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Game 58: Jazz at Thunder, Feb 22 7:30pm mtn

Biggest thing I got from this game is that Mitchell needs help. He’s expected to be super human in these close games against a team as talented as OKC. Had he been superhuman last night the jazz win. The problem is he can’t be expected to be superhuman in just his second season. PG scored whenever he wanted, and playing at a superstar level all season for the first time. Before this year I felt he was just your typical allstar level player. It gives me hope Mitchell will get there.
 
Mitchell will evolve and will have a chance to be a star player. During the proccess, Jazz organization and coaching staff will evolve too, and hopefully learn what type of complimentary players he needs and what type of sets will be the better for Donovan to utilize all his skillset without exhausting him. It's a multilayer proccess.
A good example of a bad way to run such a proccess (a bade stretch that still today is taking a toll from the Jazz) were the Corbin years with FO pointing one way, coaching staff looking the other way and ownership trying to rregroup after LHM.
I hope this time all the pieces learn how to get together and make good, educated and well timed desicions.
 
One outcome of this game is obvious. There is always worry of getting "rusty" during the all-star break. I think one thing that hasn't gotten rusty is the ability of fans to overreact. We played a great team on their floor and their two all stars needed their best games to beat us in double overtime. We're going to be okay.
 
SoUjazzfan said:
Instead of pretty much strictly iso for Mitchell in OT I'd have liked to see them run more sets.
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Did you follow the game? Not passing the ball reduced the risk of a stupid turnover.

But if you’re relegating Rubio to camping out off-ball, why is he even in the game? I get that having Korver in while Westbrook and PG are on the floor puts him in a likely-iso situation, but when it was just PG and everyone’s legs were shot, is Korver really any kind of liability? Jazz needed a calm hand and a scoring threat and just forgot they had one.

Or they are coddling Ricky’s psyche with extra-effort.
 
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