Exactly. They focused on Gobert because you don't have to scheme for players

May 16, 2022
11:52:03am

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Who are garbage defensively. Mitchell doesn't have the stature or the heart to be great defensively. Conley is just too small.

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After watching the latest round of the playoffs I'm convinced Gobert's contract

mudpupper

5/16/22 8:33am

TNT wondered this a few years ago

TNT

5/16/22 8:34am

for sure. Many of ya'll were on this before he got his contract.

Mayor of Cougartown

5/16/22 8:38am

How many points per game does it take to no longer be considered someone who "only plays defense."

Ted Lasso

5/16/22 8:37am

well yes and no. Dallas got away with going small and he didn't make them pay

Mayor of Cougartown

5/16/22 8:39am

That has more to do with the players around Gobert than Gobert himself. Neither Don nor Mike could defend Brunson to any

TheLoneCougar

5/16/22 8:58am

I'm talking about when the Jazz were on offense.

Mayor of Cougartown

5/16/22 9:03am

In that case there is some blame on him, but also on Quin who should be calling plays designed to take advantage.

TheLoneCougar

5/16/22 9:58am

No blame on the coach?

TheLoneCougar

5/16/22 10:53am

Donovan didn't score a lot either, neither did Conley, or Bogie.

ochobeeguy

5/16/22 11:24am

What matters is playoff points. He's easily schemed out on both ends.

mudpupper

5/16/22 8:56am

Not if he has teammates who can man up on D and keep their guy in front of them.

TheLoneCougar

5/16/22 8:59am

His real problem is his complete failure in overcoming physics

TrackCoug

5/16/22 9:15am

Even so you don't spend $40M for that type of player. The Jazz are paying top

mudpupper

5/16/22 9:25am

Yeah I really disliked the Conely addition. I was pretty vocal on here about but was told he'd make a huge difference.

TheLoneCougar

5/16/22 9:59am

Absolutely this. He becomes a defensive liability in a playoff series. That's a

palangi

5/16/22 11:10am

He is not the defensive liability, Don and Conley are.

TheLoneCougar

5/16/22 11:38am

Exactly. They focused on Gobert because you don't have to scheme for players

cedar cougar

5/16/22 11:52am

I understand about Don and Conley but if you watched the last 2 years vs Dallas

palangi

5/16/22 11:52am

No, they exploited the other players, which causes Rudy to make an impossible decision.

TheLoneCougar

5/16/22 12:16pm

Yeah Rudy defenders have their head in the sand. Help defense will always be a

palangi

5/16/22 12:28pm

The problem is that Gobert isn't the best defender on the planet - or even close

krindorr

5/16/22 9:48am

It is not the contract's fault

BingoNY

5/16/22 9:31am

Same story on Conley by the way

krindorr

5/16/22 9:53am

Agree

Swishfromdeep3

5/16/22 10:11am

So not "ruined" so much as no championship?

ochobeeguy

5/16/22 11:25am

The Jazz problem is that

I'mBatman

5/16/22 12:28pm

I agree with almost everything you said...except the conclusion

krindorr

5/16/22 1:21pm

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