Donovan Mitchell in Game 6 Loss: 18 PTS 3 AST 6-20 FG 2-6 3PT -25 +/-
Really bad game from the cavs franchise player. The cavs needed him to step up but detroit’s defense stopped him
Greatest PR since Tracy McGrady. So much hype for a guy who can’t put it together in the playoffs consistently and has no success in two conferences. Gobert was the scapegoat and now it’ll be Harden
His OKC series as a rookie does so much heavy lifting for his reputation. No matter how badly he plays in the playoffs or how many times he flames out he still gets the playoff riser label.
He’s had other great playoff series too, it’s like nobody remembers the bubble
Yes he was great in the bubble six years ago…
Lol what? Everyone lionizes his bubble series, probably even more than that rookie year series against the Thunder.
He’s looking washed since then. All he does now is attempt weak floaters and chuck threes all game long
2 years ago he was literally the Cavs only offense vs the Magic, and then last year he was fine against the Heat(Cavs dominated anyways) then averaged 34 vs the Pacers. Extremely inconsistent this year but people trying to build a playoff dropper narrative is ridiculous
you mean to tell me one of the times a player looked way above his normal level was a totally fluky scenario? shocker, no one takes that bubble seriously
His playoff numbers are pretty average the past 5 seasons. It’s been high-volume, average efficiency scoring and not much else. He’s been a clear negative on defense too.
Oh if they lose this series Harden will get shit on (some fair) however mitchell will get barely any criticism
If Devin booker sucked and couldn’t grow a beard or lead a team:
Can Devin Booker grow a beard?
I’ve seen his attempts and I’m gonna say no
yes
Can he lead a team?
Book sucks now too lol
He’s like a slightly better Tracy McGrady who loses in the 2nd round instead of the 1st.
Prime McGrady was better than Mitchell.
McGradys Orlando supporting casts were nowhere near Mitchells too. Very few were above replacement level.
But Don has consistently been better than Booker…
Booker plays defense and has been to the finals atleast. What has Doo Doo Mitchell done apart from choking games and series?
that’s a wild take from the person u replied to. booker is the much more complete player by far. not even talking accolades. everything. leadership, ball handling, shooting, defense. donovan is a volume scorer that is slightly above average efficiency doing so. aka james harden from temu. don is slightly more explosive than book. about the only thing the former has over the latter.
there’s a reason the cavs needed to bring in someone like james. don doesn’t make his teammates better. he’s just looking to get his. book is a real combo guard that can orchestrate the pnr, be a screener himself offball, or be in the corner ready to shoot the 3
over the last 3 years the two of them average the exact same PPG in reg season (26.2 and 26.1) while booker averages 1.5 more assists a game and has 2% lower usage (30 vs 32)
but u dont have to take my word for it. how about some of the most accomplished coaches in basketball who led the US gold medal run as of recent? on an absolute stacked roster devin booker was STARTING and CLOSING games in high-stakes situations that mattered MOST. donovan DIDNT EVEN MAKE THE ROSTER. how is this even a QUESTION on that alone. book clears don
Never lol
This man’s PR to constantly be put in top 10 discussions while shitting on himself every postseason is incredible. Being able to jump high and dunk will get you so far with public appeal.
team that no one watches in the regular season + occasional high scoring games = recipe to get constantly overrated by the podcast mafia.
That’s the explanation.
His PPG usually ends up looking fine so people think he’s playing well but he does absolutely nothing outside of scoring and even that he only does well half the time
Yikes 30% FG and -25
Worst player on both sides of the ball tonight
If the Cavs had balls, they’d trade him for a top pick in the upcoming draft and restart things with a top pick and Mobley.
He’s too inconsistent to be your best player
Mobley is soft as baby food
This. He doesn’t have the offensive bag or creation ability to be anything more than your number 3, all this “build around Mobley” talk is crazy.
Nah he’s fine
Yet him and some firsts is too high of a price to pay for Giannis when we’re supposedly all in. Fucking insane
Sure but he’s not their center. Allen is also a little soft so you’ve got 2 bigs who aren’t heavy bangers. Get a bruising center and mobleys role changes and fits his strengths more. Esp now that he can actually shoot 3s
Maybe it’s cope but I think Mobley can be saved with a good PG next to him
He’s played with Darius Garland and James Harden now 😭
Imagine if Mobley had a younger Harden next to him.
He’d be one of the best #2 options in the league, but he’s too inconsistent to lead a team. That’s not a knock on him as a player, it’s just some players are meant to do certain things and not others.
He’s a number 2 who doesnt move without the ball and is dogshit on defence. You aint winning with that too.
He and Harden have zero ability to relocate or cut, it’s maddening and ruins their offense
The Pistons would be much better with him as a 2 and could definitely win. Swap OKCs and Spurs number 2 with him and they could win too. But that’s more about how good those teams are rather than Mitchell’s ability as a number 2
He’s an incredible Robin, but I don’t know if he’s a proper Batman
if instead of harden they had a giannis it would be ggs
No one is giving up a 19-year-old potential star on a rookie contract to pay a 30 year old Donovon Mitchell 50 million dollars.
