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[HoosierDaddyKidd]

I don't really have a strong opinion. Being a coach is not just X and O but even more about psychology. While he doesn't look as a strongest coach in the X and O category, he seems very good with getting players to buy in. A couple of remarks though based on the text I left.

I don't think that is really true. On more then one occasion he publicly blamed the players, but I don't remember a single time where he showed accountability and said that whatever he was trying to do was not working. Or at least acknowledge that is also his job to get players to do what needs to be done. RC for example, publicly always took the blame for the loss. I am certain it was totally different behind closed doors. Different players react differently to public criticism. We have plenty of examples around the league where players didn't respond well to such things. Perhaps Kidd is sure Mavs players will react positively and so far we can't say they didn't. 

My personal impression about this is not positive. Of course I may be wrong, I am just guessing based on what I see in the media. He seems to me like a guy that is very unsure. A guy that quickly points fingers to others but never to himself. A guy that doesn't want to surround himself by strong assistants, because they could endager him. Based on this I don't have confidence he can be an elite leader.

Me personally, I would have waited.  I believe they are favored to win the series vs OKC. But what happens if they lose it?  Will all the euphoria of having a good season up to that point, carry over into next year?  Things happen from season to season. Key injuries. Losing players to FAgency. Other teams getting better. Some players have career years, then fall off the next one.  The Mavs have been rolling, they dispatched they're arch nemesis. But we all know they can come up with a "stinker" game every now and then.  We'll just have to see.