But he is destined to play elsewhere. Like Boston. In game six. When we win the championship.
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I was prepared to be a little disappointed... all those years reading cheesy Gordon articles ya know...
Donovan is going to do it... I believe him. Dude is the realest and gets what an opportunity it is... it’s amazing to have this kind of a talent and get the love right back.
He is a pull-up 3 away putting up an efficient 30 a night. He gets that and it gets ugly... his attitude is infectious and will help everyone we bring in... he will actually recruit and go get us some talent.
I think Quin is the third of our big three. Not saying that we shouldn’t look to find someone, but I think Quin is a pretty perfect balance of what the team needs as a coach. Beyond the X’s and O’s, he’s a disciplined coach but doesn’t sway too far from being unable to connect with in a way that a Sloan or Popovich might. On the other hand, players connect with him, as you can see from locker room videos such as when he and Donovan huddled around Donovan’s phone to watch March Madness. But he’s not so far buddy-buddy that it’s a Tyronne Lue situation. I’ve tried to think back to any coach that’s been the perfect balance of leadership and authority while being able to maintain genuine connection on a personal level, but can’t really think of any.
Wow. The contrast with He Who Shall Not Be Named is striking. So much good in the article. But how about this quote towards the end: "It’s crazy to me that only a year ago, I was still deciding whether to even be in the NBA at all — whether to stay in school or to enter the draft. And I made the best decision of my life, no doubt. One, because I had a rookie year I can be proud of. Two, because, man … I just love this league. But maybe most of all, I know I made the right decision because I ended up where I belong. Playing for this team, for this city."
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Just cant bring myself to do a joke about his sister.... Damn! I'm going soft!
He didnt mention Royce either, who is his best friend on the team and a guy he is with constantly, so I wouldnt read too much into it.
No, he is just saying he will be around Utah in the summer. He is in Utah now.
As bad as it ended with D-Will, I think Jazz fans should forgive him a bit. He had some growing up to do. If there's one player that actually genuinely enjoyed Utah in the last 10 years it was D-Will. Still owns a home here, is here in the winter skiing, in the summer playing golf. Does a podcast with some guys that live here in Utah. Did quite a few charity events while he was here. Even mentioned he would like to come back this summer and do another one here again on his podcast a few months ago. From around the league D-Will talked highly of Utah, said his best and favorite years in the NBA were in Utah, and has kind of owned up to the fact he needed to grow up.........
Now either read this post and like it or move on by. Stay on topic......Donovan Mitchell. He's all that matters now and all that hopefully will for the next couple decades.
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Totally fair, and I don't have any animosity towards him. But I do think it's fair to characterize him as not fully-committed to a long-term future with the team when he was here. He made a few comments similar to "that's why I only signed a 3-year deal" when the team made some specific moves (e.g., trading Eric Maynor away for nothing). Greg Miller even said that's why he was ultimately traded when he was, because the team wasn't confident he would re-sign long-term.
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He did mention all starters and the sixth man, but Derrick. And also mentioned the RFA, but not the UFA. Hope, as you say, it means nothing because I would like Derrick to be with the team next year.
Yeah, I see it quite different, though. I wasn’t a gigantic KOC fan. Things could surely be worse with the number of morons who have been GMs. KOC wasn’t a moron, but the only analogy I can think of is in pharmacological terms he was a partial agonist. He had some dynamite moves (I think Fisher was a dynamite move regardless of how it ended), but making comments about a franchise with KOC and Greg at the helm is a lot different than doing so when you’ve got Gail, DL, and Quin at the helm. You put Deron in theee current circumstances and I don’t think you see as much of that noise.
Well RFA's rarely ever switch teams, so it's safe to mention Dante. Favors is a weird situation so I can see why he wouldnt want to hype him up for next year if he doesnt know if he will be on the team.
This has me so excited. A man with his fire, personality and work ethic and he is here this summer, his first, with the coaches and training staff.
MVP next season?
I don't care about MVP but I do care about finals MVP, and I'd settle for any of our guys getting it.