Whats a top pick?
Donovan Mitchell is basically the guard version of Embiid. Tonight was his first career closeout game after the first round, and he had one of his worst performances.
Nah, embiid is an all time great. Donovan Mitchell is Latrell Sprewell. Continental gap between em
Latrell sprewell went to the finals
An all time great is able to make a conference final lol, extremely low bar
I was thinking he’s a slightly better T-Mac who loses in the 2nd round instead of the 1st.
A *better* T-Mac?!
They’re both disappointing in the playoffs, I’ll grant you that, but that is waaaaaaaay underrating T-Mac. A deserved 7x all-NBA career with a peak that went head-to-head with prime Kobe as the best 2-3 in the league is a *considerable* step above Donovan Mitchell.
His effort in these important games is very Embiid like. Watch him when he doesn’t have the ball and he’s not doing anything. Doesn’t rotate for shooters on time, doesn’t rebound, doesn’t box out, standstill in the corner on offense
Sounds like Harden for most of his career funnily enough
Say what you will about Embiid, but I don’t really think you can question his compete level on the court.
Not even two weeks ago he was basically willing to die to beat the Celtics lmao
Embiid’s playoff series against Boston is greater than Mitchell’s entire career
Mitchell beat the Thunder who had a “Big 3” of Westbrook, PG, and Melo when he was a rookie. I think that was greater.
he was also amazing in the denver series even tho he lost it
He also had the bubble duel with Murray where he scored 50+ twice in a 7 game series, averaged 36 pts a game while hitting 55-58 free throws and shooting 63% eFG%. They lost but not because Mitchell didn’t show up.
That was a mike Conley in-and-out three away from the Jazz beating a (one year from prime) jokic and the hottest jamal Murray has ever been.
Also Conley missed 2 or 3 games that series due to birth of his daughter.
cav and jazz fans gonna continue to tell me he’s better than Brunson though
Well he is more athletic… thats about it. Defense might be a wash
Def not, he’s ass
not sure what you’re talking about. most jazz fans have known for ages this is who he is. maybe around the trade people talked him up hoping we’d get a haul. i tried telling cavs fans he couldn’t be a number 1 on a championship team and they refused to accept it.
he’s gonna score 40 in a regular season game masterpiece next season and there wil be jazz flairs saying “THEY COULD NEVER MAKE ME HATE YOU SPIDA!!”
Look at what happens when the cavs aren’t gifted free throws
But they were. 19 to 30 FT advantage tonight.
They werent gifted anything tho, should had more. Pistons are just way more physical and foul more lol
Thompson was doing choke slams and shit cmon lol
Sure there were. The last 2 fouls on Ausar were absolute gifts, not to mention the handful of no calls down low. Detroit averaged 22 fouls per game this season while Cleveland was at 19.6. Tonight was 22 against Detroit and 18 against Cleveland. Detroit has been called for more than their average while Cleveland has been called for below their average all series, except game 1.
Danny Ainge deserves executive of the decade at the end of the 2020s for realizing this bozo isn’t a winning player
Thompson was all over him tonight.
He had some non-Thompson minutes tonight and he still didn’t do anything.
Not really. And Thompson was in foul trouble and then fouled out. Mitchell took Duncan Robinson off the dribble a bunch and couldn’t score
Half of NY sports radio were reading Leon Rose the riot act for not trading for this fraud.
Mitchell really having a career defining playoffs
Ain’t a number 1 in the playoffs
If JR Smith had better PR
He’s been so inconsistent.
The man is allergic to the Conference Finals. Bro better have the game of his life in Game 7.
Hes so bad in the playoffs it’s crazy, he’s had one good half of basketball in 6 games this series
It’s literally a dice roll of which version of Mitchell you’ll get on any particular day
There’s no in-between for him. Sometimes you get lucky and roll 1 and 2 more often, but if you don’t then gg
When will people realize he’s not good enough to be a franchise player? If his shots aren’t falling like tonight, he gives you zero effort when he doesn’t have the ball. No rebounding, box out effort, passing or any effort on defense to impact the game
Mitchell: “I should play like I did in that really good half I had. A couple games ago. It was the first half, right?”
It looked worse than that stat line
Worst fucking player on the team
generational shrewdness from Ainge shipping off Mitchell and Gobert. garbage players lol
Mind blowing this guy constantly gets the “playoff riser” tag
Wow everyone piling on. Bad game obviously but I still believe in Donovan Mitchell.
He’s been a part of two fraudulent 1 seed teams that flamed out and now this, as far as I’m concerned he deserves more criticism.
He’s been bad more than he’s been good in the playoffs. It’s not one game.
Even MJ had bad series. Still a top 3 sg all time