The unrepentant Rudy Gobert support thread

[416Klawzz]

DL and his slow "patient" approach has been a giant issue. He was too slow to move us away from Ricky/Rudy/Favs... too slow moving us to a shooting 4... then he kinda boxed himself in on the Conley trade but really DM should be in our PG spot with Ingles operating as de facto pg... it just made sense from a length perspective. Not gonna mention Dante because it turned into Jordan Clarkson and I love me some JC.

Has done some good things for sure... but also has some fairly obvious blunders that I think could have been avoided. I feel like there is no way he moves on from Conley and he will refuse to move him out of the starting lineup... when it is obvious that going a different direction would likely be better (depends on what we could get... but I feel like we could get something more useful).

Crowder may not have been a huge upgrade over Niang on the court, but intensity and locker room stuff matters... plus you need one guy that just wants to fight people... Jae liked to fight people.

Dude Crowder is way better than Niang

 

[FalseFlagg K]

Dude Crowder is way better than Niang

At what exactly ?? Wanting to fight people ??

 

[Jazzmix]

At what exactly ?? Wanting to fight people ??

Crowder is more athletic than Georges, much better at defense and rebounding.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

Crowder is more athletic than Georges, much better at defense and rebounding.

He was just as terrible a rebounder and wasn’t that good defensively. His shooting (at volume) was sooooo much worse than Niang it’s a wash at best

 

[Ron Mexico]

Crowder is more athletic than Georges, much better at defense and rebounding.

He is probably stronger, but I'm not sure his vertical or lateral quickness is any better. Crowder is not that athletic.

 

[Jazzmix]

He was just as terrible a rebounder and wasn’t that good defensively. His shooting (at volume) was sooooo much worse than Niang it’s a wash at best

I somehow don't remember people targeting Crowder on D and scoring at will with a free throw bonus like it was often the case against Niang. If you take per 36 stats Jae from his 2018-2019 versus Niang from last season: Georges 1,9 rebound and Jae 6,4 so it's a clear difference. There is no discussion that Niang is much better shooter but that's his only skill.

 

[416Klawzz]

At what exactly ?? Wanting to fight people ??

C'mon man, Crowder is more versatile more refined and isn't laughed at by other teams

 

[416Klawzz]

He is probably stronger, but I'm not sure his vertical or lateral quickness is any better. Crowder is not that athletic.

Watch video, Niang = molasses

 

[416Klawzz]

He was just as terrible a rebounder and wasn’t that good defensively. His shooting (at volume) was sooooo much worse than Niang it’s a wash at best

Niang can only shoot at times sucks at everything else shouldn't be in the league

 

[Ron Mexico]

Watch video, Niang = molasses

Niang isn't athletic either. But athleticism isn't a strength of Crowder's. It's not real an advantage over Niang. Crowder is a fairly smart players and he hustles a lot.

 

[416Klawzz]

Niang isn't athletic either. But athleticism isn't a strength of Crowder's. It's not real an advantage over Niang. Crowder is a fairly smart players and he hustles a lot.

If you watch video of the two Crowder is much more polished and versatile, Niang is one dimensional and is a questionable NBA talent

 

[Ron Mexico]

If you watch video of the two Crowder is much more polished and versatile, Niang is one dimensional and is a questionable NBA talent

He is more polished and versatile. But didn't really have any great attributes. Niang possibly does with shooting at his size and that gives him a solid role. Plus he does some other things well. I think generally Crowder is a better player, I never said otherwise. I think Niang has a slightly higher ceiling and could be a better fit.