Donovan's Defense

[LoPo]

Have y'all seen Don "try"? He still sucks even when he tries lmao. it's not really an effort thing, tho that is trash too. He just lacks basketball IQ in a broad sense (very good scoring IQ and good at reading kick outs on drives, but that's it).

Donovan Mitchell absolutely shut down Jamal Murray in the second half of Game 7.

It's too bad that Mike Conley has been such an absolute waste of space in the postseason. No defense. No big shots. No clutch moments.

We should have sent Conley with Rudy. They both share the "not great in the playoffs" trait.

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[LogGrad98]

I don't think he's a bad defender he just doesn't want to play it.

Agreed. And in lots of ways that's way way worse. I'd take a guy that struggles some on defense but puts in the effort over sometime gifted at defense who just doesn't give a ****. And that's what I saw from Donovan in the playoffs this year. He just didn't care. That's gotta go imo. Trade one, trade both.

 

[LogGrad98]

Man I was just messing around.

Don's defense will be fine under a new coach with a modern system. His defense is the least of our worries. Trading Conley should be the most talked about thing in this forum, but nobody wants to talk about it because they still won't get over Rudy being shopped then traded.

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Everyone wants Conley traded. The problem is he is severely overpaid so it makes no sense to have a dozen threads about trading Conley when the return the jazz can get are crap. He's another Favors, we'll have to give up assets to get rid of him. Mitchell has far more value than Conley, and was every bit the spoiled pissy pouty diva Gobert was and more. So of course more people are talking about Mitchell's trade possibilities over Conley's. But hey, you didn't start a thread about trading Conley. So why bitch because no one else did either. That's a very Mitchell thing of you to do.

 

[Jazz Traveler]

If you watch the clips on YouTube of Donovan’s defense it’s absolutely damning, at times brutally bad. Defense takes effort, focus and commitmen, and that simply wasn’t there with Donovan. Somebody on here some time back mentioned sabotage and the same thought had occurred to me. How in the heck is it possible for Donovan’s defensive effort to be better in the regular season than in the playoffs? Defense is supposed to ramp up in the playoffs, not get worse.

 

[LogGrad98]

If you watch the clips on YouTube of Donovan’s defense it’s absolutely damning, at times brutally bad. Defense takes effort, focus and commitmen, and that simply wasn’t there with Donovan. Somebody on here some time back mentioned sabotage and the same thought had occurred to me. How in the heck is it possible for Donovan’s defensive effort to be better in the regular season than in the playoffs? Defense is supposed to ramp up in the playoffs, not get worse.

Exactly. And catering to that attitude and ego isn't a good thing. Time for him to move on. We just traded the one guy who gave full effort even when he wasn't happy with his situation. Let's not pay the guy who restricts his effort to manipulate the situation and get what he wants.

 

[fishonjazz]

He isn't capable

I watched him shutdown Jayson Tatum

 

[Udidthizz]

I would have expected a thread called ‘Donovan’s Defense’ to be the shortest in Jazzfanz history. Kind of like how ‘My life as an all-star center’ by G. Ostertag would be the world’s thinnest book.

 

[YoungJefe]

I love how Don is dragged for great offense and limited defense. But Rudy gets a free pass for good defense and nonexistent offense.

 

[Udidthizz]

I love how Don is dragged for great offense and limited defense. But Rudy gets a free pass for good defense and nonexistent offense.

I think it mostly comes down to lack of effort being harder to forgive than lack of ability.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I love how Don is dragged for great offense and limited defense. But Rudy gets a free pass for good defense and nonexistent offense.

Rudy’s offensive utility is >>> than Donovan’s defense

 

[outerspacefan]

No matter what DM is a great player.
The big O load/usage most probably kind of exhausted him sometimes... plus he never was the same physical specimen after the Sumner Draymondgreenesque incident...
Not gonna get on him for his D when no one besides a couple guys played D and coaching staff in the end never found a solution within the limits of the roster they had...

 

[nateboz]

I love how Don is dragged for great offense and limited defense. But Rudy gets a free pass for good defense and nonexistent offense.

Rudy gives 100% effort. Even though he isn't as skilled he doesn't quit trying. Mitchell straight up ignores Rudy when he's wide open.
Mitchell is now know as one of the worst defensive players in the nba. Defense is 85% effort. That's why.

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