Ruby Gobert 20/20 game destroys Lakers in LeBron’s elimination game

[BallsOut]

The French baguette roasted JJ Reddick coaching staff jamming on the Lakers tiny players all night. Domination. They too small :biggums:

[90sgoat]

Americans btfo by the French Baguette, enjoy your fake white bread!

[Xiao Yao You]

Another tough night for the trolls

[Xiao Yao You]

The 4th upset of his overachieving career

[Xiao Yao You]

What happened to the lakers sweep?

[90sgoat]

Le French Philosopher :banana:

[BallsOut]

Another tough night for the trolls

RRR3 and Arby no where to be found bump this thread every day they can’t hide forever from this ass whupping

[MrFonzworth]

Gobert was always the chosen one

[BallsOut]

LeFrench Baguette destroyed LeTiny on national television for the final time

:lebronamazed:

[ImKobe]

Averaged 3 ppg 6 rpg for the first 4 games when he had the size advantage all series lol.

[BallsOut]

Meanwhile LeBron in last two 4th quarters of crucial playoffs games against Wolves:

2/9 fg 5 points

:biggums:

[ImKobe]

Meanwhile LeBron in last two 4th quarters of crucial playoffs games against Wolves:

2/9 fg 5 points

:biggums:

Add on 0 points in the last 5:59 of the 4th in Game 3 as well.

Lakers have been unable to close Playoff games for 3 straight years now.

[BallsOut]

Add on 0 points in the last 5:59 of the 4th in Game 3 as well.

Lakers have been unable to close Playoff games for 3 straight years now.

LeBron choked hard in the playoffs yet again.

[Full Court]

Add on 0 points in the last 5:59 of the 4th in Game 3 as well.

Lakers have been unable to close Playoff games for 3 straight years now.

I had him choking away games 1, 4, and 5, but you've convinced me about game three. Four chokes it is.

At least he played decent in game 2.... :confusedshrug:

[StrongLurk]

I love how it's still Lebron's elimination game at age 40, with Luka on his team.

Lebron is the fukin GOAT :lol

[BallsOut]

I love how it's still Lebron's elimination game at age 40, with Luka on his team.

Lebron is the fukin GOAT :lol

Of course you love it. Losers support losers.

[Wally450]

What a time. 27/24 while knocking out LeBron. Tough morning for some people.

[stalkerforlife]

Can't lie...

That poster that loves Gobert is EATING good now.

Sheesh.

Respect for the loyalty.

[tpols]

There was a dangerous look in Rudy's eyes last night. Eye of the tiger. Kinda feel like antman sold out so he could put on a show at home and Gobert ignored the script and morphed in early 70s Wilt Chamberlain. Bon apetite bitches. :pimp:

[BallsOut]

There was a dangerous look in Rudy's eyes last night. Eye of the tiger. Kinda feel like antman sold out so he could put on a show at home and Gobert ignored the script and morphed in early 70s Wilt Chamberlain. Bon apetite bitches. :pimp:

To be fair Gobert required all of those Anthony Edward’s bricks to feast

[Overdrive]

RRR3 and Arby no where to be found bump this thread every day they can’t hide forever from this ass whupping

This one game doesn't make Xiao reasonable in any way. He acts like Gobert has them on a regular basis.

[Xiao Yao You]

This one game doesn't make Xiao reasonable in any way. He acts like Gobert has them on a regular basis.

20/20 deciding games in the playoffs? No he doesnt have those all the time. Helping his team to a playoff upset for the 5th time? Check. Carrying teams to victory for more than a decade? check. Making trolls go silent yet again? Check. :rockon:

[BallsOut]

20/20 deciding games in the playoffs? No he doesnt have those all the time. Helping his team to a playoff upset for the 5th time? Check. Carrying teams to victory for more than a decade? check. Making trolls go silent yet again? Check. :rockon:

Making Arby cry himself to bed waking up and hoping his two idols getting humiliated in an elimination game by a guy he shitted on all year was all a dream and RRR3 go back into his incel hibernation?

Priceless

[fourkicks44]

I told you at the start of the playoffs...


#neverforget

#playofftudy



https://youtu.be/tHqRdHZMPVQ?si=FpMsrCD0uaubgA0Y
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F'ck the Lakers :roll:

[Full Court]

Making Arby cry himself to bed waking up and hoping his two idols getting humiliated in an elimination game by a guy he shitted on all year was all a dream and RRR3 go back into his incel hibernation?

Priceless

:roll:

[04mzwach]

Le GM made a mistake trading for Luka. LEBRON the player can only do so much after he entered rebuild mode by trading AD.

[Xiao Yao You]

StatMuse: Players with 25/20 on 75+ FG% in playoff game: Shaq Wilt Moses Horace Unseld and Rudy Gobert. – via x.com

[Xiao Yao You]

Michael Scotto: Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch: “Rudy Gobert is a winner at the highest level.” “I’d also just like to say that Julius Randle was absolutely huge in this series. Another guy who’s had a lot of unfair criticism in his career. We don’t win this series without Julius.” – via Bluesky

[warriorfan]

Rudy Gobert sucks at basketball.

[Xiao Yao You]

Cant skip me!

[ArbitraryWater]

Apparently Gobert was so god awful, that this was more than his point total through the first 4 games and almost as many rebounds.


Unbelievabe.

[Xiao Yao You]

The trolls may never get over this one :confusedshrug:

[Full Court]

:roll:

Lebron assumed he'd get carried through the finals by Luka and then gifted FMVP...like the Olympics.













