While “dominate” is perhaps too ambitious, it likely wouldn’t hurt for the Jazz to mix things up a smidge by feeding Gobert with a bit more regularity, even if only to become less predictable and less dependent on hot shooting nights beyond the arc.Īfter all, Utah’s overreliance on its 3-point arsenal was on full display in its 101-95 road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers (22-22) on Monday night. (born August 17, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Now, the 7-foot-1 “Gobzilla” has the tools to do more damage offensively yet simply isn’t getting sufficient touches to dominate at times. Improvements from the Utah Jazz weapon remain underappreciatedĪlthough Rudy Gobert’s offensive moves often look choppy and aren’t nearly as advanced as some of the other high-profile big men in the league, there’s no denying the significant recent strides in his development on that end of the floor.Ĭonsider that part of the reason for France’s silver-medal success at last summer’s Olympics was its creativity in finding opportunities for Gobert to thrive down low as a bucket-getter. Indeed, more Gobert touches should be their aim, at least until his shooting percentage drops below 70 or so. I have a 90 ovr playmaking shot creator with a 93 mid range and a 91 3-point. So it ought to seem illogical that the Jazz (29-15) would accept such a high level of efficiency from their reasonably potent big man without trying to set him up for considerably more attempts to score. The above line graph shows his Overall Rating weekly movement while below are all his attributes, badges, and hot zones. That’s not to mention the 29-year-old’s suddenly respectable 68.0 percent from the charity stripe with a career-high 6.7 foul shots per game in what is his ninth year in the NBA. On NBA 2K22, the Current Version of Rudy Gay has an Overall 2K Rating of 75 with a Build of a 3PT Shot Creator. On February 10, 2009, Smith was chosen to replace the injured Rudy Gay. In addition to the horrific 3-point shooting, Donovan Mitchell suffered a hamstring injury and the Jazz shot under 38 percent on the night from the floor. And Gobert is now shooting a career-high 71.3 percent from the field this season. three-point shooting percentage however, the Nuggets were swept in the series. Gay can credibly keep some 5s off the glass and jostle for position, and through 10 games maintains the highest rebound percentage of his career (14.8) lineups with the duo in the frontcourt are.