Before Tuesday’s win over the Grizzlies, the Jazz had lost six of its seven games and seemed to be sputtering with the playoffs quickly approaching. The team has blown a number of double-digit second-half leads, and fans have expressed significant concerns about the chemistry between stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert.
Ahead of Tuesday’s game, coach Quin Snyder went on a 19-minute diatribe addressing the narratives surrounding his team, including the idea that Mitchell and Gobert barely pass to one another.
A Sunday tweet showing that Donovan passes to Gobert just twice per game has gone viral, as has a stat that shows that Hawks guard Trae Young has more assists to Clint Capela than Mitchell has passed to Gobert.
