07-16-2021, 08:55 PM
(07-16-2021, 08:51 PM)mvossman Wrote: Rudy Gobert is awesome, but I don't think he is more mobile the Noel. I would put Noel closer to a Collins than a Gobert.
Well maybe that's the source of the disagreement, then. I would have said something similar before @"Kammrath"'s Gobert thread last year. After paying closer attention to him, my respect for his ability to move is at an all-time high. Maybe too high.
Still, though, my bottom line opinion is this: I don't think Noel is "forward enough" to be able to guard Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Lebron, Jason Tatum, etc, etc, etc. I DO think that if he's playing center and is the slowest, least agile defender on the floor, then you've got something good, and THAT has a chance of being useful in the playoffs.