Well thanks Sherlock, since we are in the painfully obvious department, let me say that since the fact that it's preseason doesn't need to be clarified, I don't need to clarify either that nothing is painfully obvious in the NBA until it takes place in actual NBA games right ? Refrain from being condescending please, it's very possible the glimpses we have seen in those games don't stick during the season, just as it's perfectly possible too that there is a real improvement. The What is clear is that it is way too early to draw conclusions ont what is painfully obvious or not.
Gobert's Offense
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Well thanks Sherlock, since we are in the painfully obvious department, let me say that since the fact that it's preseason doesn't need to be clarified, I don't need to clarify either that nothing is painfully obvious in the NBA until it takes place in actual NBA games right ? Refrain from being condescending please, it's very possible the glimpses we have seen in those games don't stick during the season, just as it's perfectly possible too that there is a real improvement. The What is clear is that it is way too early to draw conclusions ont what is painfully obvious or not.
Ellipse
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Yes, but we can still hope he will manage to bust out a move or two against the likes of Adams and Bogut.
RandyForRubio
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Part of me wonders is Gobert was more valuable a couple years ago when there was more of a dearth of post players, than he is now with a lot of good post players coming in. Davis, KAT, Porz, Adams, Embiid (maybe?!!), Jokic, Drummond etc etc.
He's still very good of course, I just wonder if the increased talent at his position could lead to some devaluation in his stock.
He's still very good of course, I just wonder if the increased talent at his position could lead to some devaluation in his stock.
QS is running much more pnr style of what we saw the Euro teams running in the Olympics. The ball handler is penetrating deep toward baseline and then either passing behind the defender after pulling both the help and his man in, looking for a backdoor cutter or 3 point threat in the corner or on the wing, or using the defensive over compensation of this to dish to the screen and roll man. It's a modification of Steve Nash's search dribble with more of a suicidal fate/
The ball handlers have done a pretty good job of sucking in two defenders and it's getting Gobert some great free throw opportunities (because he's not strong enough to finish through contact).
The ball handlers have done a pretty good job of sucking in two defenders and it's getting Gobert some great free throw opportunities (because he's not strong enough to finish through contact).
Tom Pitt
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I don't put much stock into it. I remember A few years ago, our bigs killed it in the preseason, and then the Regular season started and wasn't quite the same
He's been better at getting position under the basket for lobs. I know he's limited offensively, but I do feel he contributes.
So do I, properly used he can be a decent enough contributor on O, which is all is needed considering what he brings on D, my point was just to say that some got overly enthusiastic after a few preseason games about his "new O" whereas he is still the same player and improvements are bound to be marginal.
Thank you for your insight. I know I can't be the only person shocked to discover that Rome wasn't built in a day.
His offensive game has definitely improved.
So has his FT shooting...Not saying improvement is impossible, my point is that we shouldn't expect anything spectacular..