Rudy Gobert was on the minds of both head coaches ahead of Friday night’s home opener at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
While there’s an emerging narrative that the 7-foot-1 center’s effectiveness is limited by facing opponents that utilize small-ball lineups more frequently, such as Golden State, that didn’t make Warriors coach Steve Kerr any less complimentary about the center’s impact on the court.
“The players have to get used to it, because you’re gonna have shots that you think are there, and he erases them quickly, and you have to get used to that speed and bounce that he has with the length," Kerr said.