Rick Pitino on Sportish: “Donovan Mitchell was not liked by many”

I salute greatness (not Donovan Mitchell, not Giannis Antetokounmpo, but Lopez!

Not Brooke’s but that of his twin brother Robin who proved last night that he’s no slouch and has a strong memory, self-deprecation and a great sense of humour.

I mean that because when the Cavaliers’ hellish and now historic matchup with the Bulls ended, the so-called tweeted a big truth that alludes to an old story.

“I’ll get it out of the way and point out that Donovan Mitchell and Robin Lopez had a combined 72 points tonight. Historical hashtag game».

That’s what the Cavaliers’ backup center wrote, and when I read it I burst out laughing, apart from my amazement at a fiendish coincidence and the proof that (as Marxists claim) history can indeed repeat itself as farce.

“Me and Jordan got 70 points»

On March 28, 1990, in another historical game, Stacey King had said with a laugh: “I will never forget that night when me and Jordan scored 70 points»!

Indeed, such a total came up, as Jordan had scored 69 goals and the left-hander just one!

Following the same logic, Lopez and Mitchell made a total of 72 after 33 years!

Aside from the tirade, there’s also a terrifying coincidence here that could give Mitchell an opportunity to blow up the bank.

In other words, he should also say that “i will never forget the game where me and jordan scored 140 points»!

Jordan and Mitchell raged in the same match

Admittedly, my approach is attractive, but it’s not far from reality, because in fact the two raged in the same match: the same with a difference of 33 years!

Jordan scored his 69 points at the old Cleveland Coliseum (Cavaliers-Bulls 113-117) and Mitchell scored his 71 in the same city, not the same stadium, but later Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse (Cavaliers-Bulls 145-134).

On the other hand, what further aggravates satanic coincidence?

Both games were decided in overtime!

Meanwhile, the NBA came out a few hours ago and ruled that the Cavaliers’ moonlight guard was fouled in the shot that led to the game for allegedly stepping on the foul line.

Push the line and his spell… Psarantoni!

Here Psarantonis terribly scolded a traffic policeman who stopped him on the Heraklion-Rethymnon national road for stepping onto the dividing line and overtaking…

“I harassed her, dear editor, but I didn’t even betray her»!

The ex-jazzer didn’t spoil her either, and after all it’s a shame to let a detail spoil a beautiful story.

Not even the fact that he was subjected to a surprise doping control a few days later can spoil this sweet treat for him!

I imagine Mitchell’s great record is more than (Cavaliers coach) JB Bickerstaff, who recruited him as a college kid eight years ago and worked on his talent for two seasons.

Who is this;

But of course Rick Pitino, who employed him with the Louisville Cardinals from 2015-2017 and boasted that he was draft-picked 13th (by the Nuggets) to shine with the jazz for the next five seasons and yesterday, to take it from jazz to hard rock!

Pitino on Sportish: “Many didn’t have it”!

I couldn’t pass up this relationship and some time ago I went to see him about it and he graciously responded to my request.

So here’s what the Hall of Famer, former Panathinaikos and national team coach, told me.

“When we brought him into our program he wasn’t a particularly well known and respected player, he was only ranked 58th on the top 100 high school players nationwide.

From the first moment I loved his athleticism, his perspective and his will to do his best and cover up his imperfections such as the low shot with the small curve.

We worked hard, we improved every day, and I have to admit that he was a great worker in training and has strived to be an NBA superstar ever since.

He’s a very bright kid and I particularly liked his character for his willingness and determination to defy prediction and become great when many hadn’t»!

With or without a major advantage (as Pitino also puts it), with or without overtime, with or without…an infraction, with or without a drug test, Mitchell caused shock and awe in the world basketball arena and his crescendo came and equaled!

It followed up on what had happened the previous few nights, but also what happened after the eighth-best scoring in NBA history and the highest since the legendary Kobe Bryant’s 81 points on Jan. 22, 2006 (Lakers-Raptors) should come.

The indwelling of the Holy Spirit

Indeed, the events that took place during these holy and new anniversaries are so awe-inspiring and repetitive that they are attributed to either the gallant Christmas spirit or the outpouring of the Holy Spirit planted throughout the land of the NBA!

I mean business and present the unshakable beliefs that confirm that it was and can continue to be the railing of Pastrikia!

In this Court of Wonders, Donovan Mitchell scored 71 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo 55, Klay Thompson 54, DeMar DeRozan 44, LeBron 43, Joel Embiid 42 and just 39 Luka Doncic in a few hours after the deafening triple-double number (60- 21-10) and while he scored 267 points over nine nights, he led the Mavericks to seven straight wins!

The Mavericks’ 7-0 is good, but they still have a long way to go to match the 12-0 of the Nets, who are doing a great job and have plenty of points.

“Spida” and the real superhero

Returning to the constellation Mitchell, who lived up to his nickname “Spida” perfectly due to his childhood adoration for Spiderman!

One is a superhero in a fictional world, the other a superhero acting and rampaging on his own in a real and literally tangible environment.

So far I’ve written my own, from here on I’ll let a friend and student of mine at journalism school, Giorgos Dialynas from Heraklion, Crete, add some details.

So here is his own complementary opinion.

There’s a phrase that characterizes Cleveland, “Bug on the Lake,” and it has to do with the area’s general ugliness and the limited opportunities it offers.

But Cavaliers fans finally have good reason to be optimistic about the team’s present and immediate future: the outstanding and promising cast of Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, Carys LeVert, Evan Mobley, Kevin Love, Dean Wade, Chedi Osman has now an all-star alongside him who moved there motivated to advance to the playoffs and beautify the ugly landscape!

Garland’s Solitude and the Dioscuri

Darius Garland is incredibly quick with the ball in his hands, seeing the field like few others and executing with speed. In the summer, he was desperately alone as opponents focused on him to block the Cavaliers’ run.

So he wanted a match, that’s all…

A Cretan mandinada says “who hated you and orphaned me a long time ago, you were lost, I was tired of carding a match for the wind to come…»

Garland greets Mitchell as if he were ready, and the marriage of the Dioscours proves effective and very attractive.

One complements the other perfectly and the opponents therefore do not know who to focus on, except that there will be new protagonists if they try to take out both: Dean Wade is always ready to drop it from the corners and 45 degrees , as well as experienced Kevin Love, while Evan Mobley (who received praise from Giannis Antetokounmpo a few days ago) and Jarrett Allen simply make the appropriate “pot sink” on the racquet and wait for an easy pass to end each phase.

In addition, the 2016 champions have the best defense in the entire league, although that may not be a requirement for a team where two players had a combined 72 points yesterday!