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Gobert is only partially right. The part he is forgetting about is that he literally has no post moves and finishing ability unless it's a dunk or alley oop dunk.

Develop a freaking low post skill set and then we can talk about utilizing it properly.
 
If there is to be a chance for two jazz men to be on the all star team we'd better go into the break first in the West with a league best defense. Rudy getting the last shot at a winner isn't putting us there. Rudy playing stellar defense and taking the lobs the d gives him does.

That said, I do believe guys are missing the lob, especially on the roll more this year than in the past. Maybe they will look for it a little more after these comments. Not a bad thing at all.
 
sahlensguy said:
The guy making the game winner gets the attention. Rudy is the most important player on the team so he deserves some glory once in a while. This is on Quin to make him shine at the end of a game.
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These guys are pros not boys, they have to know what are they good or bad at, and maybe if they want and they work will develope their game in order to improve. If each player do what they know usually things go better. Rudy has to know his limitations and, as i wrote in other post is not so easy for a guard to roll or loob to Rudy when the whole other team is expecting that. If you can pop or post the defender is insecure about what will happen,if not the defense is quite easy. Rudy is big but there are a lot a bigs and guys that can jump to defend the loob. When i played basketball there was always the same problem. The centers claimed because they didn't received the the ball from the guards,and the guards claimed cause if you passed the ball to the center the ball never comes back. I was guard and i liked to play with the center but if the center has no weapons it's a suicide for the guard,you have to give him all done and i think that sometimes is what happens with Rudy. It's more risky to look for Rudy (predictible) than any other option.
 
These players are humans though, not simulations. A role of any coach is to manage egos, not just to be an analytics guy, and with all due respect to your playing days, I don't think you had a cornerstone as large as Rudy that needed to be managed.

While he's obviously not the best offensive option or even a good one in last second situations, Quin could throw him a bone. He's earned the right to have the fate of the game teetering on his fingertips once in a while, wouldn't you agree? Plus it might even help the team long term.
 
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Obviusly Quinn knows the players better than me. If doing that he thinks the team will keep united,ok. But there is a lack of maturity there, Rudy is good or great for what he is, if he wants the last shot or be more important in offense he needs more weapons. It's true that are humans with their egos and Quinn has to deal with that
 
Deckard said:
Obviusly Quinn knows the players better than me. If doing that he thinks the team will keep united,ok. But there is a lack of maturity there, Rudy is good or great for what he is, if he wants the last shot or be more important in offense he needs more weapons. It's true that are humans with their egos and Quinn has to deal with that
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Rudy should be given a break here from thoughts of immaturity. He's given more to this team with less reward than anyone. His uncharacteristic public comment is a sign of a deeper issue. He just needs a little glory for his greatness. Any man would.
 
This makes me wonder if he would be saying such things if we were playing better? Kind of early to be bringing this up when we aren't playing too bad. Is he worried about his stats more than "the team" winning? Or is he saying that because he feels the team would be winning more if they did what he suggests?
 
Rudy probably is secretly disappointed that the front office traded or let go Rubio, who was instrumental in his breaking all the team and individual player dunking records in NBA history! If he's not.....he should be!
 
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