Rudy Gobert has proven his 'haters' right

On defense, he's been a liability when switched onto Luka Doncic or Kyrie Irving (Game 2 finish, anyone?), and even worse — he's been out-hustled by a 20-year-old rookie in Dereck Lively. Below are examples of Daniel Gafford and Lively manhandling Gobert in Sunday's Game 3.

Gobert became so unplayable that Timberwolves kept him out of the game through most of the fourth quarter of Game 3. And when he returned, they were outscored by seven points in three minutes.  

After the game, Charles Barkley implored the Timberwolves to bench Gobert in favor of Naz Reid for the remainder of the series.

"I think they should start Naz Reid," Barkley said on "Inside the NBA" on TNT. "I'm probably going to take Rudy out. He can't guard anybody out there."

That Barkley said Gobert "can't guard anybody" is a shocking indictment on a player winning four Defensive Player of the Year awards. 

When your peers vote you the "most overrated" player in the league, they must have a valid reason to do so. Gobert's supporters have come to his defense in the past, labeling those critics as "haters" jealous of the Frenchman's vast trophy collection. But with each passing postseason, it's becoming clearer that those detractors may be on to something.