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flaco wrote:

Snakebites wrote:

Larry_Russell wrote:

He is oretty elite at finishing at the rim though.

And he is huge. I would be surprise to find out that gobert at peak elevations reach is as high as peak amares reach of the jump even though amare is a freak athlete.

Rudy is effective and efficient. He’s just not a volume scorer.

Not to mention, 7'1'' Gobert isn't suited for the 7-seconds-or-less offense. Nash is at his best when running on the open court. Gobert is mobile for his size, but he's nowhere near Amar'e's level when it comes to explosiveness and athleticism. Nash would frequently have to wait for Gobert to set him up which would considerably slow down the tempo of the game. At that point, you'd probably be better off with a half-court specialist like Luka or CP3. Don't get me wrong, Nash was amazing in the half court as well. It's just that you don't maximize his offensive potential anymore.

D-wise, Gobert can be exposed in the PnP, especially against teams running a 5-out offense. It's not like he has no defensive weaknesses.

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Snakebites wrote:.

lilroddyb wrote:In if there is still a spot left

MadNESS wrote:

Colbinii wrote:I didn't realize Michael Jordan would be available this far in the draft.

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Larry_Russell wrote:.

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Larry_Russell wrote:

flaco wrote:

Snakebites wrote:Rudy is effective and efficient. He’s just not a volume scorer.

Not to mention, 7'1'' Gobert isn't suited for the 7-seconds-or-less offense. Nash is at his best when running on the open court. Gobert is mobile for his size, but he's nowhere near Amar'e's level when it comes to explosiveness and athleticism. Nash would frequently have to wait for Gobert to set him up which would considerably slow down the tempo of the game. At that point, you'd probably be better off with a half-court specialist like Luka or CP3. Don't get me wrong, Nash was amazing in the half court as well. It's just that you don't maximize his offensive potential anymore.

D-wise, Gobert can be exposed in the PnP, especially against teams running a 5-out offense. It's not like he has no defensive weaknesses.

He hasnt really been exposed this season in ther pnp.

Also, as long as he secures a board and tosses to nash, he can just trail the play.

With Vince and Marion and Nash running thats the main 7sol i need and bell trailing as well.

Gobert, in my plan, would defend rim, rebound, start a break and trail it so if something isnt there fast he can start setting screens

Colbinii wrote:
A true 5-out offense is extremely rare.

He was super effective against Boston and Phoenix, for example.

durantbird wrote:

flaco wrote:

durantbird wrote:

Quick question/clarification: Is Durant's 2022-23 season eligible?

Fadeaway_J wrote:

flaco wrote:

durantbird wrote:

Quick question/clarification: Is Durant's 2022-23 season eligible?

How can it not be when both of his teams are eligible?

durantbird wrote:5. In each round you need to select a player who played at least 50% of his games in the season for one of the following teams:

durantbird wrote:4. Each player you select must have played at least 50% of regular season games in the season selected.

flaco wrote:

Fadeaway_J wrote:

flaco wrote:Quick question/clarification: Is Durant's 2022-23 season eligible?

How can it not be when both of his teams are eligible?

Technically, he didn't play 50% of the regular season games for one of the eligible teams.

Here's the quote from the OP in this thread:

durantbird wrote:5. In each round you need to select a player who played at least 50% of his games in the season for one of the following teams:

It's a different wording in the OP of the draft thread.

durantbird wrote:4. Each player you select must have played at least 50% of regular season games in the season selected.

I've been wrong before. Just wanna make sure I won't end up with more than 88 FGA.

MadNESS wrote:.

flaco wrote:

durantbird wrote:

Quick question/clarification: Is Durant's 2022-23 season eligible?

flaco wrote:

Colbinii wrote:
A true 5-out offense is extremely rare.

He was super effective against Boston and Phoenix, for example.

I'd argue there are at least 2 teams in this draft which can run a legit 5-out offense. I'm not even counting teams with excelent spacing like db's team with Jokic being a post-up heavy scorer, wack's team with KG lacking 3pt range, Ness' team with Bosh lacking 3pt range in his Raps days and Arvydas being a low-volume 3pt shooter or Snake's team with 2 legit stretch bigs, but Pippen at SF. Highly doubt Gobert can defend anybody on Snake's team despite Pippen's unreliable 3pt shot. The NBA has come a long way since the emergence of analytics. It was only a matter of time before our fantasy games were impacted as well.

Jury's still out on this season, but I distinctively remember Gobert being unusable in the 2021 playoffs against the Clips cause he couldn't defend the corner 3. The Clips starting lineup was Reggie Jackson - Paul George - Kawhi - Batum - Marcus Morris. Zubac started only 1 game and came off the bench in 5 games. The Jazz had the best record in the NBA that season, yet they flamed out in the 2nd round.

Personally, I'm fairly low on drop bigs unless they are offensive goliaths like Jokic, Embiid, Shaq, Wilt or transcendent 2-way players like Timmy. That's just my opinion though. Other posters may view it differently. Gobert is an elite rim protector and a great PnR finisher, no doubt about that.

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