The Defensive MASTERCLASS Of The Timberwolves...

[@jaywolf2730]

Gobert being a "liability" on perimeter was never a thing. He was guarding iso on the 3pt lane while thinking at running back in the paint because his team was trash defensivly. Basically he was trying to be at 2 place at once. Now he can focus on his direct matchup because he can trust every single player in his team. I think he is not just a decent perimeter defender, but an elite one.

[@temp2k773]

Hell yeah

[@mcjazzman32]

Exactly. This guy being shocked Gobert is an elite perimeter defender is a terrible condemnation of the narrative that floated about him. Proves he never watched the games and is just a mouthpiece

[@archertsg4726]

For a 7 footer… he slides his feet very well

[@AVu89]

Spot on!

[@kapowjam3462]

Yeah I was listening to that part thinking "Gobert was excellent at that, did he only select samples from times when his teammates essentially didn't play defense?"

[@andreoshea283]

It wasn’t cause Rudy couldn’t guard on the perimeter- it was because Utah didn’t have the perimeter defenders that Minnesota does

[@eanbenjammin2032]

“Gobert has guarded decently well” come on man give him more props than that. He’s shutting these 3 ELITE scorers down in iso situations. The three combined are shooting lower than 40 percent when gobert is guarding them. I’m not kidding when I say gobert is an elite perimeter defender on switches. Rudy is a top 10 player in the nba in terms of having an impact on winning but people will continue to follow the old narratives of “can’t play in the playoffs” and “can’t guard on the perimeter” like yourself a year ago when you were absolutely hating on gobert

[@totallydougie9386]

Dude does not like Goebert. I think he just goes off of narratives mostly.

[@LeviAvstin]

Gobert as a liability on the perimeter was more a product of how bad the perimeter defense was in Utah more than Gobert’s inability to guard in the perimeter. Was forced to guard his guy on the perimeter but also guard the rim because his teammates couldn’t hold up. This roster compliments one of the all time great defenders and he rises their level on defense.

[@donaldw12318]

Fastest way to out yourself as a casual is to think gobert can’t guard on the perimeter. Check his iso defensive stats. Lol did you just say if they do that, they’ll be the best defense by far when they had the largest gap between first and second on defense in a decade and second in 25 years. C A S U A L

[@mcjazzman32]

Facts

[@igotclampsonhof6288]

The timberwolves have Jaden McDaniels

[@jadencasto]

Gobert has always been able to guard adequately on the perimeter - the key is that with the Jazz, their perimeter players were such bad defenders, that other players would just blow past them almost every play, so Gobert either had to defend the paint or leave his man open, he couldn’t do both. In that game against the Clippers, every time Mann scored was the result of Reggie Jackson or another player blowing past his defender forcing Gobert to help or allow an open layup. With the Timberwolves, Gobert can afford to guard at the perimeter because everyone else is able to actually defend their man

[@kaiskajani5305]

Happy for wolves fans this team built this roster the right way led by the future face of the league in Anthony Edwards go win a ring this fanbase deserves it

[@joshuawilliams2447]

Don’t forget naw and jaden mfs are so good at defense and they don’t get regonized for it

[@kaiskajani5305]

@@joshuawilliams2447 wolves built it the right way the gm deserves a huge credit for finding these gems

[@SodaWasDeleted]

Let us enjoy this, it’s been 20 years dawg. 😭

[@Kentarius]

Huh?

[@IHadToMakeThisAccount]

Suns trash anyways, Wolves would have to choke so bad that they might as well be at a hot dog eating contest to lose.

[@austinphillips04]

Haven't won yet, but I think they will. Timberwolves have to do better than 1st round to get any recognition.

[@LeoPlaysOverwatch]

Ik u enjoying tf out of it way more now

[@TBonebaseball18]

Another person talking about this series from the point of view of a Suns fan. #3 vs #6 but #6 gets most of the love when talked about. Minnesota defense is a masterclass but I almost just heard how the Suns just didn't shoot well excuses in half the video.

[@petethegreat101]

Gobert is doing a fantastic job. He’s guarding 2 all nba players and ex mvps on the perimeter as a center. You really just struggle to say ur wrong and fully praise Minnesota for being able to d up the suns

[@stolpk]

Rudy hasn’t been a liability all year long, he can guard 1-5. Maybe watch a Wolves game once in a while.

[@charleybarley914]

from the paint to the entire baseline to the halfcourt circle....Rudy has been affecting things all over the court defensivly. He's finally got an entire locker room dedicated to defense around him now.

[@MistyKathrine]

3:50 Gobert has always been a good perimeter defender the issue was that other people on the Jazz team were not, Mitchell in particular is awful on defense. Gobert can't guard an entire team by himself.

