thedoper wrote:lipoli390 wrote:thedoper wrote:Gobert affected winning more than Towns. I have no problem rewarding Gobert for a better season. Towns will make all NBA teams in the future. If he's really as much about winning as he lets on he should have no problem with Gobert finishing ahead of him.
There's no reliable way to compare the impact of these two players on winning. Utah was a much better team -- better talent all around, better chemistry and better coaching. There isn't a team in the League that would take Gobert over KAT if given a choice between the two for the same price.
Utah's record without Gobert has always been abysmal. Kat powers us to the lottery, Gobert has put them firmly in the playoffs for a few years now with a variety of sidekicks. KAT has great offensive stats but if he was all NBA we should be in the playoffs by his talent. I can try and justify other angles but it would just be my homerism talking. Gobert makes coaches and team chemistry look great because he is a great player. Either way KAT v Gobert can have arguments from an individual player perspective. I'm fine with wins being the differentiator between the two. I think it should be. Until KAT becomes a winner I don't want him getting individual accolades. Earn accolades with winning, not eFG%
"becomes a winner."
Like it's some sort of individual ability... other than for LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant. I agree that KAT is not as good as any of those three players.
