How Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert Failed the Utah Jazz 

jazz had 0 capable perimeter defenders but yet people continue to think rudy was exposed 💀

Rudy Gobert was carrying that team defensively but he somehow gets most of the blame because he can’t guard the perimeter as a 7’0 center?? Also no one has ever said the Jazz are real title contenders

You guys fail to forget that the jazz set rudy up to fail with having some shitty perimeter defenders and having him fend for himself...

The battle between Jamal Murray and Donovan Mitchell in the playoffs is one of the greatest I've seen. Iconic.

I felt the Jazz never attempted to fix their biggest issue, perimeter defense. They never got that 2-way player that could play on both ends of the floor, I always wish they would try to trade for Robert Covington or Jerami Grant, but they didn't seem interested, they just kept doing the same thing over and over again.

I always wonder how the coach doesn’t get much blame for his schemes getting picked apart during the playoffs?

I will always have a special place for this team when they knocked out the 2018 OKC Thunder.

As much Mitchell, Conley & Bogdonovic provided offense they gave it back up with their horrible defense. They always had to blow out teams to win.

“Now it was time to wait and see if hayward would put the pen to the paperrrr” “He didn’t” 💀💀💀💀

Rudy and Donovan definitely had some interesting moments together as a team, but it’ll be interesting to dive into the main reasons on how all of this went down. This channel is super great when it comes to this stuff, love the vids

Watching a Utah game now is like watching a car crash in slow motion

I’m watching after Mitchell dropped 71💀

Rudy's time on the Jazz(especially in the 2021 Playoffs) was one of the most contentious stints for a player and their team I've seen in a while, with some pretty sound arguments for and against his playstyle. Unfortunately, those arguments might be the only thing people will remember about this team down the line...

Basically the Jazz were the Lob City Clippers 2.0. Just a good regular season team but come playoff time, they come short. But we all knew they weren’t serious contenders ironically.

It’s funny to think how when Rudy Gobert was drafted he was definitely like an unknown 60 overall in 2k and I loved putting him on my team as just one of the tallest players in the league

I wish nothing but the best for Rudy in Minnesota. I hope he gets a ring one day

the jazz were one of my favorite teams to watch over the past few seasons. Mitchell’s been one of my favorite players since the moment he stepped into the league. it’s crazy how fast we all went from bringing fascinated by their high-powered offense to being disgusted with the team and praying that they’d just break that core up.

Gobert not improving offensively, while DM didn’t improve defensively combined with the lack of capable perimeter defenders killed this team. At the same time though a good portion of fault lies with the coaching staff. Too many winnable series were bungled.

You know a team is cursed when a team that’s never been to the Conference Finals in their 51 years advances to the conference finals over them.

One of the most impressive basketball channels on RU-vid. So glad I found this channel, everything is so amazingly well done. Fantastic work

The thing to remember is that Gobert was a 27th pick. Mitchell 13th. You can't expect players drafted at those spots to not have some glaring flaws, and much of the rest of the roster was the same. I loved this team, but I'm not surprised they flamed out in the playoffs. Of their top nine guys, they were relying on so many guys in their mid-thirties (Conley, Bogdanovic, Ingles) or players who has simply never been reliable defensively (Clarkson, Mitchell, most of the old guys too). They got away with it in the regular season thanks to spacing and Gobert cleaning up mistakes, but it would never work once a foe could gameplan against you and repeatedly target the weaker defenders and pull Gobert out of the paint, as we saw season after season.

I always say the ironic part is a versatile wing who can score, play make, & play defense like Hayward (who was an all star) was the only piece this Jazz team needed.

Another awesome vid bro. Sometimes I forget small details about a team over the years. Watching everything play out in a long form vid is always super entertaining and you add so much with your commentary.

Mitchell was just traded to the cavs so this era is officially over

Dude this video was so well put together, as a Jazz fan you literally nailed a complex timeline. Mad props.

Rudy was great, but Mitchell was the main problem. Rudy saved the Jazz defensively but the problem was that the Jazz needed perimeter defense and Mitchell was a liability when it came to defending other star guards. Rudy did everything he could do but Mitchell didn't do enough as the "face" of the franchise.

Honestly think u do the best deep dives on RU-vid everything is set up so nice and the attention to detail is great keep it up

your videos are literally a work of art. good job man

Pain. But also regardless of what happened that 2020-21 season was so much fun. Jordan Clarkson getting sixth man. Shooting all those threes. It was a great time to be a fan

Well done… I’m a life long Jazz fan, super disappointed with the way the Mitchell Gobert era ended. You did your homework in putting this video together. Great job 👍

your channel is pure gold great work as always

I’ve been waiting for another upload! Glad to see it!

Crazy how people seriously thought that If Rudy Gobert never rubbed the mics COVID would’ve never happened

As a Utah Jazz fan it’s been so fun to watch this team play then when they get to the playoffs it’s disappointing other then the amount of point’s Donavan scores mad respect to all the other jazz fans that have been disappointed all of these years

Keep It up with the Documentaries! I love watching them

This video was really well done. Sums up the pains of being a Jazz fan, but I still love them and always will.

