Teams that combine an proficient midrange game with a superior pick and roll threat are a big weakness. Hell, that combo is a weakness for everyone. Dudes just taking midrange shots off the dribble (usually long twos or floaters) is considerably LESS of a problem. Suns put Rudy in the position of defending Paul and Ayton simultaneously. Zubac isn't near that level of worry.
Maybe because that’s not what the article was about?
Pls don’t think that Zubac is the biggest threat at the 5.
I didn’t know you worked at Best Buy.
I said it already, and really only kind of joking around, that Rudy is the sarlacc and our defense is to push guys into the sarlacc-pit. Rudy defends entire teams, changes whole offensive schemes like few players in the history of the game. And the advanced stats bear that out. This series will go as Rudy goes. Offensively we have the fire power, but Rudy is the true X-factor. If Rudy is in beast mode, no problem. If he is in floppy-whiny-bitch mode we will be in trouble.
Nobody Shuts Down The Paint Like The Jazz. But What If The Clippers Don’t Need To Go There?
Ever since Rudy Gobert was permanently inserted into their starting lineup midway through the 2014-15 season, the Utah Jazz have routinely had one of the NBA’s …fivethirtyeight.com
Im looking at his larger body of work, because... well... I think that’s the most honey choice.
I suggest reading that article I just linked... if you haven’t already.
