[Highlight] Rudy Gobert blocks Nikola Jokić at the rim
NAH, Rudy has actually been insane this game
this series
He does this every year in the playoffs tbh
The slander you guys had to listen to must have been miserable these past several seasons. Gobert was absurdly disruptive when the Jazz beat OKC and that made me a truther lol
Jazz also had some crazy series against the nuggets. The series in the bubble where Mitchell and Murray were trading 50 peices, and jokic and Gobert were battling was awesome
Gobert was always a walking top5 defense and the only problem was him making 2nd option money, you are always a contender if he’s your 3rd highest paid player. Thats also the reason why Miami won’t win because bam is a #3 on a max.
Yeah, I think criticizing that contract in the past was valid considering the fact that it gave the Jazz little flexibility for how they could construct their roster. As much as I would love to say he’s worth the money, this would only apply if they could afford paying other players to also play defense. He was stretched thin from a lack of support defensively while also not being good on offense. Made him easy for criticism.
It’s always the same thing for Rudy normally, play fantastic and be ignored. Get exposed either due to a great player (say Doncic 2 years ago) or due to tactical reasons and your team being completely unable to defend (Jazz vs Clippers) and get slandered to high heaven by jealous peers unable to defend at his level or ignorant fans who are only interested in his lowlights.
So so good to see him get appreciated. Hope it gives the Jazz fans as much pleasure as us and respect to the Denver fans for acknowledging it.
MVP for shutting down the 3x MVP
Let’s call it the Leonard-Iguodala trophy
I hate the guy but yeah I’d say he’s underrated as fuck
Why do people hate Gobert? Im getting up there in age so.i dont watch as much i used but ive noticed a lot of hate for him in recent years. Shaq cant stand him. Sometimes i wonder if the old heads hate him cause he.makes more money they did 🤔😂
COVID mic. I hate him forever for this. But he’s an amazing player no doubt , defensive genius, all time great on D
I’ve seen worst takes from a handful of less disliked players - his later declarations were are lot more reasonable on the topic btw
Toronto has won
Statwatchers from tomorrow will question people of today for saying a 27-15 MVP was outplayed by a 10-12 ‘got cooked by ‘Doncic’ player.
Please fleece me again Danny Ainge.
STIFLE TOWER
That’s an all-timer nickname. Would have been huge in the 80s
Not so much in early 2000s, though…
THE FRENCH REJECTION
….how have i never heard this nickname before. 10⁄10 no notes.
Take note :‘)
The French Resistance
The French Fomite has incubated Colorado.
He did what to us?
Did he at least say thank you?
Rudy is great on the court…but his off-the-court RFK, anti vax, coughing on microphones shtick gets on my last nerve…all of which is to say your comment is too funny, lol
Also, that goofy gait is just negative aura hahaha
BLOCK COUSTEAU
LONG BAGUETTE
Draymond has green diarrhea
The anti Jokic agenda eating good tonight
anti “peaked higher than Mj and lebron offensively” agenda
This is why people need to wait until playoffs to start saying shit like that
But then they’d sound crazy
You cant be a prisoner of the moment and NOT POST reactionarily
lmfaoooo
Be careful u/LerkerPomps is gonna come attack you for calling out the Jokic fanboys which is strange considering he’s a Wolves fan
He does this shit every playoffs. He struggled vs Zubac last year and had to flop just to get past the clippers
The most annoying part of that rhetoric waYs no one seems to understand that the numbers are inflated now. You can’t compare raw stats to even 10 years ago let alone 40.
That and the defense fans
Watching nuggets without Gordon is a defense fans worst nightmare. But at least we get to watch the wolves lock it down on that end
I feel violated, disgusted, resigned to 2023 being our only year.
It was a great year for yall. Just like bucks getting their one
100% I will never forget being in a bar crying my ass off, getting the opportunity to check out the Larry in person at Ball. Just felt excited about this year maybe being our year given the depth, but the injuries and everything else just stifling us. It’s not over yet but it feels over and it sucks to see
EDIT: fuck it I’m dooming we’ll be back in game 4
I wish we could win it all.
Just one man, any of them. And I will be happy with that
They’re still sleeping off the Magic/Pistons.
