Game Thread Jan 21, 2021 8:00PM MT (TNT): Jazz vs. Pelicans

[Gameface]

One thing Shaq did for sure was put Donovan in the superstar conversation. Everyone today is asking the question "Is Donovan Mitchell a superstar? Does he have superstar potential?"

 

[str8line]

Hasn't Barkley always been the Jazz fan? What's Shaq's history regarding Utah?

 

[str8line]

People dissing Shaq:

Shaquille O'Neal was rightly ripped for his awkward interview with Donovan Mitchell

Shaquille O'Neal and the NBA on TNT crew have had a few awkward postgame interviews with young players over the years but what happened late Thursday night with Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell might have been the most bizarre one yet. Mitchell and the Jazz beat…

ftw.usatoday.com

 

[Udidthizz]

Let's hope this has the same effect on Don as that fan in Detroit a couple of seasons back.

 

[fishonjazz]

Royce was amazing in the second half. Also, Ingram had three points in the second half.

I noticed that they started denying ingram the ball more and doubling on occasion.

Good adjustments

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[fishonjazz]

Shaq also is consumed with going viral in everything... so that’s what he’s trying to do. It worked... but he’s still a stank *** ho. Shaq lost in the playoffs to Greg Ostertag... never forget.

Stank *** ho
Lololololololol. Love it

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[Thee Jazz Fan]

What the tnt crew did with Mitchell was cringe worthy, but I also loved. This will only serve to make Mitchell and Gobert dig in even more and cause the team to rally even more. So thanks Shaq and the rest of those bungling idiots!! This basically put the jazz against the world, and I love it, buckle up for a newly focused jazz team.

 

[candrew]

What the tnt crew did with Mitchell was cringe worthy, but I also loved. This will only serve to make Mitchell and Gobert dig in even more and cause the team to rally even more. So thanks Shaq and the rest of those bungling idiots!! This basically put the jazz against the world, and I love it, buckle up for a newly focused jazz team.

Yeah, but it was more than that - it was disrespectful. You don't pull the rug out from a guy like that on live TV. Not to mention, why Mitchell? The one ****ing guy who treats the media with respect and gives thoughtful answers. What about Carmelo, John Wall, Harden, Blake Griffin, Paul George, Jimmy Butler....all those guys have been doing it longer and what team did they take to "the next level" (presumably he meant the finals)?

But this is Shaq - he's an insecure bully that goes after the easy targets - see his comments about Steve Nash when he won MVP in 2005.

Also, go back and watch his statement on TNT when Kobe died - 90% of what he said was about himself, lol. Jerkoff.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

What the tnt crew did with Mitchell was cringe worthy, but I also loved. This will only serve to make Mitchell and Gobert dig in even more and cause the team to rally even more. So thanks Shaq and the rest of those bungling idiots!! This basically put the jazz against the world, and I love it, buckle up for a newly focused jazz team.

Yeah, but it was more than that - it was disrespectful. You don't pull the rug out from a guy like that on live TV. Not to mention, why Mitchell? The one ****ing guy who treats the media with respect and gives thoughtful answers. What about Carmelo, John Wall, Harden, Blake Griffin, Paul George, Jimmy Butler....all those guys have been doing it longer and what team did they take to "the next level" (presumably he meant the finals)?

But this is Shaq - he's an insecure bully that goes after the easy targets - see his comments about Steve Nash when he won MVP in 2005.

Also, go back and watch his statement on TNT when Kobe died - 90% of what he said was about himself, lol. Jerkoff.

Andy Larsen had a great article about the comment where he diced them up thoroughly. What they do is damaging to the league. Jeff Van Gundy does it too... the back in my day **** is fine in small doses... but at some point you have to stop trashing the product that provides you with your income.

Side note - Andy is a really ****ing good writer.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

What the tnt crew did with Mitchell was cringe worthy, but I also loved. This will only serve to make Mitchell and Gobert dig in even more and cause the team to rally even more. So thanks Shaq and the rest of those bungling idiots!! This basically put the jazz against the world, and I love it, buckle up for a newly focused jazz team.

It does fuel the narrative for both of those guys quite well though... so keep pissing em off.

 

[framer]

I noticed that they started denying ingram the ball more and doubling on occasion.

Good adjustments

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Also leaving Niang in to body Zion even after Niang got his 5th foul. (I am not even sure I am kidding here)

 

[NUMBERICA]

I'm just gonna say that I think Kenny's analysis was quite good, as usual. Says a superstar brings 3 of the 6 most important attributes to the game every single night, while an all-star maybe brings two:

-scoring
-creating for others (assists)
-rebounding
-defense
-leadership
-controlling the pace of the game

I don't know exactly how true that assessment is, but I do think it's weird that Donovan has only had two games in his NBA career with a double-digit number of anything besides points. Really wish he was a much better defender cuz he should be, but I'm not sure how much of his assist numbers come from selfishness as much as a lack of acumen (currently, I hope this aspect develops a lot in the next two years).