His best strategy is to make sure he guards you outside & lets you drive inside

Mar 1, 2021
3:14:02pm

FrontLineFan All-American

If he lets you drive to the basket he can block any layup or pull up jumper from behind. Your only chance would be hucking up step back, super high arc, three point jumpers if you are athletic enough to create any space.

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POLL: You have 5 minutes to score one basket against Rudy Gobert, 1-on-1. Can you do it in the time limit?

BlueVU

3/1/21 3:04pm

What happens when I miss? Do I get the ball right back?

RalphWiggam

3/1/21 3:06pm

If you miss, you get the ball back at half-court.

BlueVU

3/1/21 3:07pm

Easy. But then again I can shoot from deep. He'd have to come out and guard me

777

3/1/21 3:45pm

Yep, this is essentially asking... “Can you hit one 30-40 foot shot in 5 mins.

bluecougar1985

3/1/21 8:17pm

In 5 minutes I’ll eventually hit something.

PHXSUNS31

3/1/21 3:06pm

You'd be lucky to have a single shot even reach the rim.

shoganai

3/1/21 3:24pm

Unfortunately we’ll never know..I still think I could though.

PHXSUNS31

3/1/21 3:33pm

After he blocks my shot with his face a few times I’m betting he will back off a few inches to allow a more traditional

SolidBlue

3/1/21 8:08pm

You realize he gets to contest your shots, right?

Tricky

3/1/21 3:29pm

Yep

PHXSUNS31

3/1/21 3:35pm

I'd pay to watch you fail

DeekLyfter

3/1/21 3:49pm

I’d pay to try...maybe we can start up a collection..donate to charity

PHXSUNS31

3/1/21 3:58pm

if he let me shoot from half court, I'm sure I could do it.

Belboz

3/1/21 3:08pm

He's gonna guard you like his life depends on it.

BlueVU

3/1/21 3:12pm

well there goes that dream

Belboz

3/1/21 3:29pm

Well that’s a little different than what I interpreted the poll as.

blueaussie

3/1/21 4:15pm

I doubt more than 5% here can. I'm way too slow to create enough separation to

DieHarder

3/1/21 3:09pm

5 mins... yeah I can do that.

Cougar TD

3/1/21 3:11pm

Not if he doesn't want you to

DieHarder

3/1/21 3:12pm

He isn't that fast, and I wouldn't try to drive on him.

Cougar TD

3/1/21 3:16pm

Maybe he isn't fast compared to the average NBA player, but he's still very

DieHarder

3/1/21 3:19pm

The bottom line is whether you could beat him off the dribble and create space

Scratch

3/1/21 3:28pm

Yep this would be my plan.with a full head of steam I think I could create space

PHXSUNS31

3/1/21 3:37pm

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PHXSUNS31

3/1/21 3:39pm

He'd give you space and still probably block half your shots.

JuicyJam

3/1/21 3:38pm

If I have the ball, and he has to guard the entire court and I get all rebounds

Cougar TD

3/1/21 4:05pm

Oh, he's fast.

Belboz

3/1/21 3:30pm

He's faster than you are, though.

ReyOso

3/1/21 5:41pm

He better be... But I can score a bucket

Cougar TD

3/1/21 5:45pm

Some of us, though, have actually scored buckets on NBA guys before

rcbyufan

3/1/21 3:34pm

RE: Some of us, though, have actually scored buckets on NBA guys before

DieHarder

3/1/21 3:36pm

RE: Some of us, though, have actually scored buckets on NBA guys before

rcbyufan

3/1/21 4:07pm

A guy like Kawhi, Simmons or Mikal would be a definite no. Probably couldn’t

PHXSUNS31

3/1/21 3:41pm

I think the difficulty with Gobert would be that he could still block the circus

rcbyufan

3/1/21 3:47pm

For anyone who’s trying to get to the rim, I agree. He’d swallow those up

PHXSUNS31

3/1/21 3:56pm

I would get tired after like 3 attempts and then he would be able to just trail me with a brisk walk.

OPINIONS

3/1/21 4:31pm

His best strategy is to make sure he guards you outside & lets you drive inside

FrontLineFan

3/1/21 3:14pm

57% say yes! I love the CB hubris

Medute

3/1/21 3:18pm

Cmon- it would probably be the exact same ratio on the Ute message board

RalphWiggam

3/1/21 3:20pm

There's a CBer on here who believes he could have guarded Jimmer in his prime.

ldssdl

3/1/21 3:46pm

I am pretty sure I could have guarded Jimmer when I was in my prime.

RalphWiggam

3/1/21 3:48pm

RE: I am pretty sure I could have guarded Jimmer when I was in my prime.

ldssdl

3/1/21 3:51pm

57% of Cougarboard grossly overestimates their own athleticism.

shoganai

3/1/21 3:18pm

Buncha ward ball chuckers who think they might get lucky.

Eddie

3/1/21 3:28pm

Well I know I can easily make 20+ 3’s in a row.

RdF3

3/1/21 5:22pm

How many people would pay $100 or so to play against Rudy for 5 mins?

RalphWiggam

3/1/21 3:19pm

I’d love someone to do this poll again and include a couple other things

Medute

3/1/21 3:21pm

Go start a ute website and then ask that poll.

MrClark

3/1/21 9:06pm

Can I call my own fouls and shoot free throws?

