Rudy Gobert on His All-NBA Defensive Philosophies and Wemby's Rookie Season 

Damn straight! 🐺🔥

Let's go wolves!!!

It genuinely motivates the whole team to do better.

Stop slobbin on his knob, grow up

RIGHT! But he would say something like “technically dropping it today is dropping it this week” 😂

Well he said “this week” on Thursday so we should’ve seen this coming

@@versatillion15 He said it at 3am my time (EST) so nah he said it friday and dropped it friday

😂 called him out. But JJ, we want to be clear! No complaints!! 😂 Love it!

I’m neither a wolves or jazz fan but agree with the sentiment. Gobert has been one of the most impactful players in the league for several years now and constantly gets overlooked.

@@andrewlynch9586 cause the league is incapable of promoting or even celebrating what not only rudy, but a ton of defensive minded players do for their teams. Rudy definitely gets it the worse but i think Bam and Herb Jones are players that are underrated in terms of impact

@@2phonebabykeem913 true. Defense isn’t appreciated near as much as it should.

@@2phonebabykeem913 watching the wolves for the past 2 decades be horrendous on defense, and then juxtaposed to what rudy has brought along with the growth of some of our young defenders, is literally so nice to see. To see Rudy deter a drive, kick out, and the defensive scramble to actively shut down the outside is honestly one of the highlights of watching a rudy led wolves defense. And im so happy for it. its like discovering a new seasoning for the first time and thinking oh my god this is great.

I think Rudy gets too much hate, maybe bc he’s foreign born. Sure he’s had his immature moments, but glad JJ could help spotlight how much he’s grown.

You don’t know how validating that is to hear as a Utah fan. As soon as the trade happened my first thought was “at least one other fanbase will truly appreciate Gobert now too” with us. Good luck, we’re cheering for the T-wolves here in Utah

@@ChidOki we will take all the support we can! Join the pack for the playoffs!

@@ChidOki i never understood the hate tbh utah had no real perimeter defense and ant just got into the #1 role last year defense takes time to mesh

Completely agree.. unless he was catching the ball in the post 🤣

He also seems like a good guy despite how much he gets bullied.

100%

There was times when catches the ball in the post and he tries to do a post move that he can’t do an turns the ball over when he could just do a give n go or sum

Bro what? Gobert has been getting his “flowers” for years as a defender and it shows in his bank account. The criticism he faced was warranted but this year he has the best defenders around him he’s ever had and he’s still taken a leap to get out on the perimeter. The combination of him not playing drop all game as well as having defenders and a coach that don’t rely solely on him as a back line giving up free runs is big for him. It’s too bad that Gobert will probably be on the decline when Ant and Jaden start to reach their prime.

AD should 100% be the defensive player of the year​@@jamesonedwardsii4943

@@jamesonedwardsii4943i’d argue he’s the most disrespected hall of fame level player imo

Yall are wild. He is a multiple time dopy and is on a max contract and probably gonna get another max contract lol

Crazy think to say about a 3x DPOY

Especially seeing that no matter the team, or the makeup, Rudy is a walking top 10 defense regardless of anything. that is the baseline, and its truly nuts watching how much our defense has improved, from watching our very abysmal defense for 2 decades.

You don’t start for a decade without some kind of talent and iq. People just hate to hate

That's the big thing Gilbert Arenas will never understand with euro guys: in any sports here there's no star system, when you're a kid you start in academies then in pro leagues as a rookie at age 14,15,16 as Wemby or Dominique Malonga (the next Alien girl in WNBA). I've seen this in every sports i'm been doing, be it volley-ball, football (the real one), tennis fencing or table tennis whatever, at an early age I was facing grown up adults, so you have to compensate for the physical aspect with your IQ. So you learn fundamentals, I mean you learn them A LOT, and the first thing is defense in team sports here, that's why the euro guys knows everything about defense before coming in the NBA. I'm french so you know it's not a secret. Football: 2 times world champion with the best defense in each of both tournaments Handball: multiple olympics and world champion with the best goalie elected in those tournaments Thierry Omeyer Volleyball: Olympic Champion with the world's best libero, Jenia Grebennikov Basketball: Tokyo's Olympics silver medal, best defense of the tournament with Gobert and Batum. And now with Wembanyama, who was a football goalie first before basket ball, and defends on small guys at work outs ! And the NBA knows it, that's why you've got 3 frenchmen and other euro boys in the next draft, because every GM is now fed up with poor defense taught in the AAU and the NCAA. The last World Cup was a big problem for team USA: they lost because of a poor defense. The GMs are fed up with those 120+ points taken 4 times a week ! so they want defense ready guys.

I assume you started watching after kg left

@@tannercasterton10 then it makes perfect sense

If Rudy works on his midrange & FT’s this offseason he’ll move into the next tier. Such a fun year to watch!

We gonna win a ring in at least 3 years wat u think?

@@tcukeem why not this year 🙏🔥

Not just European, almost every non-US player 😊

@@ebok33643 been a nba fan for 50 years. Not ALL American players today lack humility and common social etiquette……

@@pichart Correct. Most unfortunately do.

Jamel should have his own podcast I think. JJ and Murray can a great combination too but I want two podcasts 😮

thank u god

Hero

thanks

The question they should have asked... "How can you legitimately justify getting DPOY over Wemby, considering he's a much better defender, with much better stats, than you?"

Thank you

On le sastre tonton, Rudy le monde

Speaking from a UT native, he has always got the unwarranted hate. Sure he is a bit slow and not the most graceful at times, but his opposing presence on defense and his lock down ability along with 16+ rebounds a game, throw in a few lobs and an overall likeable/good person and you can’t not like the guy. We miss him here and I now follow the Wolves because of him (& Conley) but Rudy is special. We watched him grow up in UT where he really improved every year. Now we out of playoffs he is the one I’m rooting for

Defenses aren't made of wood.

