Agree wholeheartedly, especially about Simmons. I was so glad we pushed it right back in his face after all the posing and bellowing he did in the first quarter. Sure act the tough guy all you want, then bend over and take the loss like a man, and take your whistling butthole home with you. What a ********.
I read somewhere recently about Dwight winning it four times.
Wow. I had no idea.
Gobert doesn’t chase blocks. It’s his most remarkable quality as a defender. He knows when to threaten-but-hang-back. I could wax poetic about this aspect of his game. ****ing love it.
It is true but I would love Rudy for one game just say @#^%$$@ I am going to try and block as many shots as possible. The problem is that once Rudy blocks two or three shots guys start passing it out. Perhaps they should start counting the times a player drives to basket and then stops and throws out ball due to Rudy being there. Sometimes it is a ridiculous amount of times. I watched one game where it was like 8 or 9 times. I just shook my head with amazement.
That was exactly my point. He does not get challenged as much so his opportunities are lower. Also, as pointed out, he doesn't chase blocks, unless it is a natural rotation for him. He is such a presence that they just pass it out or dribble through, or through up some ridiculous high-arching shot with no chance of going in to avoid him. He changes more shots than anyone else, by far.
We have seen near those numbers on a single possession. At least 2, as many as 5, on a single possession, and this is pretty common.
Most impressive part of his game, tbh, right behind his leadership.
