10-06-2023, 08:07 AM
(10-06-2023, 07:54 AM)surfpuckmd Wrote: I think Jason Kidd was a brilliant basketball player who had tremendous recognition and understanding on the court. Those same traits haven't carried over to coaching. He seems to make decisions based upon intuition and that often doesn't go well. My thesis is that he pays less attention to advanced stat data then most other coaches. I also suspect he watches less film personally than most other coaches. I suspect he also listens less to his assistant coaches as he is, after all, a basketball genius.
This leads to weird decisions about who receives minutes and who doesn't.
I think he saw some things in practice that he liked from OMax and Lively and made quick decisions on their readiness. Based on what we saw in the first game, neither looks close to contribute positively.
We struggled at the end of last season and we added a few new rotation players. Preseason should be an opportunity for us to figure out how to incorporate Grant Williams, DJJ, Holmes and Exum into the rotation. Kyrie and Luka need to figure out how to play offense together. Instead, Kidd has decided to make preseason a deranged experiment into incorporating two rookies int the starting lineup. We don't really know how the new guys fit with Luka and Kyrie because only Grant Williams played with them. Even that is limited because when he played, there were two rookies on the court who were not capable offensive players. We learned nothing about the starting lineup from this game other that our rookies are not capable of starting. Kidd should have known that from practice.
When Carlisle left, every available coach in the league would have taken this job. The opportunity to coach Luka in his prime would have been that great. Instead, Mark Cuban chose Kidd. Cuban has some positive qualities as an owner but like Kidd, he seems to make impulsive choices based upon intuition. Kidd was an impulse, emotional choice. Kidd is a big problem for us. Unfortunately, so is our owner.
What are your thoughts of trying to play Luka and Kyrie together as much as possible? It still feels like they are playing your turn/my turn when they play together. What about force feeding them minutes together so they can develop stronger chemistry? It won't happen, but if the Mavs plan that they will be your building blocks, lets give them as much time together as possible to learn to play off each other.