The Jazz were eliminated by the Mavericks 2-4, and the Life and Death G6, Jazz center Rudy Gobert played 36 minutes, shooting 3 of 6 and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, with only 10 points and 12 rebounds. Assists, steals, blocks and fouls are all zero! The team started the center, and there were only 6 shots in the life-and-death battle? Of course, some people say that Gobert will only eat cakes, and it is understandable to shoot less.
For comparison, the Pelicans vs Suns G6 played on the same day, Ayton played 40 minutes, scoring 22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block on 10-of-12 shooting. Gobert's offensive means are half a pound and eight pounds with Ayton, and he needs his teammates to feed the cake. The difference is that Ayton has a Paul by his side and Gobert doesn't have a teammate who is willing to pass the ball to him.
After the Jazz were out, the reporter asked Gobert if he would continue to work with Mitchell next season. Gobert replied: "When I came to Sir Utah 9 years ago, my goal was to win the title, but a lot of things were out of my control! This is the first time we've lost ourselves..." The duo may be really going to break up this summer.
Former NBA player and current NBA commentator Matt Barnes wrote: "Mitchell and Gobert will not wear jazz jerseys again next season, this combination is over!" If coach Snyder leaves the team, don't be surprised! Then Bayeux wrote, "Gobert went to the Lone Ranger?" Mitchell to the Knicks? Snyder going to the Lakers? ”
Baye is not alarmist, there have been media reports before, Gobert and Mitchell have been dissatisfied with each other this season. Speaking about the situation in the dressing room after the team was out, Gobert said: "Everyone didn't talk, it was quiet! We were hurt and disappointed because the fans had high expectations of us! ”
In this series, Gobert averaged 32.7 minutes per game, with 12 points, 13.2 rebounds and 1 block. He shot 63.6 percent from the field and 68.2 percent from the free throws. In the regular season, Gobert played in 66 games, averaging 15.6 points, 14.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, shooting 71.3% from the field and 69% from the free throw line.
Gobert averaged 7.7 shots per game in the regular season, falling to 5.5 in the playoffs. For comparison, Ayton averaged 12 shots per game in the regular season and rose to 13.3 in the playoffs. The Suns' bench center McGee averaged 6.2 shots per game in the regular season and 4.3 in the playoffs. Gobert got a top salary contract of $205 million, and McGee only had $5 million for 1 year!
This summer, Gobert will turn 30 and his big $205 million contract expires in 2026. What is the value of Gobert's deal? It is necessary to see if the Jazz will leave Mitchell, and if they do, they may exchange Gobert for some immediate combat power. If even Mitchell were sent away, what the Jazz want most was draft picks and young players.
The last 4 seasons of the Jazz regular season are 195 wins and 113 losses, with a winning percentage of 63.3%! The playoffs were 12-17, with a winning percentage of 41.4%, and only one round of the series was won. In the 2020 playoffs, the Jazz led 3-1 and were reversed by the Nuggets; in the 2021 playoffs, Leonard was injured and the Jazz were eliminated by the Clippers; in this year's playoffs, Doncic missed 3 games, and the Jazz were eliminated by the Lone Rangers.
What do you think is the biggest problem with this team?