On March 11, 2020, Jazz player Rudy Gobert was tested for covid-19, followed by a suspension of the NBA season. Before being detected, Gobert was very dismissive in a reporter interview, and even touched the microphone and smiled hippie at the end of the interview. As a result, he was punched in the face and became infected.
Gobert is an excellent star, and his defensive ability is among the best in the world, but his quality does not seem to be very high. Take today's game, where the Jazz were reversed by the Spurs today and were beaten 102-104. Gobert kicked Spurs player Richardson in key locations during the game. Although Gobert immediately apologized, he was still blown a malicious foul. What Gobert said after the game caused an uproar. He said: "I hope Richardson can still have children." Ligobert's statement is very wrong and disrespectful to others.
In fact, after watching Gobert's performance throughout his career, we should know that Gobert is not empty when he says such things. Generally speaking, a person's quality has a certain relationship with his IQ experience, and a player with excellent ball quotient and mature skills on the basketball court is often of high quality. For example, Curry, Paul and Jokic, looking at their interviews can only be described in one word - watertight. They rarely say radical words, have high emotional intelligence, always praise their teammates, do not deliberately demean their opponents, and it is difficult for the critical media to find thorns in them. Gobert is a counterexample, Gobert's basketball IQ is really too low, if it is not for his amazing physical talent, Gobert may not be able to play so well.
Gobert was named an All-Star three times in his career, a three-time All-Defensive Player of the Year, and once named to the NBA Second Team. On the one hand, his defensive influence is relatively large, on the other hand, he has eaten the jazz's record dividend. The Jazz have been consistently consistent in these seasons, and last season was one of the league's strongest teams. Gobert averaged 14.7 rebounds per game this season for the league's No. 1, and averaged 15 points per game to deliver 2.2 blocks. Since his third season, Gobert's rebounds per game have never averaged less than double digits. Aside from his rookie season, Gobert hasn't had any season with fewer than 2 blocks.
However, such a defensively influential player can't play any influence in key games, because Gobert is not good at a lot. For example, on the offensive end, he has no hand work, and he has no ability to attack independently. The defensive end is limited to the inside. In the Western Conference semifinals last season, Gobert was beaten by Clippers player Mann. It is reasonable to say that Gobert has been elected the best defensive player three times, why is he beaten by young players? In fact, the defensive IQ is not good, Gobert relies too much on his body, and he may be targeted when he goes out of the box. Many defenders will have an advantage when they play Big Gobert.
Gobert is 30 years old, and his basketball skills are basically fixed. Basketball IQ does not seem to have a clear trend of improvement, and his words and deeds have been shown off the court. Hopefully, Gobert will play smarter in the future, and he and the Jazz haven't proven themselves in the playoffs yet. Of course, there are fewer unnecessary words, which is completely black for yourself. Dear readers, how do you evaluate Gobert's actions toward Richardson today?