06-26-2021, 11:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-26-2021, 11:13 PM by KillerLeft.)
(06-26-2021, 11:06 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: FWIW, Kidd said the thing he most regretted about his HC experience was that he was too hard on his players. Said all he cared about was winning, and he was too rough on guys in pursuit of that objective. Wished he had stopped here and there and let them have a little fun.
Yeah, I don't want to predict doom and gloom here. I REALLY want this new front office and coach to do AMAZING work. I'm sick of the Mavs not being good enough, just like everyone else.
But, Kidd has NOT been a player-friendly guy at his first two stops. I understand that some of the bigger names around the league are effusive with praise and support, and that's GREAT, but his last two locker rooms really didn't like him by the end, and both were short stints. This guy is not "the opposite of Carlise" in the player relations department, at least not so far.
Just google "Jason Kidd locker room" and trust me, you'll find some stuff that worries you.
I'm hopeful that he can relate to Luka on a savant-to-savant level, and I am 100% going to give the dude a chance to win me over. And, I'm 100% happy that they didn't give Mosley the job, for some reason I'm not sure I fully understand, myself.