TAKE DAT WIT YOU 10/22

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Personally, I think Kidd is one a number of people at the organization who has not yet proven that he is up to the job he has been given. I hope he is, of course, or that at least he can grow into it, but that is still TBD, as far as I can tell. I get that the players didn't like Carlisle constraining them, but I'm not yet a fan of this everyone-does-whatever-he-wants philosophy. DFS can post up! Powell can shoot threes! KP doesn't have to space the floor if he's not in the mood! Whoever feels like it can camp out in the paint! Whoever wants to can and should take a bunch of mid-range shots! Everyone has a green light! I mean, it's great that the players think it's cool, but it's too playground-like and disorganized for me. 

I wasn't thrilled with the Kidd hire, but I have decided to give it some time to see if he can figure it out. Even if he can, I question how far even a good coach can take this roster. A coach can squeeze every drop out of these guys, and turn them into a little more than the sum of their parts (and I think Rick often did), but at some point, the superior talent of a fine opponent tends to take over. And we don't really have any proven capacity in the front office as far as acquiring better players, either. I think I share your frustration. 

This says a lot really. Personally, I feel like Cuban is a heavy part of the problem and has been for quite some time. I take Tim MacMahon with a grain of salt. However, he said on a podcast that Cuban gave Chandler Parsons more say than Donnie over the roster for a couple of years. I believe it. Several of the moves they made back then didn't make sense.

I just think the Mavs front office has been much more of a mess than any of us realized. And for many years now as Cuban has inserted himself more with decisions. I love the Mavs and am a huge Luka fan. But, Cuban puts a bad taste in my mouth with the team.

Rick was always able to get the most out of any roster they put out there. Most of the time they were in or won games they had no business winning. I just don't think Kidd and his "players approach" is going to get it done. Like you said, he hasn't proven himself that he's capable of this. KP needs to get his value up and get moved. The team is basically a bunch of ill fitting pieces. For Kidd to win as a coach, I think they need to have a cast of all-stars and basically just let Luka run the team.

That's my 2 cents. Being that I live in northern California now it's hard to follow the team anyway. Cuban doesn't make it any easier with the front office nonsense.