Gobert Getting Mad Love on REALGM

[vegas]

Imo Gobert's hands have greatly improved since the beginning of the year.

 

[Revolution 9]

I love to see people creaming over Gobert. Sorry kids but hes OURS, and you cant have him! You can take Kanter though

 

[Stoked]

Except he can't catch the ball...

Most of the passes he doesn't catch are bounce passes at his knees. When it is waist up he almost always grabs them just fine.

 

[Stoked]

I love to see people creaming over Gobert. Sorry kids but hes OURS, and you cant have him! You can take Kanter though

I've been quite pleased with Kanter lately. He has really improved his defensive effort. Liek that block he got on M. Gasol in memphis. That is new for him. Kanter is not, nor will he every be, Gobert on D but he has improved. he is also much better than Gobert on O. With his current production maybe Kanter, Hood and Exum lead the bench.

 

[jimmy eat jazz]

Here's a prediction. Jazz won't resign Kanter after this year having decided that Gobert and Favors is the front court tandem of the future.

Can Gobert and Favors work? The best comparison off the top of my head is Duncan and Splitter. That works fine, and SA still gets great floor spacing.

Gobert's potential is simply too high for him not to be a full-time starter for the Jazz within the next year or two. I don't think Kanter will be willing to sign on to be a reserve, and the Jazz won't want to pay what he's demanding for him to play a reserve role. He's gone.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Most of the passes he doesn't catch are bounce passes at his knees. When it is waist up he almost always grabs them just fine.

He struggles to catch passes with a higher degree of difficult. I don't think I've ever seen him snag a catch with one hand and be able to go up for a basket in 1 smooth motion like I've seen from Favors. He has average hands at best, IMO. He does have good hands when rebounding though because of his intensity.

 

[fallenchicken]

Gobert Favors is probably better but I will admit: Gobert/Kanter intrigues me.

Paul Millsap, the way he plays in Atlanta, would be a nice fit too.

 

[Dumb Bloke]

that's a very incomplete statement. He is empire state building long and in his second year in the NBA : he will fumble the majority of poorly drawn passes that are thrown too low, he needs the ball to be passed to the proper areas (minimum is waist high, ok being navel high and ideal being breast to top of the head high).

Second lots of observers tend to forget that he plays in the most crowded area in the court. There are arms and legs and bodies everywhere there plus he is like a gigantic spider with his limbs. This means that you are asking a freaking albatros standing in a phone booth to catch a ball he sees at the very last second (because of all those arms and legs around). If you want him to catch that ball, drop it be high enough. Contrary to a guy like Asik he almost always has his hands opened wide and high, where they are supposed to be when you play in the paint. If a guard turning a corner or attacking the basket drops it at the proper height, his fumble rate is very low.

Then there is the issue of getting the balls stripped before he can go up, which is an issue of strength and experience (ball protection).

Between poor passes (throwing quality passes to the big man is the guards's job, not his !) and stripped balls, we might get the impression he fumbles lots of passes, but he doesn't. decent enough passes he catches at a perfectly solid rate.

Except he cant catch the ball.

 

[Jamezz]

Rudy Gobert is gonna be so awesome in this League. One of the things I like the most is his attitude. He's got some nasty, to reference the great Greg P, does not like losing, is very involved before, during and after games and is overall a great asset to keep everyone else on their toes because it seems like he will hold you accountable for mistakes you make. Like talking to players or even shoving them to where they need to be (like he did with Kanter).

Come on everyone Rudy, Rudy, Rudy, Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!
Someone stop me!!!

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

A few posters on that board are saying his ceiling is like Mutombo. I'm actually on board with that. When I'm feeling less lazy I'll look up some Mutombo stats.

 

[b_line]

A few posters on that board are saying his ceiling is like Mutombo. I'm actually on board with that. When I'm feeling less lazy I'll look up some Mutombo stats.

Mutumbo was pretty awesome, actually. I think Gobert will probably be better offensively than Deke, but defensively, Deke was a monster. Hall of Famer.

Looks like he averaged about 10 points, 10 boards and 3 blocks per game for his career.

 

[freakazoid]

Here's a prediction. Jazz won't resign Kanter after this year having decided that Gobert and Favors is the front court tandem of the future.

Can Gobert and Favors work? The best comparison off the top of my head is Duncan and Splitter. That works fine, and SA still gets great floor spacing.

Gobert's potential is simply too high for him not to be a full-time starter for the Jazz within the next year or two. I don't think Kanter will be willing to sign on to be a reserve, and the Jazz won't want to pay what he's demanding for him to play a reserve role. He's gone.

Kanter will be back. There are enough minutes at the 4/5 for all 3 bigs to get their minutes. Kanter's value won't have anything to do with him demanding a certain amount, and he won't have any say in whether or not he starts. His value will be whatever someone else is willing to throw at him, and if Utah decides to match, he's a Jazzman, regardless of coming off the bench or getting paid less than he thinks he's worth. Utah isn't in a financial position where they have to let Kanter go. If anything, he could be traded, but simply letting a #3 pick walk for nothing would be another asset wasted. Not happening.