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Donovan wins ESPY

Rubashov said:
Tell me about it, getting flogged at work too. Got the next three days off tho, the old man is hopefully getting discharged from hospital after being in for a week and with a bit of luck i'll be spending the weekend with a thoroughly immoral woman.
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I hope you take your beatings like a man
 
Super proud of DM. I'm not reading anything into him forgetting to mention the Jazz. You could tell the dude was nervous and was almost winging it. In so many other settings his is composed but here he seemed either nervous, shocked or star struck.
I'm more impressed with the amount of props he gave his family than a shout out to the Jazz. The dude loves the Jazz, we need to relax and not overreact. He won the damn award and we should be proud! Not only is he talented, naturally charismatic and somehow humble at the same time....but he's never said a bad word about the Jazz, in fact its the opposite.
We got a damn stud, we need to cherish him just like he is cherishing the city...
I mean come on he crashed a bunch of 4th of July BBQs, how soon are we gonna forget about that?
 
JazzGal said:
In his red carpet interview, he was his usual poised self, talking about Allen and Ingles, how he hopes to avoid the sophomore slump, and the fun he had with the ROY stuff. But he was also obviously a bit starstruck watching all the athletes around him.

His speech was interesting. It was the least polished thing I've seen from him. The moment was big. I don't fault him a bit for not mentioning everything he likely wanted. I actually didn't even notice the Jazz oversight until I read this thread. I just thought it was amusing that he was acting more like the youngster he is than usual.

And I adored his suit.

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That suit was dope af!
 
I think my favorite part was when the camera panned over to Mrs. Mitchell and she had such an intense look of pride and happiness and was tearing up some. Not sure why that struck me.

I kind of think in a deeper sense, I wasn't just happy that one of our own got an Espy, but I felt some genuine pride like he was a kid that I knew who went on and made good for himself and the world, even if such a small degree. I am always happy when a Jazzman gets recognition they are due. But a like with Gobert getting the DPOY both from the NBPA and the NBA, it was like someone I knew got something they deserved. And judging by remarks I've seen elsewhere, I don't think I was alone.

Yeah, running it back this offseason was the right thing to do. I don't think any Jazz team had this sort of impact on the community ever.
 
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Remember when Hilary Swank forgot to mention her husband when she won the Oscar?

They're divorced now.....

It's over Utah.

LOL - TBH I didn't even know The ESPY's were on last night let alone DM was up for an award - who cares about this BS...
 
TheStormofWar said:
Yeah, running it back this offseason was the right thing to due.
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I have no doubt in my mind that this was the right thing to "due". Seriously. The more I think about it the more right it is.

Best case scenario: We get a top 3 seed this season and make it to the western conference finals or the finals. At that point we know we have a special team that can win a championship and we re-sign rubio next offseason, pick up the option on favors and run it back again in 2019-20 (and add another first round pick and maybe pick up a free agent or two).

Worst case scenario: The end of last season was a bit of a fluke and we barely make the playoffs or just miss the playoffs. At that point we can do an easy and quick reset and let favors, burks, udoh, thabo, rubio, etc go and have money to re-tool the roster around gobert, mitchell, ingles, royce, crowder, exum, allen. We can just use all that money coming off the books to try to go a different direction with the roster while still having a very good core locked into good contracts.

DL has done a fantastic job with this team.

*(in the worst case scenario situation we could also make moves at the trade deadline to re-tool the roster a bit early if DL sees things going poorly early on next season)

Loving this team/roster and the contract situations we find ourselves in right now.
 
fishonjazz said:
I have no doubt in my mind that this was the right thing to "due". Seriously. The more I think about it the more right it is.

Best case scenario: We get a top 3 seed this season and make it to the western conference finals or the finals. At that point we know we have a special team that can win a championship and we re-sign rubio next offseason, pick up the option on favors and run it back again in 2019-20 (and add another first round pick and maybe pick up a free agent or two).

Worst case scenario: The end of last season was a bit of a fluke and we barely make the playoffs or just miss the playoffs. At that point we can do an easy and quick reset and let favors, burks, udoh, thabo, rubio, etc go and have money to re-tool the roster around gobert, mitchell, ingles, royce, crowder, exum, allen. We can just use all that money coming off the books to try to go a different direction with the roster while still having a very good core locked into good contracts.