[@slow_Jo]

it was never that Gobert couldn't guard the perimeter, it was that he didn't trust his guys to cover the paint so he never fully committed to contesting shots. if he did go out, the basket was wide open if they just swung the ball. this narrative that Rudy couldn't guard the perimeter is the the thing of casuals.

[@youthanasia007]

Couldn't agree more. In Utah their second best defender was Royce O'Neil. But after that, when your perimeter is Mitchell and Bogdanovich your asking to get scored on. MN has Jaden, Ant and NAW. Very big difference. Wolves 5 all play D. When he was on Utah it was just 2 out of the 5 playing D. Case closed. Narrative wrecked and put to bed.

[@MistyKathrine]

@@youthanasia007 Mitchell in particular was so awful on defense that other teams were attacking him on every possession, it was painful to watch Mitchell's "defense" game after game in the playoffs where he's just standing there. If Mitchell wasn't a good scorer he would have been completely unplayable.

[@youthanasia007]

@@MistyKathrine Exactly. It's really why he was a lottery pick and traded by Denver originally. Spider turnstile Mitchell

[@pacdaman15557]

goes to show you how bad those Jazz teams really were and how much Mitchell and Gobert really carried them through the regular seasons

[@mckinleycutler1366]

As a jazz fan I can tell you you that gobert has always been a good/serviceable on the perimeter. The jazz just had terrible defenders and gobert couldn’t be everywhere. Now that he has players he can switch with and known they can play good defense he isn’t getting stuck between staying in the paint and covering his man.

[@steveshepyepyep]

My dude recap your initial reaction to the gobert trade

[@noyou113]

If Timberwolves win a finals I want apologies from everyone, and accountability for media analysts who called this the worst trade in nba history.

[@WestCoastCheeseHead]

The whole narrative about Gobert not being able to guard on the perimeter was so dumb. Utah’s perimeter defense was so bad even though they had Conley and D Mitch but they couldn’t rotate at all so that forced Gobert to do so damn much and it became overwhelming. Gobert doesn’t have to do so much because Ant and Jaden McDaniels know what to do

[@bossaudio12]

Love how he still doesnt want to give rudy his flowers.

[@yoman1936]

clearly didn't watch timberwolves games throughout the season if you didn't think Rudy could guard in space and are shocked by how he is playing. He's been like this all year.

[@Daveyjdigital]

Wolves on Top 🐺

[@mcjazzman32]

“Rudy Gobert couldnt guard Terrance Mann on the perimeter.” 🤦🏻 another guy who doesnt watch basketball doing analysis. Awful.

[@aaronperry3950]

"They're okay with giving up midrange 2s" Except they aren't. The Timberwolves are guarding the hell out of PHX on every level of the court. FFS PHX is needing to set screens in the backcourt to get the ball across the timeline. The Suns' Big 3 is not explosive enough to get by the Wolves POA defenders on the perimeter, which keeps MIN out of rotation.

[@boss06829]

Timberwolves in 4

[@joshuawilliams2447]

I mean it’s possible suns win Friday but damn man suns will be tired having to tie it up against the number one defense and we have such great depth and shooters

[@connorlichty8602]

yeah suns might as well throw in the towel try again next year, theyre not beating NAZ REID

[@justtimes9257]

well they should have DFS over royce oneal ready go back and always go the perimeter. The biggest problem is with the Utah Jazz is that they had no perimeter defenders in the first place, so it made Rudy Gobert looked terrible because he had to make up for everybody’s mistakes. Wow, in Minnesota. He has good perimeter defenders around him, and that makes his defense so much more impactful. And his abilities to shine plus we saw this with FIBA

[@peacembhiza1552]

"Easily win 2 games at home" 😂 still not respecting the wolves

[@MichaelKing015]

The thing about Gobert is he finally have teammates that can defend the perimeter

[@iwannatalktosampson5852]

Wolves had all 3 of the suns alleged big 3 in prison all series. Swept them & now 6-0 in these playoffs . Defense wins games in the playoffs especially when you got ant & kat going crazy on offense

[@iwannatalktosampson5852]

Rudy is impactful on defense in the playoffs when you put elite perimter defenders on the court with him . Bro played in utah with 4 cones & people blamed rudy when he was playing defense 1 on 5 lol

[@j-us-t_be-in-g]

You have to open up the three more by mixing it up. Not just shooting threes...providing mid-range, post play...variation of those options.

[@mdiggler]

It's almost like the Suns shot their shot in the regular season, and the Wolves adjusted, and they have no plan B.

