Author of 8 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks against the Mavericks on Thursday, for the first preseason match, Rudy Gobert resumed his good habits with intimidation, opportunism in attack and general application to perfect his relationship with Karl-Anthony Towns. Another objective: to rely on a playing fund which allows you to gain in regularity, and to avoid stupid defeats.
“The title is the goal of the entire organization and the entire team, and we know that we are far from it at the moment. We are far from it in our habits, every day, but we know that we can get there” explains Rudy Gobert at BeIN Sports. “But we have to work hard and gain that consistency that we didn’t have last year. We played very well against very good teams and then behind us we didn’t have the necessary concentration to do the job against the teams who were a little younger or at the bottom of the table. We are aware of it, and I think we were at 6 wins and 13 losses against the six worst teams (in fact, 7 wins for 13 losses against Charlotte, Detroit, Houston, Orlando, Portland and San Antonio). If we won four more matches, we would be 3rd in the West. This is both very positive, but it is also proof of the work to be done. »
“ The people who have time to talk a lot are the ones who do it the least“
Another subject discussed, the image that the French have of him. Several times All-Star and several times best defender in the NBA, Rudy Gobert does not have the aura of the greatest athletes of his generation, and he is even divisive. What does he think?
” That’s a very good question ! » recognizes the Wolves pivot. “The important thing for me is to continue to have fun. I started from nothing and I’m not yet where I would like to be. People will always have opinions and that’s part of public opinion… You’re a public figure and you’re playing in front of everyone… Everyone will always have things to say, but the only thing I can do is It’s about focusing on myself, focusing on my team, and on those close to me. »
Then Rudy Gobert talks about former players, in the NBA or in France, who come out of the woodwork when there are failures.
“In general, the people who have time to talk a lot are the ones who do the least. This also applies to former players who talk a lot. And then, there is also the French side. We’re not going to hide. We have difficulty seeing our French succeed, and we see that as soon as we have failures, we see the snails come out of their shells to speak. We’re used to it but I can’t waste my energy on this. I want to continue to have fun, to continue to progress and then it’s at the end of the ball that we’ll do the math.”
