What happened to Gobert???

[fishonjazz]

Gobert is going to stay near the Rim, that's where you want him. So developping a 10 feet shot is not the priority on offense. More important is a quality hook shot on both sides up to 5/6 feet. THAT would make a big big difference, the rest is frosting. IMHO of course.

This.

 

[zman1527]

Gobert is going to stay near the Rim, that's where you want him. So developping a 10 feet shot is not the priority on offense. More important is a quality hook shot on both sides up to 5/6 feet. THAT would make a big big difference, the rest is frosting. IMHO of course.

He has stated that he has been working on it and it is coming along.

 

[VINYLONE]

Players probably give about 30% of their capabilities in preseason games. Steven Adams is coming off from a bunch of injuries. He remains his starter position. I think he is more motivated because of the difference of the time Rudy and Steven spent on court this last few months. Rudy does seem really tired and unmotivated though.

I'm not sure where you get that figure from but it looked to me that both RW and KD do not subscribe to that concept of taking it easy in preseason.

 

[Stoked]

Gobert is going to stay near the Rim, that's where you want him. So developping a 10 feet shot is not the priority on offense. More important is a quality hook shot on both sides up to 5/6 feet. THAT would make a big big difference, the rest is frosting. IMHO of course.

In addition to that hook he needs to work on his hand strength and catching passes.

 

[addictionary]

I'm not sure where you get that figure from but it looked to me that both RW and KD do not subscribe to that concept of taking it easy in preseason.

That might be this dynamic duo's last shot at a title together.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Would like to see Rudy at least attempt an 8-10 foot shot this preseason, the one he says he has been working on. So far, I have seen zero additions to his offense. Disappointing.

Pretty sure in that range Gobert has opted to go with a floater of sorts.

As far as jump shots, I wouldn't hold my breath. I'd just like to see him hit his FT's at a 65% or above rate.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

rudy gobert ✔ @rudygobert27
Last preseason game against the @nuggets tonight! #letsgetstarted

Well Gobert hash-tagged "Lets Get Started" so it seems like Gobert is choosing to now start playing and he had not actually started prior.

Hopefully we see Rudy Gobert at the game today and not Ryan Hollins like we have been seeing so far in preseason.

 

[Engorged On Unborn Gore]

I'm not sure where you get that figure from but it looked to me that both RW and KD do not subscribe to that concept of taking it easy in preseason.

The game still counted for nothing. No matter how dominant they were, no matter what kind of wake up call it was to Snyder, or the Jazz, it still won't mean anything in a week.

Hell, it means nothing now. Are the team's loins all girded up for the Nuggets as we speak? Are we going to get some legitimate effort tonight from players who have (rightfully) been on cruise control since Hawaii?

If only it mattered.

 

[framer]

It is really hard to get into a rhythm in the preseason with the weird lineups and substitutions. obviously the Jazz are not playing to win and are still trying to figure out the composition of their bench. Rudy plays a great first quarter and then gets yanked from the rest of the game. The Jazz are featuring Hood and Burks to see what each has at this point while Gobert, Favors, and Hayward are almost afterthoughts at this point. When the time comes for Gobert to turn it on, he will turn it on. You can't play like he does every single time you get on a court or it would probably kill you. When the games count and the league is paying attention, Gobert will Hulk out just fine.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

The game still counted for nothing. No matter how dominant they were, no matter what kind of wake up call it was to Snyder, or the Jazz, it still won't mean anything in a week.

Hell, it means nothing now. Are the team's loins all girded up for the Nuggets as we speak? Are we going to get some legitimate effort tonight from players who have (rightfully) been on cruise control since Hawaii?

If only it mattered.

Yeah, but it's starting off the season with momentum. If the Jazz don't win today, it will means we have lost 5 games in a row. Of course, that would ultimately mean nothing if we come out and win our opener, but if he we don't, then we have the feeling of not winning a game in 3 weeks. In the East, a slow start would be minor, but in the West it's imperative we get off to a quick start, especially when the Mavs and Pelicans are injury riddled.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

It is really hard to get into a rhythm in the preseason with the weird lineups and substitutions. obviously the Jazz are not playing to win and are still trying to figure out the composition of their bench. Rudy plays a great first quarter and then gets yanked from the rest of the game. The Jazz are featuring Hood and Burks to see what each has at this point while Gobert, Favors, and Hayward are almost afterthoughts at this point. When the time comes for Gobert to turn it on, he will turn it on. You can't play like he does every single time you get on a court or it would probably kill you. When the games count and the league is paying attention, Gobert will Hulk out just fine.

We definitely played that last game to win and Quin said he was treating the game tonight as close to a regular season game as possible.

I don't think we are so much "featuring Hood and Burks", I just think, especially with Burks, he thrives in looking good while an offense stumbles because he doesn't need a flowing offense to score. Last year I'm pretty sure Burks was the only starter to score more points in losses than in wins. He just thrives in scoring when everyone else is stalled out in our offense.

 

[Engorged On Unborn Gore]

Yeah, but it's starting off the season with momentum. If the Jazz don't win today, it will means we have lost 5 games in a row. Of course, that would ultimately mean nothing if we come out and win our opener, but if he we don't, then we have the feeling of not winning a game in 3 weeks. In the East, a slow start would be minor, but in the West it's imperative we get off to a quick start, especially when the Mavs and Pelicans are injury riddled.

I hear you. But I also think that Rudy is acting exactly as he should: taking the very last preseason game half-seriously. The starters shouldn't even play in more than two of these things.