Jazz face stormy seas ahead without Rudy Gobert

In an odd quirk of analytics this season, the numbers say the Jazz have a higher offensive rating and a lower defensive rating when Rudy Gobert is off the floor. The numbers say opponents outscore Jazz lineups with the 7-foot-1 center, and lineups without him tend to outscore the competition.These splits were mentioned to Quin Snyder shortly before the Jazz took the floor against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He politely dismissed them.“Whatever the splits have been with Rudy off the floor,&