Then he got Rudy'd.

:lebronamazed:

[Xiao Yao You]

He did what he was suppose to do! Everyone hates on him until he’s on your team and then you appreciate him. https://t.co/rFCaHvDdaV

— Derrick Favors (@dfavors14) May 1, 2025

:cheers:

[Xiao Yao You]

He drives winning. You can not like who he is, how he does it, what he looks like etc. -- He doesn't listen to the outside noise, we don't listen to the outside noise. No one is happier for Rudy than his teammates, particularly Anthony (Edwards)." https://t.co/kabfva1K3X pic.twitter.com/XO5C7Q1mm0

— Jonah (@Huncho_Jman) May 1, 2025

[Xiao Yao You]

Rudy Gobert and his 7-1 frame had nine offensive boards and 24 total, and scored 27 points on 12-for-15 shooting. “Gobert looked like Shaq,” a team source told ESPN after the game. Sitting at the lectern after the Lakers’ season-ending loss, James was asked if playing center-less ball for the final three months of the season had impacted him or the series. “No comment,” James said with a smirk. “I’d never say that. Because my guy AD said it, what he needed, and he was gone the following week.” – via ESPN

[Full Court]

Apparently Gobert was so god awful, that this was more than his point total through the first 4 games and almost as many rebounds.


Unbelievabe.

^See.

Bronie fluffers are so used to empty stats that they can't even understand how someone who puts up an unimpressive stat line can still have significant impact on the game.

[Xiao Yao You]

Imagine thinking javale will give you half of gobert would
:facepalm

Rudy Gobert. When it was pretty obvious that he wanted to spend his whole career in Utah, but when it was pretty obvious that might not be the way that thing was going that last year, Dallas was at the top of his kind of silent list of preferred destinations. And there was a time where Mark Cuban and Nico Harrison were both very interested in that idea.” The Mavericks knocked the Jazz out of the playoffs that year. Jason Kidd was not so excited about the idea of having Rudy Gobert. They couldn’t have outbid the Timberwolves anyway, but then the Mavericks came around on this: ‘Yeah, we’ll get half the production on 20% of the salary.’ And they gave JaVale McGee 20% of the salary. – via YouTube

[BallsOut]

:roll:

Lebron assumed he'd get carried through the finals by Luka and then gifted FMVP...like the Olympics.








Then he got Rudy'd.

:lebronamazed:

LeBron got Goberted :lol

[Xiao Yao You]

For his teammates, who are well aware of the constant criticism he receives, it was even more cause for celebration. As he checked out of the game, they mobbed Gobert on the sideline, and he wore a wide smile of vindication. “It feels great. We have a lot of guys that are underdogs,” Gobert said. “They’ve been underappreciated in their careers.” – via New York Times

But Gobert more than held his own against Dončić in isolation situations, and against the Lakers in general. Los Angeles did not start center Jaxson Hayes in Game 5, going exclusively with its preferred small lineup, and Gobert ate it up. In addition to his offensive explosion, which included eight dunks, the Wolves had a 97.9 defensive rating with him on the floor. “That’s the Rudy that can win you championships,” Mike Conley Jr. said. “When you have that type of mentality to go get every rebound, go get every block, defend every guy at the rim, we needed that. He came at the biggest moment of our season.” – via New York Times

[BallsOut]

Game 5 was a Certified hood classic

[Xiao Yao You]

Good news for wolves. Bad news for france. Boring eurobasket for the trolls

After appearing in major international competitions for fourth straight summers, France star center Rudy Gobert won’t be joining his national team in the 2025 EuroBasket. Gobert talked about the reasons behind his absence to L’Aisne Nouvelle and explained why he’s skipping the tournament. “I’ve had busy summers in recent years, and it’s taken a toll,” Gobert said. “People don’t always realize how intense the EuroBasket is. It finishes just before the NBA resumes, and it’s a big responsibility. I had said I’d wait until the end of the season to decide, and now I have. This summer, I’m focusing on myself, my family and my son.”

EuroHoops.net

[Xiao Yao You]

A bargain

https://x.com/*********/status/1952453091019624868

[SouBeachTalents]

A bargain

https://x.com/*********/status/1952453091019624868
Page doesn't exist, like Toody's stats in the Finals.

[Full Court]

Bronie got Rudied.

:roll:

[Xiao Yao You]

Trolls dont have an off season :facepalm

[Xiao Yao You]

Thanks rudy:cheers:

StatMuse: Highest win% by an active player (min. 500 GP): .726 — Kawhi .670 — Tatum .665 — Draymond .665 — Mitchell .654 — Niang pic.x.com/rokl0cWWWv

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[Manny98]

Where were these monster performances against OKC when it was needed most

[Xiao Yao You]

Led them in ortg. He can only do so much in his old age. Get him some help already!

[Manny98]

Led them in ortg. He can only do so much in his old age. Get him some help already!

He didn't but even if he did it's an absolute meaningless stat :oldlol:

[Xiao Yao You]

He didn't but even if he did it's an absolute meaningless stat :oldlol:

He did. Every stat is meaningless unless it tells a story the trolls like. :facepalm

[tpols]

Hilarious irony that Toots went Wilt on Luka after Luka made him look like a cartoon character the playoffs prior.

Sweet revenge.

A dish best served cold they say.

