Isaac Humphries certainly found out after the Jazz’s 108-83 win Monday night: Defending Rudy Gobert is no fun at all.
That’s been true of the French center for a while now, but perhaps more so this year than ever, judging by how Gobert was able to catch lobs in a 15-point performance against the Sydney Kings. Humphries got the brunt of it, getting dunked on with one or two hands, off inbound passes or flicks of the wrist.
There has been both a concerted effort by the Jazz to make Gobert a more polished roller to the basket, as well as by Gobert to improve his ability to flush the passes thrown his way.