12-04-2021, 04:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-04-2021, 04:06 PM by KillerLeft.)
(12-04-2021, 03:57 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Carlisle´s Pacers are currently 9-16 and he hasn´t figured out how to utilize Sabonis/Turner together either. Not like he´s setting the world on fire.
Oh, I agree - it's not going well in Indiana, so far.
I just brought it up because I spent so much time trying to convince people that Carlisle wasn't the problem here. I have tried to be sensitive about that so that my Kidd opinions are taken for the carefully measured observations I hope they are and not interpreted as "Kidd vs. Carlisle" sour milk.
Overall, I think he's doing ok. I'm enjoying some things, shaking my head at others. I agree with you in an important way, however. I believe in surrounding yourself with the best people you can find and then letting them do their thing. I have a hard time, from that angle, figuring out how Kidd got the chance to be the coach of a Luka Doncic led franchise just as he's entering his second contract. Honestly, going by his coaching track record, he should be slaving away in Houston or Orlando, trying to prove himself.
But, he's JKidd, and privilege exists. The good news is that there's still a chance he'll be great, even if there were others more deserving of the opportunity.
(12-04-2021, 03:59 PM)fifteenth Wrote: Interestingly, Dragic could be the missing link I'm this very discussion. Hopefully Luka can grow before our eyes by listening to Kidd. But having Dragic as a teammate could really help that process.
Dragic could ABSOLUTELY help, especially if he's able to contribute enough on the floor for everyone else besides Luka to take him seriously in the locker room.