Is Kidd really the best head coach for this team?

[omahen]

Perhaps in his younger years he was prone to losing control and getting animated.  Might have led to those domestic abuse charges.

Maybe he's learned a lot more self-control since then.

I think the best coaches "lose it" on purpose, because sometimes this is the only way left to change the dynamic. Either to force a frendlier whistle or (more common) to put a fire under the players who were just not responding. This doesn't mean they lose it all the time and complain to refs continusly, it means calculated outbursts here and there during the season. I think RC is very good at this. Malone is a second example that comes to my mind.