Draymond GreenForward, Golden State Warriors

What's wrong with Rudy Gobert?! #shorts #france #basketball #olympics #draymondgreen #teamusa

10 Aug 2024 · 1 min

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In this YouTube short, Draymond Green and a co‑speaker discuss whether France’s coach should keep all‑star center Rudy Gobert in the lineup for a gold‑medal game. They weigh Gobert’s familiarity with teammates and his defensive talent against the need for team chemistry and a lineup that flows well. The speakers suggest that respect for Gobert warrants giving him a chance, but if he does not complement the other four players, the coach may need to sit him to preserve the team’s rhythm and maximize medal chances. The exchange highlights the tension between individual skill, humility, and the strategic decisions coaches make in high‑stakes international basketball.

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This is Rudy Gobert, all-star. If you're France coach, do you have to take into account that this dude gotta see those guys and he's familiar with those guys? Do you play him more or do you roll with what's been working?
Outta respect, give him a chance. But if he ain't cutting it, you gotta roll with what you got. You know what I mean? Like it's a gold medal game. Rudy Gobert gotta figure out like and humble hisself and say, yo, if I want a gold medal, "I may have to sit this one out." Or if I wanna go medal, when I do play, I gotta do something. Just to make up on a team, he is just like, there's not a right 4 other players that compliment him being out there. And sometimes that's just the nature of the game. Yeah. Like you can be a great defensive player, you can be a great offensive player, but if you don't compliment the other 4 players or they don't compliment you, then it ain't no flow.