Facts

That's the biggest difference between the Wolves and those Utah teams. If Rudy gets switched out onto the perimeter, there will always be another big (KAT, Naz, Kyle) who can rotate over and provide rim protection. It also allows Rudy to be more aggressive when he has to defend in space. He had a great block against the Wizards where he initially got beat on the perimeter, but very fluidly flipped his hips and used his length to stay attached and eventually get the block.

@@Blorbifinkthe other difference is no one on team feels above playing defense or that saving their energy for offense is the right thing to do

Not sure how Mitchell played D in Utah but he is a solid defender in Cleveland

@@davidlee9411 he basically was a traffic cone in the playoffs for Utah at times 😂

No doubt JJ is hella organized

Which vid do they talk about Rudy?

@@aden7535the latest episode of lebron and jj podcast

He’s been his mentor for years bro it’s defo all love for vic

I mean it helps that the competition is a guy he consider as a little brother 😂

I think rudy wants wemby to be the best in the league because of how gobert has been disrespected by his peers. It'll kind be like a "yea yall ain't messing with little bro, wassup now?" kind of thing, he'll love to see wemby dominate more than anyone.

@@dasupremegentlelad4321 Yea man... I loved the part where he said "I mean I've known him since he was 14. It wasn't a surprise to me"

The Draymond part is more of a hit than a compliment lol, bro is almost 4x DPOY without kicking anybody in the nuts lol. He has better def IQ than that

JJ already staded that he asked Joker to be on the podcast and said that Joker will never do it. He did MPJ's pocast tho.

🤦‍♂️

That would be Hakeem. And Vic will be it soon.

Seeing the battle for the one seed on top of the west and then the level of players that are going to be in the play in spots (Lebron, AD, Steph, Embid and Buttler) makes this season so exciting!!! I’m really looking forward to the Clips vs Mavs series that will be a hell of a battle

So true, i thought Ron Artest was one of the most spectacular player for example, it seems crazy to others, and some team defense where everyone gives 100%, like in the Playoffs, it is beautiful.

Love Rudy but he's not better than Bam imo

no lol, Bam/AD are better than him. On top of Jokic and Embiid. Hes probably up there with Lopez or Nurk. Offensively Rudy has issues. Also guys like Sengun, Sabonis i would say are also better. Its not so cut and dry

@@dorian6452 wrong

He’s gonna get his US citizenship?

@@imccormick0311 He is not Embiid. 🇨🇵😁

don't jinx France for this summer.

Wemby and Rudy are gonna go crazy at the olympics

IMO it’s the unwritten rules that are making defense harder. I also think individual efforts are only as good as a team focused effort allows. One excellent defensive player cannot carry the team and variable refereeing has everyone off balance.

Which unwritten rules?​@@catherinelynnfraser2001

I think JJ disagrees with that, it's just that are so many talented offensive players.

Don't forget to watch the Olympics, Wemby x Rudy in the paint in gonna be fun this summer.

@@Rai0h no 3 second rule with wemby rudy n sarr and a 6’10 risacher is damn cheating 😂😂

@@2ClutchCee sarr won't be starting they need spacing

@@luigidabest4743 but he’ll be in rotation a lot mid game for sure

@@2ClutchCee yeah he's gonna come in for gobert and then move wemby to the 5 for better rim protection while sarr can lock down on the perimeter

Don’t even think its hate he just hasn’t been the best defensive player this year

​@CamPerry His defense has made the Timberwolves the #1 defense all year, and it wasn't even close. Or are you only a stat guy? And before you say the Timberwolves have the best guard defenders too and that's why Wolves have best defense .. don't forget Utah was 3x best defense and those guards were slow and horrible at defense. That's how much Rudy impacts winning.

nope he plays with two good defensive wings he's overrated

@@weights250 i think both things can be true. McDaniels is easily one of the best perimeter defenders, if not the best.

First, I love Wemby and appreciate his game Though Rudy has been integral in creating the defensive scheme for the wolves. Isn't that an incredible individual benefit to the team ? Wemby will get the next 7 DPOY in a row. In his words : let him have it this year 😊

@@emmanuelcoquet6257 So are players like NAW or McDaniels. Its not Defensive Team Of The Year. Defensive rating on/off difference Wemby -12.0 Rudy -4.1 You can rename the award into Wemby Of The Year and you dont have to wait for next year to do that.

No, but fortunately they got the greatest defensive big man of all time

One could make a similar argument for Wemby, tho. If you fight the idea of Wemby being DPOY then you probably aren’t scrutinizing his individual contributions, writing him off based upon team record. With Wemby on the floor, Spurs have a top 5 defense. Without him they are dead last in NBA. Gobert is the best defender out of all the BEST teams in the league. True. Wemby is the best defender in the NBA, period.

How many games of the other contenders did you watch?

Nah I’m a spurs fan and rudys always been the best big man defender in the league. Now he’s got the defensive talent around him he’s shining even more, hope they win a chip this year! Obv I’d love Victor to win it cos he equally deserves it imo but the media won’t vote because of the teams win/loss

@@jublacabra Spurs have won 20 games. Get out of here with that nonsense. Would you consider someone on a trash team for MVP?

@@skoolynugenator1802 Wemby is averaging more blocks as a rookie, than Rudy his whole carrer. Wemby had Joker bring his A game playing one of the worst teams in the league. When he plays Rudy, he drops 40 on his head with ease. Brother, I have 47....