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Gobert: Historically Good???

As good as Gobert was, we can't give him all the credit from moving from 27th to 1st. There were quite a few at play in the second half.

1. Exum's move into the starting rotation and increased minutes.
2. E. Millsap getting minutes (2nd highest defensive RPM SG in the league last year)
3. Losing Kanter (addition by subtraction), possibly the worst defensive big in the league
4. Favors sliding to his more natural position, PF
 
Stifle Tower said:
I don't need all those damn advanced metrics. The eye test says it all: he shuts down opponents at the rim and intimidates guards on switches. Just engrave his name on the DPOY trophy for the next 10 years.
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I would be very ****ing careful with this kind of tongue-in-cheek type comment. Yeah, chances are dude will probably be pretty ****ing successful but if I know Jazz fans, if Gobert shows even a glimpse of regression, they will turn on him like folks turned on Hayward.
 
VINYLONE said:
I would be very ****ing careful with this kind of tongue-in-cheek type comment. Yeah, chances are dude will probably be pretty ****ing successful but if I know Jazz fans, if Gobert shows even a glimpse of regression, they will turn on him like folks turned on Hayward.
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Obviously it was hyperbole. I don't expect him to win DPOY for 10 years in a row. This is Utah; he may not even win it ever. But I do think, unlike Favors and even Hayward, he's getting a lot of attention and will be the most recognizable Jazz player around the league. He makes highlight plays - and that garners attention, as does his catchy nickname. In one year, ask fans of the other 29 teams to name a player from the Jazz and I would bet 70% of them say Gobert or "The Stifle Tower" before Hayward or anyone else.
 
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