The unrepentant Rudy Gobert support thread

[416Klawzz]

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.

I assure you that Niang won't have a higher ceiling. I miss Crowder and to me Niang is nothing compared to him

 

[Ron Mexico]

I assure you that Niang won't have a higher ceiling. I miss Crowder and to me Niang is nothing compared to him

I don't miss Crowder that much on the court. He was a role player that filled that role poorly. I don't really thing Niang fills that role at all and was never intended to.

 

[416Klawzz]

I don't miss Crowder that much on the court. He was a role player that filled that role poorly. I don't really thing Niang fills that role at all and was never intended to.

I think we disagree on Crowder

 

[FalseFlagg K]

The idea of Crowder was much better than the reality

 

[fishonjazz]

The idea of Crowder was much better than the reality

No doubt

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[Thee Jazz Fan]

I loved Crowder on this team, with that said I cringed every time he touched the ball, because I knew there was a great chance he was going to let a contested 3 fly, Lol. No joke, that’s literally the first thing I thought when he touched it, when he’d come out I’d breath a sigh of relief. Now, if he was having one of his good games I didn’t have this problem.

 

[infection]

The idea of Crowder was much better than the reality

It’s about heart and souls and fighting people. It was suggested that Jeff Green could give us what Crowder did but at the minimum. We all saw how that worked out.

 

[JazzyFresh]

I just wish he'd develop a sky hook. We've seen it a few times before but he's never consistently put it together. He'd be unstoppable on both sides of the floor.

 

[Jazzinho]

I'm team Rudy. He has been the team soul for the past years.
The moment he leaves (and honestly sometimes I just think he should walk) this team is 7th-10th seed, even if we get Smart & scrubs in return.

 

[One Brow]

I just wish he'd develop a sky hook. We've seen it a few times before but he's never consistently put it together. He'd be unstoppable on both sides of the floor.

Wouldn't he need to be much heavier for that to work?

 

[LoPo]

I’ll co-sign on the Rudy Ride Or Die. I’ve always been a defense-first guy, and Rudy is the best defender in the history of the franchise.

No he's not. It's not even close. John Stockton is the best defender in team history. For so many seasons, he terrorized opposing PGs. He has more steals than any NBA player and it's not even close.

For a season or two, sure Gobert might have been more impactful. For a career, Stockton is by a mile.

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[LoPo]

Legends aren't made in the regular season. Until Rudy dominates in the playoffs, he's just a fan favorite.

We can already say that Donovan has dominated in the playoffs. More people should support him. He has the skills to take over when it matters. Without more development, Gobert is simply a specialist who can be gameplanned out of a series. Hopefully that changes this year...

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