I feel bad for ole Rudy. Man was 1 V 5ing every night on defense.

Anytime you post man I get hyped

editing is so good, love this channel

I absolutely love your videos. I’m a magic fan and I can’t help but to think you could make a really great video about our franchise and how they had 2 failed attempts at a championship when we had 2 dynamic fun teams, their collapse, and hopefully their rise back to being relevant again with our #1 pick and bright young core.

I was one of donovan mitchell’s earliest supporters. I watched his draft day livestream and was freaking the hell out when I saw my Jazz of all teams were trading up to draft him. And I shot my step dad a text talking about “omg imagine Gordon and Donovan Mitchell on the same team”, and obviously he didn’t really care, because Donovan Mitchell was just a random late lottery pick, a lot like Trey Lyles or Alec Burks. Then we went to those summer league games and I was immediately vindicated. I’ll always love this era of Jazz ball. I dont even care how dysfunctional it was. Whatever. We’re never winning a championship, I’m resigned to that because for some reason people from outside Utah just really fucking hate Utah and hate the idea of living here as though we’re all Amish people who banned drinking alcohol, but at least we have the potential to be fun, and we were really fun during this era.

most underrated NBA channel on youtube, love the editing style you use. You acutally take the time to make quality videos unlike so many other clickbait garbage nba channels on youtube. Amazing video as always

Can’t believe I’m just now seeing this but great video man. As a Jazz fan, this was hard to watch and relive.

Dylan man! Love the videos! You’re awesome. I know a lot of work go into these videos but I need moreee! Maybe once a week uploads ?

With how much media shits on Rudy I’m glad to see so many people use common sense when it came to just how bad the entire teams defense was. I’m glad he’s gone from the team that hated him so much

The amount of time you put in this was is impeccable Keep up the great work ❤

Been waiting for a upload for 3 weeks now !! Thank you , I subscribed 3 weeks ago lol saw every video

Keep up the great content!

20:01 the Jazz didn't squander it, Mitchell turned the ball over with 13 seconds left and cost them the game. They were so lucky that Denver missed the layup and Conley got a chance to even attempt a game winning shot.

mitchell really just got traded to the cavs

This channel absolutely needs more attention

yet another great vid 💯

The microphone thing was funny. Him testing positive after was even funnier. I had no idea it would cause this much strain. I mean I would be angry too but not that angry.

This is amazing content, I love it!! An idea for future content is 'How Kevin Durant Ruined his Career by leaving the OKC Thunder', that could detail how KD joining the Warriors ruined his all-time legacy, as well as joining the Nets to play with Kyrie ruined his remaining prime years due to the uncertainty of the Kyrie Irving and James Harden situations. Just an idea my man, but keep up the great content, I love all of it!

the wait for the uploads are always worth it.

Really well done research, great vid!

That clipper series really tore them apart. Terance Mann sent them to a lottery team, my goodness.

Rudy Gobert gets too much hate. He's much better than people give him credit for.

Wow great videos on this channel! Good production quality, narration and animations and transitions. Keep up the good work!

Great video man

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Wow, really interesting and thorough accounting. As a warriors fan, I always feared the Jazz in the regular season. No idea why they always disappointed in the playoffs. I don’t blame Rudy. More the lack of perimeter defense and the ability to scheme and game plan in the playoffs. Hopefully they can rebuild in the next few years.

Dude, I’ve been watching these videos for a while, and the editing has gotten so good! For a small channel, this feels like it has so much energy. Hope more people check this out soon!

Love your vids, you doing a great Job Bud! Greets from Germany!

Let me just say though, despite the fact that the Mitchell-Gobert era didn't pan out the way they wanted, you have to give it up to the entire Jazz who tried their best to capitalize on this but just fell short: - The front office were able to trade for Mitchell who wasn't really seen as a franchise changing player. Lucky them since Hayward would leave in the following free agency that came after. They then tried surrounding Mitchell and Gobert with more offensive players which sacrificed their defense but immensely improved their offense - Coach Quin Snyder then made adjustments to his offense with the more offensive minded roster he was given with and it showed with a historic offense. Was it too simplified? Yes, but it worked wonders for them for the most part Wherever the Jazz go from here on out, hope they can build to be true contenders once again

As a jazz fan this will hurt

Always love your videos

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Donovan Mitchell is my favorite player. Such a shame to see him struggle in Utah

can't fail an organization that's so good at failing, and coming up short.

Been waiting on this one

You go boy, your channel is taking off

Clickbait title ngl. The fault should be held in their FO, not the players. They had an excellent offensive rotation for years in Donovan, Conley, Ingles, and Bojan. All of their starters have no defensive prowess but Rudy Gobert is such an defensive monster at protecting the paint that he can bolster a top ten defense in the regular season. They get 'exposed' in the playoffs because elite offensive players can punish their drop coverage with three pointers. None of the Jazz perimeter players can chase around screens, have good off-ball awareness, or just good at defense in general. Rudy is the glue that keeps them together. Their FO has made zero moves to improve their obvious short comings. What they need is at least some permieter defenders that can play their drop coverage and still have ok offensive value. Donovan and Rudy did their jobs. It is unreasonable to expect them to become great at everything.

