates on Julius Randall and his recovery from injury the reports have been a little bit confusing some reports indicate that Randall is taking contact only it’s been light other reports are suggesting that he hasn’t taken contact yet and he’s only working with pads however resident NBA Insider

For SNY Ian Bagley recently spoke to Tom thibo and got a lengthy response from him regarding Julius Randall and where he currently is in recovery what he’s doing and what type of contact if any he’s currently taking we’re going to break down this and so much more today

If you’re not already subscribed to the channel go ahead and hit that subscribe button now and make sure you have notifications turned on so you don’t miss a second of the new content and now let’s get started Julius Randle is still not taking full contact but here’s what we

Have to explain what’s full contact because there are so many reports out there that are suggesting that Julius Randall has already taken contact in some type of form even if it’s light contact well according to Ian Bagley after he spoke with Tom thibo here’s the following update that he got for him

Regarding Julius Randall and where he currently is regarding recovery according to Bagley Tom thibo said the following about Julius Randall and his conditioning which is quote unquote good according to Tom thibo Randall is shooting doing individual work that’s all good he can do 5 and 0 that sort of

Thing like contact with the pads Randall hasn’t been cleared for full contact yet that’s the next step in his rehab from a shoulder dislocation diido was asked on Tuesday about the specific steps Randall needs to take to be cleared for contact it’s him feeling better according to Tom

Thibo you got to continue to strengthen the shoulder and go from there the coach said there’s no timetable for Randall for when he gets cleared for contact if slash when he returns Randall needs to be able to take contact on that shoulder and use it to create space there is a

Risk of reinjury of course Bagley continues at the moment Randall is taking controlled contact according to Tom thibo you know what the move is so you can brace yourself for it so there’s a progression to what you have to go through Randall will travel with the Knicks on their 4 game West

Coast Road Trip which Thursday night in Portland shout out to Ian Bagley for giving us this update about Julius Randall and where he currently is on the road to recovery you wanted the answer right you wanted to know if Julius Randle was taking contact or not and the

Answer was very clear from Tom thibo yes he is controlled contact but what is controlled contact controlled contact means he knows what going to happen before it happens that means if somebody’s going to do a step back and a spin move and he knows he has to prepare

For that and prepare the shoulder for that type of contact that’s exactly what he’s going to do it’s predictable he’s not playing in a way where he’s not expecting any type of contact to that shoulder and that’s saying something that means himself his Camp the New York Knicks the medical doctors maybe

Collectively all of them don’t think that Randall has what it takes right now to take enough contact to that shoulder because maybe they think if he does take contact he could reinjure it or do more harm than good to it and I think that says something it’s significant that

Means we’re a couple of weeks away from Randall maybe even taking contact and you know what happens when you take contact right you don’t just take contact and then jump back into action it’s also a progression from there you take contact by oneon-one then you do

Contact drills then it’s two on two more contact drills three on three four on four five on five and then once you can practice with the team for a full five on five practice without any limitations and you can do so each and every day without any issues or obstacles from the

Medical staff that’s when you can come back you know how many weeks that is we are several weeks away it sounds like from Julius Randall joining this Knicks team and the problem is we need a couple of games of Randle being healthy and joining this team so we can gain that

Chemistry if randle’s going to come back and not be fully healthy and still hesitate when he takes contact on that shoulder I don’t know what’s going to happen with this Knicks team because he’s a major factor with regards to the New York Knicks and what they want to do

In the postseason but if he has to hesitate on each and every single one of his movements that’s not going to help the Knicks it’s going to hurt the Knicks so I don’t think he’s going to return until he can take contact with that shoulder and not hesitate and not be in

A lot of pain that’s the whole thing there he has to be able to take contact deal with the pain and continue to play and that’s going to be the biggest issue for him moving forward when he takes contact to that shoulder whether he can deal with the contact and pain and play

Through it because if he can’t he might have to get benched if he does more damage to it he might have to get shoulder surgery sooner rather than later and nobody wants to see that happen to Julius Randall everybody wants to see Randall come back as healthy as

Possible playing that same style of bullyball that he was playing before he got hurt that same style of bully ball that made him a three-time Allstar making him have one of the best seasons of his entire career because he was understanding the matchups what to do

Against them and how to abuse them down low that’s exactly what we wanted to see from Julius Randall for so many years now even better we now have the talent on this roster that can make Julius Randall even more effective boan banovic Alec Burks Dante de vinchenzo Jaylen

Brunson they all shoot the three ball better than 40% and you have Julius Randall the bully down low drawing two Defenders sometimes three Defenders who’s going to be open on the wings now on the perimeter all of those shoot shooters that means the defense has to make a decision do I leave this

Three-point shooter or do I go after Randall if I leave the three-point shooter he’s likely going to make me pay but if I don’t double Randall and I let him go one-on-one against another player he is going to eat him alive destroy him and might get contact and go to the line

And finish anyways so you’re going to have to make that decision the Knicks have not been able to give the defenses this type of choice in such a long time we now have the talent on the roster to do so one of the missing pieces really

And truly is Julius Randall but it’s the Julius Randall who’s not settling for jump shots who’s not shooting a thousand threes it’s the Julius Randall who understands his size understands his position and understands his strength especially down low especially when he’s driving down low that Julius Randall is nearly Unstoppable and that’s the

