Donovan Mitchell now has three 50 point games in the playoffs. Only Michael Jordan (8) and Wilt Chamberlain (4) have more

[u/inefekt]

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-50-point-games-in-playoffs-history

[u/gigglios]

Good company. He is a playoff performer no matter what people say lol

[u/this_place_stinks → u/gigglios]

He’s at 25% from deep for the series…

[u/dmoge216 → u/gigglios]

He wasn’t very good, the last 3 games,before tonight

[u/AntiTopspin → u/dmoge216]

Yup before this he was averaging 22 PPG on 54% TS in the series

[u/AntiTopspin → u/[deleted]]

This is the thing

I'm not sure if someone who gives you 27-28 PPG on 55%ish TS(what he's done for both his playoff career and this series) without any notable defensive or playmaking ability is someone you can build a contender around

It's not as much about Mitchell specifically as it is the scoring 2 guard just being the least valuable archetype in the current NBA to build around as a #1

[u/warablo → u/AntiTopspin]

Certainly his next step is trusting teammates and some games he does, but he was thrown into the fire of being a ball dominant scorer his rookie year when Utah had no scoring.

[u/bdybwyi → u/AntiTopspin]

Who is better Mitchell or Jamal Murray? Curious to hear the communities thoughts. Funny when I see the Nuggets hat on him at draft night and think what if.

[u/hriszzzzz → u/bdybwyi]

Kinda hard to choose. My first instinct was to yell Murray because of the his highlight plays in clutch situations. But the more I think, I realize it's unfair on Mitchell as Murray is a second option to probably the best player of the current generation. He has the luxury of having poor 3 quarters or coasting in regular season, while Mitchell does not. Mitchell can dominate all game and will still lose a lot, while Murray can shine for 2 minutes and make a buzzer beater and come out a hero.

[u/bdybwyi → u/[deleted]]

I think one thing people may overlook for him is his 3 ball, the guy is a 40% shooter on a decent attempts a game. He rarely takes bad 3s. Which is something to many players in this league suffer from honestly.

[u/theskyopenedup → u/AntiTopspin]

Reminds me of Melo

[u/menghis_khan08 → u/[deleted]]

That’s kinda my point though. With his measurables (Tatum is 6’8) he wouldn’t have to explode as much on offense and be too tired for the defensive end. All the best two way players have giant frames.

At 6’1 (even with the wingspan) he needs to use a ton of explosion and athleticism to go off. His body type and playstyle doesn’t really allow him to save much on the defensive end.

I don’t think there are any players in the history of the game that can easily go off for 30+ on offense as a score first guy on any given night and play great defense <6’3. Height let’s you spot up and shoot over players, or drive and dunk with ease, saving energy for defense

[u/borkbubble → u/[deleted]]

20 and 30 ppg are massively different

[u/tacopower69 → u/[deleted]]

Same with Harden. I think the main difference is those two are amazing play makers and don't drive a ton.

[u/menghis_khan08 → u/tacopower69]

Exactly we’re talking about score first guys, not playmakers who can change it up with some efficient shooting. Plenty of deadly and awesome point guards throughout nba history who scored an efficient 20. But mitchell is a true 2 guard in a point guard sized body

[u/menghis_khan08 → u/AntiTopspin]

Ya I honestly feel bad for him that he has the measurables he has. His skill in a bigger body and he could be tatum or better. But as a score first two guard at 6’1 it just makes him limited to build around. Point guard/playmaker height but that’s not his game.

He needs to play next to a larger build playmaking two way player point guard. Not many of those

[u/CavalierShaq → u/menghis_khan08]

Replace Murray with Mitchell and I’d argue the nuggets are a better team