To sum it up I think the main problem is that gobert and mitchell was never really meant to play with each other. Gobert is an elite interior defender but suck at perimeter D and offense, and mitchell is a prolific scorer but not a good defender. I mean the two of them is only great at one aspect of the game, then sucks at the other.

Great video !!

This a dope video keep it up

and now they're both got bounced in the first round 🤣

I remember saying the jazz vs sixers was going to be the finals match up in 2021....

Your content is top tier

Bro I love yo videos my man🙏🏽

who’s watching this video after the donovan mitchell trade?

Outside of gobert there was no perimeter defense which led to his workload being heavy on the defensive end….but also outside of D Mitchell there was no offensive Creation….keep tht in mind

love this video 😍

I love these videos

and now they lost mitchell

The lac of Rudy offense and Mitchell defense should’ve complemented each other. I honestly think they could’ve had more progress if Snyder stepped down sooner. If they had gotten a fresh voice sooner they could’ve tried a different look rather than running it bac year after year. Not only that but a fresh and powerful voice could’ve nipped the drama in the bud. He could’ve made it a win or leave situation a lot sooner and maybe that could’ve curbed the divaness in the loccer room. Another big problem is the fact they gave Mitch the keys too early, he didn’t and doesn’t deserve the keys. Gobert grinded from a bust to 3 time dpoy. Their entire defense was successful solely because of him, that perimeter has been getting torched for years. People are just catching on because of social media. Yea Mitch is a guaranteed buccet, but that’s it. You can build/ rebuild around Gobert. You can’t with Mitch. He needs the ball too much and doesn’t do anything else but score. It’s not like he’s a luka type where he’s a yea I need the ball, and yea I may score a lot, but best believe I’m setting my team up just as much and I’ll pass on my shot off a better one anytime. Mitch won’t do that, so now you HAVE to add another ball handler to run the offense, but he’ll never be able to run the offense if Mitch has the ball all the time. The only reason I can partially accept them getting rid of Gobert is the draft capital(which is a risk based off history) and his contract. But I honestly don’t gaf about his contract BECAUSE HE EARNED IT! He deserves every dollar regardless of his lac of offense. If you as a team focus on that with him he can make more apart of his game. He showed his potential when he avg 19 &12 🤷🏾‍♂️. But bac to the contracts, Rudy deserves his money and shouldn’t be penalized for it where as Mitch ain’t did a damn thing warrant such a huge contract. They gone have to get rid of him if they really want ti rebuild. The only way you rebuild with Mitch as your starter is you bring in a voice and brain like Lebron cp3 or rondo to run your 1 and force Mitch to play off ball at 2 like d book. If he swallowed his ego and did that he has the potential to be the next wade esc player on offense, if not better with his consistent 3. That’s why I’m curious to see how it’s gone work if he does go to the knics. Jb went there cuz he wanted to run his team, Mitch gone want the same thing. But if Mitch can accept the 2 and let jb cook at 1 they can be lethal. Like a younger cp and book no cap

My day gets instantly better when dylan drops.

i love these videos so much

I feel bad for Gobert and AD this year. They had to carry their shitty defenses on the perimeter despite it not having to be their jobs in the first place. Hope Gobert gets a ring (he def not getting in Minnesota unless there's a bit overhaul)

I dont see much of it as Gobert’s fault. He is the only good defender on the team and is forced to guard everyone. How does anyone expect this man to guard small guards who are so much more agile and quick.

Very fun watch!

Another great video i love these :)

The last part where Rudy said it was either me or Donavon sounded like Kobe and Shaq just minus the winning

There is a difference between a star and a superstar.There is a difference between a winner and a lethal winner.Some guys are extremely talented but to win you a ring all by themselves,it won’t happen Example is KD Russ Harden and many more

Love that outro man.never change that..

oh to relive this tragic duo. They were just never on the same page and the team just never had the talent or effort on defense as a whole. at least it was always fun to predict which team would knock them out in the playoffs.

5:22 I don't even know why Jazz fans were shocked that Gordon Hayward left in 2017. Do they not remember that the team didn't even offer the latter an extension in 2014? They matched the contract the Hornets were willing to pay him. Also, Rudy Gobert was wrong for criticizing Hayward for the way the latter handled the exit. Criticize how poorly the team handled Hayward's first extension.

you know shaq and dwayne in 06 they tried replicating that but failed because of defence (outside of rudy) and there offense kinda cuz until they got mike and bogdan dm had to carry the offence

Good video, as new follower of Jazz this upcoming season (Because Lauri fan). This was good recap of how Mitchell & Gobert era looked like, it seems trouble was with ball hogging Mitchell and Gobert just not being efficient for them in offense, although playing with a person like Donovan does reduce even your chances to showcase your offense as he doesn't let go of the ball.

Sad to see those duo break. Man if only they could hit the shots that is needed.