Y'all remember when Donovan got an 8 second call against no pressure in the clutch of that Denver playoff game?
This is the mentality that often ends up being his undoing. On the surface, and if we try to pretend we don't know the context and somehow unbias ourselves, it sounds like someone is taking some kind of responsibility, which is often an important emphasis on personal development and self-awareness. However, though this superficially may appear to be a more mature statement, it actually shows less self-awareness and more situation misdiagnosis. The answer isn't "harder," "faster," or "stronger," it's really taking a step back. Donovan doesn't need to be "doing more" (on the offensive side). He needs to be calming down and being in control. It's like Marty McFly being called chicken. It only throws him off of what he does well and starts behaving in a way to compensate for insecurity that ends up working against him. My biased belief is that Donovan sees this as being "all on me" and ends up approaching the game as if everyone is on his shoulders. The answer is always "more cowbell!" We had a "historic offense" and every time our collective psyche got nervous about another perceived failure, we got higher and higher doses of offensive Donovan and negligible doses of Mike, Bojan, Joe, Rudy or Jordan. "Out of the way, guys... let this MFer go to work." That work just never seemed to... well, work.LOL:
Donovan Mitchell accepted responsibility for the Cavaliers‘ woeful offense in Saturday’s loss at Orlando, writes Kendra Andrews of ESPN. Mitchell was held scoreless in the second half — and Cleveland only managed 29 points after intermission — in a lopsided loss that evened the series at 2-2.
“You can’t have a drought like that,” he said. “It starts with me. I didn’t score in the second half. I’ve been starting second halves like that all series. Ten points (for Cleveland in the third quarter) is outrageous. We have to be better. I have to be better. I’m disappointed in myself and I’ll be better.”
But why? What does Minnesota have to do with Mitchell? I think everybody would agree that Ant >>>Garland, KAT >>>Mobley etc.This is why I say that if Minnesota sweeps tonight, the pressure is really on for Donovan tomorrow.
I'm not speaking what (most) people will say. I'm talking about the baggage people walk around with. For Kobe and Shaq, they were each keeping an eye on each others' success, not wanting to be out-done. We had a very interesting and dramatic run with Rudy and Donovan. The underlying tension was always there and Donovan is most certainly aware of where Rudy is. As part of a more internal thing, my view is that Donovan would want to make sure that whatever Rudy is doing, he's one-upping that, or proving that the failures weren't on him or at least proving to himself that the past failures were the Rudy side of the argument.But why? What does Minnesota have to do with Mitchell? I think everybody would agree that Ant >>>Garland, KAT >>>Mobley etc.
You know, you sound like one of those folks who years later keep checking social media of their ex to find any signs that they struggle in life and rejoice. Those people usually think that everybody else is the same way and that this is normal. It isn't and many other people are not like that at all.I'm not speaking what (most) people will say. I'm talking about the baggage people walk around with. For Kobe and Shaq, they were each keeping an eye on each others' success, not wanting to be out-done. We had a very interesting and dramatic run with Rudy and Donovan. The underlying tension was always there and Donovan is most certainly aware of where Rudy is. As part of a more internal thing, my view is that Donovan would want to make sure that whatever Rudy is doing, he's one-upping that, or proving that the failures weren't on him or at least proving to himself that the past failures were the Rudy side of the argument.
I have a pretty good insight into the pettiness of humans.You know, you sound like one of those folks who years later keep checking social media of their ex to find any signs that they struggle in life and rejoice. Those people usually think that everybody else is the same way and that this is normal. It isn't and many other people are not like that at all.
Good resume of the setries right now. This time i will defend Don and hope he can level up the next games and carry his team.They should clearly lead Orlando in 3P shooting but Strus and Donovan have both shot so poorly that they are last in 3P% of all playoff teams. Orlando isnt shooting great at 31.1%, but Clevelands 26.7% is much more below par. Strus at 17.6% with 4.3 attempts and Donovan at 25.0% with team leading 7.0 attempts.
They have also lost the rebounding battle and 2nd chance points (by 5.2 per game!), which are inexcusable numbers considering Orlando doesnt even use a real center.
I equally blame the disingenuous Don and his enabler SnyderI think the main difference between the Jazz, Don and Rudy era and Minny right now is that everyone is involved at Minny when it's clutch time. Of course ANT get the most responsability but others do as well. Tonight Mike score all his points in the fourth quarter when he was sleeping in the corner with the jazz. They try to feed Rudy as they always do even if Rudy was awful on offense tonight. Mac Daniels, KAT score important buckets as well and of course ANT was MVP level. For me blaming only Don is not fair. Jazz issues were mainly coaching issues.
it's ridiculous that Cleveland should lose by that much to this limited Orlando team
LOL:
Donovan Mitchell accepted responsibility for the Cavaliers‘ woeful offense in Saturday’s loss at Orlando, writes Kendra Andrews of ESPN. Mitchell was held scoreless in the second half — and Cleveland only managed 29 points after intermission — in a lopsided loss that evened the series at 2-2.
“You can’t have a drought like that,” he said. “It starts with me. I didn’t score in the second half. I’ve been starting second halves like that all series. Ten points (for Cleveland in the third quarter) is outrageous. We have to be better. I have to be better. I’m disappointed in myself and I’ll be better.”
I equally blame the disingenuous Don and his enabler Snyder
You know, they always say that the team with the best player in the series is the one that wins. A quarter of iso is a selfless sacrifice. Gotta do it for the team.Three quarters moving the ball, one quarter Donovan iso that always seems to lose us the game....
Hardy hasn't proven anything to this point other than having an irrational love affair with mediocre vets and irrational dislike for certain talented young players.The fact that Snyder could convince another team to sign him to coach (and for 5 years) just goes to show how bad the coaching situation is right now. Anyone with eyeballs or common knowledge could see that Snyder can't coach in the playoffs. We would have made waves in the playoffs with Hardy