What’s new, this fanbase is blaming Mitchell for us losing again and scapegoating him. He was the only one in the clutch who the Lakers cared about defending and the only one who can actually break down a defense. You think the Lakers care about guarding Porter? Allen? Mobley? Strus is a three-point shooter and not much of an creator.

It’s the same lazy narratives about Mitchell being a chucker and selfish when it’s not true at all. Would you rather of had Mobley post up? Allen post up? Porter shoot at the rim against Davis? People wan’t Mitchell to “just set Allen and Mobley up”. How does he do that when the defenses don’t respect them and his other shot-creators are Strus and Porter? Porter is a PG who can’t shoot and that being his other ball-handler is a recipe for disaster in crunch time.

It bugs me that people still don’t realize how much of an problem playing Allen and Mobley at the end of games is. For all those wondering “why is our offense so bad at the end of games?” It’s simple. You aren’t a contender in the modern NBA playing only 1 or two guys that can make plays (for themselves and others) or dribble the ball and only two or three guys that can shoot. We played one guy who could make plays at an elite level at the end of the game - Mitchell. We played two guys who could shoot - Strus and Mitchell. It’s way too predictable. Especially when one of Mitchell or Garland aren’t playing. Mobley isn’t Giannis and probably never will be. He needs to be a center with four out spacing for us to maximize him and our team. Him and Allen is just too easy for teams to defend at the end of games when most teams have three or four ball handlers and shooters at a time.

Keep scapegoating Mitchell because it takes no effort at all and is incredibly lazy. I’m not saying he can’t play better either. It’s hard for him to do that without Garland playing and with a bunch of guys who can’t shoot or dribble.