Shortly after the Timberwolves acquired Rudy Gobert last summer, coach Chris Finch sounded the alarm on what the arrival meant for the Wolves defense.
"We can't expect him to come in and be the entire savior of our defense," Finch said,
It seemed at times this was what fans and even some teammates thought Gobert should be — a one-man, top 10 defense unto himself that can fix everything around him, even when teammates make mistakes.
That's not how to enhance what Gobert does well. He can activate his elite rim protection when his teammates in front of him are on top of their game and aren't just relying on him to be a failsafe when they mess up, sometimes multiple times a possession.