I’m full as fuck tonight
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You know you can be a fan or hater of players that aren’t on your own team lol
His fans almost singlehandedly ruined basketball discussion on this sub by making everything about flopping/FTs with Embiid then SGA, even tho their guy flops/baits just as much
This sub insisting he doesn’t flop when he’s one of the most egregious floppers and is constantly throwing elbows is one of the most annoying things about this sub lol
He’s foul-baited more through 3 quarters today than SGA has all playoffs.
It may have taken far too long, but that has been a popular sentiment on here this season at least!
The anti jokic agenda is so difficult because he’ll still end this game with like 20-10-10 and people will think he played good. Rudy agenda couldnt be any better though
I mean sure he has 21 as of the end of the third.
On 6⁄23 shooting.
He shot 26% from the field.
Expecting Jokic stans to care about anything other than triple doubles
They used to care about efficiency. Then Shai lapped him in that too
Swear if that was Luka there would be zero grace talk of “well he still had this and that” and the talk would be immediately straight to bringing up his efficiency but somehow Jokic has that layer of protection on this sub that gives him a lot of leeway.
jokic could go 2-for-47 from the field and espn would still lead with “jokic records historic triple double in loss” with a thumbnail of him looking contemplative
Naw not even its just honesty like come on.
this meal is delicious
You mean the Pro-Gobert agenda is eating good
Fake MVP
Denver shouldn’t have chose to play the Wolves over the Rockets.
And now even if they win this series they likely face the Spurs (assuming they can get Wemby back in and win the series though)
I’d rather play San Antonio then OKC…
What about OKC without JDub?
Not something anyone anticipated in the regular season which is your premise.
Which is why it’s always risky to look ahead too much rather than figure out how to best get past the first round first.
Or perhaps, Denver just isn’t really all that good
Matchups also matter a lot
It’s game 3. People always go wild when teams are down a game.
It is a road game
I’m sure the Nuggets do feel that way. The problem is they might not even get past the Wolves first to worry about that (vs. the other two who are free tickets to the second round), and also if you seriously want to aim for a title, the further you go the higher the chance injuries begin to pile up.
So it’s a risk of if you’d rather wait to the WCF when one of your best players may get lost in a Nuggets Spurs series in the 2nd round, or if you’d rather try to take down OKC in the Semis, which the Nuggets were in fact very very close to doing last year.
On the other hand the same could go for OKC, but their 2nd round opponent will be a cakewalk. And now JDub may be out for most of that series. Could have been the Nuggets getting to be there instead, but he could come back for all of the WCF!
Wolves in 5
man I wish the Nuggets would’ve beat OKC last year they were almost there 😪
Spurs lost 4 total games in 2026 calendar year.
Idk about that lol, both seem pretty legit.
All depends on if the Alien can get right.
Both are obviously legit.
One’s proven in the off season and one isn’t. That’s where I’m at
They would’ve had to play OKC at some point regardless though?
imo, Nuggets falling down to the 4th seed and matching up with the Rockets, (who currently have no defensive bigs) then just dealing with OKC in the 2nd rd sounds much more advantageous and preferable when you consider that OKC will more than likely steam roll the Suns, and then whoever wins the Rockets/Lakers series, while the Nuggets struggle against the T-Wolves, and then have to face the defense of either Blazers or Spurs
So in short, assuming the Nuggets advance to the WCF, they will have dogfights leading up to there while the Thunder have an easier path and will be waiting and getting more rest.
Nuggets should have surrendered Game 82 to the Spurs. Because they did not, it looks like they are going to get brutalized before they are out. Everyone else will go through a meat grinder. Oh, and OKC will probably take the West in their easiest path yet. Because everyone else, just wacked each other out of the playoffs
Exactly!
But would you rather play Wolves and Spurs back to back or Rockets and OKC.
And then OKC in the 3rd round anyways if you beat the Spurs lol
If you’re seriously trying to get to the Finals the second one is unironically better
If old man Rudy Gobert is dominating Jokic. What do you think a taller, younger, better, unanimous DPOY Wemby will do to Jokic? Y’all really should have taken that four seed which would have been a gift…..because it aint looking really good for y’all rn
I think it’s Gobert’s lower body strength more than his height that bothers Jokic. Sure, his height and length are requirements to be able to guard Jokic. The lower body strength is what gets to him though; he has to fight to get to his spots and he gets tired.