Randall I want to see come back whether or not we get that Randall is going to be anybody’s guess but I think the medical staff and even Julius Randall himself knows he has to be effective in one specific way and if he can’t come back in that way I don’t think he’s

Going to rush himself back I think he’s GNA wait even though he wants to come back I still think he’s going to wait until he comes back the right way and that might be a couple weeks from now and I think the New York Knicks us as

Fans we have to understand it maybe he was close at some point in time but clearly until he can take full contact he is going to be a couple of weeks away and we all have to understand that and Ian Bagley is not the only NBA Insider suggesting this Tim bontemps of ESPN

Also stated the following about Julius Randall and his injury according to bontemps Julius Randall remains working in controlled contact situations as he recovers from his shoulder injury with diido not disclosing a current timetable for him to move forward to his five on five practice as that’s the next step in his

Recovery this report here absolutely supports Ian bagley’s report earlier regarding Tom thibo and what he said about Randall and his recovery time and TNT’s Jared Greenberg also said the following about Julius Randall he still needs to do some significant strengthening to that shoulder and needs to get the confidence that that shoulder

Will not pop out again this for me is the most telling update of them all he has to do more strength training to that shoulder to gain confidence in the fact that once he hits it it won’t pop out again he has to do more strength training Julius Randall if that’s the

Case like I said before this is bad news for the New York Knicks because it likely means that Randall is going to be missing the next several weeks as he gets back from that shoulder injury because it’s clear he needs to First condition that shoulder make sure he can

Take contact with it without hesitation and he’s not going to be scared and he has the confidence that when he takes a hit to it it’s not going to pop out now maybe they can float without Randall because now they have OG back they’re going to get Mitchell Robinson back

Isaiah hartenstein is going to get fully healthy soon and hopefully not have a mines restriction anymore so you’re G to have that happen as well and then you have a solid backup in Pre zoua who’s doing everything right now that he can possibly do to make sure the New York

Knicks don’t miss Julius Randall too much and you got to give prees a little bit of praise for that either way he cannot and we can’t expect him to make up for Julius Randall and who he is remember Randall’s a three-time All Star so we need him back but we need him back

Fully healthy without hesitation so that’s the Randall I want back and if we need to wait several additional weeks in order to get that Randall back I’m going to go ahead and say I’m okay with doing it I may not like it it may hurt the

Knicks in the long run but you know what I think a healthy Julius Randall going into the postseason is the best thing for the New York Knicks it may hurt the Knicks in terms of seating I can’t sit here and lie about that but if the Knicks can manage to stay afloat remain

A good playoff team maybe take that three spot or if they can’t remain in the four and five spot and still go into the playoffs like that I think Julius Randle coming back at that point would be a major impact and a Difference Maker for the New York Knicks especially if

He’s healthy a healthy Julius Randall without any limitation to that shoulder is exactly what this team needs continue putting that work in Julius continue doing what you need to do I know for you you’re not going to stop you’re going to continue to do each and everything you

Need to do as best as you possibly can in order to get back for the New York Knicks this season before we head into the playoffs because I know you know this team needs you at least for five to 10 games minimum so you can gain chemistry with this new roster with boan

With Burks how that looks like with Dante and Jaylen on the floor if that’s a lineup that Tom thibo throws out there maybe he throws out there a different lineup either way you’re going to need more games underneath your belt when you come back in order to get prepared for

The postseason you can’t just go to the postseason without any games played and think you’re going to have a major impact that could happen but the likelihood of that happening is very low come back with at least 10 games to the regular season left if that could happen

Possibly then maybe the New York Knicks can get into the postseason not only with the fully healthy roster but with a roster that has chemistry together and can make a deep playoff push at the end of the day that’s what all Nick fans want to see we don’t want to see a

Second round anymore we want to see the Eastern Conference Finals or better this Nicks team has a shot to do that especially if they have a healthy Julius to enter the postseason but what about you guys what do you think about these latest updates about Julius Randall and

His controlled contact let me know in the comments Below guys because honestly I would love to hear from you but that’s going to do it for this episode I hope you enjoyed it and if you did go ahead and smash that like button leave a comment below and of course guys please

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We just saw OG Anunoby return for the New York Knicks, their center Mitchell Robinson has already begun the steps to return for the Knicks but 3x All-Star Julius Randle continues to work through a shoulder dislocation suffered a few weeks ago. Early on, things looked like Randle would potentially return before OG, but a lack of full contact being granted by the medical staff has left fans and NBA Insiders alike concerned about where Randle is in his Recovery. Thankfully, an NBA Insider directly asked Head Coach Tom Thibodeau about Randle and received an extremely detailed response. Troy Mahabir breaks all of this down!

SHOW CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Intro
00:53 – Julius Randle Still Not Taking Full Contact
01:20 – Thibodeau’s Detailed Response On Julius Randle
02:38 – Randle Taking Controlled Contact Not FULL Contact
05:36 – We Finally Have The Pieces On This Team To Compliment Randle
07:31 – Tim Bontemps Confirms Randle Report
08:06 – Randle Needs Significant Strengthening To Shoulder
09:42 – Randle Is Needed For The Playoffs More Than The Regular Season

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