YOU SEE donovan mitchell DROP tatum then stare em down!? that was cold!!!

[MoTappin]

Welcome!! We're stoked about Mitchell!!

 

[cowhide]

I love Mitchell, he's going to have a better career than lonzo ball

I can't wait to see Donovan guard Ball.

 

[akirac73]

I am glad you posted this to give me the opportunity to introduce myself to the community. So I have followed the NBA for a very long time and have loved the league very much however I live in the Cincy/Northern Kentucky area so there is not a local NBA team so I have never had a true rooting interest. Growing up I was a 76ers fan only because I loved AI so much, didnt like how his departure went and really didnt like how they embraced the true tanking approach. I really like rooting for Lebron James but I cant bring myself to cheer for a Cleveland franchise so here I am. After some real reflection I have decided to be a Utah Jazz fan a few weeks ago, I am a die hard Louisville Cardinals fan and the greatest player in school history (Darrell Griffith) played for the Jazz. Also my guy Donovan Mitchell was just drafted by Utah and I am really looking forward to watching his continued development. I think we got a gem at 13 and that Trey Lyles was a very fair price to give up. I am excited to be a part of this board and learning about this franchise and fanbase and engaging in discussion with everyone as well.

Welcome Sir...you've joined a great fanbase. I love your screen name...Darrell Griffith is one my all-time favorite Jazz players and he's one of the reasons I started following the Jazz. Excited to see what this Mitchell kid can do...he's an athletic freak (just like Griffith was in his day).

 

[nateboz]

Based on 3 games this Mitchell feller looks to be out of the Gobert mold. He is going to start games very soon and the best thing is He was also gifted to us by the Nuggets!

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[Coach Ellis]

Let me tell you something about the Utah Jazz.

25 years ago my grandfather passed away. He held a single season ticket in the nosebleeds. There were a few weeks left in the season when he died unexpectedly on a vacation so my mother and her sisters split up the remaining tickets to go watch the rest of the 1992 season. The usher noticed my aunt sitting in my grandpa's seat and asked when he was coming back and if he'd had a good trip. My aunt said that sadly he had passed away. The usher and my aunt wept together about the loss.

Two days later at the services, we were looking at the cards on the flower arrangements that family, friends, and neighbors had sent. "Who on earth would send such a large arrangement?" Asked another aunt, (coincidentally a flower shop owner). "The Utah Jazz," I joked. "Look at the colors, who else would send it?" And my mother opened the card and said, "You weren't kidding. The Utah Jazz sent us flowers."

The Utah Jazz sent the largest arrangement of flowers to my grandfather's funeral. He didn't sit on the front row, he was no titan of industry. He was a retired high school vice principal who sat in the nosebleeds.

The Jazz aren't fake and they aren't craven. They are run by honest, hard-working, decent people. Every city should be so lucky to have a team like the Jazz.

Great post. Thanks for sharing.

 

[TheDonGriffJazz]

Hey DonGriff, don't mind Jones, he's a KY fan and he's just mad that Mitchell is better than the 2 KY players the Jazz have drafted and subsequently traded to get real NBA players.

I'm also just joking Jones..... sorta

Its all good, I expected at least one or two of the jokes based on that tidbit I provided. I respect UK and always have, much of my family are Cat fans and while I engage in the rivalry I try not to bring too much hate to it. I thought Lyles was a good pick at the time and Cal does have a good track record with NBA players. I think some of the guys from that absolutely loaded team just fell through the cracks in terms of NBA production. UKs top guys usually always show up in the league and I expect the same from guys like Monk, Fox and Bam. As I have stated I am very realistic about UofLs players pro prospects, only two I truly expected quality play from have been Donovan and Rozier. I do think Mitchell will be super as well, he held his own against both of those guards which is not easy. I cannot wait for when the Jazz come to play the Pacers and Cavs I will certainly attend both. Looking to eventually plan a trip out to Salt Lake for a home game too.