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Rudy Gobert against Mutombo, Wallace and Rodman (what do advanced stats say?)

He is and will be great. Also my favorite player on the team as a player and a person. Such a badass. His tweet asking if Favors retired was awesome... great teammate.

Great post Stitches.... some numbers lie, but when all the numbers tell a similar story together they tell the troof!

If Chuck Norris and Ronda Rousey had a love child and then the child was touched by the hand of God I think it would end up being a lot like Rudy.
 
Amen... he didn't want to come out and was itching to get back in. Gobert is Great, Gobert's Attitude, is Greater.

He seems like that guy that will get this nose broken, reach up reset it with his hand, wipe off the blood and keep playing.
 
Amen... he didn't want to come out and was itching to get back in. Gobert is Great, Gobert's Attitude, is Greater.

He seems like that guy that will get this nose broken, reach up reset it with his hand, wipe off the blood and keep playing.
 
The recovery and block at 1:48 really shows his potential. Wow. They wrapped that pass around Rudy he had to turn full 180 and still get in the air to block the shot. Awesome.
 
Some of these blocks are exceptionally hard.

Three I'll point out.

1. The block on the Nets at about the 1:00 minute mark. He is challenging the driver and then reads the pass perfectly and is able to turn and get into position fast enough challenge and block the dunk attempt. Talk about speed...

2. The block against the Lakers at the 1:14 mark. The ball handler is driving in between Gobert and Favors. So Gobert is blocking from behind him and is able to make a backwards moving swat to knock the ball off the backboard. Coordination, body control and timing.

3. The block against the Bucks at the 1:51 mark. He once again gets passed around the back to another driving player. Gobert still turns 180, takes a step forward and times the challenge perfectly.

Gobert is insanely good at rim defense. His combination of awareness, speed, length, body control and athleticism are unparalleled in the current NBA.
 
Some of these blocks are exceptionally hard.

Three I'll point out.

1. The block on the Nets at about the 1:00 minute mark. He is challenging the driver and then reads the pass perfectly and is able to turn and get into position fast enough challenge and block the dunk attempt. Talk about speed...

2. The block against the Lakers at the 1:14 mark. The ball handler is driving in between Gobert and Favors. So Gobert is blocking from behind him and is able to make a backwards moving swat to knock the ball off the backboard. Coordination, body control and timing.

3. The block against the Bucks at the 1:51 mark. He once again gets passed around the back to another driving player. Gobert still turns 180, takes a step forward and times the challenge perfectly.

Gobert is insanely good at rim defense. His combination of awareness, speed, length, body control and athleticism are unparalleled in the current NBA.
All great blocks...my favorite is the one against Boozer just because.
 
The recovery and block at 1:48 really shows his potential. Wow. They wrapped that pass around Rudy he had to turn full 180 and still get in the air to block the shot. Awesome.
That's what impresses me the most about Rudy. He recovers so well. He can block left, right, twist in the air. He even blocks 3PT attempts. I remember just laughing out loud one game last year when he came out on a switch and the poor guard had to pull it back down.

I'm just glad I had the good sense to choose Stifle Tower as my board name. It's going to look great on those shirts!
 
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