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Game Thread Dec 19, 2022 05:00PM MT: Jazz at Cavaliers

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Jingled said:
I can't believe he actually said he's thankful to the Mavs. If he hated being on the Jazz so badly that he's glad the Mavs beat us in the first-round last year so that he could be traded, then I'm definitely glad he's gone. No wonder he played so awful in that series, he most likely wasn't even trying. What a loser.


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Bummer, pay-wall. What is the gist, and/or can you post a few snippets of comments from the other team mates?
 
LogGrad98 said:
Bummer, pay-wall. What is the gist, and/or can you post a few snippets of comments from the other team mates?
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“For me, it’s just understanding, at the end of the day, they’re kind of the reason I’m in Cleveland,” Mitchell said. “They did a great job in the playoff series, so, I’m thankful. I’m here. I’m glad to be here.”

“I don’t really interpret it in any bad way at all. I think when you’re winning and you’re successful, when you have a career year and you’re playing well, you’re having fun,” said point guard Mike Conley. “And I’m sure he had that same fun when we were playing really well, like we all did. So, you know, we’re all having fun now. I think everybody who’s been moving around and in different locations or the same location, we’re all having a good time, we’re all enjoying basketball.”

“I think that ain’t no shot at us. Maybe it was something he just didn’t have fun with. And maybe he just found a new love, a different aspect or a vision of the game,” said Clarkson. “It’s not really, like I said, a shot at us. We had a great time, we just didn’t achieve what I felt like we wanted to in terms of winning the championship. Maybe that’s what he’s talking about [regarding] not having fun. But we loved playing with each other, we loved being on the court, competing for games. We’re all happy [now].”

“From what I experienced last year, it felt like a lot of things were compounding. For Donovan to come here and be here his whole career, you know, I don’t know — maybe he felt like he outgrew some things or some people. It is what it is. It’s the NBA, you know?” Gay said. “He’s going to look back at it and appreciate his time here, just like I will [regarding] this point in my career. It is what it is — everything’s a learning experience. Donovan played well, he played great. I can’t be inside of his head, but he looks good.”

“There was moments we didn’t [enjoy] because we lost, we came up short,” Conley said. “… To have the expectations that we’ve had over the last few years and to not accomplish them, and come up short, we all go home feeling a certain type of way. And then when you come into a new year, you’re just like, ‘Man, I don’t want to feel like that. I don’t want to fail. I don’t want to come up short. I don’t want to let the people down. I don’t want to let the city down. I want to be better.’ And in order to do that, you’ve just got to let go of a lot of things.

“I think he’s happy for us — I talked to him after the game when we beat Golden State,” said Clarkson. “Like I said, I don’t think it’s no shot towards us. But I think for him, I don’t think it was like, ‘Yeah, I’m having fun again; I didn’t have fun here.’ It was one of them things like, ‘Yo, I need something new, a new experience.’ Whatever it was where he just fell in love with the game — having fun, going out there [and] competing every night.”
 
Elizah Huge said:
“For me, it’s just understanding, at the end of the day, they’re kind of the reason I’m in Cleveland,” Mitchell said. “They did a great job in the playoff series, so, I’m thankful. I’m here. I’m glad to be here.”

“I don’t really interpret it in any bad way at all. I think when you’re winning and you’re successful, when you have a career year and you’re playing well, you’re having fun,” said point guard Mike Conley. “And I’m sure he had that same fun when we were playing really well, like we all did. So, you know, we’re all having fun now. I think everybody who’s been moving around and in different locations or the same location, we’re all having a good time, we’re all enjoying basketball.”

“I think that ain’t no shot at us. Maybe it was something he just didn’t have fun with. And maybe he just found a new love, a different aspect or a vision of the game,” said Clarkson. “It’s not really, like I said, a shot at us. We had a great time, we just didn’t achieve what I felt like we wanted to in terms of winning the championship. Maybe that’s what he’s talking about [regarding] not having fun. But we loved playing with each other, we loved being on the court, competing for games. We’re all happy [now].”

“From what I experienced last year, it felt like a lot of things were compounding. For Donovan to come here and be here his whole career, you know, I don’t know — maybe he felt like he outgrew some things or some people. It is what it is. It’s the NBA, you know?” Gay said. “He’s going to look back at it and appreciate his time here, just like I will [regarding] this point in my career. It is what it is — everything’s a learning experience. Donovan played well, he played great. I can’t be inside of his head, but he looks good.”

“There was moments we didn’t [enjoy] because we lost, we came up short,” Conley said. “… To have the expectations that we’ve had over the last few years and to not accomplish them, and come up short, we all go home feeling a certain type of way. And then when you come into a new year, you’re just like, ‘Man, I don’t want to feel like that. I don’t want to fail. I don’t want to come up short. I don’t want to let the people down. I don’t want to let the city down. I want to be better.’ And in order to do that, you’ve just got to let go of a lot of things.

“I think he’s happy for us — I talked to him after the game when we beat Golden State,” said Clarkson. “Like I said, I don’t think it’s no shot towards us. But I think for him, I don’t think it was like, ‘Yeah, I’m having fun again; I didn’t have fun here.’ It was one of them things like, ‘Yo, I need something new, a new experience.’ Whatever it was where he just fell in love with the game — having fun, going out there [and] competing every night.”
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Class act guys, both Clarkson and Conley.
I'm fairly certain it's been a good move for everyone involved, especially the fans. I just couldn't watch him choke away games again with his selfishness. In Cleveland he has the people to cover his lapses and even seems like they help his awareness on defense and cover his clutch failings by rebounding and making plays outside of him.
The only person I feel sorry for is oneye, he has nothing to post about any more. :)
 
SoUjazzfan said:
Class act guys, both Clarkson and Conley.
I'm fairly certain it's been a good move for everyone involved, especially the fans. I just couldn't watch him choke away games again with his selfishness. In Cleveland he has the people to cover his lapses and even seems like they help his awareness on defense and cover his clutch failings by rebounding and making plays outside of him.
The only person I feel sorry for is oneye, he has nothing to post about any more. :)
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Oh I'm here.
 
kabenac said:
Don't worry - at some point Mitchell will stab the Cavs in the back as well. He must have the same gene as Hayward's wife.
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If he is telling the truth about how much he likes it there, I wouldn't count on it. However I do think that back court could get broken up if they get exposed defensively in the playoffs. So he might be dealt away before he leaves for nothing.
 
You just know Donovan is bad mouthing Utah to other players across the league every chance he gets. Utah obviously wasn't a free agent destination before, but it will probably be even worse now. No one is going to want to play here.
 
Jingled said:
You just know Donovan is bad mouthing Utah to other players across the league every chance he gets. Utah obviously wasn't a free agent destination before, but it will probably be even worse now. No one is going to want to play here.
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players don't all feel like he does about smaller markets. Even Cleveland isn't that much bigger than SLC. Jazz have the best gm in the buiz
 
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