Julius Randle
After a performance earlier in the week on national TV that could be classified as just average, and held down by some nagging injuries suffered from extended play over the grueling July schedule, five-star forward Julius Randle was back on his game against the Houston Defenders with a team-high 26 points in the loss. The criticism of Randle earlier in the week was that he spent too much time on the perimeter trying to handle the ball, instead of using his superior strength to dominate the interior. Randle must have taken the critics words to heart because he was excellent in the paint on Saturday, where he scored the majority of the points around the basket.
