11-01-2022, 06:46 PM
(11-01-2022, 04:56 PM)Kammrath Wrote: You are probably right....BUT...
1) If he "loses" Luka, Kidd is gone.
2) If he "loses" Wood and other talented players (leading to losing), then Kidd will be on the hot seat IMO. This is a player's league and so a coach cannot afford to alienate his most talented players.
You'd think, but by all indications, Carlisle had long since "lost" Luka and Cuban was still about to bring him back for another year after firing Donnie. Carlisle had to step down for the coaching change to actually happen. Even Donnie stuck around for 20 years before Cuban finally pulled the plug. Then again, Cuban did fire Avery Johnson after only 3 years so maybe, just maybe, if Kidd really screws up we'll actually have hope that he will do what needs to be done. I have stopped trying to get into the mind of Mark Cuban at this point though.