Gobert vs Wemby in the playoffs oh boy
Flair checks out
Still will be an interesting watch it would be a “master vs learner” type matchup considering the nationality
Right. The next gen of French basketball
Yeah. I highly doubt they do, but if they can somehow come back from this and actually win it all, it’d be one of the greatest runs imo. Wolves, Spurs, OKC, and then whoever wins the East. Like, that’s a ridiculous run. Although I still think it’s gonna be either Spurs or OKC.
Is victor gonna clear concussion protocol in time to beat portland?
That confused the absolute hell out of me at the time too
I just can’t believe it when teams are like “we don’t care about the seeding we just want to win every game”, like cool, you just picked a better team who happens to be a tough matchup for you instead of a team currently losing 2-0 to what should be a lottery team. I remember when the Lakers I believe had a similar situation and played Denver after their title year round 1, don’t remember what happened exactly but they lost in 5
choosing a hard matchup early is insane because playoffs don’t get easier the farther you make it in.
And that one friend of zach lowe that is a nuggets fan is sweating bullets talking about wanting the hardest road
Turns out he’s not a bum, and is a what, 4x DPOY? for a reason lol
Dude took not being named a finalist for DPOY award to heart
Legit locking down Jokic by himself
I’m actually dumbfounded by Rudy this series and I’m a huge Rudy-stan
Yeah I also love Gobert but he’s busting Jokić’s ass in a way that I did not think was a thing that could happen.
Yeah I think he’s played Jokic 4 times in the playoffs and this is the best he’s ever looked 1 on 1
so rhis is what he’s been talking about! talk about walking the talk! let’s see if he can keep this up.
He’s a HOFer
he’s been for years already!
It’s almost like he’s one of the best defensive basketball players of all time.
I’m just happy that the trade turned out to be worth every penny of it for the Wolves as years gone by
Turns out its true jokic is a bum who doesnt play defence and he just breaks the stat formulas because center+rebound+assist=goat
There probably isn’t a better Joker defender in the league than Gobert tbh. Wemby’s too slight, altho the length is an issue. But Gobert has just enough where he can’t get pushed back, and has DPOTY instincts.
Jokic gets superpowers against Wemby. That game in Denver Wemby managed to keep him away from the rim for the most part but then he started hitting absolutely insane rainbow middies at a 100% clip.
It’s just crazy cause usually people say good offense beats good defense (and they’re typically right), but here we’re seeing a top 3 offensive player get shut down by a top 3 defensive player.
Point being, even if you were pretty high on Gobert this is pretty unexpected
Who would’ve thought?
Is Jokic what’s finally gonna get people to understand how good Rudy really is?
correct
Never tell me Rudy Gobert is a bad player and holds the wolves back.
Anyone Who says that is an idiot and should be told to talk to a wall
Gobert is mid to bad on offense most of the time but who gives a shit when he’s this fucking good at defending literally the entirety of the painted area.
He’s not even bad on offense. Sure He’s a bad shooter farther than 2 feet from the basket. But he’s one of the best screen setters in the league. One of the best offense rebounders, And always a lob threat.
He plays his role well, and drives me crazy when people say he’s bad on “offense”.
He’s like one of those legendary-tier video game abilities that is so good they have to put a “but -5 agility on offense” qualifier on it.
It’s really just the hands that are the problem
Plus he can dish out no look passes on the short roll.
Can the Eiffel Tower shoot? No, but it’s really hard to walk through.
The Eiffel Tower is famously easy to walk through given the open lattice style construction.
Not if you’re a Serb apparently
Gobert is like sticking a scaled up version of one of those souvenir Eiffel Towers with the stone base in the paint and watching the opposing team run face first into it for most of the game
First in the league in screen assists and put pack points
All time single season dunks record holder
Gobert is somehow the most underrated player in the league
that would be majority of the sub tbh
And a majority of the sub are idiots
I think his lack of offense hurts a lot in certain matchups. But his defense has always been legit. And his offense is actually better than Jokic’s defense
I don’t think you guys would even make WCF back to back years without gobert.
