One Brow
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So, you think it was out offense that suffered when other teams went small? The offense ran better against small line-ups, it was the defense that was blown up.
Rudy Gobert "Greatest Jazz Center of All Time" Countdown Thread
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YoungJefe
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Teams were able to go small against us because Rudy couldn't punish them on the other end.
Borchardt was one I really wish could have put it together and avoided the injury bug. He was the most complete center we ever acquired. He would very likely have topped this list had he been able to stay healthy, and might have been a difference-maker on those teams to lift us into contention. Too bad.
I think you hit it with how Quin used him. The Wolves obviously had no clue, and made no plans, about how to use Rudy to best complement the team. They were obviously very unprepared for it. Had they built a better game plan to maximize his obvious strengths they would have been much more of a solid contender than they are. It also does not help that they might have the laziest "star" and most disgruntled 2nd star and potentially the most dysfunctional locker room in the league.
YoungJefe
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Rudy was also an awkward fit on both ends with their current personnel and it doesn't help that he has seemingly lost a step. You can have success and win a lot of games with Rudy, we saw it for years here. But for it to work you also have to commit to playing to his strengths by surrounding him with shooters/funneling everything to him at the rim/playing at a slower pace. The Wolves were good last year because they got up/down the court, had KAT at the 5, and jacked up a ton of threes. Rudy was never really a good fit for the way that they play.
UtahJazz32
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With Rudy we played 4 on 5 on the offensive end. He was a liability because he couldn't put the ball on the floor. We don't need Kessler to be Rudy on defense because he is solid regardless. His Offense has surpassed Rudy already. To sum it up, Kessler defense being a few notches below Rudy but his offense being way better puts us in a better spot to compete.
One Brow
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The reality is that we were slightly better on offense, but not as much as our defense gave up.
Agreed. When healthy he was a stud. I think we took him in the draft with a pretty decent pick and the only reason we had a shot was because he was made of glass. he had the perfect size and skillset and would have been a top 5 pick or something if not for his osteoporosis.
Chargers Jazz Angels
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So are we going to start a new thread countdown to Walker Kessler greatest jazz center of all time?
The Thriller
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Olden Polynice.
Dunk the basketball at night pass out traffic ticket during the day…
Dunk the basketball at night pass out traffic ticket during the day…
The Thriller
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Also, Boom Bitches
Did he finally retire? He had a long career.
Did he finally retire? He had a long career.
UtahJazz32
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Both Gobert and Ostertag had one thing in common being over paid