Perhaps this isn’t as much about Gobert as it is about Quin Snyder’s reliance on Favors. So why did Gobert play low minutes in 2018-19, big minutes in 2019-20, and now low minutes again in 2020-21? The connection I see is Derrick Favors. That narrative of Gobert being played off the floor was started because the Jazz’s head coach kept Gobert off the floor. That’s right, the DPOY of that season played just 30.4 minutes per game in the playoffs. Going back in time even more, how many minutes did Gobert average the season before against the Houston Rockets in the 2018-19 playoffs? 30.4 minutes per game. Are you seeing a pattern here? Perhaps if he had played into the 40-minute range the Jazz have a different story last season. And as we all know, in Game 7 against the Nuggets the Jazz lost by 2 points. So he is definitely capable of playing a heavier load. He even logged games of 42, 42 and 41 minutes. Against the Denver Nuggets, with Tony Bradley as his backup, Gobert averaged 38.6 minutes played. Interestingly enough, Gobert did play more minutes last season in the playoffs. ![]() So not only did Gobert sit for foul trouble, which allowed the Grizzlies to make extended runs, it didn’t even protect him because he fouled out anyways. And even though he was held for most of the game, he still ended up fouling out when Snyder put him in late. In Game 1 against the Grizzlies Gobert was a +9 in a 3-point loss. This benching of Gobert because of foul trouble has already cost the Jazz this playoffs. Has he not earned trust at this point to figure out how to adjust and stay on the floor? Apparently not.Īnd is Gobert the only one that ever deals with foul trouble in the playoffs? Surely all these other players find themselves with early fouls, but somehow they’ve all managed to stay on the floor to help their respective teams. It’s true to some to some extent, but aren’t players able to adjust their style to stay on the floor? Or is there no trust from the coach for the players to do that? Rudy Gobert is now a 3-time DPOY, 5-time All-NBA player. Snyder obviously believes that being in foul trouble limits a player. In Game 1, where Gobert dealt with early fouls, Quin Snyder pulled him multiple times after hitting whatever is his benchmark is for when you can play and when you have too many fouls. It’s a fair point, but against the Grizzlies Gobert didn’t play a game with more than 35 minutes. Now, some will mention that there are times where Gobert has been pulled for foul trouble. A big hat tip to Jake Lee for accumulating this list of minutes for the league’s best in the playoffs.Īverage Q1-Q3 minutes played for star duos in the Conference Semi-Finalsĥ1.0 - Mitchell/Gobert ⬅️ #NoteWorthy- Adam Bushman June 15, 2021 If you look at all the other players in the playoffs, Gobert isn’t even close to playing the same amount of minutes as other stars in the league. Against the Memphis Grizzlies Gobert averaged 32.5 minutes. Those are the types of minutes you’d expect to see on some random regular season game against a below. Yup, 32.6 minutes in the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs. For the series against the Clippers, Gobert is averaging 32.6 minutes per game with a high in Game 2 of 36.04. These playoffs, the minutes for Rudy Gobert have become a glaring issue. ![]() And like the Nets they’re going into Game 5 tied 2-2.īut by the amount of minutes they’re playing their stars, especially Rudy Gobert, you wouldn’t get the feeling that there’s any sort of desperation. Like the Nets, Utah has been without one of its stars for the entire series against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Utah Jazz find themselves in a very similar situation. They knew that if they didn’t win, it means heading back to Milwaukee and facing final elimination without Kyrie Irving. Why? Well, the Nets are playing for their lives. Just three minutes of rest total between the Nets’ two superstars. James Harden, back from a hamstring injury, played 45 minutes. ![]() Kevin Durant wasn’t the only one who put in a yeoman’s work. #ThatsGame /mDSTSXW7Tv- NBA June 16, 2021 The last player to play all 48 minutes during an #NBAPlayoffs game was LeBron James on (ECF, Game 7 vs. Kevin Durant (49 PTS, 17 REB, 10 AST) played all 48 minutes tonight.
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