Gobert stocks are up
Two best bigs in the league back to back series. Starting this series well on the defensive end. Also why the fuck did they not call a timeout?!?
he did really well guarding Wemby, 5-17 for 11pts is a great defensive performance. If only he could make free throws lmao
Hands made of stale baguettes.
When he’s on ball, no one is scoring. Offense or defense lmaooo
even just having Rudy out there deters him from just living in the paint. Sort of why he took 8 threes tonight. This aint Portland no more.
If Jokic, the supposedly best center struggled against wolves D, I would think a young wemby would be struggling as well. Spurs will need Fox and Castle to score efficiently. If wolves were healthy, I would say wolves in 4. I
We played extremely well tonight, and the game still came down to the final possession. There is no universe in which we sweep the Spurs
Wolves in 4
Fuck it, you right. AWOOOOOO
Tbf 8 of those FGs were horrible 3s that wemby took
Couldn’t score in the paint so you take riskier 3s. Thats part of the Gobert D strategy
Wemby has zero post game against Rudy and Randle because he’s not strong enough. Settled for 3s. That’s a point in Rudy’s favor.
Honestly they were p open and we got a little lucky he didn’t nail 1 or 2 of em
He was wide open for probably 6 of them. He was just cold. Although I imagine some of that might have been fatigued legs. You can’t put that much effort on defense and not have it affect you on the offensive end. Not just that, but yall were so much more physical with him than what Wemby typically sees. I don’t think it’s a complete fluke that Wemby had his worst offensive game of the year against yall.
I think this series goes 7.
Wemby will bounce back. He just has to adjust. Gobert did great on D but Wemby was also just off/tired. Close game and the series will be fun.
Partly due to Gobert bodying him away from the paint
Cause it was hard to get anything else
Made the one that counted at the end
Rudy Kobert
he made 1⁄2 in the clutch, so glad he made that 1
I am a certified Gobert hater and I can certify his stock is UP ⬆️
yea same I can’t even deny it he’s balling and normally I hate watching him
Good
Gobert stocks just keeps soaring in these playoffs
I hope lively really watch him
Also diet, nutrition, everything about gobert
Fuck it, Chet needs to learn from Gobert
Considering his past remarks, I don’t think that’s happening
I dunno why? The wolves played better when they went small in the 4th.
Probably because their MVP had a horrible game thanks to Gobert’s defense
Lmao, triple double in the playoffs with a record setting night for blocks is not _horrible_. It just wasn’t enough to get the W tonight. So fucking exaggerative.
Except he wasnt able to score points, which is kind of the main thing defenders prevent. I agree he wasnt horrible but the point is that he was locked down
5-17 on the offensive end is horrible.
And a major part of that was because of going big with Gobert before that. It was a strategy that paid off, and it doesn’t work if Rudy doesn’t do what he did before they changed.
he really mad he didn’t get nominated for dpoy. he is on a mission
It’s funny seeing Reddit realize how good he is. I think a lot of people here don’t watch games and think he’s just a big guy who Shaq makes fun of. He’s one of the best defensive centers of all time and is showing it
Bro respectfully I question how much you have watched, Rudy has some infamously bad performances that have resulted in clowning, not undeservedly. He deserves his flowers but his high profile gaffes in the playoffs are not forgotten.
The Luka shot does not deserve hate, that’s casual talk. Get outta here
That’s not even very high on his all time failures. He has just really struggled on offense many many times
Nobody is saying he’s good offensively. But when you are one of the best defensive Centers of all time it more than makes up for the lack of offense. Just like Jokic’s elite offense makes up for his horrendous defense
Bro respectfully if you think Gobert is bad at defense you need to log off Reddit because you’re thinking in memes
You’re exactly the type of Redditor OP was talking about.
Yeah he absolutely never blew it on the Jazz, inviting deserved mocking! I’m sorry but Rudy has definitely had some major flops in his career, doesn’t mean he’s not a good player
And why was Rudy being asked to guard every play in the jazz series? because the wing defense was terrible and offering no resistance. Honestly, it wasn’t Rudy’s fault
I think it’s his fault that he was so abysmal offensively, he has improved at punishing switches so much.
