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The Donovan Mitchell Hype Thread! (repository of highlights and effusive praise)

The Jazz have the basis of an interesting offense with Exum and Mitchell in the backcourt. The reason is that they can both beat their defender and make a play to score at the rim or pass for an assist. Rubio may yet be able to do this too. It sounds as though the Jazz want to space the floor and let their guards make plays to break the defense, which is something they weren't able to do last year.

The potential of Exum and Rudy on the pick-and-roll really is tantalizing, but it depends on Exum developing that in-between game.
 
We still need Exum to pan out, so we can have two multi-dimensional guards creating offense starting from 28 - 30 feet out on the floor, with Rudy creating gravity down at the rim. We need both Exum and Mitchell to show they can hit the 3-ball from deep if defenses sag off.

Actually, with Hood and a bit of Joe Johnson we'd have 3 or 4 dynamic triple-threat players spreading the floor around Rudy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Boy0I2CBqA
 
Rotating Mitchell with Rubio and Exum is going to be a deflection-transition feast. Gobert, Sefalosha, and Udo will feed into that.

I think Mitchell will start by the end of the season. His attitude fits in with Rudy and Ingles perfectly.
 
One of the things I really like about X is that he has the rare ability to not only contest/disrupt jumpshots but to actually block them due to his length, timing, and defensive IQ.
 
Catchall said:
We still need Exum to pan out, so we can have two multi-dimensional guards creating offense starting from 28 - 30 feet out on the floor, with Rudy creating gravity down at the rim. We need both Exum and Mitchell to show they can hit the 3-ball from deep if defenses sag off.

Actually, with Hood and a bit of Joe Johnson we'd have 3 or 4 dynamic triple-threat players spreading the floor around Rudy.
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Agree.
I'd like to see Mitchell and Exum build off what they showed in the Utah SL. Have Rubio and Hood start at the 1/2? The dynamic duo comes off the bench and just runs the other team's subs off the court.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
curious what you think is funny about that.
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I think a lot of fans had doubts about a kid who had only faced quality competition a couple of times. He wasn't like a US one-and-done prospect who had the benefit of a full college season and NCAA tournament experience.
 
Jack Strop said:
But unlike the DWill days, when Utah had other solid players, even a couple who made a few all-star games, there just wasn't another franchise player. AK SHOULD have been, but he just didn't care enough after getting the big contract. Boozer could have been, if not for the injures and Kanter-like avoidance of defense.

This edition already has Gobert, an almost certain all-star and likely DPOY. He's paid his dues and will FINALLY get the recognition he deserves.

This Jazz team is going to surprise a LOT of people. We're flying under the radar. That's good.
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I am an AK fan.
And this is off topic but could it be that AK was just not used propertly by Sloan?
Anyway, just saying. This can be a topic of another if there's none yet already.

Back to topic, thanks for compiling the highlights.
 
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