:pimp:

[Manny98]

He did. Every stat is meaningless unless it tells a story the trolls like. :facepalm

It's an absolutely meaningless stat

Deandre Jordan is top 10 in NBA history in ortg but he's not even a top 1000 player offensively

It's just a measure of efficiency which generally favours centers and guys who don't take a lot of shots

[Axe]

Looking forward to mike conley leading him to the finals. :pimp:


Trolls dont have an off season :facepalm
https://i.ibb.co/XZ5qVsYf/Screenshot-20250703-235925.jpg (https://i.ibb.co/JmpGnKz/IMG-20230528-095117.jpg)

[Xiao Yao You]

https://thejnotes.com/4-jazz-players-alumni-honored-their-country-best-basketball-player-ever

Parker never made a tanking team good

Rudy Gobert was a runner-up for France
The biggest twist is that Gobert was not considered the best player to ever come out of France on Urbina's list, as the one player who beat him in that regard was Tony Parker. Obviously, comparing Parker and Gobert is apples and oranges, but it's certainly an interesting debate.

Of all international players that have played for the Jazz in franchise history, it doesn't seem all too debatable that Gobert is the best one of them all.

[beasted]

Thanks rudy:cheers:

StatMuse: Highest win% by an active player (min. 500 GP): .726 — Kawhi .670 — Tatum .665 — Draymond .665 — Mitchell .654 — Niang pic.x.com/rokl0cWWWv

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Here's the simple facts:

Rudy Gobert record of games played with Jazz before drafting Mitchell
2013-14: 7-38 (.155)
2014-15: 38-44 (.463)
2015-16: 33-28 (.540)
2016-17: 51-30 (.629)

Total 2013 - 2017: 129-140 (.479)

Rudy Gobert record of games played with Jazz after drafting Mitchell playing as a role player under Mitchell:
2017-18: 36-19 (.654)
2018-19: 49-28 (.636)
2019-20: 41-25 (.621)
2020-21: 39-14 (.735)
2021-22: 35-22 (.614)

Total 2017 - 2022: 200-108 (.649)

Timberwolves record the season before trading for Gobert:
2021-22: 46-36 (.560)

Timberwolves record the season after trading for Gobert for which he played:
2022-23: 34-36 (.486)

Cavs record the season before trading for Mitchell:
2021-22: 44-38 (.537)

Cavs record the season after trading for Mitchell for which he played:
2022-23: 44-24 (.647)


Gobert record since leaving the Jazz, playing for the Timberwolves since 2022:
130 - 88 (.567)

Mitchell record since leaving the Jazz, playing for the Cavaliers since 2022:
135 - 59 (.695)

Summary:
This proves that if you give it enough time and you allow biased fools with an agenda to recount history unchecked, events will be totally changed from the reality.

Gobert was a career loser before Mitchell (.479) and Mitchell made his career relevant (.649). Once traded, he caused his new team to lose more games after trading for him (.560 vs .486), while Mitchell lifted his team significantly (.537 vs .647). And lastly, since playing apart, Gobert has been less successful than Mitchell (.567 vs .695).

Let's make it the standard again to not let people change history with bullshit.

[tpols]

Here's the simple facts:

Rudy Gobert record of games played with Jazz before drafting Mitchell
2013-14: 7-38 (.155)
2014-15: 38-44 (.463)
2015-16: 33-28 (.540)
2016-17: 51-30 (.629)

Total 2013 - 2017: 129-140 (.479)

Rudy Gobert record of games played with Jazz after drafting Mitchell playing as a role player under Mitchell:
2017-18: 36-19 (.654)
2018-19: 49-28 (.636)
2019-20: 41-25 (.621)
2020-21: 39-14 (.735)
2021-22: 35-22 (.614)

Total 2017 - 2022: 200-108 (.649)

Timberwolves record the season before trading for Gobert:
2021-22: 46-36 (.560)

Timberwolves record the season after trading for Gobert for which he played:
2022-23: 34-36 (.486)

Cavs record the season before trading for Mitchell:
2021-22: 44-38 (.537)

Cavs record the season after trading for Mitchell for which he played:
2022-23: 44-24 (.647)


Gobert record since leaving the Jazz, playing for the Timberwolves since 2022:
130 - 88 (.567)

Mitchell record since leaving the Jazz, playing for the Cavaliers since 2022:
135 - 59 (.695)

Summary:
This proves that if you give it enough time and you allow biased fools with an agenda to recount history unchecked, events will be totally changed from the reality.

Gobert was a career loser before Mitchell (.479) and Mitchell made his career relevant (.649). Once traded, he caused his new team to lose more games after trading for him (.560 vs .486), while Mitchell lifted his team significantly (.537 vs .647). And lastly, since playing apart, Gobert has been less successful than Mitchell (.567 vs .695).

Let's make it the standard again to not let people change history with bullshit.

Rudy has gone farther than Mitchell in the playoffs since they've went their separate ways... and he sonned Luka + Lebron while Donovan and his team got punked by Indiana.

[beasted]

Rudy has gone farther than Mitchell in the playoffs since they've went their separate ways... and he sonned Luka + Lebron while Donovan and his team got punked by Indiana.

The Timberwolves were better with Gobert off the floor last playoffs, and were literally beaten by Gobert's terrible defense against Luka the year before.

Why continue the revisionist history as though he was the best or even the 2nd best on either team the last 2 seasons?

