coaches realize that the Jazz have unlocked something special and will be spending a lot of time devising schemes that specifically attack the Jazz. The Jazz cannot fly under the radar. They will have teams full attention.

2) Gobert is the key to this all. If I were the other team, I would do nothing but go at Rudy early and often trying to force the refs to make calls. And, unfortunately, I don't think Gobert will get the star treatment that other stars get in the playoffs. And I'm not trying to make a we're going to get cheated by the refs argument. I'm saying that his game is completely different than other stars. Other stars can basically stay out of foul trouble. Gobert can't really do that with the way he plays.