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Official Reaction to ‏"@Lockedonsports: Just saw @rudygobert15 hit 9 straight 15 footers" Thread

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Last year in the pick and roll, Rudy was pretty much only a dive man in the pick and roll.
If we can also run a pick and pop with Rudy a threat, it will force the defense to not leave him open.
If the D is lazy, he hits an open 15 footer.
If the D is on him hard he can pass over his defender to a cutter, or drive past the defender rushing in on him the 2 steps it will take him to dunk it.

I know I just covered it in a simplistic manner, but the meat of it is that if he can hit a 15 footer it may confuse the defense, or force them in the least to pick their poison.

We have Favors and Gobert both able to hit a 15 footer and it will improve our offense and spacing immensely.
Imagine DFav's man coming to help on a pick and pop on Gobert and the Gobert hitting a cutting Favors for a dunk.

It would be hard to stop if they work on this stuff and master it.

We would probably even get more FT attempts as defenders having to hurry to pick up slack on a rotation have a higher chance of fouling.
 
I like how Rudy can catch the ball near the 3-pt line, take two big steps and dunk the ball. It's like seeing something from Jurassic Park.


Yeah, just had to get that off my chest.
 
♪alt13 said:
When he tweets about some nice low post moves and a deadly 6' hook shot then I'll get excited. I really fail to see what Rudy shooting a 15 footer does for us. If he is shooting that shot then guys like Hayward aren't. If I'm the other coach I give him that shot all night.

Right now if our wings get into that zone either the big greets them and they lob it to Rudy or the big stays with Rudy and they give up an open shot to a good shooter. Rudy puts so much pressure on the rim I don't see why we would want to negate that by having him float around 15 feet out unguarded.
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I agree. We need Favors to be able to extend out to the 3 point line a lot more than we need Gobert to. Honestly, if Gobert didn't improve his offense at all, I'd still be elated with him. We need him for defense. We need Favors for offense. Together, those two could be unstoppable.
 
Cy said:
Y'all do know that the shot from 10'-15' is one of the hardest/worst shots on the court?

They are difficult because there is nearly no such thing as an open 10'-15' shot and they require a lot of touch and aren't as easy to shoot in rhythm.

What we want is Rudy to be taking 15'-18' jumpers. Those are easier to take in rhythm and provide more spacing.
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This is very true. 8-12 feet is no man's land. Rudy could get good from 15-18 feet and it would be a good benefit to all.

The other thing that is being said a lot is that he won't have it blocked... this is probably true but smaller defenders can still get into his space and affect his shot... its not like he becomes Kareem unstoppable.
 
Eenie-Meenie said:
As others have alluded, if he can hit that shot consistently, that brings the other center out from under the basket and opens things up for other guys. It also makes Rudy's passing skills that much more effective.
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Driving skills too. Rudy is already good at finding a path to the basket, and he can go a long way without even putting the ball on the ground.
 
The good news (to those saying it's merely practice) is noone is going to block Gobert's 15-foot jump shot in a game so the contested statement is overrated.
 
How many times has Rudy stood with the ball around the free throw line looking to pass to someone and the defense sags off of him - practically begging him to take the shot? He starts taking it and making it and the defense will have to open up accordingly. I wanted him to start taking it last year and try to figure out how to become a better scorer, but he didn't have the confidence and passed out of it.
 
Catchall said:
I like how Rudy can catch the ball near the 3-pt line, take two big steps and dunk the ball. It's like seeing something from Jurassic Park.


Yeah, just had to get that off my chest.
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Catchall said:
I like how Rudy can catch the ball near the 3-pt line, take two big steps and dunk the ball. It's like seeing something from Jurassic Park.


Yeah, just had to get that off my chest.
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I heard from a friend who knows a guy who works in the Jazz organization that Quin is installing a special "Timber" offensive set that will have Favors, Tomic, Hayward, Gobert and Exum on the court together. Rudy has already been switching off onto SG's who then can't get a shot off. So it's natural just to have him play off guard. Probably was supposed to keep this secret but Rudy went 7-20 from behind the arc today.
 
Crawlnstall said:
The finals just started and Rudy is already working on improving his game, practicing in the gym. That's the big win/take away I get from this. I'd rather see Rudy with some dominant low post moves, but having him as a threat from 15 ft is gonna help and keep teams honest.
But really...the dude is already working on his game. That's the win
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This has been my feeling when I hear about Hood working out, Exum working with Quin and Rudy's improvement.

It seems as though they all see how close they are to being a playoff team and they're not wasting time getting there.

I love it!

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Any benefitting basketball facet that Gobert can add to his game is something to get excited about. Those who don't think so, can literally **** the hell off.
 
dalamon said:
When I read dat tweet -->
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I gotta admit. This gif had me rollin' when I saw Dalamon's post. But really David Locke annoys the heck out of me and gots that irritating voice. I'd rather listen to Bill Simmons being a Celtic homer than listening to this beetoch. lol
 
♪alt13 said:
No I'm not talking about the defensive end. Gobert puts an insane amount of pressure on the rim. This means his guy can't help when our wings get by their guy. If they miss their open shot Gobert is there for the putback/tip in. That is dangerous. Rudy shooting mid range jumpers not so much. Defense is about sacrifices. You can't cover everything. If I'm the other coach at best I have the nearest player put a hand in Rudy's face but I make sure my rim protector stays low.
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If RG hits 65% of uncontested 15 footers this strategy would fail.
 
kabenac said:
The good news (to those saying it's merely practice) is noone is going to block Gobert's 15-foot jump shot in a game so the contested statement is overrated.
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Look at stats of contested versus uncontested shots. Very few shots are blocked compared to those that are missed from contention for various reasons.
 
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