Rudy Gobert Finishes December Historically Well

[addictionary]

Gobert finished December with 77.8% FG. This is the best ratio in a month since 83-84' season.

https://twitter.com/sportando/status/815597692663529473

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[Boris]

Jordan does it all on lobs. Gobert is establishing position an finishing with soft touch. It don't look pretty an is awkward at times but Rudy is the leagues biggest badass an finds a way to use his skill set. He also wasting on the boards an putbacks.

I seriously think Gobert is a top 10 player in NBA. His impact is insane.

LeBron, Harden, Gobert, Curry, Westbrook, KD, Davis... I am sure I am missing a few but I put Gobert in to almost that category. He is so good he is just a step below the elite if he does not make all start I will be pissed!

 

[Stifle Tower]

I wouldn't go that far, Boris. Rudy does it primarily on lobs, although he has had a few nice shots of late. But all around the basket. It's not like he's taking his man out to the FT line extended. To Rudy's credit, he knows his limitations and strengths and plays within those boundaries. And that really helps the team. Hopefully Utah has a competent video analyst who can spot what Rudy is doing lately with his FT's. Need him to get back to around 70%.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

All hail King Rudy!

 

[NAOS]

[size/HUGE] RUDY [/size]

 

[BabyPeterzz]

He is this teams MVP.

This was great too.

https://fansided.com/2016/12/31/rudy-gobert-utah-jazz-special-foundation/

The Jazz trust Gobert to make what’s supposed to be the most efficient spot on the floor become a wasteland for conversion. Nobody defends more shots at the rim per game (11.4) than Gobert; only Kristaps Porzingis is defending the rim as well as Gobert for percentage allowed (42.1 percent for both players), according to NBA.com/stats.

With Gobert on the floor, the Jazz allow 99.0 points per 100 possessions. That’s 7.1 points per 100 possessions fewer than when he’s on the bench. It’s easy to laud Gobert for his defensive prowess. He’s a lock to garner at least a couple of Defensive Player of the Year awards by the time his career is done. Even in an era with Kawhi Leonard and Draymond Green showing you the value of switchy defenders, Gobert’s presence inside can’t be ignored. As we get into the season of recognizing potential All-Stars in both conferences, it’s the value that Gobert now adds on the offensive end of the floor that nearly matches his defensive impact.

While Gobert won’t make anybody forget about Rick Barry at the charity stripe any time soon, his 64.8 percent success rate is a career high. So is his free throw attempt rate of 95.1 percent and his league-leading true shooting percentage of 70.7 percent. He’s currently on pace to become the first player in NBA history to block at least 4 shots per 100 possessions and have a true shooting percentage of at least 70 percent.

Aside from the improved free throw performance, Gobert has also become the best pick-and-roll big man in the league to date.

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

Remember the nimrods who wanted to trade him last year. Lmao.

 

[Isaiah 1:13]

Best center in the league and he hasn't even reached his ceiling yet.

 

[David Stern]

I don't think that it's too much to say that he might be a top 15 player in the NBA. The dude is becoming a superstar in my eyes... superstars have the ability to completely take over and change a game down the stretch, and he absolutely did that against Phoenix last night.


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[seattlejazzfan]

imagine KP and Rudy at the 4 and 5 spots. Rim protection would be insane and on the other end you have Kristaps ability to stretch the floor.

 

[BabyPeterzz]

Rudy is our superstar talent. We build around him from here on out.

 

[fishonjazz]

Remember the nimrods who wanted to trade him last year. Lmao.

No I don't remember people wanting to trade him. Do you remember who wanted to trade him?

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[Boris]

Rudy is our superstar talent. We build around him from here on out.

He is a beast mate. Only Jazz player who changes games EVERY game besides maybe Hill. Gobert has showed up to every game. Hayward has disappeared plenty but is reasonably reliable an takes pressure off.

Remember last year when Gobert twisted a ankle an demanded to be put back in? It was so ugly an Snyder lost us that game cause of it but it showed how bad *** Rudy is an will forever be. #1jazzman

 

[Coach Ellis]

imagine KP and Rudy at the 4 and 5 spots. Rim protection would be insane and on the other end you have Kristaps ability to stretch the floor.

Yeah. Too bad the Jazz didn't have the foresight try to convince him to stay in the 2014 draft. That combo would have been damn fun to see together.

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

No I don't remember people wanting to trade him. Do you remember who wanted to trade him?

There were some fans who were convinced that the league had "figured him out" and that we should trade him while his value was high. Oh yeah, and that with the small ball trend, players like Rudy weren't worth much anymore. Some people were claiming he hurt our offense more than he helped the defense.

Here's some examples:

We are in the same situation as with Kanter - some is going to drop max on him and we will have match. People not going to like it here but Rudy is nearly as much as liability as Kanter used to be but on the other end.

I also think he was highly over rated by Jazz fans. And he's unlikely to ever repeat his performance from late last year because teams now know how to account for him (Hopefully getting Exum back helps though). Frankly I think Lyles may end up taking a lot of his minutes in the coming years. I prefer the Lyles/Favors lineup right now over the Favors/Gobert one. They fit better together and they both help space the floor making room for each other and the wings, Rudy doesn't and I'm not sure his defense makes up for it any longer.

The real question is, what would we all be willing to give up in return for Wall?

Exum, Favors/Gobert, GS pick.

That's allot. I might do it though. Damn, that's a tough one

So would you trade Gobert for Irving?

i do that trade 10 times out of 10

Gobert for Irving would be a dream come true. Then offer Whiteside the max. He's more impactful on both ends of the court.

 

[fishonjazz]

There were some fans who were convinced that the league had "figured him out" and that we should trade him while his value was high. Oh yeah, and that with the small ball trend, players like Rudy weren't worth much anymore. Some people were claiming he hurt our offense more than he helped the defense.

Here's some examples:

Well done!