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Rudy Gobert test positive for the Coronavirus

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Mr. Space City, Mar 11, 2020.

  1. Pizza_Da_Hut

    Pizza_Da_Hut I put on pants for this?

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    Do we finally change his nickname from the Stifle Tower to Patient Zero?
     
  2. TilmanFinancialWindfall

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    Doris Burke tested positive. She's one of the few commentators that actually know what she's talking about
     
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    She doesn't know ****
     
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    https://theathletic.com/1735768/202...jazz-during-the-days-that-changed-everything/

    The Mitchell-Gobert dynamic

    At some point, basketball will matter again. Maybe the 2019-20 campaign will be saved, or perhaps the league’s next jump ball will come at the outset of next season.

    Whenever basketball resumes, this Jazz team that went through so much together that night in Oklahoma City will have a new set of questions to address. And make no mistake, the one about Gobert’s and Mitchell’s relationship tops the list.

    In the two travel days leading into Utah’s game at Oklahoma City, Gobert and Mitchell shared space on a regular basis, sitting near each other on buses and the team plane, according to sources. Still, there’s no way to know if Gobert gave it to Mitchell or if it was the other way around or some other factor. That’s something the team tried to make clear to Mitchell, according to sources. Mitchell also declined an interview request for this story.

    Yet as Mitchell made clear on March 16 during his video call visit with “Good Morning America,” he was not happy about the part Gobert played in the entire saga. Considering all the efforts the Jazz had taken to educate their players on the matter and to ensure their safety, it’s not hard to see why there would be frustration with anyone who was still downplaying the disease. Now, though, they must find a way to move forward.

    The Jazz have already begun working on the Mitchell-Gobert relationship, but sources say Mitchell remains reluctant to fix what might have been broken.

    “It doesn’t appear salvageable,” one source with knowledge of the situation said.

    There is hope that the relationship will improve over time, and the fact that there could potentially be a lot of time to sort things out could work in Utah’s favor.

    “I’m confident our team is going to be totally fine,” Ingles said. “I heard Donovan’s response (on GMA), or whatever it was, to that question, and a part of that is on Donovan and Rudy to sort out if he’s frustrated with him or whatever. But I have no doubt when we go back to training, or when our season starts again, our team is going to be what we have been and what we are. … I’m confident our team will be completely fine. The chemistry will be fine.”

    That much remains to be seen, and the consequences for the Jazz could be significant when it comes to their hopes of growing into a title contender.

    In the eyes of some, anything short of a full reconciliation between Utah’s two most important players will limit what they can become as a group. If Gobert and Mitchell stay at their current level, the Jazz realize they will always be good but likely will fall short of being great. For this roster to be elite, Gobert and Mitchell have to keep ascending in their respective games. And they have to be on the same page as teammates.

    It remains possible that cooler heads will prevail, of course, especially with games not expected to proceed for the next couple of months — at least.
     
  5. zeeshan2

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    I think Mitchell hated playing with Gobert and this is the excuse to get Rudy out of here anyway
     
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  6. JayGoogle

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    Donovan just looking for a way out of Utah, I don't blame him.

    Utah should trade him any way and Gobert, that's not a championship duo. Neither are first-tier stars.
     
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    Jazz fans deserve this - that much I can tell you

    gobert is a nice player, but not max worthy - don’t care how good on defense he is. You regret paying 7 footers who can’t put up 20 a game or stretch the floor.

    mitchell is also a nice player, but he’s a prima donna - and he ain’t harden or Westbrook or CP3 - A guard who literally carry his team. Like has been said neither of these two are top tier stars, they’d have to have an amazing rotation of players to make it all work.

    Prediction: Utah picks mitchell over gobert.
     
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  8. daywalker02

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    Mitchell is too short, good player though, questionable leadership material.

    Absolutely agree on Gobert.
     
  9. daywalker02

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    IMO Gobert is not even a star because of his inability to shoot and score in bunches.

    He is just extremely good at what he does but got major flaws.

    Neither of them are really tough minded leaders yet either.
     
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  11. Houstunna

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    Yeah, there's ulterior motive at play. It would be different if Gobert knew he had it and was spreading throughout the team on purpose. Rudy simply underestimated the situation and made a bad joke.
     

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