DL has done a fantastic job with this team.

*(in the worst case scenario situation we could also make moves at the trade deadline to re-tool the roster a bit early if DL sees things going poorly early on next season)

Loving this team/roster and the contract situations we find ourselves in right now.
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I apparently hadn't had enough coffee when I wrote that. heh
 
fishonjazz said:
I have no doubt in my mind that this was the right thing to "due". Seriously. The more I think about it the more right it is.

Best case scenario: We get a top 3 seed this season and make it to the western conference finals or the finals. At that point we know we have a special team that can win a championship and we re-sign rubio next offseason, pick up the option on favors and run it back again in 2019-20 (and add another first round pick and maybe pick up a free agent or two).

Worst case scenario: The end of last season was a bit of a fluke and we barely make the playoffs or just miss the playoffs. At that point we can do an easy and quick reset and let favors, burks, udoh, thabo, rubio, etc go and have money to re-tool the roster around gobert, mitchell, ingles, royce, crowder, exum, allen. We can just use all that money coming off the books to try to go a different direction with the roster while still having a very good core locked into good contracts.

DL has done a fantastic job with this team.

*(in the worst case scenario situation we could also make moves at the trade deadline to re-tool the roster a bit early if DL sees things going poorly early on next season)

Loving this team/roster and the contract situations we find ourselves in right now.
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I think worst case is losing in the first round. It is very possible. Utah could have easily lost to OKC last year and could this.

That might leave a conundrum on which direction to take. Home court and holding their own in the 2nd round is the minimum goal for me.
 
JazzGal said:
In his red carpet interview, he was his usual poised self, talking about Allen and Ingles, how he hopes to avoid the sophomore slump, and the fun he had with the ROY stuff. But he was also obviously a bit starstruck watching all the athletes around him.

His speech was interesting. It was the least polished thing I've seen from him. The moment was big. I don't fault him a bit for not mentioning everything he likely wanted. I actually didn't even notice the Jazz oversight until I read this thread. I just thought it was amusing that he was acting more like the youngster he is than usual.

And I adored his suit.

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Well said.

I came here thinking this thread would be about the amazing award and instead find a prolonged worry session. Smh.

Congrats, Donovan. Thrilled to have you in Utah!
 
oneye said:
I don’t care what you see my reaction as. I never said it meant everything. It’s just odd that in that setting your forget to thank your teammates, coaches, and organization. Yes I loved the part about his sister and his mom. Yes he should thank everyone else. And yes, you should thank your teammates,coaches, and the Jazz. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a guy forget to thank his teammates and coaches. Sorry to mention something most of you seem to not like? More truth is found in unpolished moments.
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lmfao, easy fortune cookie
 
He was probably stressed about what Jazzfanz would say about his speech, which frankly would worry anyone.
Way to prove his worries true. His next award speech I hope he doesn't combust.
 
This is so clear...it's all because of George and Bjelica. Donovan went hard after George, but just like DWill, he's discovered stars just don't want to play in Salt Lake. DWill was going to test free agency and likely leave because he couldnt attract other players to join him in Utah.

And for whatever reason - likely signing Favors - the Jazz didnt get Bjelica, despite Dononvan recruiting him in Europe.

So two swings and two misses for the Jazz and Donovan. Fortunately, Dononvan cant go anywhere else for 6 more years, unless he pulls a Kawhi.


BTW, the post above is pure sarcasm. I think we can excuse one brain lapse on his part. He's always been positive about Utah. Let's put off worrying unless he rejects the mega max extension in 5 years.
 
candrew said:
Remember when Hilary Swank forgot to mention her husband when she won the Oscar?

They're divorced now.....

It's over Utah.

LOL - TBH I didn't even know The ESPY's were on last night let alone DM was up for an award - who cares about this BS...
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Yeah they are a made-up thing based on rabid clicking to try to keep a dying and crappy network afloat. But it is also national exposure.

I do wonder if not mentioning Utah was a thing. He usually seems pretty collected and says the right things, implies preparation. And with time to prepare for this speech and to not mention the org that got you there is...let's say interesting?
 
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