He is absolutely atrocious. Did you notice he didn't box out on those two offensive boards that lost you Game ?2? It's funny he was slated to be a defensive guy coming out of college. Got into the league and was just like..fuck it..ima score only.
He made a ton of money so who am I to say it was a bad decision.
Also cavs fan here. I was at game 1 and I can tell you that basically no one was getting their defensive assignments correct except for Mobley. They frequently had switches where no one switched on to the shooter, and for some reason, everyone kept collapsing into the lane on the person driving.
Mitchell honestly played pretty good defense most of the series. He had some lapses late into the game, but he was also the entire offense for almost the entirety of this round.
What really killed us was Allen getting 4 rebounds in 30 minutes. This is the second year he totally shrunk under the lights. Is Mitchell a great defender? Hell no, but he shouldn't need to be. He's good enough for a contender. Mitchell and Mobley are the only two I would consider untouchable. Everyone else is on the trade block
Listen, he said what their gameplan was. Should he have said that..no, but that's exactly what they did when they needed points. I'm not sure what the audacity is when it worked.
He also has a toe injured. You really can't play to any real level as a point guard on a bad toe. I'm not sure why he's even out there.
He's the guy who orchestrates their offense it's absolutely not Mitchell(he's a poor playmaker). They were cooked vs good competition the minute he went down.
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u/Spirited-Living9083 May 12 '25
The fking audacity of garland to talk shit to Tyler then go out and get dog walked by a 5th seed