[Xiao Yao You]

Here's the simple facts:

Rudy Gobert record of games played with Jazz before drafting Mitchell
2013-14: 7-38 (.155)
2014-15: 38-44 (.463)
2015-16: 33-28 (.540)
2016-17: 51-30 (.629)

Total 2013 - 2017: 129-140 (.479)

Rudy Gobert record of games played with Jazz after drafting Mitchell playing as a role player under Mitchell:
2017-18: 36-19 (.654)
2018-19: 49-28 (.636)
2019-20: 41-25 (.621)
2020-21: 39-14 (.735)
2021-22: 35-22 (.614)

Total 2017 - 2022: 200-108 (.649)

Timberwolves record the season before trading for Gobert:
2021-22: 46-36 (.560)

Timberwolves record the season after trading for Gobert for which he played:
2022-23: 34-36 (.486)

Cavs record the season before trading for Mitchell:
2021-22: 44-38 (.537)

Cavs record the season after trading for Mitchell for which he played:
2022-23: 44-24 (.647)


Gobert record since leaving the Jazz, playing for the Timberwolves since 2022:
130 - 88 (.567)

Mitchell record since leaving the Jazz, playing for the Cavaliers since 2022:
135 - 59 (.695)

Summary:
This proves that if you give it enough time and you allow biased fools with an agenda to recount history unchecked, events will be totally changed from the reality.

Gobert was a career loser before Mitchell (.479) and Mitchell made his career relevant (.649). Once traded, he caused his new team to lose more games after trading for him (.560 vs .486), while Mitchell lifted his team significantly (.537 vs .647). And lastly, since playing apart, Gobert has been less successful than Mitchell (.567 vs .695).

Let's make it the standard again to not let people change history with bullshit.

The jazz were trying to tank goberts first 3 years. Only him being kanters backup until they traded him and him beingbinjured the following year kept them out of the playoffs despite trying to lose. 6th best record his 2nd year after kanter was traded and he became the starter despite one of the worst rosters in the league around him. His 4th year they finally tried to win to make hayward happy in a contract year. Still flawed with the corpse of diaw and the last legs of joe johnson but easily the best team they put around him.

They were closer to the top pick in the draft than the playoffs the next year when gobert came back from injury to get them 6th seed and their 2nd straight playoff upset. Mostly a bad team wothout gobert. One of the top teams in the league with him despite not ever putting a proper team around him.

Better with mitchell off the floor than on. Now mitchell is in a crappy conference on a loaded team being the firstbplayer to lose in both conferences as the 1 seed while the aging gobert comes off his 2nd straight western conference final beating the defending champs and favorite in the process.

Tough being a troll!:roll:

[Xiao Yao You]

Now it is team frances turn to suffer without gobert. I guess gatza, whiteside and monroe cant suit up for france? :lol

Despite showing good efforts first in Spain and then in France to take down Sergio Scariolo’s national team on the road to FIBA EuroBasket 2025, the French national team is looking for reinforcements. Already knowing they couldn’t count on Victor Wembanyama, Rudy Gobert, Mathias Lessort, and Moustapha Fall for the most anticipated event of the summer, Vincent Poirier will also be missed. In search of a new center to add to their rotation, head coach Frederic Fauthoux shared that they tried to involve the 23-year-old Moussa Diabate, currently in the NBA with the Charlotte Hornets. However, as reported by Be Basket, the player declined the offer coming from the French national team after consulting with his entourage to “focus on his upcoming NBA season”.

EuroHoops.net

[Xiao Yao You]

Garza gone. Monroe retired. Whiteside in puerto rico.Who will be the trolls guy this year?

The Timberwolves have waived two-way center Jesse Edwards, according to NBA.com’s transactions log.

[beasted]

The jazz were trying to tank goberts first 3 years. Only him being kanters backup until they traded him and him beingbinjured the following year kept them out of the playoffs despite trying to lose. 6th best record his 2nd year after kanter was traded and he became the starter despite one of the worst rosters in the league around him. His 4th year they finally tried to win to make hayward happy in a contract year. Still flawed with the corpse of diaw and the last legs of joe johnson but easily the best team they put around him.

They were closer to the top pick in the draft than the playoffs the next year when gobert came back from injury to get them 6th seed and their 2nd straight playoff upset. Mostly a bad team wothout gobert. One of the top teams in the league with him despite not ever putting a proper team around him.

Better with mitchell off the floor than on. Now mitchell is in a crappy conference on a loaded team being the firstbplayer to lose in both conferences as the 1 seed while the aging gobert comes off his 2nd straight western conference final beating the defending champs and favorite in the process.

Tough being a troll!:roll:

I appreciate the spin job, but the fact remains, Gobert was a loser before his team drafted Mitchell. He was also a loser the season immediately after leaving Mitchell. He is constantly needing to be carried by others, so to suggest others should be thanking Gobert for their career win percentage is insane. Mitchell most importantly has clearly sustained his winning percentage 3 seasons beyond Gobert and has improved his regular season win percentages 3x in a row over the past 3 years since leaving Gobert.

I really don't care about getting wrapped into your troll debate, just setting the facts for what they are. I'll leave you and others to interpret them as you will.

[Xiao Yao You]

I appreciate the spin job, but the fact remains, Gobert was a loser before his team drafted Mitchell. He was also a loser the season immediately after leaving Mitchell. He is constantly needing to be carried by others, so to suggest others should be thanking Gobert for their career win percentage is insane. Mitchell most importantly has clearly sustained his winning percentage 3 seasons beyond Gobert and has improved his regular season win percentages 3x in a row over the past 3 years since leaving Gobert.

I really don't care about getting wrapped into your troll debate, just setting the facts for what they are. I'll leave you and others to interpret them as you will.

