Kevin Durant calls Rudy Gobert an "all world, hall of fame, defensive player"

[j3lademaster]

https://twitter.com/GeraldBourguet/status/1781428764217426235


Kevin Durant on making Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns work defensively: “Rudy’s gotten extremely better at guarding perimeters, guarding posts, guarding the rim. So you can’t just throw ‘em in actions expecting them to just give in. I think we’ll be strategic with what we do”

[SATAN]

Imagine if Gobert had a jump shot...

[Xiao Yao You]

Imagine if Gobert had a jump shot...
Why would you want him shooting jumpers when hes so effective at the rim?

[ArbitraryWater]

Why would you want him shooting jumpers when hes so effective at the rim?


do the Wolves need to feed him more to get more of those effective buckets?

[1987_Lakers]

Why would you want him shooting jumpers when hes so effective at the rim?

Come on bro, it's not like Gobert is creating for himself at the rim on a consistent bases.

With that said, he's for sure one of the greatest defensive players ever. People who say otherwise are hating.

[SATAN]

Why would you want him shooting jumpers when hes so effective at the rim?

Because it provides an extra offensive threat :hammerhead:

The second play here for instance. Left completely wide open with under 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter, down by 2...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9-fOrAIi7g

:biggums:

[SATAN]

WHAT THE **** IS THIS??!!!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb8uMIWP2SU

:roll::roll::roll::roll:

[j3lademaster]

WHAT THE **** IS THIS??!!!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb8uMIWP2SU

:roll::roll::roll::roll:I don’t get what it is about the nba that makes certain players forget how to shoot. I get it if he was defended, we can just say “oh, chalk it up to nba D”, but wide open? All the bigs who ‘can’t shoot’ were Kevin Durant in high school.

[WhiteKyrie]

He was impressive moving his feet and guarding perimeter players in game 1. Shocked me actually. He stayed in front of Booker for a prolonged period. Book eventually got around him but Rudy Toody really made him work. T-Wolves are looking good

[beasted]

Imagine if Gobert had a jump shot...

Jump shot? No. More like free throw and ability to pass.

[GimmeThat]

his defense is so good, the opposing team's best player trash talks for him

[FKAri]

Why would you want him shooting jumpers when hes so effective at the rim?

Ya but imagine if he was effective at the rim.

[GimmeThat]

Ya but imagine if he was effective at the rim.

he's extremely effective at the rim for the biggots who are willing to rob others of the fair opportunity.

most people would stop at the word biggot, but somehow, the society thinks its only fair to loosen up biggots butt hole, until they are nothing but.

[beasted]

he's extremely effective at the rim for the biggots who are willing to rob others of the fair opportunity.

most people would stop at the word biggot, but somehow, the society thinks its only fair to loosen up biggots butt hole, until they are nothing but.

I think when he insinuated he's ineffective he means that Gobert has nearly 100% of his shots created for him excluding putbacks.

I agree to an extent. If he just had 1 or 2 solid post moves as a safety valve so that he could really punish the opponents from switching a small guy on him, it would be helpful.

It doesn't need to be a major part of his offensive game (I'm a big promoter of players playing to their strengths), but being able to convert at a 60%+ rate in isolation against players 7 inches shorter when with 8 feet of the basket should be a given for Centers.

[BarberSchool]

Why would you want him shooting jumpers when hes so effective at the rim?

Imagine if you will … imagining that Goebbert is actually effective at the rim….
*Twlight zone theme song*

[GimmeThat]

If he just had 1 or 2 solid post moves as a safety valve so that he could really punish the opponents from switching a small guy on him


at this point, the only solid offensive move he has left is yelling at the ref on how they officiate

[Axe]

A resilient cumbersome big. Nothing more, nothing less.

[Xiao Yao You]

A resilient cumbersome big. Nothing more, nothing less.
Cumbersome all world hofer 🤣

[SATAN]

at this point, the only solid offensive move he has left is yelling at the ref on how they officiate


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm_259AwB9M

:yaohappy:

[Axe]

Cumbersome all world hofer 🤣
You seem to be unaware of how tall, slow and heavy he is. :kobe:

[Xiao Yao You]

You seem to be unaware of how tall, slow and heavy he is. :kobe:
Tall yes. Slow and heavy ? 🫤

[ImKobe]

Why would you want him shooting jumpers when hes so effective at the rim?

I don't think you understand how much better his teams would be offensively if he was a threat from 3 and they could play 5 out with him.

[Xiao Yao You]

I don't think you understand how much better his teams would be offensively if he was a threat from 3 and they could play 5 out with him.
Cant have it all

[Axe]

Tall yes. Slow and heavy ? 🫤
It's what's keeping him from being mvp-esque. Guys like joker and embiid have at least proven themselves on the offensive end, even if they're heavier.

[Xiao Yao You]

It's what's keeping him from being mvp-esque. Guys like joker and embiid have at least proven themselves on the offensive end, even if they're heavier.
Jokic is slow and heavy. Embiid is heavy. Do you ever make any sense?

[Axe]

Yet how come they've both been selected in the all-star games for more than five times now? :confusedshrug:

[bdonovan]

https://twitter.com/GeraldBourguet/status/1781428764217426235

I've noticed it too and I didn't even read that quote beforehand or any analyst saying so. I saw Gobert play live in Dubai when Minnesota played Dallas before the season and his defensive IQ has increased.

Minnesota is a fun playoff entry because of their focus on defense. They have offensive weapons too but it's be a good test of Offense vs. Defense against the Suns.

The first game they kept the Suns under 100 and scored 120 themselves. Durant and Booker don't play defense; when your best players only play one side of the court, it's hard to win.