Golden State has been the worst defensive team in the league this year, counting on a bunch of G-League caliber players for many of their minutes. And even the ones that are NBA caliber, like Willie Cauley-Stein, D’Angelo Russell aren’t known as solid defenders.
So what’s the best way to take advantage of that? Dunks and layups, especially from Rudy Gobert. That’s been something that the Jazz haven’t been able to find as often this season. In some part, that’s because Gobert and new acquisition Mike Conley are still trying to work with each other, and in some part, it’s because the Jazz have played more heavy-drop big defenses than ever before.