Mitchell and niang 2 of the biggest winners in basketball by not playing on a tanking team. Also playing in the east since rudy. Mitchell should be better at this point. He is younger. Yet another choke while the aging gobert played in his 2nd straight final in the good conference not the shitty one.

Goberts 2nd year on a tanking team had 6th best record in league after he became starter. Mitchell hoping to become a mlb player in high school

Gobert 33-28 on a team trying to lose his 3rd year. Mitchell a freshman in college.

4th year 51-30 with a team finally tring to win. The first of what has been a career of playoff upsets.

5th year expected to be bad again with hayward gone and they were when gobert didnt play as has been the case throughout his career. 38-19 with gobert. 11-15 without gobert. Mitchell leading them to the lottery without gobert coattails. Rudy 133 ortg 100 drtg mitchell 104 ortg 107 drtg. Gobert 25 per. Mitchell 17 per. Rudy 9 offensive win shared 6 dws. Mitchell 1 ows 4 dws. Gobert Obpm 3 dbpm 3 mitchell 1 obpm 0 dbpm gobert 5 vorp mitchell 2 vorp who carried who? :lol

2019-20 gobert 130ortg 104drtg mitchell 110 ortg 111 drtg gobert 22 per mitchell 19 gobert 7 ows 4 dws mitchell 3 ows 2 dws gobert bpm 4 mitchell 2 bpm gobert 3 vorp mitchell 2 vorp

20-21 gobert 131 ortg 101 drtg mitchell 115 ortg 110 drtg gobert 24 per mitchell 21 per rudy 6 ows 5 dws mitchell 3 ows 2 dws rudy 5 bpm mitchell 4 bpm rudy 4 vorp mitchell 3 vorp

Sorry i forgot on off. 17-18 rudy 9 on court 8 on off mitchell 7 on court 7 on off 19-20 rudy 6 on court on off 11 mitchell 2 on court -1 on off(ouch!) 20-21 rudy 16 on court 19 on off mitchell 8 on court -3 on off. Jazz worse with mitchell off court his final 2 years.way to carry! :roll:

1st year minny led them in ortg, drtg, per, ows, total ws. 2nd in dws

23-24 led in ortg, drtg, ows, dws, on/off 2nd in per beat defebding champ and favorite western conference final

24-25 led ortg, drtg, ows, dws 2nd per, bpm, vorp, on off to a bench player 2 more playoff upsets and western conference finals. Has he evn peaked at 33 years of age? :cheers:

Mitchell led cavs in per, obpm, vorp. Others of their big 4 led others. Upset by knicks 1st round

2nd year per, obpm, vorp. Others led other

3rd year cavs mitchell led them in nothing. No claim as best player at ripe old age of 28. Did lead them to 2nd round upset. Underachieving and overratted as always. When will the trolls give up to the hard cold facts? :oldlol:


24-25

[beasted]

For how "great" Gobert is, makes one wonder why Minny just dropped the bag to go deep into the tax for his backup, and drafted 2 Centers. :pimp:

[Xiao Yao You]

For how "great" Gobert is, makes one wonder why Minny just dropped the bag to go deep into the tax for his backup, and drafted 2 Centers. :pimp:

He is 33 years old . :facepalm

[Xiao Yao You]

Hes not just his backup. They play them together. Hes the 3rd big

[beasted]

He is 33 years old . :facepalm

He has 3 years left on his deal.:confusedshrug:

[beasted]

Hes not just his backup. They play them together. Hes the 3rd big

Sure, about 10% of the time.

[Xiao Yao You]

He has 3 years left on his deal.:confusedshrug:

A smart franchise has to be looking ahead. You cant expect gobert to be able to keep it up forever. A young guy learning from one of the best. Who should they be drafting. Got young players everrywhere else

[beasted]

A smart franchise has to be looking ahead. You cant expect gobert to be able to keep it up forever. A young guy learning from one of the best. Who should they be drafting. Got young players everrywhere else

Meanwhile the corpse of Conley is dragging his walker with tennis balls on the feet across the court as the only PG on the roster likely to see any playoff minutes.

[Xiao Yao You]

Meanwhile the corpse of Conley is dragging his walker with tennis balls on the feet across the court as the only PG on the roster likely to see any playoff minutes.
The rookie looked good at times last year

[Xiao Yao You]

8 medals with gobert since 2014. Tough times for france and all their lottery picks

For the first time in their history, Georgia made it to the Eurobasket quarterfinals, beating stunned France in the Round of 16 with the final score being 80-70. Naturalized point guard Kamar Baldwin with 24 points, and captain Toko Shengelia also with 24 points and eight rebounds, made things happen, while Sylvain Francisco was the top scorer of France with 14 points.

EuroHoops.net

[beasted]

8 medals with gobert since 2014. Tough times for france and all their lottery picks

For the first time in their history, Georgia made it to the Eurobasket quarterfinals, beating stunned France in the Round of 16 with the final score being 80-70. Naturalized point guard Kamar Baldwin with 24 points, and captain Toko Shengelia also with 24 points and eight rebounds, made things happen, while Sylvain Francisco was the top scorer of France with 14 points.

EuroHoops.net

Exactly, right! I mean, doesn't everyone see how many times Gobert led teams to an NBA title, Olympic gold, World cup gold, and Eurobasket gold?

[Axe]

Exactly, right! I mean, doesn't everyone see how many times Gobert led teams to an NBA title, Olympic gold, World cup gold, and Eurobasket gold?
Ether.

