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

[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

[Axe]

Cumbersome all world hofer 🤣

You seem to be unaware of how tall, slow and heavy he is.

[Xiao Yao You]

You seem to be unaware of how tall, slow and heavy he is.

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?

[bdonovan]

https://twitter.com/GeraldBourguet/s...28764217426235

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.