11-07-2022, 12:50 PM
There are a lot of guys that could have been singled out at some point in the first eight games but for some reason the staff (Kidd) decided to focus on Wood. Not THJ for his chucking. Not Bullock for turning into a traffic cone on defense. Not SD for blowing defensive rotations left and right.
Not going to argue that Wood didn´t make similar mistakes. Question is why he is the one that has to earn everything? Even more when a career backup big walks into the locker room and gets the starting spot without having to prove anything. When young players have to prove that they deserve minutes over and over again whereas vets can make mistake after mistake without any consequences.
Personally I think Kidd is more into the old school veteran hierarchy stuff than other coaches. That´s what worked for him as a player. Also was a big part of the Lakers success when he worked as an assistant. Same for Dudley. Served as a highly regarded vet for what feels like the last 5-10 years of his career. In the last few years more or less as a player/coach (Haslem) role.
Makes sense for them to go for something similar in Dallas. And that requires trusted vets. Not a wildcard like Wood.
Not going to argue that Wood didn´t make similar mistakes. Question is why he is the one that has to earn everything? Even more when a career backup big walks into the locker room and gets the starting spot without having to prove anything. When young players have to prove that they deserve minutes over and over again whereas vets can make mistake after mistake without any consequences.
Personally I think Kidd is more into the old school veteran hierarchy stuff than other coaches. That´s what worked for him as a player. Also was a big part of the Lakers success when he worked as an assistant. Same for Dudley. Served as a highly regarded vet for what feels like the last 5-10 years of his career. In the last few years more or less as a player/coach (Haslem) role.
Makes sense for them to go for something similar in Dallas. And that requires trusted vets. Not a wildcard like Wood.