THE CRUCIFIX: Cato: Wood isn't thrilled w/ his role...Will depart in the summer

[Kammrath]

Kidd definitely has the skins on the wall of being a real teacher, who figures out how to get willing players to form good habits to the benefit of both them and the team, so there's that

Kidd has last year and last year only as a positive head coaching "skin." His previous stints before are riddled with well-chronicled issues of being too controlling with roster decisions AND with playing mind games with his players. The book on Giannis in particular shed light on Kidd as a coach and "teacher" during his time in MIL, which was previously his most "successful" stop.

Don't get me wrong, Kidd was great last year from my seat. But this year there are lots of signs that his issues from BRK and MIL are resurfacing. He has not earned the "benefit of the doubt" yet as his track record is not established. It is messy.