A few days ago, Rudy Gobert was not named to the NBA All-Star team. It hurt him and his mother on many levels. It hurt Jazz fans. It also hurt the Jazz organization.
Mychal wrote an excellent article about the changes Dennis Lindsey would like to see changed in the process of choosing All-Star reserves. It would be a big step in avoiding an egregious mistake like Gobert not being selected.
Gobert was justifiably upset about not being chosen. Here is what he had to say:
Rudy on the snub:
Rudy: "A lot of kids that are watching — you’re telling them that defense doesn’t matter, that winning doesn’t matter.