Rudy Gobert was absolutely dominant in last night’s performance against the Chicago Bulls. For the first time in a while, a team decided it would be a good idea to attack the Utah Jazz down low with Gobert on the court. Rudy turned that into a season-high 9 blocks, reminding everyone loud and clear who the frontrunner for Defensive Player of the Year is. In fact, some say the chatter around Gobert should be even larger:
The drumbeat for Rudy Gobert-for-MVP needs to get louder.
— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) March 23, 2021
By the way, I couldn’t agree more.