Rudy Gobert ☆

• Podcast NBA GM survey (reported), via Locked On Wolves · Relayed report · Oct 16

  Best interior defender: Gobert got the only non-Wemby vote, which the host says came from the Spurs because they could not vote for their own player.

• Podcast Locked On Wolves host · Report · Oct 15

  Lyles played with Gobert more than in earlier games, mostly because of foul trouble for Beringer (heard as 'Berenger'; likely Joan Beringer).

• Podcast Locked On Wolves host · Analysis · Oct 15

  Host calls the Ball-Gobert pick-and-roll a positive overall. On the three short-roll plays he tracked, Gobert made the right decision twice and converted twice.

• Podcast Locked On Wolves host · Report · Oct 15

  Example of a poor decision: in the first quarter, Gobert tried to dunk out of the short roll instead of kicking to Dosunmu (heard as 'io'; likely Ayo Dosunmu), who was open in the corner for three.

• Podcast Locked On Wolves host · Analysis · Oct 15

  Host thinks Gobert in the short roll can be a weapon and will be a big part of the offense this season.

• Podcast Locked On Wolves host · Report · Oct 15

  Third-quarter highlight: Kuminga (heard as 'Kaminga') timed a baseline cut off Edwards' drive instead of staying in the corner, then passed to Gobert for a dunk. Host calls it picture-perfect ball movement.

• Podcast Locked On Wolves host · Analysis · Oct 15

  Detroit scored 64 paint points (host first said 62, then corrected himself). Host blames the perimeter defense more than the bigs, who he says protected the paint pretty well.

• Podcast Locked On Wolves host · Report · Oct 15

  Rebounding: the Wolves allowed 10 offensive rebounds. Lyles had zero rebounds in 15 minutes. Gobert had 4 rebounds (all defensive) in 22 minutes. Beringer (heard as 'Barron J') had 7 rebounds, 4 offensive and only 3 defensive, in 18 minutes.

• Podcast Locked On Wolves host · Prediction · Oct 15

  Host projects Beringer (heard as 'Baron J') to average about 18 minutes, with Gobert playing about 30 a game. He says Beringer will not play alongside Gobert, at least to start the season, unless he quickly develops a jumper.

• Podcast Locked On Wolves host · Prediction · Oct 15

  Host says there is a real chance Beringer (heard as 'Baron J') averages about as many points as Gobert in significantly fewer minutes, thanks to offensive rebounds and putbacks.

• Podcast Ben Beecken, Locked On Wolves · Analysis · Oct 14

  The host lists the five starters as Ball (heard as 'Lamella Ball'; likely LaMelo Ball), Anthony Edwards, McDaniels (heard as 'Jay McDaniels'; likely Jaden McDaniels), Kuminga (heard as 'Jonathan Kiping'; likely Jonathan Kuminga) and Rudy Gobert.

• Podcast Ben Beecken, Locked On Wolves · Report · Oct 14

  In the most recent preseason game, Cody Williams barely got the ball in the half court and was clearly the fifth option. Ball (heard as 'lamello'; likely LaMelo Ball) and Edwards (heard as 'ant') kept running pick-and-rolls with Rudy Gobert.

• Podcast Ben Golliver (ESPN) (quoted), via Locked On Wolves · Quote · Oct 14

  The host reads from Golliver's article: Beringer (heard as 'Yohan Barron-Jay'; likely Joan Beringer), a 2025 first-round pick and 19-year-old French center who stood out in Las Vegas Summer League, is Gobert's backup but must still prove he can handle playoff rotation minutes. The article adds that Gobert has played at least 70 games in each of the past four seasons.

• Podcast Ben Beecken, Locked On Wolves · Analysis · Oct 14

  The host notes that last season Gobert was suspended for a couple of games over flagrant fouls. He adds that with technical fouls, you don't really know what to expect from Beringer (likely Joan Beringer). He uses this to argue the team needs a deep-bench center.

• Podcast Jack Borman, Locked On Wolves · Prediction · Oct 13

  Gobert attempted five threes last season and is described as 0-for-22 in his career. Jack predicts about 10 attempts this season and at least one make.

• Podcast Locked On Wolves host · Prediction · Oct 13

  Rapid-fire predictions from unidentified panelists: the Wolves finish top five in offensive rating, and Gobert wins Defensive Player of the Year again.

• Podcast Ben Beecken, Locked On Wolves · Report · Oct 13

  Against the Knicks' drop coverage, OG Anunoby (heard as "Ananobi") left McDaniels to tag the rolling Gobert. Ball skipped the pass to McDaniels for an open three. Ball assisted on Minnesota's first two baskets.

• Podcast Ben Beecken, Locked On Wolves · Opinion · Oct 13

  Rudy Gobert had only one block, but the host thought he was very effective on defense, including against Karl-Anthony Towns.

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