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Thank You Spida Mitchell!!!

Met him a few times and he couldn’t be nicer. Generous with his time with the kids. Amazing player to watch. Sad and disappointed at how it all worked out. Wonder if any team ends up retiring his jersey. Couple years in Cleveland then he goes to Miami or NY… think he may end up having a career similar to D Will where he looks back and was “damn… I had it good there”.
 
His rookie season ended up being the most fun year we had. It was incredible how he rejuvenated the team after an awful free agency.

Definitely disappointing that it never exceeded that initial season. But there were a lot of factors at play. I wish him well.
 
Loved him the rookie year so much. The ability and the joyful glee. He seemed to have it all.

For those wondering when it all began to sour, look no further than when after being tied with the Rockets 1-1, he was featured by Kobe Bryant on "Detail". Donovan was never the same. The Jazz lost the next 3 games to Houston and Donovan lost that youthful bounce of innocence forevermore. Some call it the Kobe curse but perhaps the honor just went to his head.

Oh well Donovan, thanks for the memories and thanks for the haul of assets from Cleveland. I hope the best for you and your career.
 
His first couple of years were awesome, and brought back hope to the organization. The last couple were difficult to watch as he struggled to close games and all but refused to play defense. I hope he learns to overcome quarrels with teammates and learns to become a facilitator as well as a top notch scorer. Plus getting back to giving a modicum of effort on defense, bringing balance back into his game.
 
Donovan’s rookie year was definitely one of the most fun Jazz seasons ever. It was wonderfully unexpected with the Hayward departure. He, Rubio, and Ingles really brought a sense of camaraderie we just hadn’t seen from this team. I remember how much fun they had pouring water on one another during their post game interviews. The joy in that was tremendous to watch and experience. Donovan’s seeming embrace of the city and the franchise breathed new life and opened the door for hope. We had one of the most exciting young players in the league.

The excitement he brought those first few years definitely made the last few years even that much harder. In retrospect he probably wasn’t ever going to be the player I allowed myself to hope he could be, but the hope was fun while it lasted.

Best of luck Donovan. I’ll still cheer for you on the Cavs, at least until 2025.
 
There definitely were some exceptional memories with him on the team. In a way he gave new life to this franchise after the way Hayward ditched us and I would always look back fondly on his rookie year. His playoff performances were remarkable as well. Somewhere along the way something changed and things just didn't work out for this team. Too bad.

Wish him good luck, especially early in his stay in Cleveland. :P
 
Here is to hoping we rebuild in 3 years to look sexy enough to sign him back as free agent and go chip hunting again. I liked that kid. We are the same height and he’s dunking on grown *** men.


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I feel like Donovan changed a ton (like many of us did) during Covid and the BLM movement. Covid messed up a lot of people and it started with the microphone-gate but that never healed completely.

Plus, (Agree or not) a lack of empathy from many of us Utah fans didn't really show well in the BLM years. Those two seemed to alter Donovan trajectory more than anything on the court.

The other great memory i have is the year we were 1st overall in the league. We ripped through everyone. Pure dominance we havent seen since Malone and Stockton years.
 
The Jazz Wonderbra said:
I feel like Donovan changed a ton (like many of us did) during Covid and the BLM movement. Covid messed up a lot of people and it started with the microphone-gate but that never healed completely.

Plus, (Agree or not) a lack of empathy from many of us Utah fans didn't really show well in the BLM years. Those two seemed to alter Donovan trajectory more than anything on the court.

The other great memory i have is the year we were 1st overall in the league. We ripped through everyone. Pure dominance we havent seen since Malone and Stockton years.
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This is all true, but it felt like he had already changed a lot even before covid hit. Even just from his rookie season to his second season it felt like he had already started to change.
 
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Jingled said:
This is all true, but it felt like he had already changed a lot even before covid hit. Even just from his rookie season to his second season it felt like he had already changed a little bit.
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I had already seen it.

I love Don… but the passive aggressive “thank you” is the kinda stuff that made this thing go sour. Is he pissed at Jazz management for getting him to a winner and not his preferred destination? Like we gave them every opportunity not to eff up and they clearly wanted to eff up. Ain’t our fault.
 
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