Gil's Arena BATTLES Over The NBA's Most Overrated Player 

“ he can’t get no stops on the perimeter “ he’s been clamping Phoenix on the perimeter all series cmon now 😂

rudy gobet was leading the number 1 defense in utah with bad defenders and once he got teammates who are good defenders it allows hm to thrive even more mccant is right on rudy

I was a Gobert hater for awhile but we gotta be honest Utah Jazz was an elite defensive team with him and a top seed in the West. He’s now on the Wolves and they are a top seed with an elite defense. The common denominator is Gobert. Edit: I’m bringing the Rudy haters out of hiding with this one

Lexie average 6 points in the damn WNBA and she calling a nba player overrated ? Stop it love

Trey Burke slander is crazy 😂😂😂😂

Bradley Beal is the most overrated player in the league

I hope Lexi is this aggressive talking about wnba players lol

Rashad McCants is right. One reason why Rudy isn't getting many blocks right now, people aren't challenging him. They know he will block them if they go at him straight up so they don't even try, they pass out or they try to come at him when he isn't focused on them. Guys like Wemby and Chet are getting tested right now and people are attacking them way more and they are finding out that they are elite and they will block them. So they are getting a ton of blocks because players are going right at them to test them. Wemby is also probably just a straight up better one on one defender. He is more agile, and nimble, he moves better, so yea I can see people arguing for him over Rudy, Wemby is incredible but you cannot discredit what Rudy does. Every team Rudy has been on has been a top defensive team and he has this current Timberwovles team looking like the damn 2005 Pistons. He got cooked in the playoffs because he had to elevate trash defenders. Now that he has good defenders, he isn't getting played off the court at all.

Gil and Lexie looked like damn fools in this segment. Lmao.

Lexi lost all her credibility when she pretty much said she had to listen to commentary to get her narrative on Gobert

Caling Gobert overrated is the first sign that your a casual. McCants cooked

Lexi don’t know what she’s talking about the most Casual fan I ever heard. The wolves have the best defense in the NBA, and he’s the best defender on that team. Edit: Yea I’m from SOTA

Rare McCants W

Nobody on this panel Watched the Timberwolves all season except for McCants😂😂😂😂 This is a shameful podcast full of experts. Quote"

If you actually watch the Jazz in the playoffs the year before they went on a rebuild Rudy got blamed but his teammate were so bad on defense he had leave his spot to help them since his teammates couldn't' stop no one.

Anyone questioning Rudy has not watched a single Timberwolves game this year. Ant is incredible, Twolves perimeter defenders are incredible, but the number 1 reason the Wolves is destroying the Suns is Golbert

lexi got the housewife with a range rover at starbucks fit on

The jealousy of Rudy in league is insane. I’m not a fan of Rudy but I hope he win another defensive player of the year. And hope he wins a championship this year.

Rashad's Rudy-Draymond comparison towards the end of this video was the icing on the cake. Great example!

I don't even like Rudy Gobert but I seen teams change whole game plans and avoid the paint and also score 2 points the whole game in the paint. The impact he has is like no other defender.

Devin Booker said he aint scorimg cause they're funneling him to Gobert

Rudy is doing what Tyson Chandler did, and he was praised as an anchor. But not Rudy because he's french, and they just dont like him.

I just wish there was a basketball podcast with pros who would look at actual stats. Gobert was only allowing .82 points per possession in isolation and .89 points per possession in pick and roll. Teams would score less than 90 points a game if that is the only play they ran. He had a better defensive differential at the rim the Wemby as well. The difference between Gobert who was number 1 and Wemby at number 2 was the difference between Wemby and a middle of the pack big man defender.

Gobert has been SENSATIONAL guarding on the perimeter.

What McCants is saying is like someone averaging 30 on a trash team vs averaging 24 on the number one team

McCant be making great point he always make me rethink my opinion 😂

The Rudy slander is WILD,, I’m a Wizard fan and I would LOVE to have Rudy on the squad

He had one block “ it was a powerful block tho” 😂

Gobert does his job as McCants stated! Lexie averages 6pts for her career on 40% shooting she can't call anyone overrated.

The Gobert slander is crazy. The Jazz defense was literally top 2 or 3 in the league when he was there, now Minnisota is 1st in defense, but he’s overrated? How are you overrated when you’re the best defender on a winning top defense team. If you think Wemby is better defensively fine, but to say Gobert is overrated doesn’t make sense.

