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David Locke/Donovan Mitchell Beef?

Besides that Donovan is a Jazz player, I see little for a guy like Locke to be a fan. I think Locke has been straddling his natural aversion to a player like Donovan and his role as a mostly-cheerleader, so I wouldn’t be surprised if that tension boils over somewhere or with someone.

Also, Donovan has a well-documented history of passive-aggressively liking tweets that hate on him, FWIW.
 
Wow, does anyone here pay attention to Locke or listen to his podcast? He has nothing but love for Donovan. I think the post here is reading something into nothing. I also think that David Locke is a bigger part of the broadcast team than people realize. The Locked on Podcast network is huge. It would take a lot to get him fired. Donovan could swing his weight to do that sure, but I have not sensed anything close to that being his MO. He's not Durant or LeBron.
 
l Abach l said:
I wouldn't be mad if he were pushed out of SLC. He treats other utah media personalities like $hit and thinks he's some basketball genius.
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1. Concrete examples of treating people like ****? Or that he thinks he’s some basketball genius?
2. He’s more knowledgeable than anyone here and most people in basketball media.

I stand by my position that Locke haters reveal more about themselves than they do about him.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
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Karl Malone wanted him fired because of something he said on KFAN back in the day.

www.deseret.com

Malone wants K-FAN shakeup

Some 14 hours after losing to the Chicago Bulls in Game 6 of the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year, Karl Malone admitted that he wants heads to roll.<br> No, he's not asking for some of his teammates to be sent packing to the CBA, or worse, be traded to the Clippers. In fact, he hopes…
www.deseret.com www.deseret.com
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
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Malone felt that Locke was disrespectful but never really said why. Likely because Locke was calling him out for his play during the 98 finals. Just hours after the game 6 loss to Chicago, Malone stated that Locke and Nissalke had to go. It was them or him. It was never publicly announced that Locke was fired but shortly after Locke left Utah to do sports radio in Seattle. It was 9 years later that he was offered the job as Hundley's replacement.
 
oneye said:
Karl Malone wanted him fired because of something he said on KFAN back in the day.

www.deseret.com

Malone wants K-FAN shakeup

Some 14 hours after losing to the Chicago Bulls in Game 6 of the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year, Karl Malone admitted that he wants heads to roll.<br> No, he's not asking for some of his teammates to be sent packing to the CBA, or worse, be traded to the Clippers. In fact, he hopes…
www.deseret.com www.deseret.com
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That is a great article. All they needed was a third person reference "Karl Malone don't need that ex-coach talking **** about Karl Malone" and it would have been perfect.
 
LogGrad98 said:
That is a great article. All they needed was a third person reference "Karl Malone don't need that ex-coach talking **** about Karl Malone" and it would have been perfect.
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My dad always complained that when Scotty was GM that he’d always say “no comment” to everything. Glad I could go back in time on this article and get a Layden “no comment.”
 
Scat said:
Malone felt that Locke was disrespectful but never really said why. Likely because Locke was calling him out for his play during the 98 finals. Just hours after the game 6 loss to Chicago, Malone stated that Locke and Nissalke had to go. It was them or him. It was never publicly announced that Locke was fired but shortly after Locke left Utah to do sports radio in Seattle. It was 9 years later that he was offered the job as Hundley's replacement.
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I thought comments about Malone's 13 year old baby mama (12 at time of conception) had something to do with it? Just imagine how that would play out now.
 
infection said:
My dad always complained that when Scotty was GM that he’d always say “no comment” to everything. Glad I could go back in time on this article and get a Layden “no comment.”
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Scott Layden was/is slightly less exciting than a soap dish.
 
Mitchell saves his energy to run the offense late in the game. He plays defense a bit harder than James Harden, but not by much. It just takes a lot of energy to do what he does in 4th quarters.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
Mitchell saves his energy to run the offense late in the game. He plays defense a bit harder than James Harden, but not by much. It just takes a lot of energy to do what he does in 4th quarters.
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He creates the problem himself a lot though. If he were better at setting up team mates it wouldn't take as much effort. But he is determined to play hero ball and force his will against 4 defenders while his team mates sit there are nice and rested. It is bad decision-making when it counts. I question his overall BBall IQ tbpfhwyb
 
LogGrad98 said:
He creates the problem himself a lot though. If he were better at setting up team mates it wouldn't take as much effort. But he is determined to play hero ball and force his will against 4 defenders while his team mates sit there are nice and rested. It is bad decision-making when it counts. I question his overall BBall IQ tbpfhwyb
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If you're Donovan playing in crunchtime, who do you trust enough to give the ball to? Other than Gobert at the rim or Bogey on the 3pt line, there aren't many options that I'd trust to get a bucket. And with Gobert not being on the floor to give people his wide-*** screens, I can see why Donovan would revert to hero-ball.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
If you're Donovan playing in crunchtime, who do you trust enough to give the ball to? Other than Gobert at the rim or Bogey on the 3pt line, there aren't many options that I'd trust to get a bucket. And with Gobert not being on the floor to give people his wide-*** screens, I can see why Donovan would revert to hero-ball.
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So he trusts no one but himself. Yeah, that is so much better for the team leader.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
If you're Donovan playing in crunchtime, who do you trust enough to give the ball to? Other than Gobert at the rim or Bogey on the 3pt line, there aren't many options that I'd trust to get a bucket. And with Gobert not being on the floor to give people his wide-*** screens, I can see why Donovan would revert to hero-ball.
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Yeah, you got to be a ****ing moron to say this lmao.

The Jazz have one of the best offenses in NBA history. You have to be crazy egotistical (which no doubt Donovan is, and I dont blame him, but it has to be managed) to think the offense can't possibly get buckets without hero ball.

Conley/Gobert PNR might actually be the best play points per possession in the NBA.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
Mitchell saves his energy to run the offense late in the game. He plays defense a bit harder than James Harden, but not by much. It just takes a lot of energy to do what he does in 4th quarters.
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It's way less about the physical exertion Mitchell gives on D than it is about the mental focus and attention to detail. Yes, Mitchell can and does try on defense at times, but it hurts the team more often than it helps because he doesnt it without much IQ.
 
I really wonder in an alternate universe where Mitchell doesnt inexplicably become a dominant offensive player, and he's just an average offensive player (like a Marcus Smart), does his defense fall this much to the wayside? Is it really a complete lack of training/focus/effort on that end, or was actually just never really that good at defense? We just thought he could be because of athletic testing + strength and wingspan.
 
Come on guys ...Donovan has alpha instincts. You may hate it and may not work all the time but those guys are super rare.
 
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