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[KillerLeft]

If you are tired of the incessant negativity in this forum, maybe look in the mirror to see where it is coming from? 

Kidd has coached the Mavs to WCF twice and NBA Finals once, in a very short time. Yet you are on a post-after-post crusade to vilify him. I think your extreme hatred is misplaced and has you looking desperately for negatives, in the innocuous and in the normalities of the NBA world. 

If you don't believe me, then at least put a little faith in the acumen of people who evaluate coaches for a living. NY Knicks front office has been fairly astute in recent years, and Kidd was the guy they wanted. And Kidd is HIGHLY respected around the league. 

You hate Kidd. You've made that clear. Got it. But I think he's part of the solution, rather than the problem.

Actually, I'll push back even more, because while you're interpreting this as an extension of my negative feelings about Kidd (you're right, to an extent) there's another side of the point I was making, and one that I'd think you agree with, given past conversations:

Don't you think the GM should be in charge of the coach, and not the other way around? That's kind of the danger I was alluding to in the post you quoted. If we're going to put an expert in charge of building the team, someone who can/will ultimately be judged on the merits of how he does it and if needed, be held accountable (something you and I have agreed on for years), then shouldn't that guy be able to have some say in whether or not the coach understands how that team is meant to be played? I mean, it's all a collaboration, obviously, but on the accountability scale, I believe the coach should not be more powerful than the GM. That's what I'm saying. You disagree?