Joe Ingles and Rudy Gobert have responded to Anthony Edwards comment that the Jazz are playing pickup basketball in their defense.
Announcer: “It’s not a 1-on-1 game out there.”
Joe Ingles: We’re trying to get stops, we don’t want points on the board either, but at the end of the day he made it personal. It was really unnecessary. But I’ll take this as motivation because if you think about when you were younger…you had your pick who you wanted to play with and then they got picked up by another team so they don’t want us anymore? Well today people can say whatever they want without any repercussion because social media is making everything public
The “Patrick Beverley” is a basketball player for the Houston Rockets. He recently made some comments about Rudy Gobert’s defense and how it was not as good as people think. The Utah Jazz team responded to his comments by saying that they are playing in the NBA and should be treated like one.
Following the Utah Jazz’s 136-104 triumph against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, Anthony Edwards and Patrick Beverley made some weird remarks regarding Rudy Gobert. Both players had some things to say about the French center, who is often chastised for failing to protect his greatest opponent.
Edwards initially underestimated Gobert’s defensive influence, claiming that he was more afraid of playing against Kristaps Porzingis of the Dallas Mavericks than of Gobert.
“I don’t get any layups when I play against Porzingis. I’m not sure why we weren’t able to complete the job on Rudy Gobert. He hasn’t instilled terror in my mind. I’m not sure why.”
Beverley also took a jab at the Frenchman, claiming that he never guards the most difficult player on the floor despite winning Defensive Player of the Year three times in the last four seasons.
“If I’m Defensive Player of the Year, I’m constantly on the lookout for the greatest player. I’m not going on a scavenger hunt. It’s no disrespect to Royce O’Neale or the rest of their squad, but I’m not going to be defending Royce O’Neale if I’m Defensive Player of the Year. Mike Conley, Donovan Mitchell, and Bogdanovic are all under my protection. Vanderbilt is being guarded by Rudy Gobert. And every time I hear he was named Defensive Player of the Year, I get excited. So, you know, anything.”
Gobert and teammate Joe Ingles were not pleased with the Timberwolves’ words and retaliated. To begin, the Australian slammed Edwards, claiming that he doesn’t watch enough basketball to think Porzingis is more dangerous than Gobert.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports:
“I mean, I’m not sure what you’re talking about.” It’s amusing that Edwards thinks Porzingis is more terrifying than Rudy. “Obviously, they don’t watch enough basketball,” Ingles remarked. “Perhaps Porzingis blocked him once or twice.” I’m not sure. … To me, it’s strange.”
Rudy added his two cents, claiming he’s accustomed to people shooting at him. That doesn’t influence his attitude toward the game, and he’s always willing to provide a hand to assist his side win.
“This isn’t the first time someone has fired a shot at me for no apparent reason. Every night, I come in to help my team win and to be the best Rudy I can be. I never aim my gun at anybody. I just think about myself. “I believe it’s simply that when you’re the greatest in the world at something, people become insecure and attempt to invalidate your work in some manner,” Gobert said. “… It’s more amusing than anything else.” It’s just amusing. It is, nevertheless, a portion of it. People will attempt to discredit what I do, as well as what we do as a group. It’s been the same throughout my whole career. I’m simply going to keep earning medals and trophies, and perhaps, I’ll be able to assist my team win something larger.
The aim, according to Gobert, is not to shut down a single opponent, but to defeat the opposition squad as a whole.
“I let Quin know that I’m OK with protecting anybody. I’m confident in the strategy. With a giggle, he observed, “The gameplan is really excellent when you win by 30 points.” “… People must realize that we are not playing a pick-up game in the park. It’s not a one-on-one match. I’m not just protecting one player while I’m out there; I’m guarding the whole team. For some males, it’s difficult to comprehend; they’ve become used to just being able to influence one person at a time. I’m attempting to keep track of a whole team.”
Despite the fact that Gobert did not defend Karl-Anthony Towns throughout the game, the Jazz dominated the Timberwolves, winning by 32 points as visitors. At the end of the day, gaining victories should be the only thing that matters, not accumulating meaningless data that don’t affect the rankings.
The clubs will meet again on Dec. 23, with Minnesota looking to exact vengeance on the Jazz, particularly Gobert.
Watch This Video-
Related Tags
- pat beverley
- rudy gobert age
- rudy gobert contract