Rudy has been our best player, and the second best player in the post season for like 4 years running
people are just casuals and hopped onto the hate rudy train… hes a elite 3rd option but cant win a chip with him whens hes a 2nd option max player kinda like bam
Jokic fans 9⁄11, but win win situation for stat nerds
Win for old school basketball fans too. Jokic would’ve struggle a lot against the all-timers like Hakeem, Shaq, Wilt, and Robinson. Jokic has a great outside game sure, but he is nowhere near as dangerous if he can’t dominate the paint.
Lol he was bullying 4xDPOY 6 years straight every game, one bad game and he’s already a bum who can’t do shit
man’s complaining on the ground after getting his shit stuffed
And initiating the contact and getting an elbow in there.
And flopping. Rudy didn’t even touch him. No reason to fall down on that play.
If you slow it down, you’ll see he def makes contact with him with his left forearm and left arm, then body into back…all before contact is made with the ball. It all depends on if the refs are letting that type of bang bang play go consistently both ways or not.
jokic treating the paint like a customer service counter. gets denied and immediately asks for the manager
As a nuggets fan, this is the worst piece of humble pie I’ve had to eat in a loooongggg time.
Real sowing/reaping moment right here
Gobert looking fatherly…
this the funniest thing i’ve ever read
Took until the third quarter to get a Gobert defense highlight this guy is truly underrated
This is like his 3rd block hes been fantastic
I think they mean a highlight posted on this subreddit!
Just say you didn’t watch the game lol
He meant nobody posted anything until the 3rd
I am. Rudy is locking shit down
Man… Gobert should’ve been up there Top 3 in DPOY conversations
I mean, with Wembanyama up there it would be impossible to win DPOY, but to have Chet Holmgren and Ausar Thompson in the discussion and no Golbert is ridiculous.
Never seen Jokic get sonned in a game like this, beautiful
Last time a defensive center owned a superstar center this bad was when Gasol made Embiid drop an egg lol
Dude is nothing unless Aaron Gordon is on the floor.
Dam, Gobert yalls grandpa 🤣
conversations we’ve never had before are gonna start VERY soon
When the flopping don’t get you a call look how pathetic you look
SNATCH HIS CHAIN
All time defender
Put it on a poster
Welcome to Paris AKA hell. Population: Jokic
Bro, just sit Jokic down at this point
Goberts best series vs jokic by a lot. Impressed he’s continued to improve
And Jokic goes flyyyying. He is a flopping pussy
Rudy’s reputation took a hit because the loaded-ass Warriors kept finding ways to get him switched onto Steph Curry, the poor French bastard, but he’s a hell of a defensive center.
Rudy had a sprained ankle in that series. He is the best perimeter defensive big in the NBA.
Statistically he is the 2nd or 3rd best depending on if you count bam as a center or a power forward
And he was locked into 1v1 on the perimeter with luka.
And a 1v1 with prime Harden
His hand just teleports from waist to full extension in one camera frame.
Turned on the superpowers when Jokic elbowed him in the chest.
Put some respect on Rudy Gobert’s name.
Stuffed
And they claim this dude better than prime shaq lmao
Locked him down, jokic sat there in disbelief for the last 5 mins
Rudy has been our best player this series
0 DPOY votes this year. He definitely took it personally
Own that bum
Okay why does the replay “fast forward” thru the actual block
God i wish gobert was a competent offensive player.
He wouldve been top 10 if he had post move and average free throw
Big dog
And they said we overlaid when we got him 😂
Rudy owns him
Fairs Mr.Gobert you’ll get the respect you deserve going forward
I’m sorry I doubted you
to this day as a laker fan I’m thankful the nuggets put on high minutes on jokic on the last nba regular season game, holy fuck this wolves team is insane rn.
How does Shaq feel
Love it
Jokic defense is hilarious 😂
Gobert has been the MVP so far in this series.
Rudy been drinkin that shit from Space Jam. Had Joker in hell tonight!
0% chance Rudy could stop Giannis for a series. Giannis also wouldn’t be the worst defensive player on the court giving away easy shots at the rim
Only casuals talk down on Rudy’s defensive impact, get that weak stuff outta here!