Between the Covid-19, the suspension of the season, the anger of Donovan Mitchell, but also his new contract and the criticisms of Shaq, Rudy Gobert has just lived eleven months like no other. For The Athletic, he looks back on this year made of very highs and very lows, and in particular on the critics.
In fact, it is ” the story of my life »He sums up. “From a young age, it’s been like that. No one imagined that I could be an NBA player, or a start, or be able to become a leader of my team. So it’s always been a bit of the story of my life, and it’s something that I accept. “
And then, it’s because he became the best defender in the NBA, All-Star and now one of the highest paid players in the world that we talk more about him, and that in the lot, there is critics.
“The better you become, the more people talk about you” he continues. “And the more people will praise your qualities, adopt you or criticize you. So in a way, I more or less decided to take any criticism as a compliment. Look at LeBron. He was the most criticized player of our generation when he is the one who achieved the most. So I would say that when you start to play well, a lot of people criticize you and a lot of people say good things. “
With age, Rudy Gobert has learned to deal with it as well as possible, and while sometimes he still responds scathingly on social media, he has chosen to let the criticism slip away. “This year, you know, I think I decided to put all of my focus on being the best Rudy possible, and being the best Jazz possible. (…) We can’t let that hurt us… I really have the impression that this year, in our team, we are still focused and determined on the fact that we do not let any of this affect us. “
| Rudy Gobert | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2013-14 | UTH | 45 | 10 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 49.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 2014-15 | UTH | 82 | 26 | 60.4 | 0.0 | 62.3 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 8.4 |
| 2015-16 | UTH | 61 | 32 | 55.9 | 0.0 | 56.9 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 9.1 |
| 2016-17 | UTH | 81 | 34 | 66.1 | 0.0 | 65.3 | 3.9 | 8.9 | 12.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 14.0 |
| 2017-18 | UTH | 56 | 32 | 62.2 | 0.0 | 68.2 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 13.5 |
| 2018-19 | UTH | 81 | 32 | 66.9 | 0.0 | 63.6 | 3.8 | 9.0 | 12.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 15.9 |
| 2019-20 | UTH | 68 | 34 | 69.3 | 0.0 | 63.0 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 13.5 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 15.1 |
| 2020-21 | UTH | 20 | 30 | 60.6 | 0.0 | 53.7 | 4.0 | 9.8 | 13.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 13.5 |
| Total | 494 | 30 | 63.8 | 0.0 | 62.7 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 11.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 11.8 | |