SLIVER

3/1/21 3:21pm

He'll give me that half court shot ... I'll make him pay

South_A

3/1/21 3:23pm

is he not allowed to rebound? either way, no.

GRCoug

3/1/21 3:23pm

If you miss and you get it back, you can try again. If you miss and he rebounds

BlueVU

3/1/21 3:25pm

so he'd have to play pretty tight to prevent you from just chucking up long

GRCoug

3/1/21 3:41pm

Once I'm past him I am dunking it off of one foot and out of a full sprint.

JAGA97

3/1/21 5:45pm

sure

Agnostic-alumni

3/1/21 3:28pm

Of course. I can make a half court shot in 5 minutes. I can also run circles

JAGA97

3/1/21 3:32pm

Have you seen my crossover? So, the answer to your question is obviously

garyfan

3/1/21 3:33pm

53% of CB thinks it's this easy..

SLIVER

3/1/21 3:38pm

Looks easy 😉

BYUFootballisBack

3/1/21 3:44pm

Who said it'd be easy?

Fightgar

3/1/21 5:50pm

In high school I could hit a half court shot once every few shots.

ironman1315

3/1/21 3:41pm

I said 'Yes'. Maybe someone already posted, but I didn't see any rule about

m0resn0w

3/1/21 3:52pm

Okay...I'm kind of a hack...

m0resn0w

3/1/21 3:52pm

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DiamondMo

3/1/21 9:12pm

My strategy would be to shoot a floater. Just run full speed at Gobert like

CougarTailDevourer

3/1/21 3:55pm

All hook shots. One would eventually go in.

lightmann

3/1/21 3:59pm

At 7'2" he's tall enough he'd likely be able to block your hook shot.

CougarTailDevourer

3/1/21 4:09pm

To all of you Yes answerers: no you can’t

Hoax

3/1/21 4:09pm

Played against/with Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter and Brooks Thompson

Gibbcoug

3/1/21 4:09pm

None of which are near the defender Rudy is

Hoax

3/1/21 4:16pm

Not at the basket - but better on perimeter.

Gibbcoug

3/1/21 4:20pm

There’s an idea...trick him into thinking you can’t shoot by throwing up bricks

PHXSUNS31

3/1/21 4:23pm

One desperate three in five minutes? There is a good chance.

Carnac

3/1/21 4:11pm

About 50% of the folks on this board don’t realize how big, skilled,

Refugee

3/1/21 4:37pm

Does he faceguard me or pick me up as i drive? I can hurl half courts decently.

Icelandic Cougar

3/1/21 4:45pm

Bingo

Carnac

3/1/21 4:52pm

I assume his goal is to prevent you from scoring anything

Tricky

3/3/21 2:55pm

50% of the people think they can hit a deeper than nba 3 in less than a minute?

Tuskaloosa Cougar

3/1/21 4:52pm

5 minutes*

PHXSUNS31

3/1/21 5:01pm

Oh I misread. Yeah 5 mins. Even decent HS level bball player could get one

Tuskaloosa Cougar

3/1/21 6:03pm

I played HS. Good player, really good shooter. Better than 90% of CB, only the

777

3/1/21 5:48pm

Oh I misread and thought 1 min. I think there is 50% of people that are scoring

Tuskaloosa Cougar

3/1/21 6:13pm

It's a fun question. In a real one and one game that starts at the top of the

777

3/1/21 6:20pm

100% agree. You give me 5 mins straight with the ball it would be fun to see the

Tuskaloosa Cougar

3/1/21 6:41pm

And FINALLY the "No's" overtake the "Yesses".

BlueVU

3/1/21 4:56pm

LOL at you fools who said "Yes."

Ham

3/1/21 4:58pm

In 5 minutes I can drain at least 1 half court shot.

Fightgar

3/1/21 5:52pm

Bless your heart.

Ham

3/1/21 6:00pm

Easy. Steps: 1:Show him the Glock and tell him to back off. 2*:Shoot until make.

notaboy

3/1/21 5:21pm

RE: Easy. Steps: 1:Show him the Glock and tell him to back off. 2*:Shoot until

BlueVU

3/1/21 5:39pm

I can hit a half court shot given 5 min of attempts

Dat_rmishner

3/1/21 6:07pm

You know he's guarding you, right?

sah22

3/1/21 7:24pm

I am aware, but percentage wise he would likely hand back a bit to avoid someone

Dat_rmishner

3/3/21 5:03am

He could be guarding you at the opposite baseline,

Ham

3/3/21 7:51am

True true. But i still stand by being able to make a lucky shot. Not

Dat_rmishner

3/3/21 8:28pm

I probably couldn't score on Jimmer if he's playing D

Hill4Heisman

3/1/21 7:06pm

LOL no.

durandal

3/1/21 7:24pm

It'd be pretty tough, but I'd bet $100 I could score at least once in 5 min.

protonspring

3/1/21 7:49pm

and yes. . I've played with a few NBA players, so I know what I'd be in for.

protonspring

3/1/21 7:49pm

Sure. I’d just bring my collection of microphones with me...

flyonawall

3/1/21 8:43pm

Am I allowed to foul? I could Draymond him five straight times and he’d let me

DiamondMo

3/1/21 9:15pm

If he full court presses, nope. If I can chuck it from half court... maybe.

rtNelson

3/12/21 2:04pm

Dude, the game ended 11 days ago. Gobert crushed you. Sorry, try again next time.

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