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Gobert left off NBA all defensive team.....Again

Rudy has to have one solid season during which he plays All-NBA defense consistently throughout. Last year that didn't happen and the year before he only played half the season.
 
Gobert with DPOY performance carried his team to lottery, lets him every award including MVP because he plays for the jazz !!
 
Is everyone else tired of the "he was injured" excuse? These players need to decide to do better and until that happens, we will be a mediocre team.
 
With all this talent you'd think that we would've made the playoffs this year.

How the hell did we lose to the Mavs, Clippers D League team, and allow Kobe to score 60?
 
The Thriller said:
With all this talent you'd think that we would've made the playoffs this year.

How the hell did we lose to the Mavs, Clippers D League team, and allow Kobe to score 60?
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Golden state lost to the lakers.
 
fishonjazz said:
Golden state lost to the lakers.
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I saw that game. Golden state clearly forgot there was a game. It happens. Their next division opponent was 10+ games behind. Can't win all 82 games.

What's our excuse? We thought we had the 8th seed in the bag?

Those last few weeks were crucial and yet we couldn't even manage to execute enough to beat the lakers or the clipper d league team.

What we've proven thus far is that we still aren't a very good team consistently.

If Gobert or anyone on this team wants credit, win something. But don't continue to come in 12-10 in the west and bitch. No one cares about small market losers
 
From Zach Lowe.

1st team
G: Chris Paul
G: Jimmy Butler
F: Kawhi Leonard
F: Draymond Green
C: Rudy Gobert

That left Rudy Gobert, DeAndre Jordan and Hassan Whiteside. Whiteside has been the most spectacular, and he has made huge progress over the last 40 games in staying down, tap-dancing between the ball-handler and the screener on the pick-and-roll -- effectively spooking the poor point guard from either shooting or passing. He is wrapping one of the greatest shot-blocking seasons ever.

But that addiction to swattage leaves Whiteside out of position when he comes up empty, clearing the lane for easy offensive boards and drop-off passes; the Heat rebound a higher percentage of opponent misses with Whiteside on the bench. His second jump, and second effort, are slower and less urgent than you'd expect.

And as I wrote Tuesday, dudes are beating him up a little bit in the post; opponents have hit 51 percent of post-up shots against him, per Synergy Sports, one of the worst marks in the league among big men who have faced a lot of such plays. Stepping out on the pick-and-roll remains an issue -- as it is for almost every 7-footer.

That includes Gobert. But he's a little faster gliding through tight spaces, and more careful deciding when to lunge for a block. Opponents have hit only 41 percent of shots around the rim with Gobert nearby, the stingiest mark in the league among rotation big men, and he's a hair tougher to score on in the post.

Basically, he's a better version of Whiteside. Coaches and scouts almost universally pick Gobert as the better defender
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https://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15198958/nba-awards-ballot-part-2
 
green said:
Is everyone else tired of the "he was injured" excuse? These players need to decide to do better and until that happens, we will be a mediocre team.
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Yep, injuries are such a ******** excuse. They need to fight through them and just "do better."

No mercy, Sensei.
 
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