"I don't even know who Trey Burke is..." & "Oh, that is a real person." Ladies and gentlemen, this is proof right here that just because you played in the league doesn't make you more knowledgeable than sports fans all over the world...fucking casuals. Lol

I'm not sure what Gil has against Rudy! He is the best defensive player in NBA, period! Rashad is the only guy with some IQ in this show!

They don’t correct Gil even when they see he’s loud and wrong.

He might get two blocks a game but he has at least 10 to 12. Never minds a game where a offensive player will go into the paint thinking he was going to shoot, but he changes his mind when he sees Rudy hovering over him

Mccant been cooking y’all. Since he put that shirt on

Gil almost said, "What do blocks have to do with defense?" LMAO

Gilbert always hating bro because he never won anything

I'm not a gobert fan. But I will say this his offense is limited he Gets paid to play defense protect the paint and get rebounds. Yes sometimes he has bad play off games but the guy is worth what ever someone was willing to pay him

Arena's not understanding team defense. 😆 Great job Rashad!

mccants is actually a very intelligent guy when hes composed. IQ disparity between him and these two, especially lexie, makes this pretty unwatchable. gil is trolling most of the time but here he is lost. please get people in mccants intellectual realm or at least people who make it entertaining like miko.

Gobert is a great defender! Has a crazy impact on the game

You can tell McCants is the only champion on this panel.

Watch the first 3 games of these playoff series, then speak on if you think Rudy is sorry.

They talked about KG being dominant defensively yet when KG won DPOY he averaged leases than 2 blocks a game and a little over 1 steal a game. You can’t go off stats when you talk about impact of a defensive player.

I think DPOY is voted like how the MVP Award is voted nowadays. If your defense isn't translating to WINS, then you aren't going to be in first place in votes.

Rudy is definitely fkn underrated. Y’all think everyone wants to be flashy. I can name numerous GREAT fkn players that are not flashy: Jokic - they hate on him too because of multiple season MVPS, Tim Duncan - they hated him because of multiple championships, Steve Nash- they hated him because he took an MVP from Kobe,

Gil bro Rudy was always in top defense Utah were ranked top defense for years now the wolves stop hating on that men

Gil and Lexie clearly has a personal vendetta against Rudy. Lmao. They are refusing to see Rashad's points. Lol.

Wtf are Gil & Lexie talking about? If you go down there AND HE ALTERS YOUR SHOT??? HE DID HIS JOB? He has to block the shot or he didn’t play defense? 😂 Who is testing him at the rim to prove he’s overrated?? The only TWO guys he can’t guard NOBODY can guard. And Rudy has the lowest defensive rating so again, Gil whole argument is just cap.

Rashad went in his phone too😂😂 Him and Kmart tired of Gil coming with notes

Mcants cooked Gil on the Gobert debate.

2 wolves as being the most overrated as they are about to sweep a “super-team” all the irony

He's FAR from overrated. A lot of ppl running with this narrative just don't understand basketball. How can you have the best defensive rating in the league but be overrated in that category. The analytics don't lie. If you watch Gobert he's just an extremely smart and disciplined defender. He's the #1 guy you want in any drop coverage or zone which is what the Wolves play. Can't no other bigs cover dribble hand offs and P&R's better than him. People don't see much talent showcase on the offensive side which is mainly why he gets called overrated tbh but on the defensive side he's that guy and is making every team he's on that much better

The hate against Rudy has nothing to do with basketball. Check stats and advanced stats you will see that Gobert is a great defender and the 2024 DPOY.

Rudy does his job. You have to watch the games to understand. He definitely alters shots and helps out his guards when they get beat

Gobert has been Top 6 in block per game for 8 times in his 11 years career. What are they even talking about. Just because the man is not averaging 7ft4 Wemby numbers doesn’t mean he’s not getting the job done.

She said Rudy can’t get no stops out there and last game Rudy stole the ball and went fast break. He walked lol but scored 😅

all you need to look at is rim attempts of oppositions vs other teams, vs timberwolves. enough said they stop going to the rim when rudy is on the floor. Timberwolves opponent rim FGA frequency with Rudy Gobert off: 32.2% (50th percentile) Timberwolves opponent rim FGA frequency with Gobert on: 25.0% (98th percentile) Additionally, opponents shoot 4.5 percentage points worse at the rim when he's on the floor.

