The Frank hatred is to deflect from insecurities about Randle. Probably make more sense to blame the coach since Randle at least statistically regressed going from the Pelicans to the Knicks. I didnt see many Pelicans games last year but it does appear Gentry put him in a better position to succeed (or at the very least a better position to pad his stats more efficiently) then Fiztales has
Mitch is missed alot. If Fiz still has his job by the time money comes back he should look to feature Mitch alot, he gets us easy baskets while protecting both the interior and the perimeter
When you can get easy baskets consistently from a center that excels in the pick and roll it makes the game alot easier. Its what Deandre Jordan has done for his career and what Tyson Chandler did for us earlier this decade.
Mitch needs to start and be involved. Spacing wouldnt be a problem with him and Randle if Julius was to speed up some of his iso's, and perhaps be more calculated as opposed to his freestyle approach where it looks like hes making it up as he goes along. Sometimes he passes well, other times he has it set in his mind hes gonna get a shot up and somehow fails to recognize hes being doubled and gets out of control
The right coach could get more out of Julius and mold him into being more calculated and less turnover prone. I dont believe theres much hope for him defensively
Both Morris and Randle can have too much of a superstar mentality sometimes, Randle almost all the time. Both of them need to defer to the younger players more, Barrett in particular