Jason Kidd: For or Against

[KillerLeft]

Ty Lue is not suddenly some Xs and Os genius

I'm not really meaning to engage on the part of your overall point that involves "people skills vs. x's and o's", because I somewhat agree (though I believe the goal should be a mixture, and the truth is not so binary). 

But, I have actually heard several times over the years that X's and O's are exactly Ty Lue's bag. Now, I never believed it before, because I just intuitively felt like people were just saying nice things about a coach they liked, but I absolutely do remember hearing that said. And, my newfound respect for him is certainly rooted in noticing some great in-series adjustments (in addition to the subtle psychology acumen he has demonstrated through keeping his team engaged and confident in three straight series that started disastrously, which I think is more in line with your take). 

My personal worry with Kidd is that the pendulum might've swung too far in the other direction, relative to Carlisle, but Kidd is so gifted when it comes to seeing the game that there just has to be some potential for X's and O's knowledge in there, somewhere. I'm hopeful he can learn to organize and teach the knowledge in such a way that works for the team (in addition to being the "fresh start" people want on the personal side).