He talked about how for four or five or six years the Jazz were middling on offense. 14th, 15th...

They were very good on defense, but just middle of the pack on offense.

So he and the GM put together a plan to build up their offense with the understanding that Rudy would still be a defensive anchor, and they would likely lose much less on defense than they could gain on offense.

So they bring in guys like Bogdanovich, and Conley, and Clarkson. None of them are known as defensive stoppers, but they all are known as solid offensive players.

The end result, the Jazz finished the season 3rd in offensive net and 4th in defensive net. They now join only nine other teams in NBA history to finish in the top five in both areas.

The Jazz drop from first to 4th in defense...and went up from middle of the pack to 3rd in offense.

This was the way...and it was all built, both the offense and defense, on what Rudy Gobert brings to the table.