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  • But first, here are the Knicks hyping up their teammate Julius Randle last night.

  • This was so fun.

  • Well, there's a there's a number of players waiting to be part of the post came into view.

  • Let's let's go to Rebecca, right?

  • All story is a problem.

  • Yeah, that's right.

  • Like Julius is teammate.

  • Thats all star stuff.

  • I loved that.

  • Welcome back to the jump.

  • Rachel Nichols, still joined by Paul Pierce, Zach Lowe and gentlemen, Julius Randle.

  • Another big game last night made us want to play one of our favorite games here at the jump.

  • Oh, yes, it's the stat market.

  • You hear the opening bill, we will give you stats and you buy or sell whether they will continue.

  • So first up.

  • Randall, who is having the best season of his career.

  • 23 points, 11 rebounds, 5.5 assists per game, all career highs.

  • He's one of just four players in the league, averaging 2010 and five, and our researcher Caesar discovered no snakes player has ever done this for a full season.

  • So as we start to take a look at highlights from Randall's 40 piece last night, Paul, do you buy or sell Julius Randle becoming the first Nick ever to average 2010 and five for a full season.

  • I'm buying it.

  • I've seen the improvement in this kids game from going from the Lakers here to New York and he's made the jump and I'm telling you he should be in the All Star Game.

  • I'm buying this.

  • I'm buying.

  • I'm buying.

  • I'm buying 2010 and five is not easy to do.

  • He's getting it done at all aspects of the game.

  • Come on, come on.

  • I've told my Julius Randle stock way too long to sell it.

  • Now 2010 and five, I've already got 23 11.

  • He's easily clearing the first to 5.5 asses.

  • I'm buying, buying, buying Julius Randle.

  • I don't know what's gotten into him.

  • I don't know where these jump shots are coming from, but it has been incredible to watch it.

  • How about the New York Knicks?

  • One game under 500?

  • Wow, I know where this is coming from.

  • This is when an organization is Maurin sink from the front office to the coaching staff to the way they're managing players.

  • This is why infrastructure in a team makes such a big difference.

  • If you could support players differently, you could bring out the best in them.

  • We have talked a lot on this show about all the changes the Knicks have made since they got new management in the front office since Tom Thibodeau came in Leon Rose.

  • It makes a difference on the court.

  • They don't have to be world beaters and win every game to see improvement.

  • We're seeing it over and over again.

  • And Julius Randle is one of the best stories of the season.

  • Let's move on to Steph Curry, who lit up the Cavs with 36 points last night, very close to posting the highest scoring month of his career right now, which is saying something minimum of five games.

  • Of course, during February of his unanimous M V P season, Curry average slightly more than the 36.3 points per game he's dropping this month.

  • So Zack Way got seven games left in February.

  • Do you buy or sell that this could become steps.

  • Highest career scoring month.

  • He's been so good, it's crazy.

  • He's up to 49.9% from the field he's almost 50.

  • 40 90 again.

  • But if you're forcing me, I'm gonna sell this just because I have to bet on step averaging 37 or 38 for the rest of the month to top that previous ridiculous month.

  • So I guess all tentatively sell.

  • I don't feel good about it, but I'm gonna sell.

  • You shouldn't act.

  • Go ahead.

  • Please do not doubt greatness.

  • And what we're seeing is greatness perform here.

  • I know what it feels like to be in that type of zone for a month, as I've been player of the month, maybe one time in my career.

  • But this guy has done it time and time again.

  • Continue to prove the critics wrong.

  • He's just in a good group right now.

  • And then you gotta understand.

  • Doesn't have clay.

  • He doesn't have k d.

  • His usage rate is gonna be up.

  • He's gonna have the ball.

  • I'm buying.

  • I'm buying.

  • And where do I pick it up?

  • Well, Paul, that's what I was gonna ask you, Right?

  • You have played on teams where you were the rial offensive option, right?

  • And and there's a little more to this Warriors team this year.

  • But without clay.

  • It's just It's a different story for Steph.

  • Is that the time where we see step in your experience when it was you when you knew like, Yeah, I am going to take most of these these kinds of shots.

  • Yeah, but the great thing about him was making this all great for him is all the attention is on him, and he's shooting such a high percentage And doing this when you're coming into the game and like, Look, we're not gonna worry too much about these other guys.

  • We know the focus is on Steph.

  • And to do that at a 50% cliff, that's impressive.

  • Yeah, and I'm just all of our attention.

  • But the defense's attention it is so, so impressive.

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But first, here are the Knicks hyping up their teammate Julius Randle last night.

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