2020-2021 MAVS NEWS: Archived

[omahen]

https://twitter.com/sam_amick/status/141...wcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Fdallas-mavericks

[Hypermav]

Watched the press conference prior to reading comments here. I thought they did well.  There were some Kidd past questions but he said what was expected and you just have to take him at his word.  I do.  

KP island is starting mainland service again.  Just a few of us will be your landlords since we bought up all the properties.

[KillerLeft]

I think none of us, least of all legionhoopsross,have enough dots to connect to know jack, really.  People on this board are trying to say it's whatever they hope will happen.

We are all looking at three randomly placed dots on a black page and half are going "I know it's the Mona Lisa" and the others are going "nah-unnnh, it's the Triumph of Death...."

This is the most accurate thing I've read on this forum today.

[KillerLeft]

KP island is starting mainland service again.  Just a few of us will be your landlords since we bought up all the properties.

I was the very first to leave, but I hired a Pacific representative to maintain my beachfront properties, just in case. You won't collect a dime from me, regardless of what happens. 

I always plan for miracle contingencies. Hell, I still own a modest inland hut on Rajon Rondo island. My guy gets out there once a year to chase the varmints away and dust a bit.

[Hypermav]

Hell, I still own a modest inland hut on Rajon Rondo island

[fifteenth]

This is the most accurate thing I've read on this forum today.

Even more accurate than when I pointed out the M12 can take anything and make it say that everything sucks?

[ClutchDirk]

Watched the press conference prior to reading comments here. I thought they did well.  There were some Kidd past questions but he said what was expected and you just have to take him at his word.  I do.  

KP island is starting mainland service again.  Just a few of us will be your landlords since we bought up all the properties.

https://media.giphy.com/media/1DfZvKmiELvtS/giphy.gif

[fifteenth]

Hell, I still own a modest inland hut on Rajon Rondo island.

Be prepared?

[Kammrath]

https://twitter.com/dallasmavs/status/14...3199072259

[jesusshuttlesworth82]

We better get all the free agents switching to Nico and Kidd because I didn’t hear anything good. 

Hey Mark, who makes the personnel decisions? Still me. 

Hey Mark, does Bob still work here?  No comment. 

Cynthia Marshall who knows nothing about basketball brought up ever 2 minutes for PR.

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https://twitter.com/ESefko/status/1415715011255799808

This is hilarious to me she must have the best job in the world bring a crutch for all of Cubans fuckups.

[haveitall]

I like Nico.  But Kidd is not a good public speaker.  He doesn't have Carlisle's presence.

[jesusshuttlesworth82]

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/...4602158082

Only good news. Maybe he knows how to draw up some plays.

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I couldn’t tell if he was happy or pissed off. His answers were concise.

He is the opposite of Cuban.

Nico will do great things here, so long as Cuban let’s him.

No problem with his hire. Out of this entire mess, I hope Nico is an upgrade.  Problem with when asked who makes personnel decisions, the answer wasn’t Nico. Same shit different year.

[jesusshuttlesworth82]

I’ll bet someone right now Kidd doesn’t hire Barea because he’s an insecure prick that doesn’t want a threat to him on the staff. Bet expiring Sunday night.

[Hypermav]

Cuban looked defensive when talking about Bob and then states he doesn't ever talk about jobs and roles sitting at a press conference explicitly called to talk about jobs and roles.

[KillerLeft]

I’ll bet someone right now Kidd doesn’t hire Barea because he’s an insecure prick that doesn’t want a threat to him on the staff. Bet expiring Sunday night.

If Kidd is this insecure, he's probably more worried about the guy who has a decade-long relationship with Luka and can talk with him in his native language.

[fifteenth]

Cuban looked defensive when talking about Bob...

Cuban didn't just look defensive, he was flat out defensive!

If I had a press pass I would have asked the question by saying, "What about Bob?"

[SleepingHero]

I like Nico.  But Kidd is not a good public speaker.  He doesn't have Carlisle's presence

Kidd sounded like a robot. Took me aback how unnatural he sounded at times. Probably its his media veneer and is actually more affable behind the scenes given how many players like him. 

Cuban looked defensive when talking about Bob and then states he doesn't ever talk about jobs and roles sitting at a press conference explicitly called to talk about jobs and roles.

I think it's obvious Voulgaris is still here. I don't think that's inherently a bad thing. IF we take the rumors at face value that Bob prioritized resigning Seth Curry, and was a key cog in targeting Luka/Brunson, then he does have some good analytics. His only problem is that he's abrasive and an asshole if the reports of him are true. 

Thankfully his job requirements means he can always be remote and let Kidd and Mark know whatever he thinks through email/phone calls. If he's never around the team he isn't a problem. I think the only reason why Bob's name blew up is because him and RC clashed over rotations  and it happened often. RC had one idea, Bob's numbers were telling him something different. Add in RC's perceived undermining from Mosely and you had a dysfunctional coaching staff that was pulled in lots of directions. 

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/...1360261120

Now I'm super excited. Kokoskov is exactly the type of assistant I had in mind when Kidd was hired. He's an incredibly experienced assistant, has a positive history with Luka, and has some previous head coaching experience. If true it shows that Cubes is willing to spend whatever it takes to get the guys he perceives as the right guys. 

The other two hires seems to be Kidd's guys. Sweeny was with him in BRK and MIL and is known to be a good development. This St. Jean guy is a relative unknown but seems to have a hustler backstory I can get behind. Interested to see the final 1-2 hires to round out the coaching staff.

[fifteenth]

I didn't catch that Nico was unhappy at all

[ItsGoTime]

Cuban didn't just look defensive, he was flat out defensive!

If I had a press pass I would have asked the question by saying, "What about Bob?"

We need to get a poster with a press pass so bad!

[SleepingHero]

I didn't catch that Nico was unhappy at all

Who said Nico was unhappy. I thought he looked quite excited for the opportunity. Also he definitely seems like a guy that plays his cards to his chest. He answered a lot of blunt questions well.