Analytics RUINED The NBA

Gilbert Arenas HATES NBA Analytics. He believes that is why the Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals. They really believed they had the Defensive Player of The Year in Rudy Gobert and let Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving of the Dallas Mavericks walk all over them. Two players dismantled their NBA Playoff run in 2024 by driving to the lane and Minnesota making no adjustments. Catch this and more hot takes on Gil's Arena every week Monday - Thursday.

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[laronwilliams]

Luka did the same thing to gobert when he was in Utah. Let's not forget how gobert got to Minnesota.

[runawayrick]

90's Jazz. Stockton to Malone pick n roll. Everyone knew it was coming every single possession.

[ljayydagoat]

When Rudy was in Utah they attacked him playoff time shii why y’all think he in Minnesota 😂

[harrisq]

Gobert, did his job. Kat was supposed to help inside and acted like he was Steph curry. Playoffs are all about matchups.

[hittkid]

Wolves did try to double him and blitz the PnR, Luka just made them pay by either dropping off the ball to the Big who either gets an open dunk or swings it to the corner shooter. Or Luka gets the ball to Kyrie who beats the one-on-one coverage. or they just reset the screen and Luka goes the other direction.

[RaMraM-zmel]

Why we blaming Rudy for trying to defend a guard, pretty sure someone messed up on the wing or the switch. Pretty sure there were 4 other players that should be guarding

[LegendaryThoughts]

The craziest part is the worst defender on the court Luka was never challenged. Thats BBQ chicken if he guarding you. Attack.

[alvin]

Dallas did the same thing to Utah... Same Players Mike Conley amd Rudy Gobert
The only difference was Donovan....

[filltheglass]

Gilbert is the biggest Front Runner. Always has the answers after said act happens

[SteezoENT]

This so annoying that it is true, imagine practicing defense and not figuring out how to attack two people doing the same play over and over.

[rusty]

The Wolves coach should be fired!!!! If the Cavs coach was fired for his players being injured!!!

[jackbombay]

Except for the last blow-up game, all games were really tight. Had the wolves, especially KAT and Ant (their two Allstars), shot better, the series would´ve been longer or even changed.
Ant shot .375 and KAT .30 in the first game where they lose by 3.
Ant shot .29 and KAT .25 and they lose by 1 in the 2nd game.
Ant shot .45 and KAT .29 and they lose by 9 in the 3rd game.
It wasn´t Rudy's fault. Put the blame where it belongs, Ant and KAT played POORLY, very poorly the whole series.

[samstephens]

Bottom line is Luka can get whatever shot he wants and you cannot defend it
He makes every lob look like a shot and he makes every shot in the paint area look like a lob, so you're literally standing there not wanting to goaltend when you find out OOPS... Lively just got me.

[TheNamesDitto]

I dont know if there's a big in the league that cant stop luka. No one can guard him inside or outside the arc and even if you double, he's got the Magic gene of making elite passes.

[apremail]

It's interesting how many current (Durant, Draymond, etc) don't respect Gobert as Defensive Player of the Year!

[tide]

Rudy looked worn down and possibly he was injured. He did not move same like he was before the middle of the season.

[DevelonAnthony-vrbl]

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS RIGHT???? FALSE A GREAT OFFENSE IS ALWAYS YOUR BEST DEFENSE. THE OBJECT OF THE GAME IS TO OUT SCORE YOUR OPPONENT.

[johnmyers]

Utah sitting back and laughing even harder about the trade.I told you so .🤣🤣

[paxromana]

He can’t give Luka credit for anything 😂. You can see the pain on his face 😅. Luka cooked the best defense in the league, they tried everything on him. This take is stupid

[l.a.]

Luka after game 3
"I feel confident. They tried to double me the whole game. Tried to double Ky. That just makes us better, " Dončić said during his on-court interview after the game. "Everybody touches the ball. Everybody plays. It’s an amazing win. We come down to the stretch, and we execute."

Dont know what games he was watching, they definetelly tried double him