[Xiao Yao You]

Exactly, right! I mean, doesn't everyone see how many times Gobert led teams to an NBA title, Olympic gold, World cup gold, and Eurobasket gold?

They were never expected to do any of that. Usa should win internationally. The best teams should win championships. Flawed underdogs overachieve like gobert has throughout his career

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They were never expected to do any of that. Usa should win internationally. The best teams should win championships. Flawed underdogs overachieve like gobert has throughout his career

I'm so confused. First, I just looked it up, and to my surprise Rudy has never won an NBA title, Olympic gold, World Cup gold, nor Eurobasket gold, not even the junior team 19 and under teams, not even one. How can that be? Someone's gotta explain.

Second, how would the USA win Eurobasket? Can you please explain?

Lastly, if Rudy is an overachiever, how come he was basically making the max and was like the 12th highest paid player at one point? I'm confused which idiot would give up 4+picks for a flawed player especially since it hasn't resulted in any titles. I mean, if Rudy is this flawed player that you say he is it would sound like he is no better than Mitchell who also has shortcomings.

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Exactly, right! I mean, doesn't everyone see how many times Gobert led teams to an NBA title, Olympic gold, World cup gold, and Eurobasket gold?

Damn

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I'm so confused. First, I just looked it up, and to my surprise Rudy has never won an NBA title, Olympic gold, World Cup gold, nor Eurobasket gold, not even the junior team 19 and under teams, not even one. How can that be? Someone's gotta explain.

Second, how would the USA win Eurobasket? Can you please explain?

Lastly, if Rudy is an overachiever, how come he was basically making the max and was like the 12th highest paid player at one point? I'm confused which idiot would give up 4+picks for a flawed player especially since it hasn't resulted in any titles. I mean, if Rudy is this flawed player that you say he is it would sound like he is no better than Mitchell who also has shortcomings.

Rudy carried bad teams. Jazz were better with mitchell off the floor. Trolls really are dense

[Xiao Yao You]

Overachiever. :bowdown:27th pick in draft. Project. 2nd season goes from 4th big to best player on the team. Makes a tanking team good. First round upset firstvtwo years of playoffs. Playoff upsets last two years on his way to consecutive finals including beating the favorite and defending champ. From project to hof career. Tough being a troll.

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As far as european championships spain was the top team through the last euro. 8 medals for gobert. Out in round of 16 for frances vaunted lottery picks. Tough times for france and trolls as i predicted when rudy dropped out a few months ago

[Xiao Yao You]

Gibert teams have been flawed. All olayers are flawed. Some have great teams built around the. Rudy gets rubio, the bum, cotm, exum, burke, favors finch etc.

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Rudy carried bad teams. Jazz were better with mitchell off the floor. Trolls really are dense

Except the Cavs were a lottery team prior to Mitchell and have gotten increasingly better the last 3 years. Seems like both Mitchell and Rudy seem to raise the floor on teams while also putting a ceiling on them because of their flaws.

Teams don't tend to win titles with a flawed highest paid player.

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Gibert teams have been flawed. All olayers are flawed. Some have great teams built around the. Rudy gets rubio, the bum, cotm, exum, burke, favors finch etc.

Can you tell me why you fall on the crutch of basketball being a team sport when it's convenient, but credit Gobert for being the catalyst of success, abandoning team results also when it's convenient?

Both can't be true. Do you think maybe it's not just Gobert they lost but also no Wemby, Fournier, Batum.... their 1st, 3rd, and 4th leading scorers from last year?

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Overachiever. :bowdown:27th pick in draft. Project. 2nd season goes from 4th big to best player on the team. Makes a tanking team good. First round upset firstvtwo years of playoffs. Playoff upsets last two years on his way to consecutive finals including beating the favorite and defending champ. From project to hof career. Tough being a troll.
Lol what's this? The delusions of grandeur. :rolleyes:

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Except the Cavs were a lottery team prior to Mitchell and have gotten increasingly better the last 3 years. Seems like both Mitchell and Rudy seem to raise the floor on teams while also putting a ceiling on them because of their flaws.

Teams don't tend to win titles with a flawed highest paid player.

When did gobert have a championship team around him? :biggums:

[Xiao Yao You]

Lol what's this? The delusions of grandeur. :rolleyes:

Facts and trolls dont mix i know

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Can you tell me why you fall on the crutch of basketball being a team sport when it's convenient, but credit Gobert for being the catalyst of success, abandoning team results also when it's convenient?

Both can't be true. Do you think maybe it's not just Gobert they lost but also no Wemby, Fournier, Batum.... their 1st, 3rd, and 4th leading scorers from last year?

Wemby has one medal. Fournier is out of the league. Batum is in his last year. Gobert the starting center of the two time western finalists who has 8 medals since 2014. The golden age of french basketball has arrived and they got beat by georgia. Not sure georgia could beat the state of georgia :roll:

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Always accuses anyone of being a troll whenever they make fun of his beloved savior. :cry:

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Always accuses anyone of being a troll whenever they make fun of his beloved savior. :cry:

:roll:

Anyone that floows me around here or makes topics about gobertbare trolls. Facts are facts. A troll wouldnt kbow a fact if it slapped them in the face. I get it :lol

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Wemby has one medal. Fournier is out of the league. Batum is in his last year. Gobert the starting center of the two time western finalists who has 8 medals since 2014. The golden age of french basketball has arrived and they got beat by georgia. Not sure georgia could beat the state of georgia :roll:

Why does it matter how many medals Wemby has when last year was his first year eligible not playing for the junior team? He was the best offensive AND defensive player from their Olympic team.

