Donovan Mitchell...First Team All-Defense

[Engorged On Unborn Gore]

From the OP:

"Speaking on Saturday at a demo for “NBA Live 18,” Mitchell said that his goal for his rookie season is to make First Team All-Defense."

So apparently he is hyping himself.

Lots of NBA players should open with such goals.

 

[zbone]

From the OP:

"Speaking on Saturday at a demo for “NBA Live 18,” Mitchell said that his goal for his rookie season is to make First Team All-Defense."

So apparently he is hyping himself.

Lots of NBA players should open with such goals.

He will be up for reality check when season starts.

 

[Engorged On Unborn Gore]

He will be up for reality check when season starts.

Oh, yeah. And it will be so painful, won't it? I bet all the badass guards in the league will be lining up to make Mitchell their bitch.

 

[zbone]

Oh, yeah. And it will be so painful, won't it? I bet all the badass guards in the league will be lining up to make Mitchell their bitch.

I am pretty sure if he gets cocky on twitter at some point they will.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Zero chance as a rookie. Outside chance at 3rd team...but probably won't get enough minutes.

There are only two All-NBA defensive teams I believe.

 

[gandalfe]

0% chance in his rookie year.

1% as a rookie.

 

[gandalfe]

Oh, yeah. And it will be so painful, won't it? I bet all the badass guards in the league will be lining up to make Mitchell their bitch.

Stockton LOVED playing against the hot young hype and just turning them into guacamole.

 

[Park Bites]

Here is to hoiping he averages 3 steals a game

 

[Jack Strop]

So no chance, then.
Was confusing number of teams with all-NBA. Thanks for correcting me.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

1% as a rookie.

Has a rookie ever made all-defensive 1st team? These things are largely voted on due to reputation and a rookie in Utah just won't have that.

The only person who I can think of off the top of my head who had a chance was Tim Duncan. I looked it up, he made 2nd team All-Defense.

 

[ghsartin]

We're hyping Mitchell up to the point where he'll never be able to fulfill our expectations.

Perhaps, but there is also a chance that, when Mitchell ends up falling short of those loft expectations, some fans will pretend that he reached them. lol

 

[Tak]

Until last month the word was "Haywood is too passive - he's no vocal enough - he's no leader - he's no alpha" Now that we have a rookie who's vocal, hungry and want to chase the right accolades looks like some want him to fail just to have bragging rights on the monthly "I told you so" diatribe.

We are constantly crying that no one outside of SLC hype our players and here we are "unhyping" the best prospect we have had in years.