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Mitchell needs to start

Id have DM at 3 or 4 on that list. Haven't watched any of the kid from Chicago, his numbers are good but the Bulls are awful.

Oh yeah and you left off ball who is probably number 3 on that list.
 
Rubashov said:
Id have DM at 3 or 4 on that list. Haven't watched any of the kid from Chicago, his numbers are good but the Bulls are awful.

Oh yeah and you left off ball who is probably number 3 on that list.
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I like Ball and think he's probably a top 5 too. That said, he's been historically bad shooting the ball this year and is beyond passive and inconsistent. No doubt in my mind, he'll have a hell of a career. I love his game.
 
Archie Moses said:
Mitchell has had some good games, but if you think he's challenging Simmons for ROTY, you're just showing you don't watch or like NBA basketball. Mitchell isn't even the conversation to be in the top 5 ROTY so far.

Dat homerism doe, dude.
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Watchoo talkin bout Willis?
 
Archie Moses said:
Simmons
Tatum
Lauri
Fox
DS Jr.
Kuzma
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I'd put Mitchell up there with Kuzma, Fox and DS Jr. for sure. The only real knocks on him were bad %s, gambling on D and pushing to hard at the rim. There have already been improvement in all 3 of those areas. Mitchell should deservedly be in the ROY conversation.
 
Stoked said:
I'd put Mitchell up there with Kuzma, Fox and DS Jr. for sure. The only real knocks on him were bad %s, gambling on D and pushing to hard at the rim. There have already been improvement in all 3 of those areas. Mitchell should deservedly be in the ROY conversation.
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You would. The general consensus of the NBA wouldn't at this point though.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
The OG Donovan Mitchell hater tho is [MENTION=10]Crocodile Dante[/MENTION]

Documented facts.

Also, the OG adopters of Donovan Mitchell are [MENTION=2840]dytide[/MENTION], myself, and [MENTION=245]Catchall[/MENTION]
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Why am I a Mitchell hater? I already admitted I was wrong about him in the draft.
 
Archie Moses said:
I'm talking about the players who have played better and more consistent than Mitchell. Has Mitchell had a few breakout games? Yes. Has he had more ****ty, rookie-esque games? Absolutely.
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I can't say I have watched much if at all of these players because I mostly just watch the Jazz games. Kuzma has super impressed me though. The Dallas guy, not at all. Lonzo, I like him, but think Mitchell is better. Is he on your list? Some of these guys are getting more minutes though. Haven't been watching Celts except for the Hayward game, so can't comment on Tatum. Yes, DM has made mistakes but what has captured my imagination is the amazing plays at crucial junctures of games that Mitchell has made, kind of Jordanesque if you ask me. Not to say, he's the next MJ. But just making the comparison when it comes to clutch performance.

The other thing about Mitchell that makes him standout to me is that he never gives up on any play. He's kind of like a basketball version of Pete Rose. He has talent but his desire and attitude make him even better. Isn't attitude and perseverance what MJ said made him so great? That is what I see in DM.
 
Eenie-Meenie said:
All I can remember is that when I posted my enthusiasms after the first summer league game and that was July 5, I got a lot of flack and negative feedback. Now I don't who know was first, but that was the first time I saw him and hadn't read anything that enthusiastic on here. Go back and check the board. Anyway, like I said, I don't care. Why do you have to bring this up now? People can be such p...ks on her.
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ROTFL. People were joyful over this kid. Then one day you made a thread wondering why he wasn't getting much hype and asking how you could be the only one who saw his potential. Everyone negged you for being so self-centered and blind. It's hysterical that you think they were negging you for your opinion of DM. And it's even funnier that you claim to have discovered him yet you also claim that you did not even know that he existed until he played his first Summer League game.
 
Joe Bagadonuts said:
ROTFL. People were joyful over this kid. Then one day you made a thread wondering why he wasn't getting much hype and asking how you could be the only one who saw his potential. Everyone negged you for being so self-centered and blind. It's hysterical that you think they were negging you for your opinion of DM. And it's even funnier that you claim to have discovered him yet you also claim that you did not even know that he existed until he played his first Summer League game.
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Joe Bagadonuts said:
ROTFL. People were joyful over this kid. Then one day you made a thread wondering why he wasn't getting much hype and asking how you could be the only one who saw his potential. Everyone negged you for being so self-centered and blind. It's hysterical that you think they were negging you for your opinion of DM. And it's even funnier that you claim to have discovered him yet you also claim that you did not even know that he existed until he played his first Summer League game.
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I think you totally misrepresent the reality of the situation. I guess I have to go back and show them the responses to convince people. I NEVER said I discovered him. I knew that the Jazz were happy to draft him, which is why they moved up to get him. I just was astonished that he was that good when I saw the first summer league game. It didn't seem that people recognized how good he was at the time. That was my impression and I did get a lot of negative responses because people said I was too enthusiastic about him. Even now people are saying I'm drinking Kool-Aid because I said he would challenge for ROY. You can think what you want but that's how I have perceived it.
 
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