Like Rudy Gobert blocking a shot, Quin Snyder stopped a question in its tracks on Saturday night.
He wanted to make a point after the reporter had suggested it was merely Snyder’s opinion that Gobert is the best defensive player in the NBA. So he interrupted.
“I think it’s an empirical fact,” he said. “Empirical from the standpoint that if you look at every number, he has been dominant. I’m not pining for him. I will. But I am just stating what is happening with our team and what Rudy is doing is special right now.”
Quin Snyder says that Rudy Gobert’s status as the best defensive player is “an empirical fact.