David Locke/Donovan Mitchell Beef?

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Karl Malone wanted him fired because of something he said on KFAN back in the day.

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

 

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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.

 

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Karl Malone wanted him fired because of something he said on KFAN back in the day.

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

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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So much for Malone being this super tough dude. What a ****ing ***** lmao.

 

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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.

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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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.

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.

 

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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.”

Scott Layden was/is slightly less exciting than a soap dish.

 

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Scott Layden was/is slightly less exciting than a soap dish.

I wish we still had the loose belt picture floating around.

 

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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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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.

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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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

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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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.

So he trusts no one but himself. Yeah, that is so much better for the team leader.