Did Fournier not just sign a new 3 year contract with Olympiakos? Why lie and make it seem like he's no longer playing professionally? Certain players could make an NBA team and simply prefer to play elsewhere.

What team has ever lost their 1st, 3rd, and 4th leading scorer from the previous year (one of those being their best defender) and had the same level of success regardless of who else they lost?

It's easy to poke cheese holes in your logic when your deductive reasoning is similar to a child.

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Why does it matter how many medals Wemby has when last year was his first year eligible not playing for the junior team? He was the best offensive AND defensive player from their Olympic team.

Did Fournier not just sign a new 3 year contract with Olympiakos? Why lie and make it seem like he's no longer playing professionally? Certain players could make an NBA team and simply prefer to play elsewhere.

What team has ever lost their 1st, 3rd, and 4th leading scorer from the previous year (one of those being their best defender) and had the same level of success regardless of who else they lost?

It's easy to poke cheese holes in your logic when your deductive reasoning is similar to a child.

A junior player cant play for the senior team if he is good enough? How many other recent lottery picks do they have? They lost to ****in georgia despite this being the golden age of france talent. 8 medals in 10 years with gobert.

Is fournier not on the team because he isnt good enough or because he just finished a long season playing into the conference finals? Players get old and go from nba and fiba careers to finishing up in europe. No reason he shouldnt have been there if he was good enough.

They lost noah. They lost parker. They lost diaw. 8 medals in 10 years. Best talent in france ever and they lose to georgia. Not the state of georgia but the country. Who plays for georgia? Who the hell knows! Sad day for france basketball when you are still counting on a fading hall of famer to carry you past georgia

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A junior player cant play for the senior team if he is good enough? How many other recent lottery picks do they have? They lost to ****in georgia despite this being the golden age of france talent. 8 medals in 10 years with gobert.

Is fournier not on the team because he isnt good enough or because he just finished a long season playing into the conference finals? Players get old and go from nba and fiba careers to finishing up in europe. No reason he shouldnt have been there if he was good enough.

They lost noah. They lost parker. They lost diaw. 8 medals in 10 years. Best talent in france ever and they lose to georgia. Not the state of georgia but the country. Who plays for georgia? Who the hell knows! Sad day for france basketball when you are still counting on a fading hall of famer to carry you past georgia
Please stop being dumb. No, Wemby cannot be part of the senior team if France does not want him there.Wther it was Wemby or Gobert himself, whether they were "good enough" to make the senior team is irrelevant if the director decides to have them lead the junior team. Both Wemby and Gibert led their junior teams to medals, so it sounds like they know what they're doing

And, yeah, Olympiacos finished 3rd place in Euroleague from what I can tell and he just signed a new long term deal. Likely not interested in getting injured before needing to sign a new contract, and the timing of the commitment was too close.

You haven't answered a simple question. When did France or any other Eurobasket team lose 3 of their top 4 scorers and best defender and reprat results?

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The problem is not that Gobert was a significant contributor to the France team and was missing, it's that you're playing the idiot role here pretending he was the only player missing.

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Stinky boy went on a fully estrogen-infused rage when his hero got spanked by Rudy. He's still upset over it, obviously. :lol


Stinky loser.

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Please stop being dumb. No, Wemby cannot be part of the senior team if France does not want him there.Wther it was Wemby or Gobert himself, whether they were "good enough" to make the senior team is irrelevant if the director decides to have them lead the junior team. Both Wemby and Gibert led their junior teams to medals, so it sounds like they know what they're doing

And, yeah, Olympiacos finished 3rd place in Euroleague from what I can tell and he just signed a new long term deal. Likely not interested in getting injured before needing to sign a new contract, and the timing of the commitment was too close.

You haven't answered a simple question. When did France or any other Eurobasket team lose 3 of their top 4 scorers and best defender and reprat results?

France didnt lose to giannis or luka or jokic or germany or even lauri they lost to georgia. A team loaded with top nba picks. Is fournier or the batum changing that? Maybe. Is gobert? Likely. He makes an impact on the game and on trolls

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The problem is not that Gobert was a significant contributor to the France team and was missing, it's that you're playing the idiot role here pretending he was the only player missing.

You are saying that france shouldnt beat georgia regardless. After the usa no one is producing more nba talent except maybe canada. Pretty sure georgia usa produces more nba talent than georgia france killer

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You are saying that france shouldnt beat georgia regardless. After the usa no one is producing more nba talent except maybe canada. Pretty sure georgia usa produces more nba talent than georgia france killer

I don't know anything about Georgia, so I can't say whether they should or shouldn't have won, but whether they lost in the Round of 16 or the final 4, we both know you would have still paraded a loss as "see without Rudy they're nothing!"

What I can say which is obvious, France is dhallow on talent. They have just 5-6 players who would be a rotation player on a deep playoff team.

Sarr was missing, but outside of him, their "lottery talent" you keep touting is undeveloped. Risacher was not impressive, not as a rookie, and only like 1 game in this Eurobasket season. The highest picked French guy from this year's lottery was only 12th and he'sa raw athlete who is highly unlikely to make even the 2nd rookie team. So you're continuing to omit important information.

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I don't know anything about Georgia, so I can't say whether they should or shouldn't have won, but whether they lost in the Round of 16 or the final 4, we both know you would have still paraded a loss as "see without Rudy they're nothing!"

