Welcome Davion Mitchell
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Do other players not wear shoes? Why do they provide the "with shoes" and "without shoes" measurements then? Last I checked my shoes aren't a part of my body. Quick, somebody jump into the combine measurement line with a pair of stilettos on!
This is a dumb argument. Dude is 6'0". I didn't say he can't do things on the court because of his height. Simply stating a fact. Devion Mitchell is 6'0".
This is a dumb argument. Dude is 6'0". I didn't say he can't do things on the court because of his height. Simply stating a fact. Devion Mitchell is 6'0".
In NBA terms, 6'1.25" in shoes comes out to 6'2" on roster sheets following the "always round up" rule. They've been doing it this way for as long as I can remember. You might as well take an inch off everyone's official height if you're wondering about Mitchell's height relative to other players, which is what actually matters right?
my guess is he’s gonna lead the 2nd unit this year and be a big spark plug for us. At times, when either Fox or Ty are having a bad game he can come off the bench and bring up the intensity for the starting unit. This team wants to win like any other team but we lack the confidence and heart. Ty was the beginning of the change of culture but Mitchell gonna be the one that instills the dog and the heart. I better see this team getting angry at opposing players for trying to push them around this year
Particularly like this excerpt:
Mitchell divulged he had worked out at 8 a.m. for a few hours and then returned to the gym around noon for another hour or so workout before the 5 p.m. practice. The Kings then made the decision to pull him from practice.
“I just looked at him and said, ‘You really worked out twice before coming here? Bro, you can’t be doing that,’” Jackson said of his recollection. “He has an unbelievable work ethic. He’s a tough kid and competitive as they come. But we’ve definitely had to scale him back a little. He’s just wired differently.”
Mitchell said he’s heard that about himself.
“I just love the game of basketball,” Mitchell told Yahoo Sports. “I love competing. When you watch me out there, you can see I hate to lose. I play hard. What motivates me is this game.”
Mitchell divulged he had worked out at 8 a.m. for a few hours and then returned to the gym around noon for another hour or so workout before the 5 p.m. practice. The Kings then made the decision to pull him from practice.
“I just looked at him and said, ‘You really worked out twice before coming here? Bro, you can’t be doing that,’” Jackson said of his recollection. “He has an unbelievable work ethic. He’s a tough kid and competitive as they come. But we’ve definitely had to scale him back a little. He’s just wired differently.”
Mitchell said he’s heard that about himself.
“I just love the game of basketball,” Mitchell told Yahoo Sports. “I love competing. When you watch me out there, you can see I hate to lose. I play hard. What motivates me is this game.”
Well, that was just Walton being Walton so is it fixable? He just didn't grasp, and hasn't ever grasped the idea of rotations. He would play guys straight through and burn up players because it's just what he does. The minutes Fox and Barnes got were just right for what you need out of core players, but playing them 16-20 game minutes straight and sitting them for longer stretches in the middle of critical quarters ended up in the ways many of us were saying they would. With players ground to stump and racking up silly fatigue injuries.