You have a point but Rudy has been exposed. He can be the best defensive player in the league and a total

Jun 19, 2021
9:48:25am

Blue2thebone Truly Addicted User

Game changer, but now it has been shown how to play against him to make him a liability.

Being a liability is always a problem.
He’s a max contract problem. A guy that can get you to home court advantage for the playoffs and a second round exit.

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Rudy is the best help defender in the game, period. But…

HingleMcCringleberry

6/19/21 12:43am

What element could Rudy add to his defensive game?

LakeshowCougs

6/19/21 12:45am

The Jazz need to bring in other players that can help Rudy defensively.

Ungoy

6/19/21 12:48am

This, plus find a way for Rudy to be useful on offense. It was far too easy to

PHXSUNS31

6/19/21 1:05am

You are correct. Rudy’s value plummeted in this series

Blue2thebone

6/19/21 12:50am

Not because of Rudy, because the players around him and Snyders unwillingness

cougaman

6/19/21 12:52am

But that would have meant taking Rudy off the court. How is most of that not on

fredetteaboutit13

6/19/21 12:58am

You can’t be DPOY if you have a small weakness that maybe 1-2 teams in the nba

cougaman

6/19/21 1:05am

Small weakness? It looked like 5 on 4 most times that second half. Doesn’t help

fredetteaboutit13

6/19/21 7:26am

So it's a bigger weakness because his teammates are so bad defensively?

cougaman

6/19/21 8:49am

There are 5 or 6 teams at least capable of exploiting it

JoeExotic

6/19/21 7:27am

Dame is the Blazers problem too, because he’s a liability on defense and when

cougaman

6/19/21 1:07am

Yes this has some truth to it for sure. Mostly just a roster construction issue

PHXSUNS31

6/19/21 1:14am

So the problem is that the player is really, really good, but not perfect and

cougaman

6/19/21 9:20am

He’s elite at a specific style. Can you build around Rudy at the max?

PHXSUNS31

6/19/21 9:33am

Its not Rudy thats the problem, its O'Neale, Ingles, Clarkson, Favors

cougaman

6/19/21 9:37am

I mean yes, you’re right. But paying Rudy 40 million a year makes it hard

PHXSUNS31

6/19/21 9:47am

Rudy made 25 million this year and Donovan was on his rookie contract. They had

cougaman

6/19/21 10:02am

I don’t really buy that. Maybe they can’t fill holes like LA and Brooklyn can

PHXSUNS31

6/19/21 10:16am

You have a point but Rudy has been exposed. He can be the best defensive player in the league and a total

Blue2thebone

6/19/21 9:48am

Dame isn’t that bad defensively, CJ on the other hand is a major liability on D

RipCityCougar

6/19/21 8:16am

Because of the clippers evolution which will spread to other teams. Either way he was exposed.

Blue2thebone

6/19/21 1:12am

It’s nothing new. The jazz defense was exposed against Denver last year.

Jay Kay

6/19/21 1:52am

He was absolutely exposed

JoeExotic

6/19/21 7:25am

Rudy choose not to close so he didn't get beat on the dribble. It was the wrong

cougaman

6/19/21 8:51am

There are guys like Draymond that know how to walk and chew gum at the same

JoeExotic

6/19/21 11:07am

Again, the problem isn't so much Gobert as it is Gobert is being asked to cover

cougaman

6/19/21 11:11am

But the reason he’s being payed 40 million is his ability to cover everyone on D

PHXSUNS31

6/19/21 11:19am

We both agree the jazz perimeter D was awful

JoeExotic

6/19/21 11:35am

They need to stop trying to replecate Gobert and get a decent stretch 5 that can

cougaman

6/19/21 12:46pm

Basically a guy that can guard multiple positions including C

JoeExotic

6/19/21 2:07pm

Bogey or Clarkson.

cougaman

6/19/21 2:26pm

Or both

JoeExotic

6/19/21 2:37pm

Only if who they get in return is a plus offensive player

cougaman

6/19/21 2:39pm

He also was immobile in the second half due to injury

runnincoug

6/19/21 1:18pm

Any one of our bench wings should've been substituted in for Rudy in the 4th

LCcoug

6/19/21 7:14am

Then there clips would have feasted at the rim because we aren't great at

runnincoug

6/19/21 7:49am

I probably let them beat me at the rim after watching

JoeExotic

6/19/21 8:09am

I agree. This is what I believe should have happened.

Trent

6/19/21 8:33am

Better than giving wide open corner 3's all second half

cougaman

6/19/21 9:54am

Was it all talent or does Snyder’s scheme take some of the blame?

Bullrider

6/19/21 8:08am

Worst coaching performance in a series I’ve ever seen. The Need adjustment has been obvious and was never even tried

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