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Donovan article in The Athletic: We called him Sliders

colton

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https://theathletic.com/1089786/201...tory-of-donovan-mitchells-days-at-louisville/

Lots of great anecdotes about Donovan from former coaches and teammates. It's a pay site but I got access by downloading their app.

Two of my favorite quotes from the article:

Lewis: I have an aunt who lives in Louisville. She made home-cooked meals and would have me over a lot. One day she made enough for other guys, so I took Donovan and a few others over with me. We had pork chops. Don ate so many pork chops. I mean so many pork chops. He kept asking for more and more. To this day, my aunt still calls him “Pork Chop.”

Bowden: When he left to go through the (draft) combine, I cleaned out his dorm room. I’d never seen so many candy wrappers. He should be sponsored by the Haribo gummy bear company. There were probably 50 to 60 bags of them.
 
Yes, the article said he was something like 220 at the time, coach wanted him at 205, and he eventually slimmed down to 195.
Good. Beyond weight issues, cutting this kind of crap will help his inflammation and recovery.
 
I think I'll just stick with Spida as Pork Chop doesn't sound quite as intimidating.:p
How about Peter Porker?

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The thing that separates the good from the great is that Great players develop something new every year. Good players only do what their good at. If Donovan works hard in the off-season,, the sky is the limit.
 
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