What I can say which is obvious, France is dhallow on talent. They have just 5-6 players who would be a rotation player on a deep playoff team.

Sarr was missing, but outside of him, their "lottery talent" you keep touting is undeveloped. Risacher was not impressive, not as a rookie, and only like 1 game in this Eurobasket season. The highest picked French guy from this year's lottery was only 12th and he'sa raw athlete who is highly unlikely to make even the 2nd rookie team. So you're continuing to omit important information.

No. Getting beat by a top euro team without your future hof player is nothing to ashamed of. Georgia is an embarrassment. It is like the usa getting beat by puerto rico and they at least had some marginal nba players.

9 current or former nba players. This isnt the nba. Who cares how many are making deep playoff runs? They were playing georgia! 3 members of their silver medal team from last year. How stacked must they be to defeat the country of georgia? The unimpressive 19 year old risacher put up 13 pts 36% 3pt on 5 att a game 4 boards a steal in 25 minutes a night on a play in team. Yes the east sucks but not as much as georgia.

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No. Getting beat by a top euro team without your future hof player is nothing to ashamed of. Georgia is an embarrassment. It is like the usa getting beat by puerto rico and they at least had some marginal nba players.

9 current or former nba players. This isnt the nba. Who cares how many are making deep playoff runs? They were playing georgia! 3 members of their silver medal team from last year. How stacked must they be to defeat the country of georgia? The unimpressive 19 year old risacher put up 13 pts 36% 3pt on 5 att a game 4 boards a steal in 25 minutes a night on a play in team. Yes the east sucks but not as much as georgia.

What you're saying is the equivalent to the current Boston Celtics (a team known for being good, but has lost 3 of their top 4 players) have no business losing to the Utah Jazz who is resting Markkanen (likely the worst team in this context).

That's maybe true in a series, but in the single elimination game tournament like the knockout stage is, that's not true.

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What you're saying is the equivalent to the current Boston Celtics (a team known for being good, but has lost 3 of their top 4 players) have no business losing to the Utah Jazz who is resting Markkanen (likely the worst team in this context).

That's maybe true in a series, but in the single elimination game tournament like the knockout stage is, that's not true.

You win. Bad nba teams are same as georgia :facepalm

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You win. Bad nba teams are same as georgia :facepalm

Did Serbia who is clearly better on paper and has multiple current and former NBA players not just lose to Finland who has 1?

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Did Serbia who is clearly better on paper and has multiple current and former NBA players not just lose to Finland who has 1?
Finland had a star. . 1 guy can carry a team. And we are right back to gobert :cheers:

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Finland had a star. . 1 guy can carry a team. And we are right back to gobert :cheers:

So if 1 guy can carry a bad team why can't Rudy carry a team with help from Wemby and others to gold? Ever?

[Xiao Yao You]

So if 1 guy can carry a bad team why can't Rudy carry a team with help from Wemby and others to gold? Ever?

You ever heard of the legendary usa basketball?

[Xiao Yao You]

Wemby yet to show he can carry a bad team

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Wemby yet to show he can carry a bad team

We're going in circles now. USA plays in Eurobasket?

[Xiao Yao You]

We're going in circles now. USA plays in Eurobasket?

Wemby only played in olympics not eurobasket. Work with what i got :confusedshrug:

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Wemby only played in olympics not eurobasket. Work with what i got :confusedshrug:

All these players were in their prime in 2015 when Gobert was still ending up bronze:
Parker, Batum, Diaw, Fournier, de Colo, Lauvergne

How does he finish bronze with 7 NBA players including himself? 2 pretty much fresh off an NBA ring?

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So if 1 guy can carry a bad team why can't Rudy carry a team with help from Wemby and others to gold? Ever?
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All these players were in their prime in 2015 when Gobert was still ending up bronze:
Parker, Batum, Diaw, Fournier, de Colo, Lauvergne

How does he finish bronze with 7 NBA players including himself? 2 pretty much fresh off an NBA ring?

Spain. Diaw was about done. Not sure about the others. But again trolls and facts dont mix

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France was 5th in the world going in behind spain and lithuania. That was how it finished.

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France was 5th in the world going in behind spain and lithuania. That was how it finished.

Fifth going into Eurobasket (for like the freakin' 3rd reminder, not olympics... Eurobasket, the thing the USA team cannot play in :facepalm)? Source?

[Xiao Yao You]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EuroBasket_2015

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Spain. Diaw was about done. Not sure about the others. But again trolls and facts dont mix

Diaw done? Pop played him 28 minutes a game that year's playoffs off the bench where he averaged 12/6/4 in 28 minutes. The season after this he got 6MOY votes. Done?

I guess you know better than Pop.

And you mention "Spain" instead of "Gasol" murdering Rudy at the tune if 40 points. Let's watch it again:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-WdsvIN9mQ

[Xiao Yao You]

Diaw done? Pop played him 28 minutes a game that year's playoffs off the bench where he averaged 12/6/4 in 28 minutes. The season after this he got 6MOY votes. Done?

I guess you know better than Pop.

And you mention "Spain" instead of "Gasol" murdering Rudy at the tune if 40 points. Let's watch it again:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-WdsvIN9mQ

And the year after that his corpse played his last season the jazz. Was gasols 40 like simmons 40 on 3-7 with gobert guarding him or the other kind? You mentioned team earlier. Now its spain vs gobert.

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Thanks rudy

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Had some success with it last year and donte seemed to be the only one willing to throw the ball to the wide open big at that basket. See how long conley can hold off dillingham