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Stephen A Smith & Jalen Rose - Mitchell is ROY
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Kyoto
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ITS HAPPENING!!!!!!!!
Unfortunately there are still a lot of people like Max Kellerman out there. The it's Ben Simmons for sure and nothing is going to change their mind crowd. People who are just looking at the face value stats and not digging deeper into the numbers. Other media members eat that stuff up and regurgitate it around like a bird feeding it's young. I'm extremely hopeful that Donovan wins it. But I expect the media to give it to Simmons even if Donovan is more deserving. Jazz players always gets screwed when it comes to awards.
Not so fast, at the beginning 100% are giving it to Simmons, now it seems like it's at least a 50/50 chance!
Not to mention on Twitter after the Spurs game Reggie Miller, DeMar DeRozen and DeMarcus Cousins are saying Mitchell should be the ROY.
The way I see it? It's only just begun....
Not where it counts. That is in the locker room and FO. Looks to me that the team is closer and more united than ever. Our guys are full on hugging on the court. Telling coach to leave them on the bench because some one else is hotter in the moment. Things like that.
Ingles, Rubio, O'Neale, Mitchell, Favors, Gobert and even Hood (when he was here) have all had critical moments that helped the Jazz to their 10 win streak.
Sure the national media focuses on the best story and that is Mitchell, but the team and it's fans know what's up.
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Burks played well and played big minutes in the early part of the streak too while hood was out and before Royce minutes went way up.
Hell jerebko, JJ, udoh, neto, crowder, etc etc all have made sizeable contributions to the win streak.
This is a real TEAM. Everyone has bought in and contributed
latin jazz
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Not to be a party pooper but I thought we were posting these on the "NBA stars comments" thread
Or maybe we just continue here because that thread was ruined by utahjazzz
Or maybe we just continue here because that thread was ruined by utahjazzz
SoUjazzfan
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Never has a truer statement been made! This is the essence of why we are winning. Selfless team play.
Anyone saying Simmons is running away with it is up in the night.
Look how hard it is for these experts to decide. Two horse race folks.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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I'm completely shocked Steven A is not going with the philly rookie. Usually he's all things Philly.
If the Jazz can creep up past the 8 seed, and get into the playoffs and Donovan continues to play as well or better than he has, I think it will change some votes in a serious way. The conversation has changed from Simmons being given the award before the first game ever tipped off this season to it actually being a discussion. It's on Donovan to to win those people over. If he does end up doing it and winning the award, it speaks to just how amazing he really is.
I would also say that for all the love Donovan gets, and he deserves every bit of it, Rudy Gobert should be in the conversation for defensive player if the year if the Jazz continue rolling their way into the playoffs and Quin Snyder should be under consideration for coach of the year. What Quin and the Jazz have done this season is actually pretty remarkable, and the difference Rudy makes to this team is even more remarkable.
I'm all for the love affair with Donovan, but theres some other guys who deserve some serious credits and award consideration as well.
I would also say that for all the love Donovan gets, and he deserves every bit of it, Rudy Gobert should be in the conversation for defensive player if the year if the Jazz continue rolling their way into the playoffs and Quin Snyder should be under consideration for coach of the year. What Quin and the Jazz have done this season is actually pretty remarkable, and the difference Rudy makes to this team is even more remarkable.
I'm all for the love affair with Donovan, but theres some other guys who deserve some serious credits and award consideration as well.
**** Jalen Rose tho
I like that the Jazz are getting national recognition for the player's egos sake, but listening to 90% of national tv analyst talk about the Jazz is irritating as ****.
LOL .. what?! He's entertaining. Give me Rose over the likes of Legler every single time.
On ESPN there are dudes who really do their homework and watch a lot of basketball, but most of them are just there because of their personalities and they just watch Cavs games.