If the Jazz have been shining collectively for five and a half seasons now, the atmosphere has not always been good in the team. According to some, it would not be ready to be, since tensions between Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert resurfaced in recent weeks.
In question: the statements of the French pivot, which occurred in mid-January, where he explained that Utah had not yet acquired the culture of winning the Warriors, or even the Suns. While believing that, defensively, Quin Snyder’s men were not on point, compared to the two best franchises in the Western Conference.
A common goal that unites them
Inevitably, the words of Rudy Gobert reached the ears of Donovan Mitchell, the other All-Star of the group. Especially since many people have seen disguised criticism from the three-time Defender of the Year, towards his 25-year-old teammate, when he took the case of Devin Booker in Phoenix as an example.
A month later, the back therefore returned to the nature of his relationship with his interior, for Yahoo! Sports.
” Everything is fine between us, I want it to be said publicly “, thus entrusts the 13th choice of the Draft 2017. “ I often joke to him: ‘For people who hate each other, we play pretty well together’. And we can be even better. We are focused on winning, we have a common goal. It’s all that matters. You don’t have to be best friends when you’re working with someone. All that matters is having a common goal, which benefits the team. I don’t think any of us care what is said around him. We just want to win.“
One way for Donovan Mitchell to clarify that Rudy Gobert’s comments have not once again damaged his relationship with the Frenchman, already weakened for almost two years, and the appearance of Covid-19 in the NBA. Although “Spida” would have preferred the All-Star pivot’s remarks not to come out in the press…
” Everyone expresses things in their own way. “, he believes in this regard. ” I think it would have been better not to do this in public, but water has flowed under the bridge for me since then, same for the team. When two people are so competitive, you want to be the best no matter what. I prefer that than the other way around. I’m three-time All-Star, he’s three-time Defenseman of the Year [et trois fois All-Star également, ndlr]so we will find ways to progress, both individually and collectively.“
“Spida” wants to continue its ascent
In any case, Donovan Mitchell does not want to add fuel to the fire.
” I’m a quiet person, because I prefer to let things happen on their own, I don’t mind “, he adds. ” As long as things are going well with my teammates and my coaches, that’s all that matters. I’ve always worked like that. Everyone will inevitably have something to complain about, but it is important to understand that it works that way in the NBA. People can talk, but what they say is not necessarily true. Sometimes it’s just mere words.“
His words, Donovan Mitchell also hopes to transform them into action, when he is asked to discuss his individual and collective objectives for the next five years. Without specifying, however, if he intended to reach them in Salt Lake City, or elsewhere (in New York?)…
” To be NBA champion and MVP more than once is the goal he announces, full of self-confidence. ” I want to win, that’s all I’m aiming for. As soon as I wake up and as soon as I train, it’s to win a title. I wonder how to get there, how to become the best version of myself, in order to win. If you can’t do this on your own, then you’re never going to be successful.“
Sometimes compared to the Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O’Neal duo in its time, because of the tensions that may have (and may still?) exist between each of its members, the Donovan Mitchell-Rudy Gobert pair precisely wishes to be compared to it, in believe the back of the Jazz.
But for a completely different reason, much more positive than negative: I hope so, because they won three titles “, he answers in this regard, by way of conclusion.
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Donovan Mitchell | 44 | 33.3 | 45.1 | 34.4 | 87.4 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 25.4 |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 54 | 31.0 | 45.4 | 37.6 | 86.8 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
| Rudy Gobert | 42 | 32.5 | 70.7 | 0.0 | 69.0 | 3.7 | 11.4 | 15.1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 16.0 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 53 | 26.5 | 40.2 | 31.8 | 82.7 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 15.5 |
| Mike Conley | 50 | 28.4 | 44.6 | 42.3 | 83.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 14.2 |
| Rudy Gay | 35 | 20.0 | 41.8 | 34.0 | 79.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 8.9 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 44 | 18.5 | 63.2 | 0.0 | 65.2 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 8.7 |
| Daniel House | 7 | 19.2 | 48.7 | 41.7 | 71.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| Royce O’Neale | 52 | 31.4 | 49.0 | 40.7 | 78.6 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Joe Ingles | 45 | 24.9 | 40.4 | 34.7 | 77.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 7.2 |
| Eric Paschal | 42 | 13.2 | 48.0 | 36.8 | 76.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| Udoka Azubuike | 14 | 12.1 | 72.5 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| Jared Butler | 27 | 7.8 | 40.9 | 36.2 | 58.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| Trent Forrest | 44 | 12.2 | 53.8 | 23.5 | 79.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| Elijah Hughes | 14 | 8.0 | 41.7 | 35.7 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Denzel Valentine | 2 | 9.2 | 50.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Excavator | 3 | 6.3 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Malik Fitts | 7 | 5.0 | 22.2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Miye Oni | 16 | 2.8 | 22.2 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Zylan Cheatham | 1 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
