In their podcast, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon explained that the relationship between Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell was complicated again. We know that the back resented his pivot following their contamination by Covid-19 two years ago. Since then, things seemed to be getting better, but the two journalists ensure that things have become delicate again between the two Jazz All-Stars, in a complex “passive-aggressive relationship”.
” No no no no. Everything is fine between us. It’s not true”, assured Donovan Mitchell. “He and I, we don’t really pay attention to any of that. We don’t worry about it. Everything is fine between us and we are just ready to get back on the pitch together, and take our respective games to the next level. “
For Brian Windhorst, this complicated relationship (without being explosive) is part of the problems of Utah this season.
It is true that even if he never names him directly, Rudy Gobert seems to indirectly target his teammate when he complains about the offensive selfishness of the team, or the lack of interest of his teammates in defense.
But for Donovan Mitchell, there is nothing to say on the subject, and he is tired of talking about it.
“I’m tired of answering (these questions) to be honest. Look, we’re doing our job, we’re leaders for our team, and we’re going through a tough time. It happens. But that’s part of the business and that’s how it goes. “
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Donovan Mitchell | 40 | 33.5 | 45.0 | 33.9 | 87.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 25.5 |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 50 | 31.0 | 45.8 | 38.2 | 86.2 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 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 | 50 | 26.6 | 40.0 | 32.3 | 81.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 15.5 |
| Mike Conley | 46 | 28.6 | 45.4 | 43.1 | 82.9 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| Rudy Gay | 34 | 20.3 | 41.5 | 33.8 | 79.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 9.0 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 40 | 17.8 | 62.4 | 0.0 | 64.4 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 8.5 |
| 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 | 48 | 31.5 | 49.6 | 40.7 | 78.0 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 7.5 |
| 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 | 38 | 12.9 | 47.9 | 38.0 | 75.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| Jared Butler | 23 | 7.6 | 41.6 | 35.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| Elijah Hughes | 13 | 7.9 | 44.1 | 38.5 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Trent Forrest | 40 | 11.1 | 56.8 | 33.3 | 77.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| 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 |
| Udoka Azubuike | 10 | 7.8 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
