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Rudy Gobert against Mutombo, Wallace and Rodman (what do advanced stats say?)

karl malone said:
I guess we have differing opinions of what it means to question something. I don't question the decision, nor did I in my post (at least that wasn't my intention). I was simply attempting to point out that there is a potential argument to be made that allowing Jefferson & Millsap to walk for nothing could be considered a POSSIBLE misstep. I even defended it (from both DL & KOC's perspectives). Touche on catching my poor choice of words tho.
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So you're saying that you are not among those who question this decision? If so then yeah, your wording confused me.
 
Rudy's offense is much better already than Rodman or Wallace, way better. He can pass and is going to get 3-4 dunks per night, one of which will be nasty. And he is going to add more.
 
Joe Bagadonuts said:
So you're saying that you are not among those who question this decision? If so then yeah, your wording confused me.
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My fault, I should have been more clear. While Stifle was crediting the foundation that KOC built, he said the misstep was retaining Corbin for a year too long. I replied by saying that allowing Jefferson & Millsap to walk for nothing could have been a possible misstep. In a later post, I tried to clarify that since there is no way of knowing what offers were on the table, that there is no way of knowing if it was in fact a misstep. I also stated that since the cap space cleared by allowing them to walk allowed us to make the GSW trade, which in return netted us Hood, it likely means that it in fact wasn't a misstep at all. I can understand why my first post came off as if I was questioning the decision. I was just saying that there is an argument to be made regarding the handling of Jefferson & Millsap, but I wasn't trying to make the argument (at least not the handling of the trade-deadline prior to them becoming FA's). I do however think that not trading them the year before when it was clear that we weren't going to contend after having traded DWill was a major misstep.
 
He is and will be great. Also my favorite player on the team as a player and a person. Such a badass. His tweet asking if Favors retired was awesome... great teammate.

Great post Stitches.... some numbers lie, but when all the numbers tell a similar story together they tell the troof!

If Chuck Norris and Ronda Rousey had a love child and then the child was touched by the hand of God I think it would end up being a lot like Rudy.
 
bjwsan said:
Amen... he didn't want to come out and was itching to get back in. Gobert is Great, Gobert's Attitude, is Greater.
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He seems like that guy that will get this nose broken, reach up reset it with his hand, wipe off the blood and keep playing.
 
bjwsan said:
Amen... he didn't want to come out and was itching to get back in. Gobert is Great, Gobert's Attitude, is Greater.
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He seems like that guy that will get this nose broken, reach up reset it with his hand, wipe off the blood and keep playing.
 
The recovery and block at 1:48 really shows his potential. Wow. They wrapped that pass around Rudy he had to turn full 180 and still get in the air to block the shot. Awesome.
 
Some of these blocks are exceptionally hard.

Three I'll point out.

1. The block on the Nets at about the 1:00 minute mark. He is challenging the driver and then reads the pass perfectly and is able to turn and get into position fast enough challenge and block the dunk attempt. Talk about speed...

2. The block against the Lakers at the 1:14 mark. The ball handler is driving in between Gobert and Favors. So Gobert is blocking from behind him and is able to make a backwards moving swat to knock the ball off the backboard. Coordination, body control and timing.

3. The block against the Bucks at the 1:51 mark. He once again gets passed around the back to another driving player. Gobert still turns 180, takes a step forward and times the challenge perfectly.

Gobert is insanely good at rim defense. His combination of awareness, speed, length, body control and athleticism are unparalleled in the current NBA.
 
Stoked said:
Some of these blocks are exceptionally hard.

Three I'll point out.

1. The block on the Nets at about the 1:00 minute mark. He is challenging the driver and then reads the pass perfectly and is able to turn and get into position fast enough challenge and block the dunk attempt. Talk about speed...

2. The block against the Lakers at the 1:14 mark. The ball handler is driving in between Gobert and Favors. So Gobert is blocking from behind him and is able to make a backwards moving swat to knock the ball off the backboard. Coordination, body control and timing.

3. The block against the Bucks at the 1:51 mark. He once again gets passed around the back to another driving player. Gobert still turns 180, takes a step forward and times the challenge perfectly.

Gobert is insanely good at rim defense. His combination of awareness, speed, length, body control and athleticism are unparalleled in the current NBA.
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All great blocks...my favorite is the one against Boozer just because.
 
LogGrad98 said:
The recovery and block at 1:48 really shows his potential. Wow. They wrapped that pass around Rudy he had to turn full 180 and still get in the air to block the shot. Awesome.
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That's what impresses me the most about Rudy. He recovers so well. He can block left, right, twist in the air. He even blocks 3PT attempts. I remember just laughing out loud one game last year when he came out on a switch and the poor guard had to pull it back down.

I'm just glad I had the good sense to choose Stifle Tower as my board name. It's going to look great on those shirts!
 
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