11-24-2025, 07:12 AM
"He is also angling for the GM position by all accounts." --- I don't think this is correct. And I don't think he's a realistic candidate for the job anyhow -- it's a way different job than coaching, with different skills required.
In addition, imo if anyone sabotaged the Mav coach-GM relationship, and made Nico's job end, it was Nico, not Kidd. Nico killed the roster all on his own for no good reason (other than his own lack of skill as a GM), killing their chances to compete all by himself, he ruined the training/medical staff for no good reason, and he put the team in an EXTREME cap stranglehold over and over (for no good reason other than his lack of acumen in roster-building) that still exists and may even get worse before it gets better. If Kidd jumped ship over all of that, and began working behind the scenes to get Nico canned and an EXPERT in his place, can you blame him?
"He specifically put Coop at the point because he was not happy with the DLo acquisition." -- That's the precise reason, is it? Hmmmm. I find that purely speculative, and really making no sense, other than in some wild anti-Kidd conversation. Nico gave him a "wait until Kyrie returns" roster where the best alternate PG (Exum) was also injured, and BWill also injured.
Do you think DAR as their one big addition in that context was a wise evaluation by Nico, and would have been a solution to running the offense if only Kidd had used him? Goodness, I don't. I didn't know that before I saw him in the mix, but I sure don't criticize Kidd for recognizing right up front what I did not know, and deciding DAR was not the right guy to be the PG.
On top of that, Nico had too many "designated starters" who were not guards (Gaff/Lively, AD, PJW, and CF) along with Klay who he had promised a starting position to as well.
If you think DAR would have made the offense work, if only Kidd had made him a starter, count me out. Given the hand Nico dealt him, I actually think Kidd's decision to force-feed ball-handling minutes to CF was a wise one, choosing to INVEST minutes rather than waste them.
In addition, imo if anyone sabotaged the Mav coach-GM relationship, and made Nico's job end, it was Nico, not Kidd. Nico killed the roster all on his own for no good reason (other than his own lack of skill as a GM), killing their chances to compete all by himself, he ruined the training/medical staff for no good reason, and he put the team in an EXTREME cap stranglehold over and over (for no good reason other than his lack of acumen in roster-building) that still exists and may even get worse before it gets better. If Kidd jumped ship over all of that, and began working behind the scenes to get Nico canned and an EXPERT in his place, can you blame him?
"He specifically put Coop at the point because he was not happy with the DLo acquisition." -- That's the precise reason, is it? Hmmmm. I find that purely speculative, and really making no sense, other than in some wild anti-Kidd conversation. Nico gave him a "wait until Kyrie returns" roster where the best alternate PG (Exum) was also injured, and BWill also injured.
Do you think DAR as their one big addition in that context was a wise evaluation by Nico, and would have been a solution to running the offense if only Kidd had used him? Goodness, I don't. I didn't know that before I saw him in the mix, but I sure don't criticize Kidd for recognizing right up front what I did not know, and deciding DAR was not the right guy to be the PG.
On top of that, Nico had too many "designated starters" who were not guards (Gaff/Lively, AD, PJW, and CF) along with Klay who he had promised a starting position to as well.
If you think DAR would have made the offense work, if only Kidd had made him a starter, count me out. Given the hand Nico dealt him, I actually think Kidd's decision to force-feed ball-handling minutes to CF was a wise one, choosing to INVEST minutes rather than waste them.
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