No one will say this because you have to protect or simp for the “queens.” But Lexie’s takes are AWFUL with no knowledge. She said altering shots doesn’t matter if you don’t block it, said Chet is a better defender, said all Caitlin Clark does is shoot 3s (despite leading the country in assists). She doesn’t know what she’s talking about

Rashaad actually made sense in this argument and had valid points. He cooked Gil and that girl this one lol

If anything Rudy Gobert is underrated. He gets so much hate for no reason

Josiah sarcasm mixed with the professional tone is hilarious.. his ad-libs are Migos level too lol

Will somebody tell Lexi that points arent scored on defense 😂

never thought i would agree with Mccant

Soooo Gil’s point is that there is a conspiracy to give Gobert the award… because he’s about to win his fourth. FOH

So nobody heard her say, "he ain't been the same since draymond choked him out"?!

Get off Rudy meat he’s doing his job

You can tell they don’t watch Timberwolves lol. The defense definitely goes down without Rudy on the floor see it every time smh.

The Rudy hate is crazy... Lol thats Shaqs fault 😅 Same with Javale

Rudy DPOY for sure.

Defense rating drops down 4% when Rudy off the court compared to 2% when emby off. Gilbert yelling thinking it means something

Let Rudy win it one last time before this alien steals it for the next fifteen years

McCants actually watches Basketball, the other’s don’t.

This was an enjoyable segment!

“There’s a guy doing what what Rudy used to do” “I still do what I do, I’m just on a better team” COOK MCCANTS !!!!!!

Rudy Gobert is by far the best defensive player in the NBA and it’s not even close. This is why NBA players should rarely ever be GMs.

Rashad bringing up Dalembert out of nowhere is wild.. 😂 not Even Dalembert is still talking about Samuel Dalembert 😂

Lexie and Gil don't know what overated means... Their only argument is Wemby better but his career didn't start this year. Those American players are just jealous about him. If he was American they would love him.

Gilbert getting old that name fumble is a Charles Barkley thing 🤣🤣🤣

McCants has had a few good takes lately 👏 keep up the good work 😂

Gil said a Horace Grant type player is unplayable in today’s game of “skill.” Umm 🤔.. wtf is a Rudy Gobert then? Wtf is a Jaxson Hayes? Gil is a prime example of an NBA player who should be educating casuals, but too often doesn’t.

McCants won this debate.

The cake analogy is crazy😂

Rudy slander is weird

First of all, yes, a case can be made for Vic winning DPOY. But if you think Gobert winning would be some kind of tragedy, you don't know basketball.. or you're being disingenuous.. From the moment Gobert became a starter in Utah, he has been the most consistent and dominating defender in basketball by a mile. Whether it's Counting Stats or Advanced Stats, he's at the top of nearly every meaningful category. If you think his 6th in the league block totals are underwhelming, your thinking is wrong. His block totals being lower is actually proof of just how good he is. For ten years the dude has been the most effective defender in the post and at the rim. During these ten years, even the best offensive talents in the league have been humiliated by him multiple times. A man can only fail so many times before he decides to avoid the paint all together. His greatest asset isn't his ability to prevent shots from being made, it's that he prevents shots from being taken The reason for this isn't because of his length or athleticism, it's because he never loses focus, always knows where he needs to be, he never takes plays off, and most of all because his Basketball IQ is off the charts. If he were a 6'3" guard, he'd still get First Team Defense every year

A wnba player calling a nba multiple times defensive player of the year overrated is INSANE

Rudy is one of the most valuable players in the league they hating

McCants is lighting Gil up this segment

"When Rudy leaves the floor they don't drop." Watch when Rudy got into foul trouble game 4 against the Suns. All of a sudden a Suns offense that couldn't get to 100 is scoring left and right. Now Booker almost gets 50 in an elimination game. The TWolves are a great defense team but they fall off so much without Rudy. If you can't see how good he is then you just don't want to

About time yal learned how to put sumn onna board n let the viewers watching actually be able to see. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

Rudy is DPOY

Jordan Poole played bad earlier in the season but once they moved him to PG he ended the season averaging 23ppg, 8 assists and 4.5 rebounds in his last several games. He turned it around. I didn't get this because he's not rated. No All-star appearances and no All NBA honors. Don't you have to be "rated" before you can be "overrated". 😅 What he does get is a lot of attention on social media. The online sites are either making fun of him or hyping him up but he's always talked about and featured more then most players.

Washington Wizards still looking for Gil for robbing em for millions

Trey Burke gotta post that 50 cent meme “WTF I do”💀💀💀💀💀

81 Votes. 😩

Reading it in his voice is crazy 😂😂😂

“He ain’t been the same since Draymond choked em out” - Lexi y’all be cutting up!!!!

That UNC stuff got Rashad on his redemption Arc

Rudy Hate is wild.

Gil ppl did call Jrue overrated last year.... Versus Jimmy Buckets 🧐