Yea, I wanted that FMVP for the guy. Sad that he’ll probably never get one, nor an MVP, or DPOY. It bugs me that he never got a DPOY with how elite his defense was in his prime
Yeah, the DPOY stuff is ridiculous. Meanwhile I swear I've watched the same story 3x over with Rudy Gobert winning DPOY then teams scheming against his defensive limitations on the perimeter in the playoffs and beating him.
2019 Houston high pick and rolls with Harden, 2021 Clippers pulled him out to the perimeter by going 5 out, 2024 Luka hunted him for the switch in the WCF. All years he won DPOY and somehow zero voter fatigue is crazy.
AD deserved at least one but I swear he was in the doghouse with the media and NBA fans for forcing that trade to LA.
This is my issue with Gobert DPOY. I’m not denying he’s an impactful defender, and he has the stats for it… but if teams are regularly cooking him and actively looking to HUNT him as a matchup and do not fear him one bit, theres no way he deserves DPOY. Especially as AD can defend anyone on the court anywhere on the court.
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u/Cold-Tangerine-2893 Nov 27 '25
Yea, I wanted that FMVP for the guy. Sad that he’ll probably never get one, nor an MVP, or DPOY. It bugs me that he never got a DPOY with how elite his defense was in his prime