“Not even my old self. I feel better than I’ve ever felt, because I feel like I’m stronger than I’ve been,” Gobert said. “And I just see the experience that I have now, and you add that to the rest of the abilities that I have, I think that’s the best that I’ve been.”
Source: Chris Hine, Star Tribune @ Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Source: Chris Hine, Star Tribune @ Minneapolis Star-Tribune
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Rudy Gobert: “Defensively to me it is just about being the best in the world. That is what I have been in the past. I know that is who I am” #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/15… – 3:12 AM
Rudy Gobert: “Defensively to me it is just about being the best in the world. That is what I have been in the past. I know that is who I am” #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/15… – 3:12 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz surrender to the Phoenix Suns
Dennis Schroder and Rudy Gobert in double-double mode
Full European recap #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/15… – 2:16 AM
Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz surrender to the Phoenix Suns
Dennis Schroder and Rudy Gobert in double-double mode
Full European recap #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/15… – 2:16 AM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Rudy Gobert: “To me the goal is just being the best defender in the world. That’s what I’ve been in the past and I know that’s who I am.” – 11:21 PM
Rudy Gobert: “To me the goal is just being the best defender in the world. That’s what I’ve been in the past and I know that’s who I am.” – 11:21 PM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Wolves won the game with 21 to 4 run over six minutes in the 4th — with Gobert, Reid, Edwards, Alexander-Walker, Conley on the floor the whole time.
Wolves win: 106-90 – 10:21 PM
Wolves won the game with 21 to 4 run over six minutes in the 4th — with Gobert, Reid, Edwards, Alexander-Walker, Conley on the floor the whole time.
Wolves win: 106-90 – 10:21 PM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Big-time fourth quarter puts Wolves in the W column for the first time this year.
Reid: 25 and 8
Gobert: 14 and 14
Edwards: 19, 7a
KAT: 12, 10r
Conley: 14, 5a – 10:19 PM
Big-time fourth quarter puts Wolves in the W column for the first time this year.
Reid: 25 and 8
Gobert: 14 and 14
Edwards: 19, 7a
KAT: 12, 10r
Conley: 14, 5a – 10:19 PM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
The way Rudy Gobert is moving in these first two games is night and day from this time last year. He’s been really good. Crowd chanting “Where is Jimmy?” – 10:15 PM
The way Rudy Gobert is moving in these first two games is night and day from this time last year. He’s been really good. Crowd chanting “Where is Jimmy?” – 10:15 PM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Good maturity by Ant there. The crowd was on its feet, ball in his hands. That’s when he loves to go for the kill shot. But on a night he hasn’t found a rhythm, he moved the ball and it got Gobert a layup. – 10:05 PM
Good maturity by Ant there. The crowd was on its feet, ball in his hands. That’s when he loves to go for the kill shot. But on a night he hasn’t found a rhythm, he moved the ball and it got Gobert a layup. – 10:05 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Another Reid three followed by a nice move by Gobert for a layup, and the Timberwolves lead 93-79 with 6:21 to play. – 10:04 PM
Another Reid three followed by a nice move by Gobert for a layup, and the Timberwolves lead 93-79 with 6:21 to play. – 10:04 PM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Great defense by Gobert on Bam on that possession and Naz drills another 3. – 10:03 PM
Great defense by Gobert on Bam on that possession and Naz drills another 3. – 10:03 PM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
I don’t think any team in the NBA will play a taller/longer lineup than the lineup the Wolves have in right now.
Rudy Gobert: 7’1 (7’9 wingspan)
Naz Reid: 6’10 (7’3 wingspan)
Kyle Anderson: 6’9 (7’3 wingspan)
Troy Brown Jr.: 6’7 (6’10 wingspan)
Shake Milton: 6’6 (7’1 wingspan) – 8:40 PM
I don’t think any team in the NBA will play a taller/longer lineup than the lineup the Wolves have in right now.
Rudy Gobert: 7’1 (7’9 wingspan)
Naz Reid: 6’10 (7’3 wingspan)
Kyle Anderson: 6’9 (7’3 wingspan)
Troy Brown Jr.: 6’7 (6’10 wingspan)
Shake Milton: 6’6 (7’1 wingspan) – 8:40 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Entering his 11th season in the NBA, the second straight with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Rudy Gobert feels better than ever 🇫🇷
The 31-year-old French center debuted with a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds in the losing effort against Toronto:
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/15… – 5:14 AM
Entering his 11th season in the NBA, the second straight with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Rudy Gobert feels better than ever 🇫🇷
The 31-year-old French center debuted with a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds in the losing effort against Toronto:
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/15… – 5:14 AM
More on this storyline
Rudy Gobert discussed overcoming the shorthanded Heat in his side’s home opener at Target Center. He also confirmed personal goals for his 11th campaign in the league based in North America. “I think we kept doing the little things. We raised the level throughout the whole game, focusing on what we do, the little details. Offensively, we just made the right play,” the French center summed up the first win of the season, “We have so much talent.” “There is always somebody that’s going to score,” he described numerous options on the roster. -via EuroHoops.net / October 29, 2023
Jon Krawczynski: I asked Gobert if he feels like his old self: “Not even my old self. I feel better than I’ve ever felt, because I feel like I’m stronger than I’ve been. The experience that I have now, you add that to the rest of the abilities that I have, I think that’s the best that I’ve been.” -via Twitter @JonKrawczynski / October 27, 2023
Sky Cave Retreats gained notoriety earlier this year when Aaron Rodgers participated in a darkness retreat before deciding the next step in his career, which led the quarterback to force a trade from the Packers to the Jets. Rudy Gobert, who meditates frequently on his own, wanted the chance to experience this for himself. In May, in one of the company’s hobbit-like holes, he entered a small door that led to a room underground, where he spent the next 64 hours: three nights and two days. -via Minneapolis Star-Tribune / October 21, 2023