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I agree that injures played a big part last year but watch the way Kidd coaches in the regular season vs playoffs. He’s even said things like, it’s good to lose now so we can win later. Of course he “cares” - it’s just clear to me at least that it’s not about winning 60+ games, it’s about using the regular season to build for the post season is all.

Not sure there's really any conflict between this and mvossman post you are replying to. Last year, building for the post season included figuring out his rotation from #3 on--and then throwing that out and starting again after the trade deadline. This year, it will mean figuring out the rotation from #7 on (whether Gafford or Lively starts, I presume we'll see the same platooning at the center position we saw throughout the playoff run), and letting your starters get in as many reps together as you can.

The latter should (barring significant time lost to injuries as everybody else is caveating) lead to significantly more regular season wins than last year, even without Kidd changing his fundamental philosophy.