Rudy Gobert claims NBA rivals ‘don’t know how to stop’ Minnesota as he hails key teammate

Rudy Gobert believes that Jaden McDaniels’ two-way game presents challenges for opposing teams that can be difficult to manage.

“It forces the defence to make tough decisions. When you have a shooting threat like he is, scoring threat like he is.

“And you have somebody like me who rolls to the basket, it forces teams to make tough decisions.”

A renowned two-way contributor, McDaniels is a versatile forward whose defensive prowess is highlighted by his average of 1.4 blocks this season. His skill set makes him an effective complement to Gobert.

Timberwolves offence built on adaptability, not star isolation

Gobert believes the Timberwolves’ offensive strength lies in their ability to adapt.

Instead of relying on one player to take over, they look for and attack whatever openings the defence gives them.

“The great offensive team we are, we find a weakness, and we find the right play. And that’s what we are really figuring out right now,” the Frenchman began by saying.

“Instead of thinking ‘I should expect to score 30 tonight no matter what’, sometimes a team is going to take that away and you have to make the right play, and we have a very talented teammate who is going to score.

“When you do that, instead of scoring 100 points, 110, we are scoring 140, 150. Teams are scratching their heads defensively because they don’t know how to stop us.”

This season, two Minnesota players – Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle – both average over 25 points per game.

Their teammates also get in on the action: McDaniels, Donte DiVincenzo, Naz Reid, and Rudy Gobert himself all reach double figures too.