[@rah6229]

No it’s not that either they going away from the best scorer on the team they needa have KD at the top involved in more plays it don’t matter if he’s scoring or setting a screen but having him in the corner while McDaniels is having his way with Booker and Anthony Edwards playing good defense on Beal is pointless

[@rah6229]

Imo it just looks like they don’t know who to consistently run the offense thru which is terrible especially when u had all season to work that out even tho they didn’t have much time together cus the injuries but still it should look that bad

[@kcthava6213]

timb vs celtics

[@MoManiaTV]

nuggets vs celtics*

[@benduncan4027]

nah, the Nuggets are better than the Wolves

[@cadrollhunting3564]

I dont see the Wolves beating neither the Nuggets nor the Mavericks, both are really bad match-ups for the wolves...

[@joshuawilliams2447]

@@cadrollhunting3564ur dumb asl 😂😂to say nuggets is a bad match up for the wolves wolves are higher and have a better defense and have Jaden for Murray jokic can get guarded by Rudy

[@joshuawilliams2447]

@@benduncan4027bett we will see lol this is a 6 game series wolves dangerous and have a great defense remember that we match up great against the nuggets no other team does we’re big and lengthy and have ant

[@landonemmel]

3:41 rudy might be the goat he told Beal to come here and proceeded to make them turn it over while Beal passed out of being afraid of him

[@bossaudio12]

He told ant to stay with beal..

[@landonemmel]

@@bossaudio12 are we watching the same video? He motioned to beal with his hand to come here

[@bossaudio12]

@@landonemmel do you know basketball? Atleast troll better

[@cadrollhunting3564]

I think this is more about the Suns offense than the Wolves defense. The suns are playing without a single playmaker and are basically playing 4 SGs in their starting line-up, considering that KD basically is playing almost exclusively on the perimeter nowadays. How is that supposed to work, it makes absolutely no sense. They are totally predictable and are very easy to defend, KD, Booker and Beal all turned into very one-dimensional scorers that all do very similar things.

[@LeoPlaysOverwatch]

4:06 is a straight up casual take and lie! Utah had no good perimeter defenders which had Rudy rotating a lot to try and protect the rim…if you think Rudy couldn’t guard Mann of all people on the clippers you’re crazy.

[@alexanarchh]

A basketball KZbinr saying it’s a real surprise that Gobert is guarding the perimeter well😂😂 come on man he’s been decent at it as a big man his whole career ESPECIALLY this season. Only casual fans think gobert is a cone on defense, that all started because the jazz had horrible defenders around him

[@airflight03]

Dejavu remind what 2022 Boston Celtics done on KD, no wonder if another playoff sweep will happen in this series🧹🏀

[@j-us-t_be-in-g]

Suns' star players are all finese players. You can easily take them out of a game if you take away their strength.

[@totallydougie9386]

Feeling any differently about the absolute worst trade in NBA history? Connelly might know something more than we think. I think you should do a little deeper dive on Goebert before people start thinking you have casual blood. I enjoy your videos.

[@Kentarius]

I want to see a game where kd says fuck it and get 60 but it’s not going to happen 😂😂

[@johnshottie4415]

Probably not on this defense. Wouldn’t matter anyway. Beal and Booker have nothing going.

[@iwannatalktosampson5852]

They got kd but we got jaden McDaniels... ant was right btw

[@ryanwall1780]

Put some respect on Rudy Gobert's name

[@WarReady247]

The midrange is completely dead

[@bhedrick101]

Ant is a great middy

[@cletey2560]

Sporting Logically does not know ball 🗣️🗣️

[@DarkTales-hh5yc]

😭😭

[@timotiranda9177]

Suns Tim forgot how to play basketball they have no idea about basketball including Frank Vogel he Is the Fort one to be fired

[@TennesseeTip]

Lmao Suns are just missing shots they normally make at a high clip

[@penn0116]

So are the Wolves...

[@TennesseeTip]

@@penn0116 How so? Every Suns player shot under 50% and McDaniels and Conley outscored their average lol. I mean Ant was absolute garbage last game but that was it.

[@johnshottie4415]

@@TennesseeTipant and towns were both terrible. The suns are scared to go to the basket. Taking contested outside shots is not gonna win you many games. That’s the problem with too heavy teams like the suns. You need depth.

[@penn0116]

@@TennesseeTip And our 2 best offensive players were ineffective offensively from a scoring perspective. Naz has been bad noth games. Conley couldn't throw a beach ball in the ocean game 1. If you think the wolves are playing as good as they can offensively overall you don't know a damn thing about the wolves. The problem with the Suns is that the wolves are the best and most physical defensive team in the league this year.

[@letmesleepinpeace7052]

There's a reason for that. The Suns can't handle the defensive intensity, and they're cracking under the pressure of it all. This isn't the regular season. You play matchups, and Suns got outcoached and outplayed the last two games. True test is game 3 if the Wolves can keep it up.