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My guess is that Kidd, now that Luka is gone, is hanging his hat on defense, and trying to instill a mentality that you MUST defend or else your minutes get cut (or erased).

Any other theories?

Kidd was always defense first. That's what won Dallas the title in 2011. He has been on great offensive teams that got owned in the finals. Defense wins championships. I think Kidd has been trying to create a defense first team since he got to Dallas. When the Lakers won with Kidd on the bench coaching it was defense that did it. AD was at the 4 with a good 5 next to him.