On an appearance on Colin Cowherd's terrible show, Enes Kanter made an appearance and, when discussing Zion Williamson, made the claim that he's basically just ''Julius Randle with hops''.
"I feel like he's Julius Randle with hops."@EnesKanter on Zion Williamson pic.twitter.com/d0iXjzZBCF
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) June 26, 2019
Here's the video.
Of course, Randle had to respond.
Yo @EnesKanter last time you guarded me I had 45 relax bro lol
— Julius Randle (@J30_RANDLE) June 26, 2019
Of course, there are some similarities between Randle and Zion: they're both physically powerful, driving athletic lefties with good handles for men their size. It is fitting, however, that it's Enes Kanter who makes this comparison, completely ignoring the defensive difference between Zion and Randle (where Zion is far superior) as well as the playmaking and general basketball IQ issues. Kanter, of course, not known for his defense, his passing, or his basketball genius.
That said, this response essentially sums up a lot to me:
"Julius Randle with hops" is a bad comp for two reasons
— TS% Eliot (@Cosmis) June 26, 2019
- Julius Randle has hops
- the idea of like a 45 inch vert Julius Randle is terrifying
Obviously this isn't big news, Randle may be on a different team in a few weeks, but it's still just a funny news story surrounding our exciting new Rookie.