(10-28-2022, 12:02 AM)sterlingmallory Wrote: [ -> ]It is very early in the season, but Kidd is a defensive coach, that isn't going to change. He's going to demand defense and Wood is at best adequate when he's giving 100% effort and there is no telling if he'll keep the effort up once he's no longer in a contract year considering his history.
Can the Mavs find another defense-first coach then?
LOL, seriously, you make a good point.
But if the Mavs are to trade Wood, whoever the Mavs get for him will most likely be underwhelming.
A pick and a decent playmaker?
Who's going to give the Mavs a player with the same impact for a rental?
Without Wood, the second best player would be SD.
And I'm not optimistic the Mavs can make the play-offs with him as the second best player.
So.. should the Mav throw away this season? They won't go far in the play-offs anyway.. that is -- if they even get there.
Kidd throwing CWood under the bus.
CWood is as good as gone. Calling it.
Why wouldnt they be playing him more and having him rack up stats if they wanted to flip him? Playing him as a starter and playing him in crucial minutes?
You might be right. Maybe they are being careful as to not expose his weaknesses.
He seems willing at least to give effort...but also seems slow and soft to defend in the paint often to me. Not saying he is those negatives....but I have seen it quite a few times. Still seems like his shooting outweighs those negatives but I certainly could be wrong.
I just assumed they are running an experiment to see if he will negatively react to the weird minutes and rotations and not playing at end of games. Kidd calling him out tonight also seems like a weird "poke" at him to see if he will throw a fit. I was thinking maybe they want to see if he will be an issue or not long term so they are creating a situation that would piss a player off to see how he reacts.
Mavs aren't good enough to put games at stake just to teach a lesson.
Kidd just doesn't know how to use Wood and now he is blaming Wood for his failures.
(10-30-2022, 12:02 AM)Razzmatazz_Hopskidillydoo Wrote: [ -> ]Mavs aren't good enough to put games at stake just to teach a lesson.
Kidd just doesn't know how to use Wood and now he is blaming Wood for his failures.
Holy shit someone else on the board gets it. Dan is probably writing a 5 page essay on why Dwight should start right now.
(10-30-2022, 12:06 AM)IamDougieFresh Wrote: [ -> ]Holy shit someone else on the board gets it. Dan is probably writing a 5 page essay on why Dwight should start right now.
To be fair. Dwight was one of the few positives today. Doesn´t mean that he should be starting over Wood but he is clearly better than Javal.
(10-30-2022, 12:09 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: [ -> ]To be fair. Dwight was one of the few positives today. Doesn´t mean that he should be starting over Wood but he is clearly better than Javal.
True
Powell was the best player for the Mavs tonight. Runner up was Hardy who had 0 points.
(10-30-2022, 12:09 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: [ -> ]To be fair. Dwight was one of the few positives today. Doesn´t mean that he should be starting over Wood but he is clearly better than Javal.
A very low bar to be fair.
(10-30-2022, 12:14 AM)cow Wrote: [ -> ]Powell was the best player for the Mavs tonight. Runner up was Hardy who had 0 points.
Powell, SD and Green have a case. Hardy driving to the rim and missing isn´t enough. Neither are one or two good passes. Green is slowly turning into the +/- darling of the team. It will probably take months for coaches to catch up but at some point someone should realize that more often than not good things happen when he is on the floor.
(10-30-2022, 12:18 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: [ -> ]Powell, SD and Green have a case. Hardy driving to the rim and missing isn´t enough. Neither are one or two good passes. Green is slowly turning into the +/- darling of the team. It will probably take months for coaches to catch up but at some point someone should realize that more often than not good things happen when he is on the floor.
Got to the rim twice, should have been rewarded with free throws on the first one, nice assist on DFS, good defense on the other end, and a tough board. He gave the team a boost prior to Luka checking back in. Not bad for 4 minutes of work.
Green was atrocious in the first half so he can't get the nod.
I get the hubbub that Kidd is publicly calling out Wood after limiting all his minutes, but he isn't wrong. Wood has been pretty ass on defense and the last 2 games passive on offense riddled in foul trouble.
BUT it's not like Kidd is putting him in the best situations to maximize Wood. I can see discontent growing between the two. In any case it's not a good look at all and I hope this team figures it out because the potential is there.
This feels like Kidd arrogance. Probably didn't want Wood in the first place and is bound and determined to prove his roster desires are correct. This could literally destroy this team. This is a very tenuous time and there is no place for egos if the Mavs are going to succeed with Luka.
That is a BS comment by Kidd.
I have been consistent that I want to give Wood 20-25 game before I put myself in either camp. So far there has been some very promising things and some concerning things.
The 20-25 games isn't a determination if he is a good player or not, it is if I consider him a core part of this team. Lets say #3 or #4 player on a championship team. It is more than stats too. Is it if he impacts winning basketball.
(10-30-2022, 08:17 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: [ -> ]20-25 game
But if he is not given a chance to truly succeed and put in a position to succeed and is also antagonized, then it will be a self-fulfilling prophecy by Kidd no matter how many games...."see I told you this wouldn't work."
I hope Cuban chooses Sweeney over Kidd if he is forced to choose....
(10-30-2022, 08:44 AM)Kammrath Wrote: [ -> ]But if he is not given a chance to truly succeed and put in a position to succeed and is also antagonized, then it will be a self-fulfilling prophecy by Kidd no matter how many games...."see I told you this wouldn't work."
I think Wood should be playing more, but you can make the case now is the time you have his best attention. So, if there is a bigger picture in all this, I can understand it. Although, it will tricky and will require both the coach and player to work together to a common goal.
As I look at our team currently what makes it tricky is we really don't have a closing 5. Heck we might just have a closing 1. Last year, at the end you had Luka, Brunson and DFS. Typically Bullock or Din would be the other player with a big. I think DFS should still be closing but right now it is all a little clunky and there has not been separation with most of the guys on who should be closing. So it can be difficult for a coach because it is easy to question after the fact. Again, I think Wood should be playing more, but I would be interested to know the full story behind the scenes. Also, it pains me watching everyone watching Luka late in games. Is this the way we think it is the best to play? He is great and should take a lot of our important shots. I just hate how we get there.