Can Phoenix Figure Out Rudy Gobert? 

Rudy isn't on the Jazz anymore, this Wolves team is so much more dangerous defensively. To even get to Rudy, there's Ant, McDaniels, Conley, NAW, Naz Reid, Kyle Anderson, even KAT when he's playing hard is a decent defender. I don't see the Suns solving all of that, not in a playoff series where the Wolves are going to be going all out, and pushing themselves to the max. They're one of the hungriest looking teams.

The narrative on Rudy was proven to be false. He was guarding the perimeter and the paint.

Why would the Suns need to figure out Gobert? I thought he was unplayable in the playoffs 😂😂

That was a cool edit where you showed KAT defend Beal for the cross over middie, and then see Rudy guard the same move. That was effective for the viewer.

Guard KD straight up with KAT and don’t let Beal or Booker go off. Hammer em on the boards and points in the paint. Aside from shooting a ridiculous FG% I don’t see how Phx can overcome the size and length disparity.

whats crazy is i know this dude doesnt watch much wolves. their whole point is to let kd cook. he can score 60 points they dont care.. the same reason they have kat and kyle anderson guard jokic. they choose to make 4 guys lives miserable instead of looking to lock up all 5 spots. "letting kd cook" is exactly what will have pheonix lose in 6 games. the exact thing you dont wanna do against the wolves.

Still waiting for Rudy to get played off the floor. You know like how everyone said.

wolves fan here. but even if i wasn't, i'd still probably go wolves

No they can't

Thanks for the truth about gobert he is good but struggle in transition à center is not à cheetah

Letting KD cook is what the wolves want. It's shutting down Booker and Beal that is what the Wolves are doing. If Booker or Beal doesn't step up, it's going to be a short series even if KD cooks. We all know no one is stopping KD besides KD.

The thing is KD is going to get his no matter what, the wolves are accepting that KD historically doesn't take Luka/Kobe levels of volume so they're taking away the other options

hearing from the timberwolves side of their gameplan was that they werent focused on taking away kd they were focused on taking away booker because win or lose kd will score

Bol Bol was the answer the lineup of Bol Bol , kd , nurk , Beal and book was killing them cause Bol was killing them but Frank is clueless so I have no faith

for everyone saying Bol Bol is the answer, is he really that nice or is this like a joke I'm missing?

Lol this is funny

Wolves in 5

They can't if they keep playing non shooters like Nurk and Eubanks at the 5

Sun need fast break

Can you do a Giannis Antetokounmpo video in the future?

Wolves in 6

Bol bol is the answer

Can you imagine the havoc Draymond Green could cause with Gobert's height at 7'1"? Instead Green is still a generational defender at 6'6"

first pin me

Nice breakdown. I think we're going to see a lot more screen action designed to get McDaniels off booker and on to someone else to allow Booker more open looks. But I could see the Wolves responding to that with a small ball lineup with McDaniels at the 4 and NAW at the 3 to handle those switches. This is arguably the most interesting match up in the western conference. Both teams are so different. Suns have the best two players on the court but the wolves have a seemingly endless bench of 3 & D guys to throw at the suns. My biggest question is whether the suns have more tricks in their bag. I've watched the wolves play multiple styles of ball this year and I suspect Finch has something unique ready for game 2. But do the Suns? Or is the plan for KD, Booker and Beal to just power them to a series win? There's enough star power there that they could.

Wolves in 6

Wolves in 6