12-11-2021, 03:21 AM
(12-11-2021, 12:48 AM)cow Wrote: I don't think anyone expected an immediate improvement especially given Kidd's track record. Mavs were 42-30 last year and are currently 12-13 including losing 7 of the last 10. A bunch of those games were against middle of the road teams and a lot of them were against opponents who were missing a star player. The Mavs are dinged up too, granted but we really should have made hay in that stretch. We are almost to the 1/3rd mark of the season and I think we can make some fair assessments. Compared to last year, this team is disappointing and that's with KP seemingly turning his game around which should set off alarm bells.
How bad does everyone want a do-over on THJ? We just handed him 18m a year to come off the bench. He's shooting 32.4% from 3PT, which is his second worst shooting percentage since his first year in New York when his contract was wildly considered one of the biggest overpays in the league.
When do we start to think the poor shooting goes from a deviation from the norm to just being the norm?
When does the Jason Kidd feeling out period end and we start being really critical of the rotations? That goes well beyond Dwight Powell too.
And while we've dealt with some injuries, COVID hasn't swept through the team yet. Luka also looks like he needs some games off to get his wheels right.
The eye test should tell us this isn't a good team with how much they've struggled. We can all argue how close are far away they are from being a good team, but I don't think anyone would call this a good team. I have my preferences but I don't know the answers.
I don't think they should or will fire Kidd. And even if that came to fruition, who would you hire?
I understand the blow it up sentiment (I'm there already) and I can also see the value in stand pat or the tinker approaches. No matter the path forward, we should all be a little nervous considering Nico's inexperience.
Idk. 13% from 3.
That's on the shooters or the PG or both. I can't see that's on the coach, apart from having the wrong players on the floor (FN!!!!!!!).
You have to keep running it back - or trade Luka for Embiid and start all over (backtosquareone
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