Donovan refuses to say whether or not he wants to be in Utah moving forward

[oneye]

Thank you for the video. It's interesting how different people see the same interview differently. I did not get the same thing from Mitchell's answers that Tony Jones got, and I certainly don't see what you seem to be seeing. He comes across as weary during the whole interview, not just responding to Sarah Todd.

What did Tony get out of it? I must have missed whatever he said. Tony reported the on the Jazz part they don't want to trade Donovan, Tony has never said Donovan doesn't want to be traded.

Bill O'Reilly just hit it on the head with what he just said about Donovans answers. He said he finally hit a rough patch, he's a nice player, but from those answers thats not how you lead a franchise or a team. He said the easy and obvious answer to those questions is "yes I want to be here, you signed the contract, and its a big contract". He's 100% right, that's not how a stable franchise leader answers that question, referenced to go watch Jokic's postgame after being eliminated where he says that he is fully committed to Denver and making it work there and he is going to sign his super max contract. Donovan is not a leader, at all. (This is me now not what Bill said)--His agency was masterful at PR for a couple years but that curtain has fallen down. Like come on dude, you've been given whatever you've wanted by the Jazz. You were drafted to a playoff team and made them every year of your career. Are you really this soft mentally? Reading MacMahon's piece from today they've absolutely babied the douche and he's still a pouting, whining, little child.

 

[oneye]

He said if they asked him about it in a week, he might have some sort of answer.

Which is about the worst, most cowardice, ******** answer he could have given. I don't care if the dude who didn't play any defense this series is sad we lost. Go out and be the $30 million a year leader you're being paid to be. He's soft as **** and an entitled baby. Didn't want to be here? Shouldn't have signed the contract.

 

[oneye]

Mitchell already answered the question. To push for a further answer and clarification on a pretty emphatic response to Sarah's question where he says yes is almost as dumb as just focusing on the second answer and ignoring the first.

This is typical media gotcha questioning where they hound a point that's already been made in the hopes your emotional guard will fall and you'll give a different answer or say something that can be blown out of proportion. I mean, I guess I can't fault Tim for asking it because he knows dumb ****s will eat that **** up if he gets an even slightly-ier different answer.

And surprise, the dumb ****s ate it up and ran with it.

I actually love that Tim pressed him on it. Tim even said "you can say it's the media, but these things aren't coming out of thin air". It's not a hard question to answer, and he answered it about as embarrassingly and horribly as he could of. Man signed a $160 million contract that he's in the 1st year of, played no defense, gave little effort this series, then comes out and does this garbage. Get the loser off this team.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I actually love that Tim pressed him on it. Tim even said "you can say it's the media, but these things aren't coming out of thin air". It's not a hard question to answer, and he answered it about as embarrassingly and horribly as he could of. Man signed a $160 million contract that he's in the 1st year of, played no defense, gave little effort this series, then comes out and does this garbage. Get the loser off this team.

Dude you legit only post when it’s a thread about Donovan leaving. You’re obsessed it is really not healthy.

 

[oneye]

The man went and cried in the locker room after giving minimal effort the entire series lmao. He wants everything handed to him.

 

[oneye]

Dude you legit only post when it’s a thread about Donovan leaving. You’re obsessed it is really not healthy.

I'd just like him gone, and no I also posted in the thread about no exit interviews today.

 

[Avery]

I'd support both Rudy and DM exiting just because the thought of a new birth for this team flush with picks and maybe a young player or two excites me, but I'll just trust that Smith will let Ainge do what he wants vs. act as a sith lord.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Look... what agency is he with? What agency has a huge influence with the Knicks? World Wide Wes was at game 1 in Dallas... The Jazz are dumb if they ignore all this **** and just try to beg him to stay. He's not Lebron, KD, or Giannis... if he wants out believe him. Don't bend everything to make him happy... its a recipe for disaster.

 

[Jazz Spazz]

lol

If you ask your girlfriend about rumors that she's going to break up with you soon, and she says "I don't know, ask me in a week", that's not a great sign for your relationship.

I don't think these are the same thing.

If you have to ask your girlfriend if she's going to break up with you soon, then you just might have bigger problems let alone putting that idea into her head if she hadn't thought of it before. That might just get her thinking, "why does he think I'm leaving soon? Do I have a reason to leave soon?". Way to go, self fulfilling prophecy.

Maybe ask a different question that's further upstream like, "What can I do to help our relationship?", or "what can I do to bring you happiness?" or some such thing.

I guess it's possible the media is trying to be that dumb boyfriend type reporter to get hits, and like some other poster said in here somewhere, we have people here dumb enough to react. Many media types only want a reaction. Reaction = win.

 

[One Brow]

What did Tony get out of it? I must have missed whatever he said. Tony reported the on the Jazz part they don't want to trade Donovan, Tony has never said Donovan doesn't want to be traded.

Sorry, I was thinking of Eric Walden. It's in the first post of this thread.

Bill O'Reilly just hit it on the head with what he just said about Donovans answers. He said he finally hit a rough patch, he's a nice player, but from those answers thats not how you lead a franchise or a team.

Good for Bill O'Reilly?

 

[One Brow]

Which is about the worst, most cowardice, ******** answer he could have given.

Quite the opposite. The cowardly way is to give the answer everyone clearly wants to hear, regardless of truth. The braver way is to be honest and vulnerable.

 

[MTS]

I don't think these are the same thing.

If you have to ask your girlfriend if she's going to break up with you soon, then you just might have bigger problems let alone putting that idea into her head if she hadn't thought of it before.

I think you are taking the analogy a little too literally.