Relax, Donovan already did Fat Joe.
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Troat Guru
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If there still were any doubts.....Dennis Lindsey:"DM and Rudy are ready to move forward and put any sort of disagreement or bad blood behind them"
https://www.deseret.com/2020/5/5/21...itchell-nba-news-guidelines-practice-facility
https://www.deseret.com/2020/5/5/21...itchell-nba-news-guidelines-practice-facility
homeytennis
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I think the Jazz ought to send Don's sorry butt to the GLeague for awhile and he might appreciate life in the show a little more after the bus rides and Motel 6 accomodations.
Yeah idk, Dons a good dude, he’s acted childish though. I really want to like him more right now, and he’s an amazing talent the Jazz are lucky to have but his character is very much in question here. He still ha aplenty if time to come back from this bad look but he’s going to need to address this correctly at some point.
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DasJazz
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I still think it's amazing that through this whole saga that you've convinced yourself that Donovan is the villain here. The man has a right to be upset at how everything played out leading to this, including being upset with Rudy. He hasn't said anything negative about the Jazz or Rudy in public or social media. He's not the bad guy here.
Except all the reports name him specifically (it was without much doubt his camp that leaked the info) and 8 weeks later, he’s the only and most important guy who can’t say the right things publicly for the good of the franchise he claims to care about so much? Nah. Not good enough. He has a right to be upset. Upset or not when you’re in his position if you’re truly a great leader you lead even when things are uncomfortable. He folded. My issue isn’t with him being upset, my issue is with the fact he’s disappeared and hid from the entire situation as this entire situation creates problems for his entire organization publicly. We have time for live streams, good morning America, shoes, and being buddy buddy with Ben Simmons but not time to address the fanbase/franchise situation that helped make you who you are and the teammate that added a ton of wins onto your career. Yeah. Grow up and be a decent face of the franchise and stop hiding. Doesn’t mean I don’t like Don, just means his handling of all this even nearly 8 weeks later has been trash.
DasJazz
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That's a whole lot of reading into something when there's not a whole lot of reason to do so.
Beer
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Not really. He could have easily squelched this thing right off the bat. Easily. With like literally a 10 second instagram story. He has chosen not to do so.
You have to be joking. ALL of this would go away with a simple media availability from Donovan. You could move beyond it, get out of headlines, it would stop lingering, and it would be FAR FAR better for the franchise is Donovan just did the right thing like a grown *** man and faced the media storm he helped create. He has been a child in THIS situation. It doesn't mean I don't think Donovan has done a lot of great things. He has handled this like an entitled little child who made a mess and now doesn't want to deal with the ramifications of cleaning it up. It's been 8 weeks and it effected you in NO way. Deal with it.
Didn't even have to be right off the bat, but its been nearly 2 months. He isn't doing anything whatsoever, still has a job, is still getting paid and this will linger until he says something. I listened to national shows yesterday to get their takes. They aren't buying it and it will linger and continue to gain stories until DONOVAN addresses it. Also, whether things are good or not is irrelevant. You (Donovan) have allowed your organization to be a headline, punchline, and joke for weeks. The Jazz are one of the most solid organizations in the league and Donovans silence has created all sorts of drama for people within the organization.