Tom Pitt
Well-Known Member
What Do You Think Donovan "A New Hope" Mitchell Is Going To Be?
*Credit to OneLove for idea to use the reference "A New Hope" in re Mitchell
Obviously after the Hayward departure, an epic meltdown, the likes of which Jazz nation had never seen nor took part in, ensued and unfurled. Jazz fans all over the world looked every where they could for a crutch to help them deal. Some turned to drugs and alcohol, Nicotine, body building/exercise, food/lots of ice cream, mormonism, obsession and threats on Hayward's family (Douch bags). Hell, I personally know someone who forsook the league and turned to invest his loyalty to the dying sport of baseball, renouncing on his way out the proverbial door the NBA and its culture forever.
No matter how we chose to cope, I think most Jazz fans saw Mitchell as the natural pain killer. It was summer league, and what ever summer league is, how ever you want to classify it, he killed it. He went beast mode for a fanbase that had had one of its two shining stars pretty much turn his back on them for Boston, the big market bombshell. He went HAM for a basketball community/franchise that, in probably one of its darkest moments ever, needed a hero, so in hindsight, figuring out the DM Koolaid is a lot like adding 2+2 or analyzing whether the coefficient of the quadratic is 1. I started drinking the Koolaid the moment I saw DM go at Tatum, perhaps especially because he played for Boston. I get it though. He pops constantly on the floor. He's shiny and bouncy and he's ours. Not to mention I think he'll prove to be 10 fold the leader Hayward is and have 10 fold the toughness Hayward has. Time will tell.
So my question today is what do you think Mitchell will be at his peak? What is his ceiling. I think at the very least he's not a bust if healthy but I'll include that in the poll so Colorado Jazz Fan can have the pick he'll want �� . What is your expectation for this kid. Whatever you choose please explain why.
*Credit to OneLove for idea to use the reference "A New Hope" in re Mitchell
Obviously after the Hayward departure, an epic meltdown, the likes of which Jazz nation had never seen nor took part in, ensued and unfurled. Jazz fans all over the world looked every where they could for a crutch to help them deal. Some turned to drugs and alcohol, Nicotine, body building/exercise, food/lots of ice cream, mormonism, obsession and threats on Hayward's family (Douch bags). Hell, I personally know someone who forsook the league and turned to invest his loyalty to the dying sport of baseball, renouncing on his way out the proverbial door the NBA and its culture forever.
No matter how we chose to cope, I think most Jazz fans saw Mitchell as the natural pain killer. It was summer league, and what ever summer league is, how ever you want to classify it, he killed it. He went beast mode for a fanbase that had had one of its two shining stars pretty much turn his back on them for Boston, the big market bombshell. He went HAM for a basketball community/franchise that, in probably one of its darkest moments ever, needed a hero, so in hindsight, figuring out the DM Koolaid is a lot like adding 2+2 or analyzing whether the coefficient of the quadratic is 1. I started drinking the Koolaid the moment I saw DM go at Tatum, perhaps especially because he played for Boston. I get it though. He pops constantly on the floor. He's shiny and bouncy and he's ours. Not to mention I think he'll prove to be 10 fold the leader Hayward is and have 10 fold the toughness Hayward has. Time will tell.
So my question today is what do you think Mitchell will be at his peak? What is his ceiling. I think at the very least he's not a bust if healthy but I'll include that in the poll so Colorado Jazz Fan can have the pick he'll want �� . What is your expectation for this kid. Whatever you choose please explain why.
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