Why am I not hyped for Julius Randle? I don’t understand. I watch him play, I know what kind of player he is, and I know that I get hyped for players of similar youngness/quality, yet I feel nothing. NOTHING.
Forces outside of his control might have something to do with this. Maybe my distaste for the Kobe retirement tour is rubbing off on his hype-worthy teammates. I mean, I don’t get hyped for D’Angelo Russell either. Or Anthony Brown. I got hyped for Jabari Brown just fine, so there may be something to my hypothesis.
All I know is that it’s going to take Julius scoring 30 with a combination of herky-jerky post moves, borked jumpers, and poster dunks before I start feeling hype for him. Did I say 30? I meant 40. Frickin’ Kobe, always ruining everything. Can’t he just go away so I can enjoy the Lakers’ young talent in peace?