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POLL: If forced to choose, who do you build a team around Gordon Hayward or Rudy Gobert?

Who would you build a modern NBA team around, Rudy Gobert or Gordon Hayward?

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ShortShorts

ShortShorts

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On the eve of the crazy few days that are about to ensue, let's step back and look at our two stars.

Fortunately I feel confident that we will be able to have both on our team going forward . . . what a luxury with two top tier players. But this does help crystallize how valuable you believe each player is.

Make your choice and give your rationale. In today's NBA who of the two would you choose to build your team around?
 
Avery said:
My logic is simple: it's easier to find a star SF than a star center in this league.
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Yeah. Rudy has a much more unique set of physical attributes and skills than Gordon does. So even if Gordon is the better player right now (which might be true, but is open for debate), he is much more replaceable than Rudy.
 
colton said:
Yeah. Rudy has a much more unique set of physical attributes and skills than Gordon does. So even if Gordon is the better player right now (which might be true, but is open for debate), he is much more replaceable than Rudy.
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Agreed. Gordon is unarguably more talented than Rudy is at this point, but Rudy's impact reaches far deeper into this team, and opposing teams' game plans than Gordon's.
 
This isn't really a question. Rudy is #1 at his position, while Hayward is what, 4th or 5th?

Rudy is one of the most impactful players in the league. Having him on the defensive end is like having the leading scorer offensively. He changes the way entire offenses operate. Gordon is a very good 2-way player, but Rudy is the guy you must keep at all costs.
 
Neither is an MVP candidate. You can't "build a team around" either one of them, you can build a team around both of them. If either is the undisputed man on your team then your team doesn't have enough talent.
 
Rudy Gobert's season in a nutshell:

- Lead the league in blocks
- Lead the league in blocks per game
- Lead the league in block percentage
- Lead the league in true shooting percentage
- Lead the league in defensive win shares
- 58 double-doubles (5th in the league)
- First player ever to finish in the top-3 of both offensive and defensive rating (he was top-2 in both!!!)
- All-NBA 2nd Team
- NBA All-Defensive 1st team

Not to mention he just barely turned 25 a few days ago.


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Different take, Gobert extended easily without all the fluff about wanting to test the market. He not only likes it here, but stands up for the market and even tries to draw others here. My Jazz fandom is different than many fans: I want players that want to be here, and if Hayward doesn't want to be here; to do the best he can here regardless of the eventual outcome, than he can go away. This market is different, but it's awesome in it's own different way. Sad as it is, i doubt that we ever get the championship, but at least we won't sell our souls to get there.

Why won't we ever win a championship? Because we are the quintessential development team. What is our pitch? We have awesome training facilitates and coaches. We will make you better. So what do they do? They come here, they get better and they feel all good about themselves and then they leave to play for a team full of other players that are good to. We are a stepping stone. Because we develop players, we never have the quality of team 'right now' that can win, so a player will always leave when he is ready. We are literally a basketball prep school.
 
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