The thing that might stop Gobert is holy shit that offense just opens up with Naz Reid and playing 5 out, makes it so much harder for Wemby to do Wemby things
It helps that even without Gobert out there the spurs were totally lost offensively most of the 4th. Not many teams aren’t going to be able to punish playing Naz at the 5 defensively, but if you can get away with it like Minny did tonight it’s definitely worth it.
no hate, but he wasn’t even in the 4th and Wemby was still sucking ass on offense lol
He wasn’t in on the 4th, but he’s been incredible when he’s in. Your perimeter shooters were backing off consistently when he setup in front of them, forcing tough 2/3s. Gobert has that original Wemby effect on shot selection, incredible defensive pressure from him.
yup our jumpshots were not falling tonight, but we are going to have to continue to respect Rudy in the paint and start hitting some of these
Deadass idk what these guys were watching. Wemby went 0-8 on threes and missed 4 open 2s in the 4th. He couldn’t hit shit tonight
He took 3s bc Gobert was in the paint
And Gobert did play in the 4th, he made his only FT of 6 attempts in the last few mins 😂
You’re asking why they didn’t call a timeout in a post you made glazing Gobert? So that they could stop Gobert from coming back in
Did they have a timeout left? They got a pretty open look regardless
So does Gobert get credit for Wemby’s 0-8 from 3 game because he was a presence in the lane? I think he should that’s the same logic Wemby gets credit for
Imagine the wolves go through all 3 mvp front runners on their way to the finals.
I don’t understand complaining about not calling a TO when it works - they got a great look against a usually elite defense(playoff mode only) because that defense was disorganized. They didn’t make the shot but it was the right shot for the right player. Maybe you can argue they should’ve gone inside but they got a high percentage look that would have been tough to get against a set Minnesota defense
Rudy has been chefing it up these playoffs though, totally agree with you there he has totally rewritten how people and the media think of him
I felt like they got a good look. Easy to second guess themselves but that was a makeable shot
too early to do this shit with wemby rn
Bro Gobert has a terrible matchup this series they have to keep him on the bench and Randle / naz at the 5 so Wemby can’t pack the paint
They outplayed the Spurs in the Gobert v Wemby minutes though.
Still played 30 minutes despite being benched for most of the 4th though so
They don’t care. They’re attacking the paint to tire wemby out and it worked well this game
Literally would’ve failed if Wemby went 1 for 8 from deep instead of 0 for 8. Very dubious strategy
But instead, he didn’t
Wemby was missing wide-open threes all game. That isn’t strategy. That’s luck
Hate to break it to you but the strategy isn’t “let’s win by just 2 points”, it’s “let’s make Wemby work on defense instead of just straight up ignoring the paint”. For this game it worked, it is what it is
Not how basketball works lol
You can’t say a strategy worked well if it requires an extreme outlier to convert into a win
And if they actually called a goaltend on Wemby it doesn’t matter if he makes 1.
100% You could tell who was watching the game. Randle on Wemby opened the game for the Wolves and move Wemby away from the rim. If Gobert was on Wemby the whole night this game would’ve looked different.
Yeah I think Gobert was the best player in the series last series and had an incredible matchup against Jokic but I think anyone who looks at Wemby’s stat line and credits Gobert is a box score nephew this game. Gobert minutes were the easiest for the spurs and Wemby, and finch didn’t play him much in the fourth for a very good reason
That’s because wemby decided he was the 2017 rockets and shot more from the 3 point line than the paint. 0/8 from 3.
Gobert is there if wemby decides to use his height and shoot closer to the rim.
BAGUETTEBALL
Me watching the feed until shaq is forced to speak
Fun fact: if Gobert shot underhand from the line above 80% Wemby would never have been born
Only game 1, but hope he can keep it up and Wemby don’t figure him out
He got benched pretty much the whole second half
…he played 29 minutes…
Cool, but sat out most of the 4th. Do you actually watch the games or?
watched the whole game. He was super impactful all game, despite a terrible shooting night for him. Gave a different look at the end of the game which is a good idea vs a much less experienced team, esp with how well julius randle played wemby in iso.
Okay but again for most of the second half he had to stay on the bench because his lack of shooting they couldn’t pull Wemby out the paint
Been a diamond hands since Jazz days
Pump it
No timeout but they did get a wide open shot so maybe he was right
the way Wemby scored that dunk in like 5 secs made me think just run the same type of play - going for 3, eh
A timeout would mean giving the Spurs an opening to strategize ways of shutting down Gobert ’s impact in the crunch time
I was told he’s a playoff dropper 😂😂😂
r/fantasybaketball where stocks matter. Here you can just tell us how many steals and blocks they had.
Gobert legacy year fr.
For years he’s been called the most overrated 4x DPOY. Now he’s showing he can bring it in the ‘yoffs
He only knows one thing- how to make sure the ball doesn’t go in the basket. At that he is elite on both ends.
Feel like most people who actually watch Rudy always regard him highly but his PR has definitely sky rocketed
They got a wide open 3 by a great shooter.
He got benched lol, just taking up space out there
Best player in the series last round but Gobert has a terrible matchup this series they have to keep him on the bench and Randle / naz at the 5 so Wemby can’t pack the paint